Aims are to facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and the achieving of world peace.

Formed in 1945 after World War II to replace the League of Nations, to stop wars between countries, and to provide a platform for dialogue. It contains multiple subsidiary organizations to carry out its missions.There are currently 192 member states, including nearly every sovereign state in the world. From its offices around the world, the UN and its specialized agencies decide on substantive and administrative issues in regular meetings held throughout the year.

By having deployed a total of 54 peace-keeping forces and observer missions as of September 2001, the United Nations has been able to restore calm to allow the negotiating process to go forward while saving millions of people from becoming casualties of conflicts. There are presently 15 active peace-keeping forces in operation.

The United Nations has promote democracy by enabled people in many countries to participate in free and fair elections, including those held in Cambodia, Namibia, El Salvador, Eritrea, Mozambique, Nicaragua, South Africa, Kosovo and East Timor. It has provided electoral advice, assistance, and monitoring of results. The United Nations has also played a role in bringing about independence in countries that are now among its Member States.

Although major achievements of the United Nations were great, incidents still h appen. Major security failures at the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad were partially responsible for the large number of deaths and casualties caused by the truck bomb there in August, according to a new report on the incident. The explosion, which killed 22 people, including the head of the UN mission, Sergio Vieira de Mello, led to a reduction in the staff at the UN offices and has since affected the UN operation in the region.

One of the failings highlighted was the alleged failure to seek proper security coverage from coalition forces. This failure may have been partly caused by the UN belief that it was seen as a third party which had not been responsible for the military action.

Consist of Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam.

The aim is to include the acceleration of economic growth, social progress and cultural development among its members. To promote the protection of the peace and stability of the region, and to provide opportunities for member countries to discuss differences peacefully.

The ASEAN Outstanding Engineering Achievement Award is created to confer recognition to outstanding engineers achievements within ASEAN countries. ASEAN activities in culture and information have been regarded as the most exciting and fulfilling. This is perhaps because of their nature and mass appeal. They have changed the image of ASEAN by bringing colour and gaiety o ASEAN cooperation. These activities have developed camaraderie and lasting friendship among many of ASEAN's creative artists, writers and journalists.

Through such activities, ASEAN's artists and mass media practitioners have been contributing their share in fostering the spirit of regional cooperation. Their participation has resulted in strong friendship links among their counterparts in the region and fostered a sense awareness and identity of ASEAN. The projects in culture and information have, no doubt, made an impact on the member countries particularly in the promotion of understanding, harmony and friendship.

Although such activities carried by ASEAN, ASEAN isn't that perfect. 2009, February 25th reported ASEAN to Make Human Rights a Regional Concern. The tragedy surrounding the Rohingyas’ perilous exodus reveals glaring failures of ASEAN in dealing with Burma (Myanmar). ASEAN’s continuing failure to hold the Burmese military government accountable for abuses and ASEAN’s unwillingness to provide refuge for those fleeing oppression in Burma are two sides of the same coin. In many cases, bilateral cooperation between ASEAN countries has failed to establish adequate protection for vulnerable migrant populations.

But it was reported that concrete measures were promoted and to protect the rights of refugees and migrants will make it possible for ASEAN to evolve from a talk shop and become an action-oriented organization, responding to what really matters to people in Southeast Asia.