"The UN is in crisis. With the geopolitical picture at its most fractured in decades, this great institution is desperately short of funding and, more importantly, relevance. Across the critical conflicts of the modern world Ukraine, Palestine, Sudan and others the UN still plays a vital humanitarian role, but is relegating itself to an increasingly marginal place in primary peacemaking."
"No, this new lack of relevance stems from a collapse in the UN's most precious resource: its courage. The courage to lead. The courage to bring warring parties together. The courage to find solutions that combat impunity and are enforceable. The courage to try, and if necessary to fail, and try again. A culture of caution has seeped into the organisation, a sense of inertia and resignation in the face of political deadlock."
The United Nations faces a crisis of funding and relevance amid a highly fractured geopolitical environment. The UN continues to provide vital humanitarian assistance in conflicts such as Ukraine, Palestine and Sudan, yet its role in primary peacemaking has become increasingly marginal. Longstanding structural flaws exist, including P5 veto power, a relatively weak General Assembly, and institutional fragmentation, but the principal problem is a collapse of courage to lead, convene parties, pursue enforceable solutions and risk failure. A pervasive culture of caution and resignation now impedes decisive political action, even as dedicated staff persist in essential missions.
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