Originally Posted by waqarabbasi

The United Nations in 21st century; obligations and limitations
Introduction
The obligations of UN remain the same but the problems, it confronts, have been changed .the functions today are not limited to maintaining the balance of power among states. Today, it has to restore order in regions where there are no central powers and the status of states has been reduced to sub-states. The chaos which non-state actors have been producing changes the nature of the world politics. The United Nations cannot play a role of mediator among actors who have no national identities. It has to decide the future of the non-state actors, a decisive strategy to eliminate them. The rising powers also challenge the present structure of UN and demand the redefinition of the roles played by the bigger powers. The contemporary world demands a widened role of UN, recognizing the respectable status of the potential powers and their concerns.

A.21ST century widens the nature of UN’s obligations

((This heading contradicts to the first line of your introduction))

1. Redefining the national identities of the volatile regions in the Middle East
2. Incorporating the will of the potential powers in political matters
3. Preventing the nuclear confrontations
4. Reinventing strategy to accommodate the new powers
5. Taking responsibility for impartial solution of foreign aggression
6. Proper regulation of MDGs in the world
7. Playing a leading role in protecting climate

((if I had to write on this topic, I would go like this

Obligations of UN:

1-Maintaining peace and security
2- Developing cultural harmony
3- Strengthening International law
4- Coping with social issue such as poverty and gender gap
5- establishing greater representation

Challenges :
1- prevailing status quo
2- growing intolerance
3- trust deficit of the organisation
4- diminishing role of State
5- outstanding disputes

Then I will write all the things in the main body.Such things might sound so ordinary to you but this is not a test of your knowledge, it's a test of your ability to talk to laymen in a clear, simple way))
B. Which elements paralyze UN in the 21st century?

1. Conflicting interests of the states
2. Financial dependence on few powerful states
3. The unlimited powers of big five
4. The complicated political scenario of the world
5. Its incapacity to bring the offenders to the book

C. The limitations essential for its survival in 21st century

1. Non-interference in the decision-making process of independent states
2. Disregard for the approval of military actions against weaker states
3. Restriction on the unlimited powers of big five

D. only a vigilant UNO is the need of 21st century

Conclusion

comments please,
my outline, on any topic including the introduction para, takes 1 hour and 2 hours seem to me enough to write a good essay of 1800 to 2000 words.
if there is any flaw please highlight

((I also take almost the same amount of time. 35-40 minutes for topic selection and outline. 20-25 minutes for the introduction.))

((for essays which have clear division of topic there must be only those headings in the outline.
For example if a topic is "Energy crisis: causes and consequences"
Then your outline will be like

Introduction
Cause of energy crisis
1
2
3
Consequences of energy crisis
1
2
3
One paragraph about solutions
Conclusion

Similarly
Write only two main headings in this essay as well. i.e

Obligations of UN

Limitations of UN

You may add another heading before conclusion for a smooth ending. Such as

The story of UN in the 21st century: heavy burden on weak shoulders

Conclusion

There's a qualified member on the forum Bilal, he also has the same technique))

((Since you are IR graduate, you make such topics a little complicated. Try to bring yourself to the level of an English teacher who is not interested in the world politics and just wants to read a
Beautiful piece of writing with logics that can be understood by a layman.))

Originally Posted by burnhal

How to make outlines for essay like what to read and then write for practice?
Suggest any good book of essays for reading and practice?

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Originally Posted by faiza rajput

Global war on terror has contributed the growing abuses of human right

As every single human is imparted with the blessing of wisdom, everyone uses it its own way. When people were in lesser numbers in cave era, disputes were not so severe. However, as human beings progressed over the period of thousands of years, so did the art of disagreement with them. With the passage of time, disagreement took the shape of battles and then wars. Along with this art of war, human being learned the art of acquiring of his personal right at the expense of other but weaker one. Thus, war led to the exploitation of the weaker group and this system thrived over the long course of history. Our venerable history is replete with such examples where the conqueror set the whole villages on fire, massacre the entire population of the area or violate the respect of women in the utmost disgusting manner be it ancient roman soldiers or Persian or byzantine army or more recent changez khan. Although we have travelled a lot since then, it seems that relation between war and human right violation has not severed yet despite of all the glorious civilization. The most recent example of this link is war on terror which is pompously waged across the globe however, is targeting poor and weaker defend countries i.e. Afghanistan, Pakistan, Middle East, Egypt, Sudan, Somalia, Nigeria to name a few. In some of these countries, violent dictators are being helped to earn ally to forward the interests of great power of the world, in others separatist militia is being provided with weapons and funds to replace the impudent ruler with the more complacent one. All these activities are increasingly contributing to the violation of human rights. At some places, they are being killed by drones, at others; hospitals are being bombed “mistakenly”. At one time there is news of dishonouring of women by the soldiers, at other time, there are children dying at the shores of most developed and civilized countries in the world. People are denied the land to live peacefully and civilized nations are calling them “boat people” or “human swarms”. In short, Global war on terror has contributed hugely in growing abuses of human rights all over the world.

Originally Posted by Mohammed Uzair

i think there was no need to discuss "human wisdom" and "the art of war". It has simply consumed your time and hasn't done much to address the issue at hand. You should have focused more on the GWOT, its inception and the way it has contributed to the growing abuse of human rights. Be mindful of the fact that introduction is the reflection of your entire essay, so it needs to be crisp, relevant, and should summarize the points that you are going to discuss in the body.

Originally Posted by faiza rajput

Thank you Uzair for your comments.... I will keep them in mind. Please suggest, should we write RECOMMENDATIONS in this essay?????

Originally Posted by Tahir Nabi

i want to participate in this stupendous and momentous plethora of Knowledge with my own essay's outline and Introduction. could i guys ?