Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: It's a really tough time to be the UN - Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Tell you what, it’s a tough time to be the UN.

I can’t help but feel that the UN’s credibility is increasingly on the line at the moment with how often it’s being ignored.

Take for example what’s just happened overnight: the International Criminal Court – which was set up through the UN and endorsed by the UN's General Assembly – has issued an arrest warrant for the Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.

That's ballsy. That's the first time they’ve gone after a world leader who is democratically elected.

Trouble is, it doesn’t sound like at least three significant international powers are necessarily going to respect this.

The US: they won’t arrest Netanyahu, they’re not a member of the ICC.

The UK: they won’t commit publicly to arresting him.

And nor will France. They say it’s legally complex.

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