United Nations Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Exclusion of countries === After [[World War II]], the [[French Committee of National Liberation]] was late to be recognized by the United States as the government of France, and so the country was initially excluded from the conferences that created the new organization. Future French president [[Charles de Gaulle]] criticized the UN, famously calling it a ''machin'' (contraption), and was not convinced that a [[global security]] alliance would help maintain world peace, preferring [[Foreign relations of France|direct defence treaties]] between countries.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Gerbet |first=Pierre |year=1995 |title=Naissance des Nations Unies |magazine=Espoir |issue=102 |language=fr |url=http://www.charles-de-gaulle.org/pages/l-homme/dossiers-thematiques/1944-1946-la-liberation/restaurer-le-rang-de-la-france/analyses/naissance-des-nations-unies.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090710122708/http://www.charles-de-gaulle.org/pages/l-homme/dossiers-thematiques/1944-1946-la-liberation/restaurer-le-rang-de-la-france/analyses/naissance-des-nations-unies.php |archive-date=10 July 2009 }}</ref> Since 1971, the [[Republic of China]], also known as Taiwan, has [[United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1668|been excluded from the UN]] and consistently denied membership in its reapplications. The UN officially adheres to the "[[One China]]" policy endorsed by most member states, which recognizes the [[People's Republic of China]] as the only legitimate Chinese government.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2007-07-24 |title=UN rejects Taiwan application for entry |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/24/world/asia/24iht-taiwan.1.6799766.html |access-date=2022-07-29 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=29 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220729215010/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/24/world/asia/24iht-taiwan.1.6799766.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Critics allege that this position reflects a failure of the organization's development goals and guidelines,<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-11-06 |title=Taiwan Challenges UN Exclusion on Sidelines of COP26 Summit |language=en |work=Bloomberg.com |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-06/taiwan-challenges-un-exclusion-on-sidelines-of-cop26-summit |access-date=2022-07-13 |archive-date=21 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121130644/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-06/taiwan-challenges-un-exclusion-on-sidelines-of-cop26-summit |url-status=live }}</ref> and it garnered renewed scrutiny during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], when Taiwan was denied membership into the World Health Organization despite its [[COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan|relatively effective response to the virus]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-03-30 |title=Why Taiwan has become a problem for WHO |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-52088167 |access-date=2022-07-13 |archive-date=12 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200512013946/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-52088167 |url-status=live }}</ref> Support for Taiwan's inclusion is subject to pressure from the People's Republic of China, which regards the territories administered by Taiwan [[One China|as their own territory]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nationalinterest.org/feature/the-united-nations-needs-treat-taiwan-fairly-22256 |title=The United Nations Needs to Treat Taiwan Fairly |last=Lee |first=David Tawei |website=The National Interest |language=en |access-date=14 September 2017 |date=11 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914202033/http://nationalinterest.org/feature/the-united-nations-needs-treat-taiwan-fairly-22256 |archive-date=14 September 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/07/14/un-tours-open-to-terror-and-thug-states-but-not-taiwan.html |title=UN tours open to terror and thug states β but not Taiwan |last=Moody |first=John |date=14 July 2017 |website=Fox News |language=en-US |access-date=14 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914005220/http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/07/14/un-tours-open-to-terror-and-thug-states-but-not-taiwan.html |archive-date=14 September 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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