At the United Nations, Reform Has a Long Way to Go

Publication Date: October 1988

Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)

Author(s): Mark A. Franz; Robert Winters

Research Area: International relations

Keywords: International organizations

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

The United Nations’ early steps toward reform, taken in response to U.S. financial pressure, are encouraging, but they are not enough. The U.S. must insist constantly and unwaveringly that the U.N., especially the General Assembly, abide by its Charter and rules of procedure: If It refuses, the US. should use whatever means necessary, including refusing to participate in General Assembly sessions and withholding the U.S. portion of the cost of conducting the General Assembly, to see that it does.