Top UN official in New York steps down citing ‘genocide’ of Palestinian civilians
Top UN official in New York steps down citing ‘genocide’ of Palestinian civilians
Craig Mokhiber, director of human rights body, accuses the US, UK and much of Europe as ‘wholly complicit in the horrific assault’
Craig Mokhiber, director of human rights body, accuses the US, UK and much of Europe as ‘wholly complicit in the horrific assault’
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I hate this.
I hate when good people step down.
They just open the door for some tool to step in and make the problem normal.
Good people letting themselves be complicit in bad things, whilst they are powerless to do good, helps no one.
He was retiring anyways, just found a good moment to retire
Doesn't really look like he's retirement age yet.
I mean, cool, but he's 64 and is retiring. He started at the UN in '92. He announced that he would retire in March of this year. Most sources list that now.
So it's more of a 'i don't need to deal with this insane bullshit so I'm taking my very healthy retirement package and heading out' more than a 'im taking a moral stand and leaving my dream career over this insane bullshit'
Good headlines though.
I mean, it can be both. That resignation letter is damning.
He's definitely upset, can't argue that.
More often, threat of resignation is a political tool to sway others. I mean, if everyone knows that the person threatening to resign is that good and irreplaceable, others would cave in. I don't know how the UN works behind closed doors, and how capable Mokhiber is, but we'll see if this works and the UN comes begging for him to return.