The thought that global bodies can lead nations to attain equitable development for all is a mind trap designed to make the global majority cede more control to colonial empires behind the UN.

‘Global Peace and Development Architecture’ Mind Trap

The Notion that a centralized and unified global body can achieve peace and development for all continues to falter. As the League of Nations failed to stop World War II, the UN has failed to prevent or stop many wars. The UN, despite shifting its goal from preventing the scourge of war to coordinating development, has attained only 17% of its Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs); total failure. Meanwhile, the Western empires, including the UK, project influence through the UN. During the UNGA-79, the UK Prime Minister declared that his country would return to global leadership, pointing to the pre-UN days of the colonial British Empire.

Therefore, the notion that the UN can bring peace, and development to all while being steered by some powers that miss their colonial empire can only be a mind trap designed to make developing countries surrender control to the hands behind the UN. Developing nations’ only hope is strengthening their sovereignty and steering their development with assistance from like-minded partners, since relying on the UN will only lull them to wait until colonial empires reemerge from the body to drive colonialism. A review of statements made by Kenya’s President William Ruto at The 79th UN General Assembly (UNGA-79) shows that developing countries erroneously think the UN and Western countries can offer a stable international system and global leadership to address various challenges, while the UK Prime Minister’s speech show that the former colonial masters prefer the UN to remain as a steward of their colonialism until their re-emergence.

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