Indian Express Editorial Summary
Editorial Topic : The UN: A Summit of the Future?
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Revision Notes
UN Summit of the Future
- Date: September 22-23
- Theme: Forge a new international consensus on how to deliver a better present and safeguard the future.
- PM Modi’s Participation: Will travel to New York to address the summit.
UN’s Current Challenges
- Ineffective and inefficient in tackling contemporary challenges.
- Struggling to keep up with growing geopolitical tensions, wars, and competing national interests.
- Paralysis in the WTO’s dispute redressal mechanism due to the US’s refusal to ratify new judges.
Need for Reforms
- Rebuilding Trust and Reigniting Global Solidarity: Theme of the UN 78th session.
- UN Secretary-General’s Call: Stressed the need for reforming and modernizing the multilateral system.
Inherent Problem with the UN
- Anglo-Saxon Dominance: Foundations laid by Roosevelt and Churchill in 1941.
- Majority of Founding Members: English-influenced sphere.
- Complex of Ethnic Domination: Nemesis of the UN.
- Bypass Rather than Reform: Dominant powers prefer to bypass the institution.
UN’s Inability
- Helplessness in Containing Wars: Ukraine, Gaza.
- Imposing Rules on Global North: Food security, SDGs, climate compliance.
- Paralysis in WTO: Dispute redressal mechanism halted since 2019.
Conclusion
- Established powers (P5) are resistant to reforms that undermine their power.
- UN needs to reflect on its commitments and reforms rather than just talking about the future.
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