Walkout at UNGA: Implications for strength and responsibilities of United Nations

By Ndukwem Ogwo
The   United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) is designed to be one of the world’s most important arenas for international dialogue. It is the place where sovereign states, irrespective of size, military strength or economic power, are expected to meet, speak, listen, disagree and negotiate under a common institutional framework.
Yet, the increasingly visible practice of delegations walking out when another country’s leader is speaking raises an important question: what does a walkout at the UN General Assembly say about the strength, authority and responsibilities of the United Nations itself?
The question has acquired renewed relevance following the walkouts durin...