Calls are growing for the UN Security Council to be reformed after the US used its veto power to block a Gaza ceasefire.

Calls are growing for the UN Security Council to be reformed after the US became the only member to use its veto power to block a Gaza ceasefire resolution, a move welcomed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The UN chief says he will keep pushing for peace.

    • SCB@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1226·
      1 year ago

      I mean, same. The ability of certain blocs to railroad the UN is obscene. We should protect our veto tho

      • GiddyGap@lemm.eeEnglish
        373·
        1 year ago

        We should protect our veto

        The countries that currently have a veto make less sense the way the world is developing.

        France and the UK have a veto, but Germany doesn’t? China has a veto but India doesn’t?

        I get that it’s based on historic disputes after the war, but it doesn’t fit the current world well.

          • Jilanico@lemmy.worldEnglish
            31·
            1 year ago

            I didn’t know India was offered! After some reading (skimming) the US offer in 1950 was to replace China, but Nehru didn’t want to stir up controversy. The Soviet offer in 1955 might not have made any headway, but I’m not sure why that’s the case.

              • Jilanico@lemmy.worldEnglish
                1·
                1 year ago

                It’s a fair argument, but at this point, I suspect China would push back given their relationship with India isn’t the best. The major powers also probably don’t want to destabilize South Asia seeing as India’s rival has nukes and would feel extremely threatened. Idk I may be wrong.

        • Jilanico@lemmy.worldEnglish
          31·
          1 year ago

          If the UN isn’t reformed, there’s nothing stopping these rising states from starting their own UN

        • SCB@lemmy.worldEnglish
          136·
          1 year ago

          Because of “one nation one vote,” it is trivially easy for the more hardcore Muslim bloc or authoritarian nations to shove things through that should absolutely not be shoved through.

          • galloog1@lemmy.worldEnglish
            143·
            1 year ago

            And basing it off population would essentially give China and India the power to vote themselves whatever they wanted. It’s the US legislative problem all over again and do we really want one world government in the end?

            • Iceblade@lemmy.worldEnglish
              92·
              1 year ago

              Yeah, many people fail to realize that the places in the world where individual rights are (mostly) respected are actually few, with only a minor portion of the world population.