Ukraine in Arabic | UN: The problem of world terrorism concerns the whole world
KYIV/Ukraine in Arabic/ Ahead of this week’s United Nations General Assembly, world leaders seem to agree: The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and the spread of Ebola in West Africa and of are urgent threats that merit a coordinated response. There is far less consensus, however, on what that response should be and what the U.N. can and should do to help.
A few days before the summit, UN’s Secretary General Ban Ki Moon laid out his priorities.
“First, ISIL terrorism this is a threat to all humanity. Second, climate change, this is a defining issue of our time. And another one is Ebola outbreak in West Africa. These are three most critical, important and serious crises which require urgent action and mobilizing massive resources and political will,” he explained.
A record number of world leaders are expected at this year’s meeting. They will be trying to make headway on these issues but given a lack of unity between some key nations it’s unclear if any concrete measures will emerge.
There are also likely to be questions over reform at the of UN, amid growing frustration at the veto power of the security council 5 permanent members who stand accused of using that power to block key security issues to protect their own interests.
