Is the UN Becoming Irrelevant? : Mark Malloch-Brown, et al / Project Syndicate

"If the UN’s relevance appears to be waning today, that is owing specifically to the often-deadlocked permanent membership of the Security Council, and – to a lesser degree – to the UN’s human-rights capabilities in an age of rampant impunity. Yet for many around the world, these functions are subsidiary to its still vital work in fields like development, humanitarian assistance, and the climate crisis. "

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Mark Malloch-Brown, a former deputy United Nations secretary-general and co-chair of the UN Foundation, is a former president of the Open Society Foundations.