Ken M SweeneySep 30, 2025
Why is the UN still in New York? 🤔
The US no longer represents the world’s centre of power, yet it still controls the access, the visas, and the stage. Time to ask the hard question: Should the UN move out of the US? 🧵
#UN #GlobalOrder #UNReform
Show threadKen M SweeneySep 30, 2025
The UN was planted in New York in 1945, when the US was the unquestioned leader of the “free world.” But let’s be honest: that world doesn’t exist anymore. It’s time the UN moved. 2)
#UN #GlobalOrder
Show threadKen M Sweeney
The US has walked away from being a reliable partner in global leadership. Its politics swing wildly between engagement and isolation. Why should the world’s forum be held hostage to Washington’s mood swings? 3)
#Diplomacy #UNReform
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Show threadKen M SweeneySep 30, 2025
Power has shifted. #Asia is booming—#Japan, #China, #India, #Singapore—these states now drive global trade, diplomacy, and innovation. Yet the UN sits on the other side of the planet, bound by US visa rules. 4)
#AsiaRising #UNHQ
Show threadKen M SweeneySep 30, 2025
The global economy is no longer US-centric. Trade flows, finance, tech and energy are multipolar. The UN should reflect that reality—not a post-WW2 arrangement frozen in amber. 5)
#Economy #MultipolarWorld
Show threadKen M SweeneySep 30, 2025
#Africa is rising. Nations are more self-sufficient, developing their own security and economic frameworks. Why should African delegations have to plead for entry into “Fortress America” to be heard? 6)
#AfricaRising #GlobalSouth
Show threadKen M SweeneySep 30, 2025
The Arab world is still treated like a guest in its own house. UN relocation could give Arab states a stronger platform instead of being filtered through US politics. 7)
#MiddleEast #UNChange
Show threadKen M SweeneySep 30, 2025
And then there’s the insult: Palestinian delegations denied access by the US. How can a supposed neutral body function if its host government decides who gets to enter the building? 8)
#Palestine #HumanRights
Show threadKen M SweeneySep 30, 2025
Alternatives exist:
🇫🇷 #Paris: true diplomatic capital, heart of Europe
🇨🇭 #Geneva: neutral, already a UN base
🇸🇬 #Singapore: efficient, modern, Asian hub
🇰🇪 #Nairobi: rising African powerhouse
🇶🇦 #Doha: voice for the Arab world 9)
#UNHQ #Future
Show threadKen M SweeneySep 30, 2025
My pick? Paris. A city built on diplomacy, global in outlook, and free from US political blackmail. 9)
#Paris2025 #UNReform
Show threadKen M SweeneySep 30, 2025
Moving the UN HQ would be more than symbolic. It would be a declaration: the 21st century is multipolar, and the world’s future will not be dictated from Washington. 10)
#UNChange #WorldPolitics
Show threadKen M SweeneySep 30, 2025

The UN’s future shouldn’t be chained to America’s past. 🌍
If the 21st century is multipolar, the UN must reflect it.

So here’s the question: Where should the UN move?
Paris? Geneva? Singapore? Nairobi? Doha? Or somewhere else entirely? 🔚

Drop your pick below ⬇️
#UN #UNReform #WorldPolitics

Show threadGondorSep 30, 2025
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What about #Sydney Australia?
To me it's more far of all the usual historic political interest groups.
More neutral in my pov than capital influenced #switzerland
Show threadKen M SweeneySep 30, 2025
@grootinside travel distance could be a factor for Australia.
Show threadAlbert BorneoSep 30, 2025
@TheComfortableSpotPodcast Rio de Janeiro Brasil
heart of real America, neutral between Russia_China and Europe_USA, Brics country
Show threadKen M SweeneySep 30, 2025
@AlbertBorneo politically unstable. Imagine if the UN had been based there under Bolsanaro?
Show threadAlbert BorneoSep 30, 2025

@TheComfortableSpotPodcast
Paris has no effective gouvernement. Imagine if Marine Le Pen take the presidency
Geneva is all about Money

But Singapour is stable !

Show threadPeter BrownSep 30, 2025
@TheComfortableSpotPodcast time to move the United Nations elsewhere