The United Nations

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The United Nations

Embodies peace or bureaucratic inefficiency?

Updated: 2025.05.21

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The United Nations

유엔

Articles

70 years and half a trillion dollars later: what has the UN achieved?

Videos

Security Council Open Debate on UN Peacekeeping Operations The United Nations Is Created | Flashback | History

Discussion Questions

In your own words, please briefly summarize the article.

여러분의 언어로 교재를 간단히 요약해 주세요.

What part of the reading resonated with you most?

이번 교재에서 가장 공감하는 내용은 무엇인가요?

What do you know about the UN?

여러분은 유엔에 대해 무엇을 알고 계신가요?

Do you think the UN is reflecting the diversity of all its 193 member states as a multinational organization? Can you suggest any reforms?

유엔이 다국적 조직으로서 193개 회원국 모두의 다양성을 반영하고 있다고 생각하시나요? 개선 방안이 있다면 무엇일까요?

Do you believe that money is the main reason the UN sometimes fails in its mission? Or do you think there are deeper structural problems?

유엔이 때때로 임무 수행에 실패하는 주된 이유가 돈 때문이라고 생각하시나요, 아니면 더 깊은 구조적 문제가 있다고 생각하시나요?

The article mentions that the UN was created to “save humanity from hell.” In your opinion, has it succeeded in this mission? Why or why not?

글에서는 유엔이 “인류를 지옥으로부터 구하기 위해” 만들어졌다고 언급하고 있습니다. 여러분은 유엔이 이 임무에 성공했다고 생각하시나요? 왜 또는 왜 그렇지 않나요?

Have you ever seen or experienced a situation where human rights were not respected? What do you think the UN should do in such cases?

인권이 존중되지 않는 상황을 보거나 경험한 적이 있나요? 그런 경우 유엔이 어떻게 해야 한다고 생각하시나요?

The UN often sets very broad goals, such as “ending all discrimination.” Do you think such ambitious goals are helpful or unrealistic?

유엔은 종종 “모든 차별 종식”과 같은 매우 광범위한 목표를 설정합니다. 그런 야심찬 목표가 도움이 된다고 생각하시나요, 아니면 비현실적이라고 생각하시나요?

If you could change one thing about how the UN works, what would it be? Why?

여러분이 유엔의 운영 방식에 대해 한 가지를 바꿀 수 있다면 무엇을 바꾸시겠어요? 그 이유는 무엇인가요?

Q10

If you have a question or questions that you'd like to discuss during your class, please write them down.

궁금한 점이 있거나 수업 중에 얘기해 보고 싶은 질문이 있으면 적어주세요.

Expressions

abject

extremely bad, unpleasant, and degrading

Ví dụ

They lived in abject poverty with barely enough food to survive.

Ví dụ

His apology was an abject attempt to avoid punishment.

counterfactual

contrary to the facts; describing a situation that did not actually happen

Ví dụ

The novel explores a counterfactual history where the Allies lost World War II.

Ví dụ

Counterfactual thinking helps people learn from mistakes by imagining different outcomes.

plethora

a very large amount of something, especially more than is needed

Ví dụ

There was a plethora of choices on the restaurant’s menu.

Ví dụ

A plethora of information can sometimes be overwhelming rather than helpful.

alleged

said or thought by some people to be true, although not proven

Ví dụ

The alleged thief was caught near the scene of the crime.

Ví dụ

She denied all involvement in the alleged conspiracy.

prosperity

the state of being successful, especially in financial or economic terms

Ví dụ

The country enjoyed years of peace and prosperity.

Ví dụ

Education is often seen as a key to future prosperity.

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