India, Nov. 21 -- The United Nations (UN) remains "indispensable" despite its "failures over Gaza and Ukraine", Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said on Thursday, adding that the body needs be more responsive.

Tharoor said that the next step for the global body would be to become more representative and responsive in a world where global cooperation is a must, PTI reported.

"Today, when people decry its failures over Gaza and Ukraine, I acknowledge again that the UN is not perfect nor was it ever meant to be, and yet it remains indispensable," Tharoor said.

Tharoor, who has in the past served as the UN under secretary general, called for the need to "recommit" to the global body at the 15th Desmond Tutu International Peace Lecture in Cape To...