What would it take to get the UN to actually do its job?
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For its constituents to let go of their centuries-old hang ups, disputes and pointless rhetoric.  The United Nations is well intended, but by their very nature nation-states are exclusive bodies that don't work well together.
123834
absolutely, especially if the United Nations handles it.
640034
Why keep the UN at all? It is a joke. For people who need help, the best they can hope for from the UN is to not be raped by their 'peacekeeper' forces.\n\nWe could set up a union of free and willing democratic states who would actually step up and fight wrongs in this world.
664493
In actuality, while I agree that the UN is a very disorganized and unreliable force, I also think we need to agree that the USA has not been terribly supportive of the UN in return either (this is not a GWB thing). Every President since the inception of the UN has ignored the UN until something has come up where we can use it to embarass someone else (Suez, KAL 007 shoot down, etc). It is definitely a dysfunctional relationship from both ends.\n\nAs to making the UN relocate, that is not possible under American law. The land that the UN stands on was donated to the organization by a private philantropist, it is not public land on loan from the US government. The land and the buildings belong to the UN.\n\nSo, that is the short version of 'yes' and 'no.'
1033270
if your waiting for the united nations to get off their butts and do something about genocide and injustice...good luck..\n\nseems they are only there anymore to pad their pockets and run down america which pays over 20% of their annual operating cost...\n\nin theory a "united nations" is a good thing...in practicality it has proven to be a bust....
581161
Yes, the UN does have limited legal personality (Reparations Case) as functional neccessity requires. It it not a State, but has standing to bring a claim against sovereign States.
863079
The U.N. is a useless entity. It is internally corrupt and uses it's power to benefit it's members. They make hollow threats to countries and never back their own decisions.
659820
Hands off. We are not the worlds moral police. That's the UN's job. Take care of America first.
974548
The UN is a toy for the rich countries that keep it in existence.  Without funding from the US, the UN would be even less viable than it is now.  Do you have an example of this toying or is it just your impression?
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United Nations Organisation
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Well I think you clearly answered your own question or maybe you have two seperate questions: \n\nCan the UN legally force a country to peform a military withdraw? \n\nCan the UN, if found to have legitimate power to do the later, do they have the "balls" to do so.. \n\nAnswer, NO and NO. The UN can apply "sanctions"(which we know how effective those are) but the history of the UN never was one of military force, rather a collection of governed nations helping one another provide assistance throughout the world. \n\nNATO on the other hand does have a standing military and was created for a totally seperate reason alltogether.
718125
in order to get a job with the UN is to know someone.  I have tried for 5 years. I speak 5 languages, i have a computer background, run a business with 50 employees.  since I have no connection i can not get in.
815823
Well the answer to that is the same for EVERY question concerning the Un.  They will have a comittee to see if a comitee is needed for a comittee creating comittee.  Then a comittee will be sent to see which comittee gets coffee and donuts.\n   Then they will whine about America and Israel, and form a Kleenex comittee.  Then they will argue about passing a resolution.  5 years later they will ask America to enforce that resolution, and then yell at America for doing so.\n    That is how the Un works now, how the Un has always worked, and how the Un will continue to work.
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Sierra Leone; Rwanda; Sebrenica; Myanmar; and now Darfur.\n\nTerrorism, despotism, tyranny, and criminal oppression are recognized and thus granted legitimacy by the UN.\n\nJust a few reasons why the UN is not only ineffective, but complicit in the deaths of millions of people worldwide.
1021604
Mainly because the U.N. won't act in a manner in which it said it was supposed to when first chartered.  A few nations take the initiative to be involved when there should be a general agreement on handling these situations by the majority of the nations to be involved
671984
When the United Nations was created many Arab nations were waring or just didn't want in. Now that the UN has expanded its the original members that are permanent, but thats only in terms of veto power. Now that there are so many countries with different agendas there are rotating positions that have veto power to ensure others have that power at times. But it wasn't because they wanted to screw other countries, it was simply timing. Wilson wanted a UN of sorts but it took till after WWII to finally do it.
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The United Nations doesn't and will most likely never help the world.  It's a wasted organization that needs a lot less talk and a lot more action.