UN fails yet again in Haiti

The United Nations has failed to do its job in the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti, writes the conservative daily El Mundo: "We should therefore be demanding an explanation from Ban Ki moon rather than Washington. If the top priority after the disaster was to establish rules for the effective management of aid, the UN has abdicated its responsibility. The absence of an international arbiter has led to Washington assuming a leading role, which has annoyed Paris most of all because it doesn't want to lose influence in its ex-colony. What's more, this is the second time within the space of a month that a major event has overwhelmed the UN. The first was in mid-December at the Copenhagen climate summit, where the US and China reached a deal behind the international community's back. There are many voices ... calling for its reform, and even for it to be replaced by a new organisation."

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