Why do we need the United Nations?

The UN's most useful role is as a forum for negotiations. Because all 193 member states have ambassadors to the UN, the line of communication between countries is always open. read more

So nations don't need the UN, and the people helped or hindered by the world's governments don't need the UN either. It's time to end the failed experiment that is the UN, or to at least start some massive reforms. read more

United Nations These 5 Facts Explain Why We Need the United Nations International flags fly in front of the United Nations headquarters on Sept. 24, 2015, before the start of the 70th General Assembly meeting. read more

With enough ongoing crises to merit a sequel to Billy Joel’s 1989 hit, We Didn’t Start The Fire – Syria, drugs, Libya, human trafficking, Yemen, terrorism, Boko Haram, climate change, Afghanistan, water, Kordofan, disease, Somalia, poverty, Balochistan, refugees, South Sudan, hunger, Donbass – the United Nations has not had much positive press. read more