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United Nations: Crisis of Credibility

The UN is Broken

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has revealed that the United Nations faces “imminent financial collapse,” arising from member nations not paying their annual dues. According to another observer. The UN has become “more politicized, less principled, and increasingly disconnected from its founding mission.”

The UN Charter unequivocally affirms the “equal rights of men and women.”  But numerous UN initiatives and programs brazenly ignore the rights and needs of men:

  1. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stereotyped men with the false claim that “The poison of patriarchy is back — and it is back with a vengeance.”
  2. The UN sponsors UN Women that promotes feminist issues — but has no corresponding agency for men.
  3. The UN has endorsed the Beijing Declaration for women, but not the counterpart New York Declaration for Men and Boys.
  4. The UN hosts an annual meeting for the Commission on the Status of Women, but has no Commission on the Status of Men.
  5. The UN recognizes 15 observances for women, such as International Women’s Day, but does not sponsor even a single observance for men.
  6. Relying on the sexist phrase, “prioritization of women,” UN agencies openly promote policies of female supremacy.
  7. During humanitarian emergencies, UN agencies are instructed to accord priority to women over men.
  8. The UN sponsors a Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, but has not appointed a special rapporteur for male victims of domestic violence.
  9. The UN accords favoritism to female job applicants. Now, 50% of senior-level personnel are female and 60% of field staff are women.
  10. A series of reports document the UN’s anti-male bias in such areas as healthcare, education, the boy crisis, false allegations, male victims of violence, parenting, treatment by the criminal system, partner abuse, homelessness and occupational mortality.

In addition, UN reports such as “Men, Masculinities and Humanitarian Settings” actually claim that the problem lies with men themselves, especially their “harmful masculinity norms” and “patriarchal attitudes.”

The ICMB UN Reform Group

ICMB formed the UN Reform Group in May 2026 to turn documentation into pressure. Advocates from Europe, North America, the Caribbean, Latin America, and Africa meet by Zoom each month, and 17 of them hold a standing assignment aimed at reforming one part of the United Nations — UN Women, the World Health Organization, UNESCO, the International Labor Organization, the Human Rights Council, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the UN Development Program, the Economic and Social Council, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, and UNICEF.

On August 18, 2026, the group voted to make UN recognition of International Men’s Day its primary short-term goal. International Men’s Day, first observed in 1999 and now marked around the world on November 19, anchors ICMB’s Men’s Equality Month. Establishing a UN agency for men and closing the gap in boys’ education remain the group’s longer-term aims. Advocates who wish to take part in the monthly meetings are welcome to sign up for ICMB notices on our home page.

 

ICMB Endorses Rafael Grossi for UN Secretary-General

Antonio Guterres will be stepping down as UN Secretary-General at the end of 2026. Among the declared candidates to become his successor is Rafael Mariano Grossi of Argentina, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

The International Council for Men and Boys endorses Grossi to serve as the tenth Secretary-General of the United Nations. His official vision statement, “Renewing the Promise: A United Nations that works,” affirms that equal opportunity for men and women “is not a matter of image or political correctness” but a source of better outcomes.

ICMB urges UN member states, ambassadors, and pro-family organizations to support Grossi’s candidacy, as detailed in the International Council for Men and Boys’ endorsement of Rafael Grossi for UN Secretary-General.

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Analyses of Sex-Specific UN Programs

The International Council for Men and Boys has analyzed how well the United Nations has addressed the 12 areas of male disparity. In every case, ICMB found that the UN has failed to address the disadvantages faced by men. Despite the UN Charter’s mandate to ensure “equal rights of men and women,” in many areas the UN actually promotes female advantage:

  1. Health: UN Gender Health Initiatives Reveal Significant Imbalance Between Men and Women
  2. Education:  UN Gender Education Initiatives Reveal Unacceptable Policy Gaps for Boys and Young Men
  3. Boys: Double-Standard: UN Child Protection Framework Ignores Risks to Boys
  4. False Allegations: False Allegations and the United Nations: A Policy Blind Spot with Serious Consequences for Men
  5. Victims of Violence: United Nations Policies Silence Male Victims of Violence
  6. Parenting: UN Parenting Policies and Family Court Systems Exclude Fathers
  7. Criminal System: United Nations Criminal Justice Policies Ignore Male Offenders and Detainees
  8. Partner Abuse: UN Policies Leave Male Victims of Partner Abuse Unprotected
  9. Homelessness: Gender Blind Spot: United Nations Neglects the Global Crisis of Male Homelessness
  10. Workplace Deaths: UN Workplace Policies Ignore Men Despite Highest Death Rates
  11. Adoption and Reproductive Rights: UN Reproductive Policies Exclude Fathers From Major Family Decisions
  12. Media Portrayals: UN Media Campaigns Normalize Bias Against Men
  13. Conclusion: Reports Reveal the UN Gender Agenda as One-Sided, Ideological, and Indefensible

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