floofloof@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoNew Zealand declines invite to join Board of Peacewww.reuters.comexternal-linkmessage-square33linkfedilinkarrow-up1378arrow-down11
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minus-squareA_norny_mousse@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 days agoMy guess is most countries who got one will just leave it to rot somewhere. Unless it’s an election year, apparently. Right now I’d be highly interested if anybody accepted at all…
minus-squarewatson@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 days agoIt’s probably got caught up in most countries’ spam filter.
minus-squareIsoKiero@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 days agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Board_of_Peace#Invitation_accepted
minus-squareA_norny_mousse@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 days agoThanks! Many more countries than I thought. Ultimately no surprises, but still: This is really, really sad. Considering the whole thing is a grift and a strictly top-to-bottom structure, in other words autocratic.
My guess is most countries who got one will just leave it to rot somewhere. Unless it’s an election year, apparently.
Right now I’d be highly interested if anybody accepted at all…
It’s probably got caught up in most countries’ spam filter.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Board_of_Peace#Invitation_accepted
Thanks! Many more countries than I thought. Ultimately no surprises, but still: This is really, really sad. Considering the whole thing is a grift and a strictly top-to-bottom structure, in other words autocratic.