The UN faces destruction. Can we save it? – with Ros Taylor and Richard Gowan

The Bunker

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News, Politics, Society & Culture, Government

4.6 • 984 Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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The United Nations was founded to help maintain international peace and security. The Security Council in particular is supposed to uphold those pledges. But its power and influence is dwindling. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a looming war over Taiwan and unrest in Africa is some proof of that. So what can it do to regain the power it has lost, and is there still a place in the world for the UN? Richard Gowan is the UN Director of Crisis Group in New York. He sits down in The Bunker with Ros Taylor. “I don’t think it's fair to say the UN as a whole has failed Ukrainians, but the Security Council certainly has.” – Richard Gowan “Taiwan is the potential crisis that could blow up the Security Council that no one ever talks of.” – Richard Gowan “The general assembly is a great big circus.” – Richard Gowan Written and presented by Ros Taylor. Producer: Chris Jones. Audio production: Robin Leeburn. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Music by Kenny Dickinson.. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:09.1	Ros Taylor and you hereby establish an international organization to be known as the United Nations.
1:17.0	Long live the United Nations.
1:20.0	Long live the United Nations. That was from the fanfare for all people, a film
1:28.0	released to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the UN in 2015, but times have changed since then. Russia invaded Ukraine.
1:36.4	The relationship between China and the West is strained.
1:39.7	There are more and more coups in Africa. It survived the Cold War, but how much can the UN really do now?
1:47.1	With me to answer that question is Richard Gowan,
1:49.6	the UN Director at Crisis Group, who's been following the UN for many years.
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