Published On: Thu, Sep 26th, 2024

Angry claims of ‘double standards’ in international law roil the UN

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres puts his hand over his heart after speaking to the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024.

As representatives of the world’s governments met at the UN General Assembly in New York earlier this week, tensions were growing in the world body over what many countries describe as double standards in the application of the UN Charter, which prohibits the seizure of territory by force.

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Angry claims of ‘double standards’ in international law roil the UN