Is the United Nations a Failed Organization?

The question we all ask ourselves before we go to sleep is this: is the United Nations a failed organization?
Let's take into account how the UN works, how it failed in the past and how the 5 permanent members hinder each other every time a conflict occurs.

Sources (unfortunately almost all in Italian, but you can translate them with Google, if you need):

[titan_fx]

"The world cannot be at peace, if the big five are not at peace"

Enough said.

[grantforester]

Pro: The UN can’t do anything
Con: The UN can’t do anything

[BroadwayRonMexico]

My favorite quote about the UN is from an old Simpsons episode

"Do you kids want to be like the *real* UN or do you just want to squabble and waste time?"

[Monkechnology]

15:27 Thanks God we're on the most sensible timeline and the Western members of the UNSC (you know, the ones in the "right side of history") only bombed Lybia into the middle ages because of reasons instead of enduring a monologue.

Disclaimer: Yes, it's sarcasm

[عضني]

Loved this video! The presentation is splendid and he did a great job of explaining everything! I really learned a lot so keep at it man you're changing lives and views

[MrLeemurman]

Most resolutions vetoed by the U.S. involve condemning Israeli aggression against Palestine and it's neighbors, including the first one they ever did by themselves.

[thefrog]

If Russia was suspended from UN, then China would probably reconsider its position in the organization. The big five has already been uneven in terms of the number of eastern and western powers. Without Russia, there would be even more abuses of the system as the US could conveniently pass anything it wants just as during the Korean War. I don't see much meaning of staying in an international organization that lacks the representation of all. It's like a democracy without opposing parties, albeit China and Russia aren't that much of a democracy.

[UniDocs_Mahapushpa_Cyavana]

The core problem with the UN is that it is based around trying to enforce morality 😇 rather than growing institutions and methodology to actually make anyone genuinely like each other.

[shadowsamurai]

DEFENATLY And this would be the second time Its brother also failed before WW2

[abir]

and these five permanent members are also the five largest arms producers in the world

[emilsinclair]

We’re really talking about kicking Russia out of the security council? That worked really good with the league of nations a hundred years ago. I wonder how that turned out

[Dio_Brando]

US commits war crime*
UN: It's okay we all make mistakes.

[rejvaik]

I would say the General Assembly of the UN is pointless
But the Security Council is not, it's probably the only instrument of the UN that can actually do _something_

[haiderfawzi]

Great video but i feel like you went a bit soft on the west especially America. I would’ve loved if you went into detail the U.N’s failure in regards to the invasion of iraq

[tomosprice]

The only way to make the security council work would be to have more permanent members (e.g India, Germany/EU, Brazil, South Africa, Japan etc.) And to do away with the veto (i.e. only a majority would be needed to pass a resolution). Unfortunately none of the current members would ever accept any of these reforms.

[aubreylear]

now do one on whether the international criminal court is a failed organization

[deltab]

I'll say that is better to waste words rather than wating bullet like some men once said regarding the U.N.

[RusselTanTing-kfzm]

I just love the honesty you guys have, there are indeed some serious credibility questions on the UN’s behalf.

[awddfg]

If you remove the permanent members from the security council, then it won't fail.

[yochaiwyss]

Members of the UN Women Rights commission include such paragons like: Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Qatar... And they have the gall not to call it broken?