It’s a shame UN, global community unable to bring end to wars in Ukraine, Gaza

Oct 01, 2024 Letters

Dear Editor

If there is one thing the wars in both Ukraine and the Middle East have demonstrated, it is the abject failure of diplomacy to solve problems regarding war and peace.

The main obstacle is in the governance structure of the United Nations, especially as it relates to the composition of the Security Council. It is time for the Permanent members of Security Council be expanded to include other developed nations such as India and Brazil and representatives from the developing world.

More importantly, the veto power should be scrapped and decisions at the Security Council be made by consensus or by a majority vote.

It is a shame that despite the thousands of lives lost in the wars in Ukraine and Palestine, the United Nations and by extension the global community appears helpless to bring about a diplomatic solution.

Hydar Ally

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