Comments on: “The UN has failed” Part 3 http://theyescampaign.org/the-un-has-failed-part-3/ Vote Yes at www.VoteWorldParliament.org Thu, 10 Mar 2011 19:09:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John T. Dale Jr. http://theyescampaign.org/the-un-has-failed-part-3/comment-page-1/#comment-210 John T. Dale Jr. Thu, 10 Mar 2011 19:09:08 +0000 http://theyescampaign.org/?p=26#comment-210 I agree with D'Escoto's attitude about criticism and about how, when we criticize, we must love whatever or whomever we are criticizing. The Obama administration has not made radical moves at the United Nations, but its record is infinitely better than the prevous record of Bush. In December or so, 2010, Obama supported India's right for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council. The administration has also signed the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, after the Bush administration had rejected it. Obama has also done a great deal to revive UN and multilateral activity in arms control and disarmament. This is absolutely great. However, numerous UN and International Labour Organization human rights treaties remain unratified by the US. The Law of the Sea remains unratified. The US is still floundering on Climate Change efforts. Etc., etc., etc. The Obama administration, particularly in light of the attacks by Republicans on the rights of working people, needs to become much more pro-active in the ILO and at the UN and should make clear that it considers collective bargaining a universal human right, which it is among those who have ratified the relevant ILO conventions. I agree with D’Escoto’s attitude about criticism and about how, when we criticize, we must love whatever or whomever we are criticizing.

The Obama administration has not made radical moves at the United Nations, but its record is infinitely better than the prevous record of Bush.

In December or so, 2010, Obama supported India’s right for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council. The administration has also signed the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, after the Bush administration had rejected it.

Obama has also done a great deal to revive UN and multilateral activity in arms control and disarmament. This is absolutely great.

However, numerous UN and International Labour Organization human rights treaties remain unratified by the US. The Law of the Sea remains unratified. The US is still floundering on Climate Change efforts. Etc., etc., etc.

The Obama administration, particularly in light of the attacks by Republicans on the rights of working people, needs to become much more pro-active in the ILO and at the UN and should make clear that it considers collective bargaining a universal human right, which it is among those who have ratified the relevant ILO conventions.

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