I thought I was on the onion for a second, now I'm just sad

There are days when I understand antipathy towards the UN. Fortunately they’re rare. But boneheaded moved like this don’t make it easy to defend the institution.

Russia appointed chair of Committee on Alcohol Use and Suicide Reduction

Practical jokes 101

I guess the UN wants Saudi Arabia to learn on the job?

Spend that oil money trying not to look like backwards cunts while you still can, I suppose.

You guys do realize this is the adult equivalent of the teacher making someone write an essay about why cheating in a test is wrong, right?

It wasn't because the cheater was a paragon of virtue and honesty. It was to subtlety shame them, make them think deeply about their actions, reflect and open their viewpoints. And hopefully something small changes and one day small changes lead to bigger changes.

Look, what other options are on the table? Invade them and make them the world leader in gender equality? Stop all geopolitical co-operation until their government is 50% female?

I was certainly thinking that the UN had been doing pretty good work lately - showing the world rule based humanitarianism.

This is why the UN is a joke.