Five months of Israeli strikes on Gaza - and the United Nations has failed to adopt a resolution calling for a ceasefire.
Three votes have been held at the Security Council - but the United States has vetoed them all.
The UN's Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has described the veto as an instrument that's paralysed the council from taking action on the strip.
That's a sentiment Palestine's ambassador to the UN has also voiced - saying American vetoes have cost Palestinians their lives.
The US is one of only five permanent members that can veto resolutions - and it's accused of misusing it.
So is the use of the veto a hindrance to decision-making in the UN Security Council?
And does it only serve the agenda of a select group of countries?

Presenter: Adrian Finighan

Guests:
Richard Gowan- UN Director at the International Crisis Group.
Mouin Rabbani - Non-resident fellow at the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies
Carne Ross - Adviser for the UN Summit of the Future.

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