摘要：Despite the enthusiasm for the United Nations (U.N.) at the beginning of the post-ColdWar era, hopes are disappearing that the U.N. will solve the last leftovers of the East-Westconfrontation and colonialism. As if agenda overload and structural inefficiencies were notenough, the world organization is also in serious financial difficulties due to the mounting arrearsof major members (led by the U.S. with $1.5 billion), which are intricately linked to theinconclusive debate about Security Council reform
