France and Brazil had different reactions to US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, although ostensibly pointing towards the same outcome. Recently both French President Emmanuel Macron and Brazilian President Lula da Silva called for strengthening the UN. Strengthening the UN and adhering to the UN mandate do not automatically translate into Palestinian rights. If the UN was truly serving its purpose, the resolution wouldn’t have passed. At this point the UN doesn’t need strengthening as much as it needs decolonising from its roots.