Argentinian president calls UN ‘useless organisation’ of ‘arrogant parasites’

Argentine President Javier Milei addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York on September 23, 2026. — AFP pic

First Published: Thursday, 24 Sep 2026 9:12 AM MYT

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 24 — Argentine President Javier Milei attacked the UN in a speech to the world body yesterday, calling it a “useless organisation” filled with “arrogant parasites.”

The firebrand Milei, one of US President Donald Trump’s closest Latin American allies, has repeatedly used the UN platform to criticise global governance and its “woke” agenda.

He accused the United Nations yesterday of having failed in its duty to guarantee collective security and human rights, saying it had instead allowed “chaos, violence and international terrorism” to flourish.

The UN, he said, “has become a useless organisation, serving only to feed a caste of fatally arrogant parasites disguised as well-intentioned bureaucrats.”

He accused the organisation of “looking the other way” on Argentina’s claim to the Falkland Islands, a British overseas territory which Argentines refer to as Las Malvinas and claim as part of their land.

Argentina has accused Britain of flouting a UN resolution ordering both parties to desist from unilateral action in the islands, over which the two countries fought a war in 1982.

“Those who follow the rules receive no reward for doing so, while those who break them face no repercussions whatsoever,” Milei said. — AFP