Trump’s message for the United Nations

The US administration on Sunday emphasized reform will be on the agenda when President Donald Trump heads to the United Nations for the first time this week.

According to the Hill newspaper, senior level officials previewed themes in Trump's upcoming Tuesday speech and predicted Trump's call for change will set the tone for US involvement during a packed week of foreign policy.

"It is a new day at the UN," US Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley told CNN's Dana Bash on "State of the Union" on Sunday. "I think that the pleas he made in terms of trying to see change at the United Nations have been heard, and I think what we'll do is see him respond to that."

The president has taken a critical stance toward the international body in the past, saying the UN was inactive and disrespectful to the US, while being overly dependent on Washington.

He once described the 193-nation body as "a club for people to get together, talk and have a good time." However, Haley said the days of the UN disrespecting the US are over.

"What you are now seeing is the Israel bashing has become more balanced. You've got a United Nations that is action oriented, we've passed two resolutions on North Korea just in the last month. And you also have a United Nations that is moving toward reform," she continued.

"We said we needed to get value for our dollar, and what we're finding is that the international community is right there with us in support of reform," she added.

Source : Mena