The United Nations was built on a promise: to create a world in which justice, equality, and human dignity prevail. Arising from the ashes of the Second World War, the UN’s charter is filled with lofty ideals—social progress, human rights, and “better standards of life in larger freedom.” Decades later, the rhetoric remains intact, but the reality tells a different story.
The UN has played a critical role in shaping global conversations around poverty, human rights, and inequality, ...