UN marks 75th year in world of distrust, shifting power
Waad Al-Kateab, director of the Oscar-nominated Syrian documentary film "For Sama", poses in front of the UN Headquarters in New York on January 30, 2019 in New York City during a rally against bombing of hospitals in Syria. The UN is marking its 75th anniversary. PHOTO | JOHANNES EISELE | AFP
As the United Nations enters its 75th year, the world is still rife with mistrust: the United States remains the dominant superpower but is on the wane, while Asian power is growing in the face of an increasingly fractured Europe, with an explosive Middle East sandwiched in between.
