The UN should be able to override the veto of a permanent member in the Security Council if there's sufficient support. The resolution is non-binding and nothing prevents the veto building power from declining to comment on its decision. A debate in the UN General Assembly would at least expand the range of countries that are discussing the veto, he says.
The war in Ukraine has demonstrated just how dysfunctional the United Nations is. Uri Friedman, managing editor at the Atlantic Council, explains how to fix it.
This episode was produced by Jillian Weinberger, fact-checked by Serena Solin, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and edited by Matt Collette and Noel King, who also hosted.
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