Petition · United Nations Is Useless, Better Disband It.

The UN is totally a useless organization. It was formed in the aftermath of WW2 , in order to maintain peace within all the nations. However, it has today become a spineless organization, with no say whatsoever.

The UN has become one of the most inefficient organizations. Even after 73 years after its existence, the UN has failed to end the world’s gravest concerns. Let us look at some of the issues UN has overlooked.

Rwanda Genocide :In 1994, the UN; and I quote “ just stood and watched” the slaughter of 800,000 ethnic Tutsis, caused by the Hutu government.

Iraq invasion:Even though the UN declared it illegal , US simply attacked Iraq and remained there for seven long years , calling it as a war for democracy. What is the use of the UN when anyone can declare war on each other ?

Israel/Palestine issue:In 1948,the UN pledged to split the land west of the dead sea into two states, namely Israel and Palestine. This is what they came up with.

The green areas would become Palestine, and the white ones Israel.

What a ridiculous plan ! Do you think such nations could coexist, when parts of them are split across hostile territory ?

Kashmir issue :In 1947, India/Pakistan war took place over the princely state of Kashmir. The UN drew a Line of Control across the map. However, they did not complete the job. A small patch, also called as the Siachen Glacier, lies unclaimed up to this day. Take a look at it below.

The efficiency of the UN is worse then even the worst courts in the world. 73 years on, many issues are unresolved.

Perhaps the main reason why the UN is so inefficient is because the way it works. For a decision to be passed in the Security Council, one needs the “Yes” of all five permanent members- United States, United Kingdom, Russia, China and France.

These 5 members have veto power, thus they can forbid any decision from being passed. A single amendment requires months, if not years to be passed, in order to appease all the five Veto Nations. What’s worse, the five nations take diametrically opposite stances on such grave issues.

The UN also recommends countries to take a particular stance even though the countries don't wish to. For example, the UNHCR(United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) forces countries to accept refugees. It is very easy to give such advices, especially when you are not the one paying for it.

The UN at least had some efficiency until the 90’s. That was because both the superpowers, the US and the USSR , held a delicate balance in the General Assembly. After the fragmentation of the USSR, there is only one superpower, which has further reduced the UN efficiency. The UN is now heavily biased when it comes to countries having sour relations with the US.

So the UN is essentially useless. It is biased and inefficient. It doesn’t serve the very purpose it was meant for.