To sell more weapons.

To live in peace you must prepare for war, we all know the proverb.

I personally think we're all conflating Peace with Victory, including the churches and this is causing a malfunction in approach allowing for the conflation of Victory and Peace.

Victory is for when the war is over and no more war to prepare for

Peace is for when the war is paused.

I think what the focus should be is sustaining and developing a system of victory with the lowest possible cost but highest return.

Edit: Save everyone a little time. If your only objection is "you're crazy"

My counter: is "you're my controlled opposition".

What is double standards in response to refugees?

The situations in Ukraine and Myanmar have indeed highlighted a concerning issue – the seemingly different approaches taken by the international community towards refugee crises. Here's how discrimination and double standards might play a role:

Factors in the Different Responses:

• Clarity of Aggression: The war in Ukraine is a clear-cut act of aggression by one nation (Russia) against its neighbor. This triggered a more unified global response against the aggressor and support for the victim (Ukraine).
• Proximity and Cultural Ties: Ukraine has closer geographical and cultural ties to many European countries. This fosters a sense of shared identity and a stronger willingness to help.
• Media Coverage: The war in Ukraine received extensive global media coverage, keeping the plight of refugees constantly in the public eye. This galvanized public support and government action.
• Nature of Conflict: The conflict in Myanmar is a complex civil war that's been ongoing for decades. The international community finds it harder to directly intervene in such situations.
• Limited Leverage: Sanctions are often the main international tool against Myanmar's military junta. Direct military intervention is a complex issue with potential for escalation.

Discrimination and Double Standards:

• Ethnicity and Race: There have been accusations of racism and discrimination in how refugees are treated. Some reports suggest that people of color fleeing Ukraine faced difficulties at borders compared to white Ukrainians.
• Pre-existing Biases: Historical and cultural biases might influence how countries view refugees from different regions. Europe may have a higher affinity for those perceived as culturally closer.
• Geopolitical Concerns: Some countries might be wary of instability in Myanmar spilling over into their borders. Additionally, the sheer number of refugees might be a strain on resources.

What can be done:

• Standardized Refugee Policies: A more unified and standardized approach to refugee resettlement could help mitigate some of the discrepancies.
• Increased Media Coverage: Greater media attention on under-reported conflicts like Myanmar's civil war could raise awareness and lead to a more balanced response.
• Addressing Underlying Biases: Acknowledging and challenging unconscious biases within governments and societies is crucial.

While the situations in Ukraine and Myanmar are complex, the issue of double standards in response to refugee crises deserves attention. Advocating for a more just and equitable approach to helping those fleeing violence is important.

Hey everyone for a school paper about different affort in conflict resultion post ww2 Im looking for an intresting case where the UN was succseful in its peacekeeping attempt can you help me find something?

whats your take on the UN's defenition for peace? whats the relationship between a country's attitude towards conflict and its membership in the UN?

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By removing them , they're no longer bound by the charter provisions regarding international peace and security and international cooperation in human rights and other issues.

Does anybody know why? Usually the call opens in November of each year and closes in December. But there was no opening in 2023…

If i would want to send money through UN to Gaza let's say, should i use https://crisisrelief.un.org/opt-crisis or https://donate.unrwa.org/zakat ?

and how much of these money, goes actually to the humanitiran aid? ( % ) Let's say from 100euro

In the text

Deprivation of personal liberty is without free consent. For the purposes of the

present Basic Principles and Guidelines, the term “deprivation of liberty” covers the period from the initial moment of apprehension until arrest, pretrial and post-trial detention periods. This includes placing individuals in temporary custody in protective detention or in international or transit zones in stations, ports and airports, house arrest, rehabilitation through labour, retention in recognized and non-recognized centres for non-nationals, including migrants regardless of their migration status, refugees and asylum seekers, and internally displaced persons, gathering centres, hospitals, psychiatric or other medical facilities or any other facilities where they remain under constant surveillance, given that may not only amount to restrictions to personal freedom of movement but also constitute the de facto deprivation of liberty. It also includes detention during armed conflicts and emergency situations, administrative detention for security reasons, and the detention of Individuals considered civilian internees under international humanitarian law.

This is the only definition I came across in "detention". Is detention and imprisonment the same ? Within the meaning of these principles ?

Would IMF provide aid even to regimes that are likely to use part or whole or the aid to violate human rights ?

One of the concerns is that these complaints often lead to state investigation and scrutiny of complainants.

Is this neccesarily the case ?

World leaders gather in September for the UN’s Summit of the Future, aiming to revive multilateralism. This article suggests way that this process can be improved

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ON 18 April 2024 America vetoed Palestinian efforts for full UN membership at the UN security council.

After vetoing the measure, the US deputy envoy to the UN, Robert Wood, said Washington believes there is no other path to Palestinian statehood than through negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians.

“We also have long been clear that premature actions here in New York, even with the best intentions, will not achieve statehood for the Palestinian people,” Wood said. Thus forcing Hamas to hand over hostages in exchange for their "generous" temporary ceasefire in Gaza.

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According to the UN the requirements for any state to join are as follows:

• The State submits an application to the Secretary-General and a letter formally stating that it accepts the obligations under the Charter.
• The Security Council considers the application. Any recommendation for admission must receive the affirmative votes of 9 of the 15 members of the Council, provided that none of its five permanent members — China, France, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America — have voted against the application.
• If the Council recommends admission, the recommendation is presented to the General Assembly for consideration. A two-thirds majority vote is necessary in the Assembly for admission of a new State.
• Membership becomes effective the date the resolution for admission is adopted.

This is extremely biased because it is all dependent on the wishes of any of the permanenet Sceurity council members, thus it is a very unreliable system that is not democratic in any way whatsoever.

The vote for Palestine resulted as follows;

https://preview.redd.it/fzg5qevbgtvc1.png?width=1530&format=png&auto=webp&s=4d6fe8d8d3b162f5293129aecca479775e7ad315

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Is UN useful if any rogue nation like Russia able to just defy every rule and commit war crimes with total impunity.

All they can do is talk and do nothing.

Might as well be a social club.

Hi all,

Since for a very long time, I have a dream of becoming the UN Secretary-General, even though the organization is biased against Israel. Technically, can an Israeli become the UN Secretary-General? Again, I'm asking if it's possible technically..

What is the point of the UN? I know it is a peacekeeping thing but is it really working? Does the Czech DM have a point that we are to blind to see? I am just asking

Not sure why comprehensive resources on UN jobs don’t exist, so asking here: What’s it like to apply as an international applicant to the UN or World Bank in ESG and related consulting roles? Any recommendations on best practices? Is it better to go through referrals? Any leads are appreciated!

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