a decision and also then together was france is to get a blocking minority of first seven votes so that the other side cannot get the nine votes necessary for a decision so i think there is a good chance that in these two years we will make mostly it s about maintaining a tenuous peace between two or more conflict parties here are just two examples of the challenges that the blue helmets face. part of the un peacekeeping missions are in africa one is in mali fifteen thousand u.n. soldiers and civilian workers including several german aides are there to support the twenty thirteen peace agreement between the government and gravels since then war hasn t officially broken out but violence hasn t ended. terrorist attacks still occur the u.n. mission to mali minu smar is one of the most deadly so far over one hundred u.n.
in the security council to come to a decision and it is also then together was france easier to get a blocking minority of first seven votes so that the other side cannot get the nine votes necessary for a decision so i think there is a good chance in these two years we will make our influence felt together as friends ok thank you for those optimistic observations the un currently has fourteen peacekeeping operations in crisis regions mostly it s about maintaining a tenuous peace between two or more conflict parties here are just two examples of the challenges that the blue helmets face. part of the un peacekeeping missions are in africa one is in mali fifteen thousand u.n. soldiers and civilian workers including several german aides are there to support the twenty thirteen peace agreement between the government and rebels since then war hasn t officially broken out but violence hasn t ended. terrorist
israel and push their radical leftist globalist agenda that does not respect the sovereignty of individual countries including the u.s. this of course comes despite the fact that the u.s. provides 22% of the funding to the u.n. and their regular budget and 28% of the money that goes to u.n. peacekeeping missions. president trump s criticism of the u.n. comes ahead of his speech to the general assembly that s happening tomorrow morning. and according to a senior trump administration official the president will focus on his policy of principled realism, call on u.n. members to do more across the globe. and specifically, condemn these rogue regimes of north korea and iran. president trump s speech could not come at a more important time, with north korea ramping up their missile and nuclear weapons program. when it comes to this north korean threat, the trump administration are keeping every option on the table and the u.s. ambassador to the u.n., nikki
things that eric shawn has spent years reporting on that has people even if you believe that the united states must be the world leader and globally engaged, it doesn t necessarily translate to support our enthusiasm for the united nations. the president will have backing from conservatives of the more donald trump america first variety but also conservatives who believe the united states should project its influence but think the united nations is a crummy institution. bill: one other point that is important to talk about peacekeeping missions. they should be defined goals. you think about how the world has changed under the threat of isis and islamic terrorism. normally you get a conflict. send in the blue helmets on behalf of the u.n. and maintain the peace. that s all changed now when everyone could be a target or taken hostage or beheaded and placed online and the u.n. has
i think when secretary general guterres wanted the reformed to be agile, flex will, and efficient, he has work. these are actual tragedies from different parts of the u.n. can singin agencies. i never liked the u.n. human rights council for what they have done to support dictators. you read about all this abuse by the peacekeeping missions, it hasn t stopped there. harris: congressman rooney, we heard you ambassador nikki haley say we are running out of diplomatic processes to avoid war. what do you think of on the foreign missions committee, when you hear those words? i think she is pretty accurate. we had three presidents, each with eight-year terms engage with north korea, every time north korea would act up a little bit.