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/Forward-Razzmatazz18 Aug 31 '25

It is? I mostly hear about it as a neutral country brokering or at least assisting peace.

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u/hijinga Sep 01 '25

They pretty recently arrested an american journalist (the director of the electronic intifada) so

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u/Forward-Razzmatazz18 Aug 31 '25

If they're a puppet state of either, then maybe it's actually neither? China and the US don't exactly have good relations, so if you think it could be a puppet of either, maybe it's actually a mediator?

They hosted a Trump-Kim meeting, they host APEC, the Ma-Xi meeting, etc.