23 Sep 2022

UN security council unable to fulfil mandate

From Midday Report, 12:11 pm on 23 September 2022

The United Nations' Security Council appears unable to fulfil its mandate and deal with one of the greatest security challenges of our time: Russia's illegal war in Ukraine.

The prime minister Jacinda Ardern says the council's permanent members have been protecting their own interests by preserving their veto powers - and reform is urgently needed. 

A former New Zealand ambassador to the United Nations Colin Keating spoke to Māni Dunlop.