UN WILL LET A CRISIS GO TO WASTE

THE United Nations (UN) needs no reminder of Winston Churchill's words, "never let a good crisis go to waste".

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He is said to have made the remarks in the middle of World War II and importantly, in the context of forming the UN. Therefore, chances of the current UN membership, especially its security council not being familiar with his message are slim.

The current crisis engineered by Donald Trump's invasion of Venezuela is a test that the UN should ordinarily deal with to prevent history from repeating itself. But that won't happen, not because there is a lack of political will to do so, but because of flaws within the security council.