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Ah yes the UN stopped mattering the minute it started reporting on Israel’s horrendous human rights violation. Suddenly they don’t matter as a body. I suppose every human rights organization that has been documenting Israeli crimes is also not good enough?
The UN has never really mattered in any practical political sense. They do great humanitarian work, though, and are a major contributor to the success of developing nations.
They can’t prevent wars or stop atrocities though. They need NATO for that, generally.
Do you dive into UN resolutions against Israel though?
Not generally, no. The UN is, ultimately, a political body.
I’d take the UN more seriously if they took themselves more seriously. Their “Human Rights Council” membership, as an example, is a bad joke.
https://www.un.org/en/ga/75/meetings/elections/hrc.shtml#:~:text=Elections and Appointments,-Election of the&text=The General Assembly elected the,beginning on 1 January 2021.
I think there is value in the UN, and it’s a net positive, but I don’t much care about any specific resolutions.
Ah yes the UN stopped mattering the minute it started reporting on Israel’s horrendous human rights violation. Suddenly they don’t matter as a body. I suppose every human rights organization that has been documenting Israeli crimes is also not good enough?
The UN has never really mattered in any practical political sense. They do great humanitarian work, though, and are a major contributor to the success of developing nations.
They can’t prevent wars or stop atrocities though. They need NATO for that, generally.