UN Crisis

I wonder whether if it is the world that has gone to hell or we got better at finding bad news but things in the world seem to be getting worse. War in Lebanon, North Korea launching nuclear capable missiles, Iran trying to go nuclear, bird flu in Thailand, earthquake in Indonesia etc... Although things like earthquakes and disease are quite unavoidable (if it happens, it happens. You just have to deal with it). Most of the crisis we are dealing with are man-made.

I have a few things to say about the war in Lebanon but I will refrain from sharing it because I have a feeling it will come off biased. And I don't want to make it to any terrorist hit list :) But all this man-made crisis and the inability to do anything about them does put into question one thing. The effectiveness of the UN(United Nations) and the UN security council.

No doubt getting the nations of the world to solve the problems of the world through their collective resources is one of the best ideas we have came up with (after millions dead and two of the biggest wars we have ever seen). It seems to me coming from a layman's point of view that the UN security council is divisive, fragmented with member states only interested in serving their own motives and aims, and although the security council has the power to make decisions which member governments MUST carry out under the UN charter. Most members just turn a blind eye to the resolutions that does not suit their political aims. In fact, some of these so called "resolution violators" created the problems we are facing now.

The UN sort of reminds me of the Galactic Republic in Star Wars where political infighting and the selfish aims of its members led to its downfall. The Galactic Republic became the Galactic Empire led by a despotic and cruel leader. Lets pray that the UN does not go that far.