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Is it time to reform or replace the United Nations?
The ongoing crisis in Gaza has raised grave questions about the effectiveness of international institutions. Despite widespread global condemnation, Israel continues its military campaign at a gargantuan scale—what many observers describe as a potential genocide. The United States, by repeatedly exercising its unilateral veto power at the UN Security Council, has obstructed any meaningful action.
This has rendered both the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the International Criminal Court (ICC) effectively powerless, undermining their mandates and eroding global trust in international justice mechanisms.
In light of this, I believe the global community must seriously consider two options:
1. Revoking or reforming the UN veto power, particularly the U.S.’s ability to override collective consensus;
2. Establishing a new international coalition—comprised of nations committed to human rights and justice—to uphold the rule of law where the current system has failed.
Such a body could take concrete steps to hold individuals accountable, including political leaders implicated in war crimes.
Mohamed Zahran
Colombo
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