Final Document - Analysis of the United NationsOf the many non-profit institutions, the United Nations is probably the most widespread and influential. The United Nations is an authority that extends its influence over many countries, while gaining power and support from them. It began as a replacement for the League of Nations, just after the end of World War II on October 24. The defects of this ineffective organization were due to its leadership by two of the most destroyed countries in Europe: France and England. These two diminished powers were unable to field their slaughtered armies or create trade restrictions... instead they relied on moral condemnation, which could mostly be ignored. There was also a disparate dispersion of power: the council could not veto the actions of the permanent members (France, Britain, Italy, Japan), which meant that these four nations were a free for all. The United Nations uses a much more stable structure, with greater regulatory power and greater territoriality. That said, this organization is not without its flaws. The process is continually bogged down to the point of inefficiency due to bureaucracy and the large number of participants. With a slight reorganization, the UN is made up of fifteen member states, with five permanent members: China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States. They hold veto power over their binding decisions, called resolutions. Non-permanent participants in this branch of the UN include Argentina, Australia, Chad, Chile, Jordan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Nigeria, the Republic of Korea and Rwanda. Most of their terms have just ended or will end within the next year. Terms last two years, and representatives are elected regionally by the General Assembly, and the position of President of the Security Council is rotated alphabetically among members (UN in Brief).,