The UN was not created to take mankind to heaven, but to save humanity from hell. — Dag Hammarskjöld, second United Nations Secretary-General (1953 to 1961) Sometimes I have seen that many people are questioning about the effectiveness of the role of United Nations in a world where it has to deal with number of new issues which arises each & every day. When someone is questioning the existence & the effectiveness of United Nations, I always recall the above quote from one of the former UN Secretary Generals & ask the question ‘What if there is no organization called United Nations? Just imagine, how the world would look like when over 193 nations act in their own without any cooperation or common agreement among each other?!?’ Being the Official Sri Lankan Youth Delegate to the 71 st United Nations General Assembly which was held at United Nations Headquarters in New York USA, was one of the most unforgettable experiences that I ever had in my life. Also I de