10th April 2022

Volodymyr Zelenskyy was scathing this week when he addressed the UN Security Council. He reminded them that, since its formation in 1945, it guaranteed peace after the horrors of WWII.  And he should know, with his Jewish background. But what should the UN do when one of their own member countries is currently carrying out war against another? It’s a credibility test for the UN. Are they just a talking shop, with no actual action? Also, many are the complaints about international bias. Israelis say that a UN complement of 18 large Arab nations v just one tiny Israel means there’s a huge UN bias against them, given that so many Arab nations pledge destruction of their country. This is proven by the large number of UN accusations against Israel whilst far more serious international conflicts are either ignored or not dealt with by resolution. Today, the threat to world peace is greater than at any time since the end of the Cold War in 1989. Yet, the UN has done nothing to stop the war in Ukraine. So, with its inherent biases and inaction, what’s the point of the UN? As Zelenskyy says, the UN might as well shut up shop.

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