The use of sanctions as blind instruments to pressure nations: that is one accusation that has been leveled against the UN, an international body that was created to resolve world crises. But the UN has been a tool by mostly Western veto-wielding members to be used against other nations. Alfred de Zayas Former UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion of a Democratic and Equitable International Order, Macharia Munene UN Expert on Decolonization.