Why do select members of the UN have veto power ?

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UN was put into place for peacekeeping efforts and yet there r 5 major countries having veto power.
I don’t understand its use, isn’t a proper voting over issues a better way to go about problems than this ?

Does this veto system actually help in peacekeeping efforts positively ?

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It’s an acknowledgement of an unpleasant reality: Those five countries represent most of the enforcement power of the UN. If any one doesn’t want to do something, the UN will almost certainly be unable to do anything about it.

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