Archive · 23 Sep 2026
Milei Calls UN ‘Useless Organisation’ Over Security and Falklands
Javier Milei is Argentina’s president.
He gave a speech at a United Nations meeting.
He said the United Nations is not doing its job well.
He argued that it has failed to keep countries safe and protect human rights.
He also said the organization has allowed violence and terrorism to increase.
Milei used very harsh words to describe UN bureaucrats.
He criticized the UN for not supporting Argentina’s claim to the Falkland Islands.
Argentina and Britain fought a war over the islands in 1982.
Argentine President Javier Milei sharply criticized the United Nations in a UN General Assembly speech.
Milei said the UN had failed to protect collective security and human rights.
He accused the organization of allowing chaos, violence and international terrorism to grow.
Milei called UN officials “arrogant parasites” and said the body served a bureaucratic caste.
He also accused the UN of ignoring Argentina’s claim to the Falkland Islands, known in Argentina as Las Malvinas.
- Who
- Argentine President Javier Milei criticized the United Nations.
- What
- Milei called the UN ineffective and accused it of failing on security, human rights and Argentina’s Falkland Islands claim.
- When
- Wednesday, during a speech to the United Nations General Assembly.
- Where
- At the United Nations General Assembly.
- Why
- Milei said the UN had failed to uphold collective security and human rights while ignoring Argentina’s claim to the Falkland Islands.
- Speaker
- Javier Milei, president of Argentina
- Venue
- United Nations General Assembly
- Main criticism
- Milei called the United Nations a “useless organisation.”
- Issues cited
- Collective security, human rights, violence and international terrorism
- Territorial dispute
- Argentina’s claim to the Falkland Islands, which Argentina calls Las Malvinas
- Historical conflict
- Argentina and Britain fought a war over the islands in 1982