whether you think UN has been sucessful ?? explain?
355438
No I don't think the UN have been successful. When the people in Africa need the UN help to stop the war within itself the UN waited to long to help them. It is like us in the USA calling 911 and been told that we have to wait a week for the EMT to come and help. That is not right. If they are being asked for help then They need to help asap. Not when they feel is the right time. They are the world police.
882982
The United Nations is a giant "paper-tiger" that is "all looks and no substance". Ask Taiwan about how they aren't considered a sovereign nation because China doesn't want them to be..and how the U.N just plays along to not upset the big scary China! The United Nations are held very high on the limousine liberal scale because they share the same methods...\nTell it how it should be, while disregarding factual outcomes..because it is always better to be viewed as wanting to help then ever actually helping at all...\nSo, I say dont give the U.N. the satisfaction of wondering what they think...form your own opinion
327429
We could, it doesn't really do us any good.  They are a peacekeeping operation, not a peace-making...there is a big difference.  The UN is too soft on too many issues.  I respect their ideas, they just need to be able to back them up..and they are not in the position to do that.  All who are UN members need to back them up, and it doesn't happen.  It's good for diplomatic purposes, but as we have seen lately, there can even be corruption there.
978823
Yes and you can bet UN resolutions would get reinforced, instead of the present UN leader that has no backbone and will not take a stand!!!!! Bush does what is right not what is popular and that is what the UN needs!!!!
524807
The idea of the United Nations is a great one.  In the sense that it provides a forum for nations to discuss their differences and develop compromises it does what is intended.  However, it has also been very ineffectual in stopping differences between nations which have entered into violent relationships.\n\nIt also promotes and lifts up to high positions nations which treat their own people in a terrible manner, thereby rewarding nations for not following the mission of the United Nations.  \n\nIt seems that the possibility of breaking up the United Nations is becoming increasingly likely.  Maybe that would be best and to begin again with a new direction.  Certainly many nations would (apparently) be happier if the United States simply left the United Nations and, maybe that would be best.
416147
You should do more research on the UN. They don't get any publicity when they are successful. They have prevented many civil wars since the 70's, such as Crete, Haiti, etc.
174651
Because the U.N. had no such authority. Not to mention that "petelikesmail" is totally correct in his post above. The U.N. is a complete joke and ignores when real atrocities happen. When known human rights abusers are on the human rights committie, how could your trust them?
540192
I would like to see the United Nations become an agency with more teeth to it. It seems that most of the time, they sit around and talk and then after a few months of "You really ought to not do this or that", they get around to discussing possible sanctions, and ask permission to go see what may be going on. They don't act with enough authority. It would appear that any court of any of it's members could do a faster job of resolving a problem. (Maybe not to every ones satisfaction.) Why does it take the U.N so long? They need to become a world court that you don't mess around with.
875469
Is America not the UN?To me they are because if the UN says NO they (the Americans) gone on and do things the American way.
572207
would you people quit begging for bigger government & global authorities to solve all your percieved problems. its none of the un's business what happens here or anywhere else. thats why usa was formed remember? un shouldnt exist. mexicans have been the dominant culture & population in the south for the entire time the viande have been here. why are they such a problem? were you so worried about this 6 months ago or is this the product of the media blitz?
946215
I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for the UN to help with anything, especially in the human-rights department.\n\nThis is the same organization that, just a day or two ago, voted down an amendment that would have called on Cuba to curb its human rights abuses.\n\nThis happened on the same day that the UN passed a resolution calling on the U.S. to end its Cuba embargo.\n\nThat's the UN for you -- silence with regard to Castro's human-rights atrocities, while lecturing us to do business with that bastard.\n\nSo, since the UN is so wimpy with regard to Castro, there's no reason to believe they can do much of anything about Nigeria or anything else in the human-rights arena.\n\n.
644983
whoever said the United Nations was a democracy? I never saw anybody making that claim.
1151661
They could have taken their complaints to the UN, But then the UN has no authority to meddle in our laws. This is about criminal behavior, within our borders. If the ILLEGAL immigrants who are here were used as slave labor, tortured etc, then maybe the UN would have reason to become involved. As it is, the ILLEGALS are just merely breaking our laws. We are not commiting crimes against humanity here. The American people are compassionate, and understanding. That is why we allow for political asylum, and escape from persecution to peoples from all over the world. There is no justification to demonstrate to the UN, they could do nothing. Actually, I believe the UN is so corrupt and ineffective that they should be disbanded and all UN members should be expelled from the U.S., but, that is a different subject altogether. \nWe have an immediate and urgent need to secure our borders, expell those who should not be here, and regulate those wishing to come here. It is our country. We belong to God, not the world.\nThe ILLEGAL Mexicans who are here should leave, and then come back on our terms.
61835
Without significant reform it is unlikely to continue with a meaningful existance, but I think most western nations will force this to happen before allowing it to completely dissolve.\n\nAt the end of the day it is a forum to get the nations of the world around a single table. Naturally, it is not possible to drive clear consensus in such situations. So it is difficult to criticize it because of inaction or slowness. I doubt there is a silver bullet to that particular problem.\n\nTo think the UN can resolve major issues facing the world today is niaive. At the end of the day that will fall on the shoulders of the larger nations. What it cannot do is get in the way. It must ensure dialogue is flowing and that diplomatic solutions are pursued to global issues. However once these grind to a halt or fail, it must excuse itself from the proceedings.
948439
I have a political science BS and the UN as worthless as they are never sanctioned anyone to invade anywhere.  That would take huevos and authority, neither of which the UN possess.\nSeriously though the UN is only a small step above the League of Nations in that the US participate, kind of.  If we didn't it would financially collapse, have no home or military authority.  Where would they meet?  The Hague,  I don't even think there is a real airport there
337118
Kofi Annan is a dweeb.\n\nThe United Nations holds virtually no power or authority, and frankly, they don't really support the USA on any issues (look up the US voting record in the UN, and look up the UN's final decision).  Yet America supplies most of their funding and stuff.\n\nThe concept is good, but the results have been poor, from a US perspective.
768073
You are right. What can I say?  Our president is an idiot.\n\nHe could have kept UN Peacekeepers in Iraq and avoided the war but, NO, he knows better.\n\nThe rank and file of US citizens today do not know the history of the UN; they  only know what Fox news tells them.