UN Report Reports Unread: A Look at the UN’s Impact and Limitations
UN report finds United Nations reports are not widely read, and honestly, it’s not that surprising. The news itself is almost a self-fulfilling prophecy, isn’t it? A report on reports that aren’t being read? Well, color me unsurprised. It’s a bit like someone finally realizing the emperor has no clothes, except the emperor is the UN, and the clothes are… well, lengthy reports.
The core issue seems to stem from a fundamental disconnect between the UN’s output and its audience. The UN is churning out a significant volume of reports – the Secretary-General himself mentioned thousands of meetings and hundreds of reports, with a 20% increase since 1990.… Continue reading
Matt Underwood