UN Charter: After 75 years, a stress test for global ideals
28 June 2020 |
10:53 am
When delegates from 50 states signed the founding charter of the United Nations, the world was still grappling with the ravages of WWII. Today, the ideals they signed up to are undergoing an unprecedented stress test.
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