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Fighting crises on three fronts, UN should know which crisis to confront first

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THE United Nations Organization is simultaneously confronted today by three major global crises or emergencies — the Russia-Ukraine war in Europe, the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza, in the Middle East, and the alleged climate emergency in the entire planet. Each crisis is deadly on a massive scale, and one could be apocalyptic, like the end of days in holy scriptures.