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The UN turned 80 years old this year. This is an incredible milestone for the only body that brings together all states in an attempt, as per its charter, to preserve world peace and resolve conflicts.
But with 193 members, it is also an organization that is suffering from an identity and financial crisis. US President Donald Trump, whose country is the most significant economic contributor to the UN, is withholding most of the key financing it provides and demanding that the international body limits its mandate to the preservation of world peace and security, while staying away from what he views as controversial issues such as climate change, human rights and humanitarian efforts.
Washington’s closest allies have a very different view; they would like the UN to become more involved in conflict resolution and efforts to address global challenges such as climate change and human rights.
Under Trump, the US has withdrawn from key UN agencies such as UNESCO, the World Health Organization, the Human Rights Council, and the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, either on political grounds related to Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories, or based on ideological, right-wing populist dogmas that have polarized the world since Trump’s rise to power.
