No, sadly, it does not. Mostly due to the U.S. (but there are other reasons and evidence as well):
http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract;jsessionid=FDE6D82F10CCAF96A1F4236BA51910B5.tomcat1?fromPage=online&aid=343182http://globalpolicy.org/security/issues/israel-palestine//2003/0218istheun.htmhttp://www.canadafreepress.com/2003/un091503.htmhttp://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=40615http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iran/2006/iran-061020-rianovosti02.htmhttp://www.generationaldynamics.com/cgi-bin/D.PL?xct=gd.e040628It has the potential for doing great good, but sadly, it has not been up to the task.
>How cynical. Call me a starry-eyed idealist but I think the UN does matter, at least some. It's only irrelevant to those who think the U.S. can and should just do whatever it damn well pleases, and let's not have any backtalk. To me that's the antiquated notion.
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