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UN Security Council fails to enforce New Year's resolution
Thursday, 10 May 2007
The UN Security
Council has admitted it is in clear breach of its own 2007 New Year's
Resolution. SC Resolution #1738, which stated council members would "Join
the gym - and this time really stick with it" was struck in a
mood of optimism at the first meeting of the year. However, it waned
through March and April, and has now "floundered completely", as a
spokesman put it.
However, it waned
through March and April, and has now "floundered completely" as a
spokesman put it. The council is also in breach of several prior
resolutions including 1729 ("The council resolves...that we really
need to get in shape"), and sanctions could now follow.
"This issue has
proven more difficult to enforce than we anticipated," said an aide
to the current UNSC President. "Striking a compromise between
sovereignty and the will of the diplomatic community is always
fraught, and it turns out that after work, we're usually pretty tired
and just want to put our feet up." The aide also stated that the
group's previous New Year's resolution, "That the council quit
smoking", could also be a contributing factor. "It's hard to do
everything at once," he said. "Baby steps, you know?"
While no-one is
taking the blame for the fiasco, fingers are being pointed at
individual member states. The UK had acted to water down the original
wording of the resolution, arguing that it should instead read "maybe
we should start doing some Pilates". France is also under scrutiny
for adding a sub-section suggesting delegates could still "have the
occasional piece of gateau, just as a treat."
China almost
derailed the process single-handedly by abstaining abstained from the
resolution all together. "We question the wisdom of a binding
resolution of this kind," said the Chinese representative. "It's
not even our New Year."
Delegates say they
hope to cobble together a new resolution in time to ensure the Council is
looking good for summer.
[Article]UN Security Council fails to enforce New Year`s resolution Vince Ficarra May 10th, 2007 - 9:51 AMHow is it that the once mighty UN is now so irrelevant? Didn't they used to have clout? Remeber the days when the UN could actually tell the US what it could and can't do? Why don't they just disband the whole thing, seeing as the US just over-ride every US decision? What have the UN done for the past 5 years?
Re: [Article]UN Security Council fails to enforce New Year`s resolution S Uhlmann May 10th, 2007 - 7:34 PM
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"What have the UN done for the past 5 years?"
Have they managed to give up smoking yet? That would be something...
[Article]UN Security Council fails to enforce New Year`s resolution Moonsangel May 14th, 2007 - 12:38 AM^^ You would have the US dictate everything every other nation did? That would work out well...For anyone who doesn't like using oil, is a Christian and isn't worried about the rights of their people.
[Article]UN Security Council fails to enforce New Year`s resolution Cuthbert May 14th, 2007 - 8:08 PMThe UN cronies all look so very tired in that photo.
Re: [Article]UN Security Council fails to enforce New Year`s resolution Biscuit May 14th, 2007 - 9:30 PM
blah blah... seeing as the US just over-ride every US decision? ...blah blah
I don't see a problem with this. Maybe you could elaborate?
Re: [Article]UN Security Council fails to enforce New Year`s resolution Vince Ficarra May 22nd, 2007 - 6:38 AMblah blah... seeing as the US just over-ride every US decision? ...blah blah I don't see a problem with this. Maybe you could elaborate?
You know I meant "US just over-ride every UN decision?"
"Eleborate?" Ahhhhh how about the current Iraq invasion. Yes, invasion. Operation Iraqi Freedom my ar.se.
