The U.N.’s bungled response to the war in Sri Lanka has loomed large over its subsequent efforts to mitigate civilian casualties. For this week’s Report episode of the podcast, Richard Gowan discusses whether reforms have been successful, and why the U.N. is still failing to stop violence in places like Syria to Myanmar.

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