Do you think UN is acting effectively on Burma?
218422
My information is a little dated, but for what it's worth here's my $0.02.\n\nPolitically, the government is run by the military and everything is very corrupt and bureaucratic. The government is funded primarily by narco-trafficing and indirectly by China. The situation has been very bad for the Burmese people with no real change.\n\nUN sanctions have been in place for some time now, but they are a joke since the government is funded through bribery and extortion. Unlike Thailand which is enjoying growth of the asian economies, Mayanmar remains backwards and repressive.\n\nThe people on the other hand are very nice and hospitable. The food is an interesting mix of Indian and Asian and the people are very genuine and friendly.
666604
It's headed towards a disaster. What is the UN doing? Anyone home?
670811
I think UNO should deploy troops in all trouble counties in Africa.\nWorld Bank should keep an independent watch dog to investigate the money which is used for development of those countries.No financial help should be provided to military rulers.\nHuman Rights representatives should be present in all the countries and should report to media and UNO of all the violation.\nThen I think the things will gradually improve.
277449
Well the Security Council of the UN is investigating things like the genocide in the Sudan and the Iranian nuclear issue. It was formed by all of the member countries.
254047
Because unlike other places in the world..such as Iraq..there is nothing for the UN  (US in disguise) to profit from. \n\nAny government that says it cares about the people..is full of crap.
583584
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....
387836
No please be aware that the UN is aware of the nuclear capability in Pakistan.  As you are aware of this also, but afraid to leave an IM addy, or email address to have intelligent conversation regarding such, why do you really ask this question?  The answer is no, and, don't be afraid.
319204
The security council (UNSC) was not a failure when it comes to working against muslims of the world and passing laws against the muslim people hardly impacting the corrupt muslim regimes. \n\nLike it did in Iraq by killing more than a million children after first gulf war, same happened with Libya, Iran, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Syria, Egypt, and the list goes on and on.\n\nThe puppet rulers are actually getting all the gains of these resolutions passedby the UNSC, after sometime USA start deciding to attack all of these muslim countires and there is not a sinlge resolution in the UNSC to prevent this idiotic and disastrous steps taken by the morons Bush, Blair and their followers.\n\nTherefore, it is highly in-effective and highly mis-trusted by the muslims of the world. In fact, it is the enemy who always either provide covers to murder our people or keep silent on the actions against us.\n\nThey need to be fixed too.
272608
Because the UN/US isn't interested in the African people other than as slave labour to mine the minerals for the corporations. By the 'peacekeepers' doing what they are doing, it will undermine their position leading to riots/demonstrations/protests. Then when these turn ugly, more 'peacekeepers' with 'bigger guns' will be sent to 'resolve the conflict'.
494341
Wars have been happening out there for 1000's of years.  I don't think anything the UN do will stop it.
2829
Yes, it defeated National Socialism (Nazi), kept communism at bay in several countries, and there is evil in this world.  People who want to destroy the American way of life. \n\nJust think of the genocide that took place under Pol Pot in Cambodia after the US pulled out of Viet Nam.  What about those in China that were executed after Mao took over.  What about the genocides in Africa? Should we just let those go unchecked?  What is the UN doing to stop that?  Nothing.\n\nI don't want to fight forever but sometimes there just isn't any choice.
183972
They will either comply with the United Nation's orders or they will receive some form of censure.  Invasion is not in the plans as of yet.
335507
I'd actively campaign the UN to send peace-keeping troops there. I don't have any troops to spare, so the other countries would have to pitch in a large share for the first time in UN history. \n\nIts very hard to see France or England actually voting to end genocide when they're the ones who would have to pay the bill, so I doubt my efforts would do much good. But I'd have to at least try.
417018
http://www.un.org/News/ossg/fy.htm
624795
yes, of course it helps when you have big persuasion stick called USA to stop anybody else in the world complaining through the UN.\n\nAnd they wonder why the UN is so impotent?
644123
The U.N. did not fail anyone, because nobody should take the U.N. seriously. As far as I'm concerned the U.N. is right up there with the comic book strip. The whole f***ing program is run by a bunch of mindless, powerhungry socialists from 3rd world hell-holes that were living in the trees 2 generations ago.  Lets take a look at their resume':\n\nTHE OIL FOR FOOD SCANDAL\n\nWow, that really panned out, didnt it? Just like everything else, the bigwigs who sit in the leather chairs profited while people from their own country died. Hmm, sounds great to me! Besides, we(The US) created the U.N. for amusement only. The primitive war-mongers and cavemen needed something to do with their time, so FDR said "Heres the U.N. Run around over there for a while and leave us alone." It only spiraled out of control. If ole' Georgie DUBYA was half the president that his Bush-Bots think he is, he'd have the U.N. torn to pieces and sold for parts.  Its a joke. They even tried to propose a "U.N. Tax" a couple of years ago, yeah right. It'll be a cold day in Hell before I give those thugs a cent.  Look what their doing now, all they want is to disarm the members of the idiot countries around the world so that they can institute a world-wide socialist state.  You can thank George Bush Sr. for that one.  This is what I know for sure.  The day that the U.N. takes over  is  the day that I'll walk into the U.N. building with backpack filled with 68.2 pounds of C4, with the detonation set to my mobile phone. I'd rather be dead than to watch my street be patrolled by a bunch of Euro-Weenies with blue helmets.\n\n-J.\n\nReply to Leela(As if that is your REAL name)\nI dont believe that "We" know how to best tell others how run their respective countries, I just don't want the U.N. fooling around with mine. Here's a question: What organization in its right mind would have a country like Libya in charge of a human rights committee? Again, I dont care what other countries do, they can have all of the fun in the world. I'm not interested in making the laws in another country, and neither is any other American. We just dont want to U.N. over here, it serves no purpose for a country that is able to sustain itself. The U.N. would be good for a country like, um, Bangladesh, where the people are too busy cutting off limbs and gouging out eyeballs to care.
503906
The UN is controlled by the security council where the permanent members have a veto.They are first and foremost responsible for any failure of the UN in anything.I admit it's more than annoying but it's also weird to blame the UN as a front to not have to blame the world community.\nThe UN can only be as strong or as weak as its members