UN General Assembly
2024

We have also seen a toxic relationship develop between global governance frameworks and international financial institutions. The world’s most disadvantaged nations have been forced to commit resources they do not have to programmes they do not need, turning them into permanent debtors in service of the global elite’s agenda. Nor has the influence of the World Economic Forum helped—an institution promoting absurd, Malthusian ideas like “Net Zero” policies, which disproportionately harm the poor. Or reproductive rights initiatives, while Western birth rates plummet and point to a bleak future for all. The UN has also failed in its mission to uphold the territorial sovereignty of its members—as Argentines know firsthand from our enduring claim over the Malvinas Islands. And we now find ourselves in a situation where the Security Council—ostensibly the UN’s most vital organ—has been rendered ineffective. Its permanent members’ vetoes are increasingly used to defend narrow, national interests.