THE CONFLICT IN UKRAINA -THE FUTURE SEEMS BLEAK

THE FUTURE SEEMS BLEAK WITH A SECURITY COUNCIL AND A UNITED NATIONS THAT DO NOT WORK VERY WELL

 

There is a debate going on in the United Nations just now about the war in Ukraina.

The United Nations has a major problem due to this: the permanent members of the Security council - Russia, the United States, Britain, France, and China hold veto power in the Security Council.

If the veto power was abolished, maybe the world would be a safer place. Abuse of power could be reduced if the United Nations could use power (legal and military) and could take action if the United States, Russia, and whatever country abused their power in relation to other countries, and citizens who used their right to criticize their own government.

“The Security Council has primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. It has 15 Members, and each Member has one vote. Under the Charter of the United Nations, all Member States are obligated to comply with Council decisions.

The Security Council takes the lead in determining the existence of a threat to the peace or act of aggression. It calls upon the parties to a dispute to settle it by peaceful means and recommends methods of adjustment or terms of settlement. In some cases, the Security Council can resort to imposing sanctions or even authorize the use of force to maintain or restore international peace and security.” https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/

 

World War 2 and the League of Nations should be lesson learned. “At its greatest extent from 28 September 1934 to 23 February 1935, it had 58 members. After some notable successes and some early failures in the 1920s, the League ultimately proved incapable of preventing aggression by the Axis powers in the 1930s. The credibility of the organization was weakened by the fact that the United States never joined the League and the Soviet Union joined late and was soon expelled after invading Finland.^[5][6][7][8] Germany withdrew from the League, as did Japan, Italy, Spain and others. The onset of the Second World War in 1939 showed that the League had failed its primary purpose; it was inactive until its abolition. The League lasted for 26 years; the United Nations (UN) replaced it in 1946 and inherited several agencies and organisations founded by the League.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/League_of_Nations