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Article: The United Nations at sixty-two: Rosemary Banks questions whether the United Nations is still relevant or becoming redundant.
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- New Zealand International Review
- Article date:
- January 1, 2008
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Doubts and scepticism about the United Nations have been commonplace throughout its history, but there are times when this questioning goes deeper. Is the United Nations still relevant or is it becoming redundant? Is it at risk of being overtaken by other regional and international initiatives?
The role of the United Nations has been under scrutiny since the end of the Cold War--but more particularly since the Security Council's refusal to condone intervention in Iraq. Partly in response, the 2005 World Summit put the organisation through a CAT scan and agreed on a long list of recommendations for reforming and renewing the place. ...