Epitaph for the United Nations
One wonders about the utility of the General Assembly on days like this. . . . One wonders if there can’t be a clear and direct statement on matters of basic principle, why have this building? What is it all about?
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And the message from the General Assembly . . . is very simple and it is, ‘You may be suffering, but we can’t be bothered.’
–U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. John Danforth on
the General Assembly’s failure to vote on
a resolution criticizing atrocities in the
Sudan. Danforth resigned that day.
a resolution criticizing atrocities in the
Sudan. Danforth resigned that day.