Madness.
Posted on 09/04/2012 9:32:19 AM PDT by Whenifhow
Member countries can make the United Nations (UN) fully democratic and transparent by carrying out reforms and restructuring, including re-establishing the world body as a World Parliament with member countries' representatives as members.
Former Chief Minister Tan Sri Harris Salleh said under the Parliament, a Cabinet could be created incorporating all present members of Security Council with additional members to be elected by the UN i.e 48 members as UN Ministers with specific portfolios.
Presently these portfolios are being held by Director Generals.
Harris said that as suggested by US President Wilson in 1942, a UN Police Force should be created in addition to the UN Marine Police Force.
Both the UN Police Force and UN Marine Police Force are to enforce all decisions made by the World Parliament, and to be stationed regularly, he said.
"With the establishment of a UN Marine Police Force, then America can assign or second half of its fleet to UN Marine Police Force in Asia.
It is suggested the Admiral be an American and the Vice Admiral to be from the Chinese Navy," he said.
The United Nations up to this day is guided by the Security Council, which may be necessary in the past, but after more than 60 years, most member countries numbering 193 were no longer colonies and were being led and governed by educated and civilised people.
He said therefore, these countries do not need any guidance.
Thus, the Security Council is no longer necessary and the UN must be restructured and reformed to match the present development of the people and the world.
"Make the United Nations the only authority vested with power and authority to solve country to country international finance, monetary and trade problems, he said in his proposal paper entitled "United Nations Needs Reform and Restructure Very Badly" that was emailed to all member countries at the UN headquarters in New York.
"Based on news reports overwhelming number of the member countries would like to see that the UN is strong, fair and just, a respected body where they can look for guidance and assistance," he said.
Harris said Guided Democracy was now obsolete and that the world needs a completely democratic and transparent body - chosen by the countries for the countries and for the government of the countries.
Under the present structure, it appeared that the Security Council, consisting only of 11 member countries, is more powerful than the General Assembly, which meets once a year, he said.
He said the Statute of Convention of the United Nations, which was created nearly 67 years ago seriously need to be reformed and updated in line with the needs of the present times.
"It is unable to function effectively in the present world atmosphere.
United Nations should transcend nations become a Supra-National Institution, characterised by mandatory universal memberships and ability to deploy physical force for effective control.
"Such a supra-national World Parliament would entail a preponderance of political power in the hands of the supra-national organisation rather than in individual national units," he said.
Harris said the World Parliament should be run like the American House of Representatives where member countries can submit any issue or complaints initially to the Cabinet and then to open debate in the World Parliament House. The Philippines, according to him, could then submit their case on the disputed area and China will do the same.
The Cabinet will prepare a paper based on both sides' submissions and the paper submitted to the World Parliament for decision.
Once the decision is made, the World Government Ministry will implement the decision through either the police or marine police who are to enforce the decisions conscientiously.
Harris said the World Cabinet should incorporate all members of the present Security Council with an additional 37 members to be elected by the UN Parliament.
"The United Nations World Parliament ought to hold at least three sessions a year, and extraordinary sessions as necessary to hear debate and make decisions on any issue put forward," he said.
China could be prevailed upon to provide the World Parliament location, in view its vast areas and resources, he said, adding a new city to be known as World City should be built for the benefit of all countries and the billion people.
The World Parliament might be able to resolve the South China Sea disputes where China was claiming sovereignty and had established bases and settlements including a special city, Shansa City.
The areas were also being claimed by surrounding countries, particularly the Philippines.
The nations of the region were supposed to work collaboratively and diplomatically to resolve the disputes without use of force and certainly without encouragement by some other nation.
However, the Philippines went to America for help, and America despite its subtle diplomatic action made a wrong approach adding to the threat in the potentially oil-rich waters.
He said the consequence of America's statements was a response from China to reject shipments of bananas from the Philippines.
It was also reported that more than 500,000 Chinese tourists with confirmed bookings from April, May and June this year cancelled their visit to the Philippines.
The Philippine Government ended up unilaterally withdrawing its naval boats from the disputed area. "Can America do anything to force China out? China will not listen to any one person or nation, except to the voice of a United Nations - World Parliament," he said.
Harris said it was also not beneficial for America to send half of its naval fleet to Asia in disguise as a relief for emergency disaster in Asia.
It only created tension in the region and making it more difficult for Asean, while nations hosting the American Force under the guise of emergency relief forces would not benefit whether directly or indirectly by China's reaction.
It was also causing unnecessary waste of money and resources, he said, adding that in addition to the unpopular American Foreign Policy, the move by America on the South China Sea would cause further damage not only to America but also the Asian nations.
