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The UN takes a left-wing stance on [[capital punishment]], condemning the conservative [[Trump administration]]'s decision to restore the federal death penalty for serious crimes as "rolling back progress."<ref>Budryk, Zack (July 30, 2019). [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/455315-un-trump-administration-death-penalty-decision-rolling-back-progress UN: Trump administration 'rolling back progress' with death penalty decision]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved July 30, 2019.</ref>

The UN takes a left-wing stance on [[capital punishment]], condemning the conservative [[Trump administration]]'s decision to restore the federal death penalty for serious crimes as "rolling back progress."<ref>Budryk, Zack (July 30, 2019). [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/455315-un-trump-administration-death-penalty-decision-rolling-back-progress UN: Trump administration 'rolling back progress' with death penalty decision]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved July 30, 2019.</ref>

===Promoting Abortion===

===Promoting abortion===

The Committee for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) pushes countries to promote [[abortion]].

The Committee for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) pushes countries to promote [[abortion]].

<ref>[https://www.lifenews.com/int620.html United Nations Committee Pushes Countries to Promote Abortion in CEDAW Mtg], [[Samantha Singson]], ''[[Life News]]'', February 15, 2008</ref> The UN played a role in passing a radical 2019 [[New York]] abortion law that allowed abortion up to the very moment of birth.<ref>Ruse, Austin (February 15, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/pro-abortion-un-helped-pass-new-york-abortion-till-birth-law Pro-abortion UN helped pass New York abortion-till-birth law]. ''LifeSiteNews'' (from ''C-Fam''). Retrieved February 15, 2019.</ref>

<ref>[https://www.lifenews.com/int620.html United Nations Committee Pushes Countries to Promote Abortion in CEDAW Mtg], [[Samantha Singson]], ''[[Life News]]'', February 15, 2008</ref> The UN played a role in passing a radical 2019 [[New York]] abortion law that allowed abortion up to the very moment of birth.<ref>Ruse, Austin (February 15, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/pro-abortion-un-helped-pass-new-york-abortion-till-birth-law Pro-abortion UN helped pass New York abortion-till-birth law]. ''LifeSiteNews'' (from ''C-Fam''). Retrieved February 15, 2019.</ref>

The U.N.'s Human Rights Council passed a resolution that directs the body's expert on free speech to report on “individuals and news media for negative comments on Islam.”  <ref>[http://www.frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=F00A83C1-8D4A-4A7B-9545-9A63091D8294 The United Nations: Islam’s Gestapo], [[Stephen Brown]], ''[[Front Page Magazine]]'', April 11, 2008</ref> This suppression of free speech at an organization purporting to fairly represent the world's nations in a common forum is one of numerous actions in the past decade that has undermined U.N. [[credibility]].

The U.N.'s Human Rights Council passed a resolution that directs the body's expert on free speech to report on “individuals and news media for negative comments on Islam.”  <ref>[http://www.frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=F00A83C1-8D4A-4A7B-9545-9A63091D8294 The United Nations: Islam’s Gestapo], [[Stephen Brown]], ''[[Front Page Magazine]]'', April 11, 2008</ref> This suppression of free speech at an organization purporting to fairly represent the world's nations in a common forum is one of numerous actions in the past decade that has undermined U.N. [[credibility]].

===Contemporary U.S. Criticism===

===Contemporary U.S. criticism===

Some American critics view the UN as an agent for [[War on Sovereignty|eroding the sovereignty]] of the [[United States]] and instead promoting forms of [[one-world government]]. Some claim that President [[Bill Clinton]] rejected and ignored the position of the United Nations when he ordered U.S. military "police actions" in foreign countries. President [[George W. Bush]] also rejected the inaction of the UN when he authorized military action against the regime of [[Saddam Hussein]] in [[Iraq]] for ignoring various UN resolutions.  Some commentators now feel that it has since devolved into a radical debating society which has ironically blocked most of the goals for which it has been formed.<ref>[http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20030501faessay11217/michael-j-glennon/why-the-security-council-failed.html Why the Security Council Failed], Michael J. Glennon, ''Foreign Affairs'', May/June 2003.</ref> The UN has criticized the U.S. for conservative immigration policies and pro-life laws.<ref>Newman, Alex (August 12, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/north-america/item/33102-un-to-america-open-the-border-kill-more-babies UN To America: Open the Border, Kill More Babies]. ''The New American''. Retrieved August 12, 2019.</ref> Many UN leaders once served in the Obama and Clinton administrations, allowing them to steer the UN into opposing the policies of more conservative American administrations.<ref>Rosiak, Luke (November 12, 2019). [https://www.theepochtimes.com/obama-clinton-alumni-serve-at-un-continuing-liberal-influence-over-international-affairs-during-trump-era_3144302.html Obama, Clinton Alumni Serve at UN, Continuing Liberal Influence Over International Affairs During Trump Era]. ''The Epoch Times'' (from ''The Daily Caller''). Retrieved November 12, 2019.</ref>

Some American critics view the UN as an agent for [[War on Sovereignty|eroding the sovereignty]] of the [[United States]] and instead promoting forms of [[one-world government]]. Some claim that President [[Bill Clinton]] rejected and ignored the position of the United Nations when he ordered U.S. military "police actions" in foreign countries. President [[George W. Bush]] also rejected the inaction of the UN when he authorized military action against the regime of [[Saddam Hussein]] in [[Iraq]] for ignoring various UN resolutions.  Some commentators now feel that it has since devolved into a radical debating society which has ironically blocked most of the goals for which it has been formed.<ref>[http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20030501faessay11217/michael-j-glennon/why-the-security-council-failed.html Why the Security Council Failed], Michael J. Glennon, ''Foreign Affairs'', May/June 2003.</ref> The UN has criticized the U.S. for conservative immigration policies and pro-life laws.<ref>Newman, Alex (August 12, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/north-america/item/33102-un-to-america-open-the-border-kill-more-babies UN To America: Open the Border, Kill More Babies]. ''The New American''. Retrieved August 12, 2019.</ref> Many UN leaders once served in the Obama and Clinton administrations, allowing them to steer the UN into opposing the policies of more conservative American administrations.<ref>Rosiak, Luke (November 12, 2019). [https://www.theepochtimes.com/obama-clinton-alumni-serve-at-un-continuing-liberal-influence-over-international-affairs-during-trump-era_3144302.html Obama, Clinton Alumni Serve at UN, Continuing Liberal Influence Over International Affairs During Trump Era]. ''The Epoch Times'' (from ''The Daily Caller''). Retrieved November 12, 2019.</ref>