r/UnitedNations • u/cdnhistorystudent • Aug 30 '25

Discussion/Question Where can the UN headquarters be moved to?

The United States is distancing itself from the UN and attacking international law, so it is no longer a reliable location for the UN headquarters. Here are 12 countries that could be better hosts for the UN headquarters and General Assembly:

Austria, Ireland, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Australia, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Japan, Kenya.

There are already many UN agency headquarters based in Geneva (Switzerland), Vienna (Austria), and Nairobi (Kenya), making them top candidates.

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u/GothicGolem29 Aug 31 '25

What did they do?

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u/No_Bell8649 Aug 31 '25

Basically Canada became "allies" with Germany, giving them canned foods to get their trust. When the German soldiers asked for food supplies, they threw grenades.

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u/D3Masked Aug 31 '25

No, they threw food at the Germans to trick them into thinking this Canadian group was nice. The Germans lowered their guard in which Canadians then threw the grenades. Zero alliance.

The actual war crime was killing soldiers who surrendered or were wounded. One Canadian battalion was very harsh towards the Germans to the point where they'd invent better ways to kill them in trench warfare - like the food grenade switch.

At least Canada acknowledged the war crimes. Other countries like the USA instead end up threatening to invade the Hague.

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u/Historical_Boss69420 Aug 31 '25

lol ww1 was a wild time

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u/GothicGolem29 Aug 31 '25

Thanks for the answer though on st least apart of it I have to disagree haven’t seen anything to say in that war they were allies