Comments on: “The UN of today is not the UN I entered” http://chrisblattman.com/2010/01/22/the-un-of-today-is-not-the-un-i-entered/ International development, politics, economics, and policy Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:53:48 +0000 hourly 1 By: SShttp://chrisblattman.com/2010/01/22/the-un-of-today-is-not-the-un-i-entered/comment-page-1/#comment-11117 SS Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:05:45 +0000 http://chrisblattman.com/?p=4218#comment-11117 Nice post by my name sake but not by me. I would only add that the U.S. has done as much as anyone to undermine the UN as an effective organization.SS Nice post by my name sake but not by me. I would only add that the U.S. has done as much as anyone to undermine the UN as an effective organization.

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]]> By: Shttp://chrisblattman.com/2010/01/22/the-un-of-today-is-not-the-un-i-entered/comment-page-1/#comment-11097 S Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:25:52 +0000 http://chrisblattman.com/?p=4218#comment-11097 Yes, Ghali does not come out of various books I've read covering the period well.When in the UN, I worked with by far the best people I've ever worked with - and also the worst. I was in an HQ office, but too many could not relate to the aims of the organisation. Talking about maximising their personal frequent flyer points from business travel to volunteers from warzones for example.Nevertheless, if the good workers are put off joining the UN, then the careerists, liars and bullies will take over and run it into the ground. So if you care about the aims of the UN, don't be put off! Yes, Ghali does not come out of various books I’ve read covering the period well.

When in the UN, I worked with by far the best people I’ve ever worked with – and also the worst. I was in an HQ office, but too many could not relate to the aims of the organisation. Talking about maximising their personal frequent flyer points from business travel to volunteers from warzones for example.

Nevertheless, if the good workers are put off joining the UN, then the careerists, liars and bullies will take over and run it into the ground. So if you care about the aims of the UN, don’t be put off!

]]> By: kerim canhttp://chrisblattman.com/2010/01/22/the-un-of-today-is-not-the-un-i-entered/comment-page-1/#comment-11096 kerim can Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:13:10 +0000 http://chrisblattman.com/?p=4218#comment-11096 BB Ghali was pushed out for being too "capable"? He should forever be remembered as the UN Secretary General who couldn't call the killings in Rwanda a "genocide" and thus gave cover to countries who did not want to intervene. Pshh. BB Ghali was pushed out for being too “capable”? He should forever be remembered as the UN Secretary General who couldn’t call the killings in Rwanda a “genocide” and thus gave cover to countries who did not want to intervene. Pshh.

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