Marcelo Lins on Guterres’ speech: “Strong speech by a weak man in a discredited institution”
For the commenter of GloboNews Marcelo Lins, Guterres’ speech, although strong, may not have great practical results.
“It is a powerful speech by a weak man in a discredited institution, but not only because of bureaucratic errors, but because it has been repeatedly ignored in recent years, especially by the countries that have more power within them, which is why they are being used more and more often “If it becomes clearer, it is a flaw in the structure of the United Nations,” says Lins.
According to Marcelo Lins, from the moment a structure was created at the United Nations in which powers had the right to veto decisions, even if they were made by consensus, the body’s function was suspended.
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“It (UN) works very well when it comes to issues that do not involve major political disputes, for example in the programs of Unicef, UNESCO and even the World Food Program, possibly aid related to the FAO, the Agricultural Organization… “In “On the most sensitive issues that require a clearer positioning of the Community to protect humanity, in particular the prevention of wars or their intensification, the responsibility of those who start or continue a conflict, the United Nations is currently unable to act,” he said Marcelo Lins .
The commentator cites the unilateral decisions of US after the September 11 attacks and contradictions from the United Nations, such as showing concern about the humanitarian situation in Gaza while not proposing an immediate ceasefire.
“It is obvious that it is impossible not to condemn Hamas’ barbaric terror. This is incompatible with any idea of negotiations, especially since Hamas’s founding charter calls for the destruction of the State of Israel. But then imagine that this is the case.” “It is worth paying this humanitarian price that we are paying, we see that, there is room for discussion,” the commentator concludes.
After Guterres declared that Hamas’ attacks on Israel on October 7 “did not come out of nowhere,” Foreign Minister Eli Cohen canceled the meeting with the secretary general and Israel’s UN Ambassador Gilard Erdan called for Guterres to resign.
“It is important to recognize that Hamas’ actions were not accidental. The Palestinian people have been subjected to oppressive occupation for 56 years. Homes have been demolished,” the UN SecretaryGeneral said.
Shortly after the speech, Gilad Erdan declared