The UN was set up in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War and its structure reflected the exigencies and power equations of the world at that time. It was founded on the initiative of the powers that emerged victorious from that war with the express aim of curbing aggressive powers and preventing another world holocaust. It was a time when the process of decolonisation of Asia and Africa was just about to begin. Today, nearly 50 years down the line, great changes have taken place in the world.
Decolonisation is more or less complete.
The Soviet Union, which emerged at the end of the War as the most powerful bulwark of international peace, has been destroyed. The US and various other new and old imperialist powers have now become identified as the major aggressive powers in today's world, trampling the sovereignty of smaller nations and peoples, and taking the place held previously by Hitler's Germany, Mussolini's Italy and Tojo's Japan. The United Nations needs urgent renewal - this is the demand emerging from the times, a demand voiced by many member countries. It is the only organ of the UN that has the right to dispatch armed troops and intervene in the political situation in another country in the name of keeping the peace or punishing aggression on the part of a state. In this sense, it effectively supersedes the General Assembly.