The perception of the Asian people is that America was destabilising the regions with the view of allowing American companies to sell arms to these countries.
"It is only just to put the dispute for hearing by the 193 member countries at the World Body and to make decisions. It avoids adversial approach from which no party can back down to a worldwide opinion that the parties can acknowledge and respect without embarrassment.
"It is expected that all parties would abide by such world body if democratically constituted including China. This will avoid if not reduce tensions among the major powers of the world.
"Abolishing the Security Council will pave the way to setting up of a World Parliament and a World Cabinet making the UN the most powerful and having full authority on earth," he said.
He added that the establishment of such Parliament and Cabinet is the only way to save the world and to avoid genocide and other killings and the wastage of funds.
"With all round cooperation of the countries, everybody will be able to live peacefully and comfortably. There is enough land and resources for the future of 10 billion people of the world," he said.
In order to achieve the aims and objectives of the founder members that formed the United Nations in 1945, the 193 member countries must at the forthcoming General Assembly move a motion calling for the establishment of United Nations Parliament and United Nations Cabinet, he said.
It is high time that the power and authority to resolve problems between nations as well as humanitarian problems be placed wholly within the power of the United Nations.
"The United Nations must be empowered to do so.
Veto powers of single nations must be reviewed.
There cannot be serious objections to this suggestion, except for reasons that are wholly selfish, suspect and unbecoming," he said.
We need to end our membership and funding ASAP
As suggested by US President Wilson in 1942????
The guy died in 1924.
We need to disestablish it. The UN should never have come to be, but FDR pushed it through during the war years. A “world parliament” would be an imitation of the USSR and European Union and therefore be totalitarian.
“Former Chief Minister Tan Sri Harris Salleh” is a used-to-be governor of a Malaysian state, who has now publicly proved himself to be an idiot. The next time anyone takes advice from him will probably be the first.
Better known as Yang Berhormat Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Harris bin Mohd Salleh, the sixth Chief Minister of the state of Sabah, in Malaysia.
And if you think that the UN is kleptocratic and dysfunctional now, just wait for this to be implemented! The most logical result would be to immediately requisition all wealth from the 1st World (Europe, Japan, US and Anglo-Saxon derived countries) to feed the endless black hole of 3rd World dictatorships.
Actually the full name is:
Yang Berhormat Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Harris bin Mohd Salleh F’tang-F’tang-Olé-Biscuit Barrel
I suggest we move it into the former EU building in Brussels when the EU collapses and abandon it like a bad idea, also not spend another red cent on it.
Looks like someone is starting the push to a One World Government if you read between the lines.
Looks like someone is starting the push to a One World Government if you read between the lines.
In the same sense that 1984 was written in 1948...
The guy died in 1924.
What are you, the self appointed fact checker? Are you trying to confuse readers with obvious flaws and known facts? Sheeesh! This adds nothing to to discussion.
(sarcasm/cynicism/facetiously submitted....etc.)
The UN was supposed to be a forum for negotiation, with other nations providing advice and council, and if need be, assistance. It was not to emulate a government.
Does anyone believe for a moment they won’t picks favorites?
And I’m betting they will push for a fully democratic government. You know, where democracy is three wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.
Then we should declare war on the UN and re-take the Pacific Island that we donated for the cause. I hear Iwo Jima is available and hasn't been invaded for years.
Here’s a better idea: Make the UN little more than an international diplomatic forum of bilateral-only national agreements and conflict resolution, under the arbitration of a neutral third nation.
That is, as a meeting place for two nations to set up trade and other agreements, with a third, neutral nation to insure they use appropriate phrasing in their agreement, that there is equitable “consideration”, that is, a fair exchange between the two, without bribery, corruption or exploitation.
Likewise, whenever there was a bilateral disagreement, the neutral country agreed to by both would act as a binding arbitrator, and would provide monitors to ensure performance.
Agreements or disagreements greater than two nations would be in a different forum.
I’d like the idea better if it could be assured the island would be underwater in the near future.
That says it all right there.
No Security Council = No permanent US leadership = No Veto of any UN edict affecting the US.
And to top it off, they want half of our Navy, too.
Promote the U.N. as the only hope for mankind. If its charter is rewritten, demand that it be set up as a one-world government with its own independent armed forces. (Some Communist leaders believe the world can be taken over as easily by the U.N. as by Moscow. Sometimes these two centers compete with each other as they are now doing in the Congo.)
Soft-peddling the one world government concept.
UN out of US; US out of UN! Send them packing to Brussels, Paris or Beijing. Hey, you progressive Americans who worship the UN, wouldn’t you be happier in Brussels, Paris or Beijing?
Madness.
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