US EditionUN has 'stopped working': Brazil's Lula
- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva criticized the United Nations, stating it has 'stopped working' and is ineffective in protecting victims of the Gaza war during a news conference in Kuala Lumpur.
- Lula emphasized that every major war has been initiated by members of the UN Security Council without accountability for their actions, citing the ongoing suffering in Gaza.
- During his visit to Malaysia, Lula and Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim agreed to deepen cooperation in various sectors, highlighting shared values of humanity and justice.
- US President Donald Trump is set to participate in the ASEAN summit, where he may meet Lula after their recent thawing relations over past tensions regarding former President Jair Bolsonaro.
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Anadolu AjansıUN has stopped working, says Brazil’s Lula, slams Security Council for failing to stop wars
The Brazilian left-wing president said Saturday that "for a leader, walking the head high is more important than a Nobel prize", in an implicit criticism of Donald Trump.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (Luiz) condemned the United Nations (UN) and other multilateral institutions today, saying they have "stopped functioning" and failed to protect the victims of the war in the Gaza Strip.
Brazil's head of state said the UN Security Council "does not work" by pointing out permanent members as instigators of wars.
On the eve of the summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva criticized "the multilateral institutions that were created to try to prevent these things from happening", which, according to him, "have ceased to function".
"For a leader, walking the head up is more important than a Nobel prize," said the Brazilian president, in a talk to Donald Trump.
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