PUTRAJAYA: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has failed to prevent wars, as many global conflicts arise from its member nations acting without consensus.
I disagree, the League of Nations was set up after WW1 with the specific aim of preventing another world war, their stated mission was to “maintain world peace”.
The League of Nations was absorbed into the United Nations, disbanding entirely in 1946, and the primary United Nations stated mission is again to “maintain world peace”.
So its specifically been created as a reaction to World War 2, and its forebear in reaction to WW2 - its goal has always been to maintain peace and prevent wars.
Its entirely fair for presidents/world leaders to call it out as increasingly ineffective in that goal, especially considering one of its founding ‘four powers’ (Russia, who maintains the membership powers of former USSR) is in the midst of a two year war of aggression with a neighbouring country. And two of the other founding powers (US and China) are frequently provoking war by attacking their neighbours. Their core mission is in shambles.
I disagree, the League of Nations was set up after WW1 with the specific aim of preventing another world war, their stated mission was to “maintain world peace”.
The League of Nations was absorbed into the United Nations, disbanding entirely in 1946, and the primary United Nations stated mission is again to “maintain world peace”.
So its specifically been created as a reaction to World War 2, and its forebear in reaction to WW2 - its goal has always been to maintain peace and prevent wars.
Its entirely fair for presidents/world leaders to call it out as increasingly ineffective in that goal, especially considering one of its founding ‘four powers’ (Russia, who maintains the membership powers of former USSR) is in the midst of a two year war of aggression with a neighbouring country. And two of the other founding powers (US and China) are frequently provoking war by attacking their neighbours. Their core mission is in shambles.