On Monday December 22, 2014 the 15 members of the Security Council of UNO voted on whether they should discuss the UNO report on the serious abuses of Human Rights in North Korea. There were 11 votes in favour, 2 abstentions and 2 votes against (by Russia and China). Discussions of the Report started immediately.
Russia and China both have a right to veto resolutions in the Security Council but cannot prevent discussions ! They are both, like North Korea, Totalitarian Countries.
In 2012 Russia and China both voted against a resolution to send a United Nations force into Syria because of suspected violations of Human Rights by Bachar al-Assad. Their argument then was that UNO should not interfere in the Internal Affairs of Syria ! The fact that Russia had (and still has) a small fleet anchored offshore in Syrian waters, was immaterial !
When vetoes were first introduced, the idea was to facilitate the task of the Great Powers to maintain Peace after the end of the Second World War in 1945. Alas, 70 years later the vetoes are used for entirely different objectives, not to protect world security, but to enhance and protect political aims.
The result now is that the UN organisation has lost the powers it had to pass meaningful resolutions in its Assembly to correct known infringements of, for example, basic Human Rights Principles !
At present Russia is vehemently denying that it is interfering in the affairs of Ukraine despite all the evidence widely available ! The Peoples Republic of China became a Member of the Security Council in 1971 and since then has used its veto rights many times. It too flouts basic Human Rights Principles !
What can the United Nations do ? What can the Security Council do ? Any one of the 5 Five Countries with a Veto can stop everything at any time !
It is clear that a new definition of the right to Veto is required. In good English one says that at present "the tail is wagging the dog" ! This must be changed !
The United Nations Organisation needs the means to be a respected policeman in this world !
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