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Today, the world we live in has become more unpredictable, insecure, and exposed to greater vulnerability. Geopolitics is changing rapidly, new problems often arise, while old problems remain unsolved. Humanity is under threats and challenges; some of them may be natural disasters, such as earthquakes, floods, fires, Valconos, pandemics, etc. But most difficulties and problems are man-made, the creation of some powerful countries, the result of excessive ambitions, greed, expansionism, prejudice and jealousy. Big and more muscular countries are guarding the natural resources of smaller and weaker nations, etc.
In 1945, the United Nations was established to replace the League of Nations. Because the League of Nations was incapable of solving most of the problems facing the world, incapable of solving conflicts and wars, incapable of protecting human lives, incapable of maintaining justice and equality, the failure to achieve objectives, the League of Nations was dissolved. , and the UN was established.
The UN was established with the following four objectives:
Maintain peace and security around the world
Developing relationships between nations
Encourage cooperation between nations to solve international economic, social, cultural or humanitarian problems.
Provide a forum to unite countries to fulfill the purposes and objectives of the UN.
The Charter of the United Nations was drafted by very professionals and experts in their own fields. The Charter is comprehensive and based on many considerations, meeting almost everyone’s needs at the time. Considering the disaster of World War II, the Charter was considered the most appropriate document to address virtually all concerns.
The UN has been in operation since 1945 and is ready to celebrate its 75th anniversary soon. Right now, if we look at the performance of the UN, there are many things that can be mentioned as achievements or in the credit of the UN. To be sure, in the early days of the establishment of the UN, the goals achieved were rated quite well. However, over time, the UN became politicized and some of the countries, which were a major donor of the UN contribution, were using the UN and its structures to achieve their political goals. They were misusing the UN platform to coerce other nations or using the UN umbrella to achieve political or economic goals by harming other nations. On the other hand, geopolitics became so complicated and complex that the existing UN structure is incapable of meeting the challenges of the modern world.
Only, for example, Afghanistan is at war for the last four decades, people are being killed in routine matters, foreign intervention caused the loss of precious lives and an economic disaster for the people of Afghanistan. The Iraq war, the Libyan war, the Syrian war, the Yemen war, the situation in Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Venezuela, Ukraine, a somewhat more complicated conflict between the US, Iran, Israel and the Gulf Persian, the fight between the US and North Korea and Kashmir. all remain unresolved under the current UN structure.
Should we remain silent as spectators and maintain the status quo, and let humanity suffer more? Should we justify ourselves as defenseless and let the most powerful kill more human beings? Should we stay isolated and keep busy with our own interests? Should we compromise with our conscience? Should we ignore our inner voice? Should we prove that we are innocent and are not responsible for the crimes committed by someone else?
Think and think intelligently, and consider yourself in the same situation and victim, what we should expect from other nations, the international community and the UN. We must do the same to meet the expectations of the victims.
The UN cannot achieve its objectives with the current structure; reforms are inevitable. We must strengthen the UN and transform the current dysfunctional UN into a more effective UN, which should satisfy the core problems of all nations. Africa is an important continent and faces many challenges, but it has no voice at the UN; there is not a single African country on the UN Security Council as a permanent member with veto power. The Muslim world, which has an estimated population of two billion, one in four people in this world is Muslim, there are 57 independent sovereign countries as members of the UN, but there is no voice in the UN, it is not a permanent member of the UN Security Council, there is no veto power, who will protect their rights and who will look after their interests. Should they remain at the mercy of the current five permanent members of the UNSC?
Some countries are rebels to the UN; some states do not comply with the UN and do not implement the resolutions passed by the United Nations Security Council. Some countries have bypassed the UN and imposed wars or sanctions on other nations. They must be held responsible for their actions, the UN should expel those countries from the UN and their membership may be suspended or canceled.
It is time to introduce comprehensive reforms at the UN, to address all the problems facing today’s complex and rather complicated modern world. Adequate representation of all nations, groups, ethnicities or religions must be guaranteed. The UN has a great responsibility, it deserves more budgets, more powers and it needs to be further strengthened.
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