The vice president of the Republic questioned the relevance of the United Nations in the promotion of world peace and assisting sustainable development of less developed countries, as she addressed the 67th General Assembly. We herein add our voice on this fundamental question with a plea for the reform of the UN system so as to make the world body relevant and credible enough to confront the current geopolitical troubles in the world today.
It cannot be argued otherwise the quest for the UN to live up to its mandate has for long been compromised by global power imbalance, thus war and subjugation of the less powerful has become a permanent world reality. This is contrary to the 1945 meeting that gave the UN birth. Let us be reminded that in 1945, when the charter that established the UN was signed, it was realised that it is only international justice that can engender world peace; the United Nations was therefore expected to be a club among equals because nations regardless of power and strength have a crucial role to play in the promotion of international peace.
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