Go home, United Nations. You are drunk.

At least now you know why nothing gets agreed upon there At the General Assembly budget committee meeting on Monday, United States Ambassador for Management and Reform at the United Nations, Joseph Torsella gave his colleagues a slap on the wrist for always showing up to negotiations drunk.

Joseph “The Fun Police” Torsella said:

We make the modest proposal that the negotiating rooms should in future be an inebriation-free zone. While my government is truly grateful for the strategic opportunities presented by some recent past practices, let’s save the champagne for toasting the successful end of the session, and do some credit to the Fifth Committee’s reputation in the process.

“Inebriation-free zone.” That’s hilarious.

You may be surprised to hear that showing up drunk for work is a common occurrence at the UN. And by drunk, we mean blind drunk. Plastered. Zonked. Cranked. Crunk. Unable to talk and walk and regurgitating supper kind of drunk.

An unnamed diplomat said:

There has always been a good and responsible tradition of a bit of alcohol improving a negotiation, but we’re not talking about a delegate having a nip at the bar.

Although Torsella’s plea is merely suggestive, the US Ambassador said “we will respond accordingly” should the drunken behaviour continue.

[Source: The Atlantic Wire]