Condemn All UN Member States: They Spend 100 Times More on Militarism than on the Entire UN System

Condemn all UN Member States: They Spend 100 times More on Militarism than on the Entire UN System

The United Nations, facing a liquidity crisis, has been threatening to lay-off about 20 percent of its estimated 37,000 employees world-wide: a proposed move that has triggered widespread protests from staff unions both in New York and Geneva. Thus starts Thalif Dean’s analysis in a recent IPS article. The UN is in a liquidity crisis!!?? This is an issue the whole world should talk about NOW. This is a situation that every thinking person should…

Condemn all UN member states: They spend 100 times more on militarism than on the entire UN system

But did you know? Is this discussed now when the UN turn 80 in October? No, politicians, media and scholars generally focus on war and ignore humanity’s most important peace-maker. By Jan Oberg “UNITED NATIONS, Aug 12 2025 (IPS) – The United Nations, facing a liquidity crisis, has been threatening to lay-off about 20 percent of its estimated 37,000 employees world-wide: a proposed move that has triggered widespread protests from staff unions bot…