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ICJ rules Israel must allow aid groups unimpeded access to Gaza (www.abc.net.au)

submitted 2 months ago by Gorgritch_umie_killa@aussie.zone to c/worldnews@aussie.zone

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[–] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Strongly worded letters lead to actions and reactions

If "lol no" is the reaction you're after then yeah, they sure do get a reaction

The UN does a lot more than words

I know, they appoint some of the most oppressive countries for women as head of women:

Outrage as Saudi Arabia chairs the UN Commission on the Status of Women

🤣

it delivers aid all over the world

So do lots of charities

the General Assembly provides a platform of relatively equal footing where the nations of the world coordinate, interact, and communicate the desires and directions. Communication on such a scale is key for stability in this world, where inconsistencies arise catastrophic blunders can soon follow.

I don't agree at all, we've been on the verge of ww3 for a very long time

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_Soviet_nuclear_false_alarm_incident

UN or no UN

Clearly doing a lot to stop the war in Sudan... or the war in Afghanistan or Iraq or Russia ...

My favourite UN debacle is when China refused them entry to investigate the origins of COVID:

The lack of cooperation from Chinese authorities stalled the second phase, and the WHO eventually abandoned the second phase.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00283-y

They are a powerless time wasting body of bureaucrats, I would love to pull Australia out if I could

[–] Gorgritch_umie_killa@aussie.zone 1 points 2 months ago

Yeah sure, the UN is USeLeSs keep living that dystopian WW3 fantasy if you want.

Did you look up the work the UN actually does yet? Na? Its a shame you're not going to, theres lots of stuff they do that really makes a difference to people's lives. Sorry they can't solve all the world's problems. Talk to ya another time mate.