Argentine President Javier Milei Calls UN 'Useless' in Fiery Speech

Argentine President Javier Milei delivered a scathing critique of the United Nations on Thursday, labeling the international body "useless" and its representatives "fatally arrogant parasites" during a speech to the General Assembly in New York.

Milei, an ally of former U.S. President Donald Trump, began by acknowledging the U.N.'s founding principles of peaceful conflict resolution and the promotion of universal freedom and dignity. However, he asserted that the organization had failed to uphold these ideals in practice.

"Today, regrettably, it is time to acknowledge that in practice that sacred covenant has been broken," Milei stated. "That’s to say, it has become a useless organization whose only purpose is to sustain a caste of fatally arrogant parasites masquerading as well-intentioned bureaucrats."

Milei pointed to the U.N.'s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which he described as a form of "genocide," as well as its stance on the "gender agenda, environmental extremism and unchecked immigration." He argued that during the pandemic, U.N. bodies prioritized "social control disguised as science" over public health evidence and national sovereignty, leading to "millions of avoidable deaths."

He also criticized the U.N. for its perceived failures in addressing international conflicts, stating that the organization had "allowed chaos, violence and international terrorism to flourish." According to Milei, the body has "sheltered bloodthirsty dictatorships and regimes that stone women in the streets" and has "systematically voted against Israel while remaining silent in the face of Islamic terrorism and the genocide of Christians in Africa."

The Argentine president further invoked his country's grievances, citing the U.N.'s stance on the Falkland Islands (Malvinas), South Georgia, and South Sandwich Islands as an example of the "gulf that exists between the words of international institutions and the reality upon which they purport to act."

"There's no shortage of words or resolutions; what is lacking is consequences," Milei declared. "Because an institution that cannot ensure that its words carry weight in the real world loses the most important thing of all, its authority."

He characterized the U.N. as a bureaucratic entity that imposes controls on liberal democracies while failing to hold autocratic regimes accountable. Citing the economist Ludwig von Mises, Milei concluded, "Good people do not think about controlling the lives of their fellow human beings."