71 years of the UNO

UN at 71- 17 Goals.

Humanity has entered the era of sustainability – with a global commitment to fulfill the great promise of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

On its 71st Anniversary, the UN identifies 17 simple steps to a better life on a healthier planet. These include donating, preserving, conserving and sharing of resources.

In its seven decades of existence, has the UNO really served its purpose?

Its various agencies can boast of having eradicated smallpox, getting more than 50% of the children in the world vaccinated, protecting human rights, preserving world heritage sites, having countries comply with several treaties and regulations to control climate change, prosecuting dictators like Charles Taylor and Milosevic for war crimes, etc.

However, the greater evils disrupting world peace are yet to be dealt with. The UNO, as of now, has failed to control the tumorous spread of the ISIS and other terrorist outfits. The very infamous genocide of Rwanda and the massacres in Serbrenica and Bosnia are examples of its failure to act as an organisation for maintaining international peace. 
The stagnant structure of most UN bodies, especially the Security council needs democratization. The P-5 have been permanent for way too much time now and it's time Africa, South America and Asia have their fair share of representation in the SC. Also, the use of veto needs to be regulated to prevent misuse as witnessed at the hands of China a few days back.

At least all the developing countries, if not all, should in effect press for reforms in the UN in order to ensure it exists as a relevant organisation in the coming years.