Morocco, Jan. 31 -- Washington D.C - The United Nations as a whole, and the Security Council in particular, needs to reconsider its approach towards conflict resolution . For many decades, it seems that the UN's main goal has become not to resolve conflict or find long-lasting political solutions, but merely to bring them under control without any prospects for ending them.

This has been the case for the Western Sahara conflict, as well as for many other conflicts. When we look at the history of the UN , we realize that it has succeeded in bringing peace to very few conflicts.

The main problem that cripples the Security Council is its composition and the irreconcilable positions of its members, especially the permanent members. In each ...