Opinion
Self-interested UN Committee Decision a Threat to Our Communities
Who doesn’t respect the United Nations? Or maybe it’s better to ask, who doesn’t respect them – until they really mess up? For almost 75 years, beginning with just over 50 member states, the UN has helped hold the world together, labouring to express the will of now almost 200 countries on issues as diverse and politically charged as the economy, the environment and social development.