Not while the crooks are running the place.
They've actually had some successes. UN and it's associated agencies can be a mixed bag. UNESCO = useless, WHO = pretty good.
You don't really hear much about the successful border dispute resolution because they don't result in wars.
South China Sea is so small the officially allowed offshore claims overlap. You need some sort of non-state party to resolve the dispute.
“Contrary to some claims, the Law of the Sea Treaty provides no decision-making role for the United Nations."
-- Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Richard Lugar (R-IN)
“…The Convention does not levy taxes or require any technology transfers.”
-- Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Richard Lugar (R-IN)
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PERU said coordination should go hand-in-hand with providing means for developing countries to fulfil their obligations, including capacity building and technology transfer.
--Delegates to the fifth meeting of the UN Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea
WEDNESDAY, 9 JUNE 2004