Policy Opinion

Do you think that the UN security council is a Joke?

China vetoes resolutions related to North Korea, Russia vetoes resolutions related to Iran, the US vetoes resolutions related to Israel. I would say that these superpowers are preventing the Security council from doing it's job. Would agree? What would be the best solution to this problem?

Public Comments

1. Get rid of the UN.
2. Disban the council......
3. you havent stated a problem with which to respond think before you type
4. Yes! It's a joke, but not a funny one by any means!
5. yES,UN security council is a Joke!!!
6. no
7. You better believe it .... 100%, pure "T" JOKE!!!! The UN is not just a Joke, but a damn poor Joke at that.
8. Unfortunately the UN itself is a joke and it isn't funny. But my question now would be "What if an Islamic country was in the security council and this country vetoed resolutions for aiding Christian countries?" Tit for tat?
9. no.....we must consider a fact that un security council dosent take deciscions on its own....its a body of several nations.soo if the un security council needs to take any action on any thing it must be endorsed by its member nations.
10. i dunno! frankly, this whole idea of an international governing body is a great GOAL but if you look back, wilson had the league of nations which was basically a baby UN and it failed miserably. so i dunno what they were thinking forming a body with the same measly amount of power as the league of nations. i think if it's going to work, it needs more power and less internal monopolization.
11. a joke??? if I was laughing then It would be....but no it's not a joke and for a solution....if they as a council can't come to one conclusion, then we or you are in now power to do a damn about it...so we wait and watch for now.
12. It is like the way my family works In my house there is also a security council(Dad,Mom&Elder Brother). My Dad is to have a veto power on all financial decisions. My Mom is to have a veto power on all Family dispute decisions. My elder brother is to terrorize all of us. We younger brothers never had any powers not even right to say a single word against our security council. I told you , world is small!! Charity begins at home!!
13. Yes, it is a joke, but it´s better than nothing at all, I guess. At least there is a public forum. As it is, we know where every member of the Security Council stands.
14. The best solution is unilateral action.
15. Despite popular opinion, the UN and the security council have one principal function. After the horror of WWII , the world powers created an institution to prevent another world spanning conflict. in this regard, the UN is an unqualified success. There have been wars, but nothing that comes close to a world war. Over the past decades, a number of people organizations and nations have sought to use the UN to legitimize or mandate their own agendas. Sometimes these have been noble or Honorable causes. More often, they have been parochial or self serving. Such is politics. At least there have been no world wars.
16. No, they are doing exactly what was intended. Unless the world can move with a nearly unanimous opinion then any rulings coming from the UN would be interpreted one group or another as partisan; thereby tainting the entire organization. It is an organization designed for apoplexy. Aside from getting caught stealing its funding and abusing its power it will remain the impotent entity it has always been. Best solution? Defunding might be a good start.
17. No. Just miscommunication and communication failures. The missing key exposed the purpose of the five super powers on planet earth. With self lack of knowledge living human kind at their own whims and fancy thought they have the right to nuclear power. How wrong they can be with our creator coming after them with extra ordinary power of earth, wind, fire, water and plagues on planet earth. Our creator left behind the landmark in Russia on planet earth. Trace it it's out there on planet earth.
18. Yes it is a broken organization, but it is the only one we have so until an improved UN comes along it is the one we have to work with.
19. The UN is one big joke to hell with it!!
20. Yes, it's completely impotent when it comes to war-like situations. Vetoes should be cancelled and let all the countries have a say. Also, there should be no national armies, only the UN peace keeping units.
21. This is what the Israeli's have been up to, ever since 1955:- http://www.action-for-un-renewal.org.uk/pages/isreal_un_resolutions.htm
22. The UN while not very reputable, most likely prevents us from getting into a large scale war. As far as the UN security counsel and the UN human rights panel,...I think they should be purged of any nation that doesn't have a reputable level (of 'human rights') domestically. We do need to continue to deal with each other, but we need to do it in a manner that is honest.