The author presents an analysis justifying the current problematic aspects of the UN. The COVID-19 pandemic has become an additional impetus for the aggravation of crisis issues due to the unpreparedness of organizations for the global problem. The aim of this paper is to analyse the basic problems facing the UN at the present stage of development, especially COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the social, economic, cultural context in which society functions and, of course, education. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development and the World Bank are continuously monitoring changes in. In results, we found out that the pandemic has affected most of the goals of the United Nations. Due to the unpreparedness of the world for a global catastrophe, the organization has lost its influence.