US secretary of state: UN plays no role in resolving world conflicts

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio took aim at the UN’s lack of global leadership, questioning its relevance in addressing major international conflicts.

Speaking for Fox News ahead of US President Donald Trump's adress at the United Nations General Assembly in a few hours, Rubio noted that one of the things the US leadern will adress is the United Nations itself, Caliber.Az reports.

“Why do we still have the UN? It has tremendous potential. The UN is an organization that has the potential to do great things around the world, but it is not doing it," he stressed. 

Rubio pointed to the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine as an example of the UN’s ineffectiveness.

“You have a war going on there. It is the president [ Trump - ed.] that has been carrying the burden of trying to bring the war to the end. The UN is playing no role,” he said.

He also criticised the UN’s absence in addressing the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.

“If you look at Gaza with Hamas and everything that has happened there with Israel taking them on — what role is the UN playing? None,” Rubio stated. “We are going to try here.”

By Sabina Mammadli