Friday, November 8th, 2024

Failed to keep pace with changing times… S Jaishankar calls UN an ‘old company’

New Delhi: Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar on Sunday said the United Nations (UN) is like an ‘old company’ which is not able to keep pace with the changing global scenario but is ‘taking up space in the market’. Speaking at the Kautilya Economic Conference, Jaishankar stressed that the UN has failed to keep pace with the world, forcing countries to find alternative ways to deal with global challenges.

‘United Nations is like an old company’

Jaishankar said, “Since this is an economic conference, I will give you a business answer. The United Nations, in a way, is like an old company, which is not completely in tune with the market, but Space is being taken up. When companies lag behind the world, startups and innovations start doing their own things.”

‘Too weak to work’

Jaishankar said, “After all, there is the United Nations, but it is very weak in functioning, although it is still the only multilateral player. But when it does not come forward on key issues, countries find their own ways. “

Said this regarding the role of UN in Covid-19

Speaking on the role of the United Nations during the Covid-19 pandemic, External Affairs Minister Jaishankar mentioned its limited contribution. he/she said, “Probably the biggest event that happened in our lifetime was Covid. Just think about what the United Nations did in Covid, I think the answer is not very much.”

What did you say about the ongoing conflict across the world?

The External Affairs Minister discussed the role of the United Nations on major global conflicts, particularly the Russia-Ukraine war and the ongoing Middle East crisis. Jaishankar said, “There are two very serious conflicts going on in the world. Where is the United Nations in them? Essentially a mute spectator. As you saw even during Covid, countries either did their own thing or took initiatives like Covax.” Came forward, behind which was a group of countries.”

“Nowadays when it comes to big issues, you will find that groups of countries come together and say, let’s agree on this and do it,” the External Affairs Minister said. “The United Nations will continue, but there is also a rapidly developing non-UN space, which is the active space,” he/she said.

(With agency inputs)

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