The nadir of the UN’s record in these matters was the conference on racism and xenophobia held under its auspices in Durban in 2001.Two Irish sacred cows, the UN and Mary Robinson, and a less sacred cow, Brian Cowen, all brought low in one piece.
Anny Bayefsky is an adjunct professor at Columbia University Law School, Mary Robinson's new employer.
{Thanks Michael about the tip to Daimnation.}
