The UN goes through an aging crisis

World Today

On Oct. 24th, the United Nations turns 70, but as it celebrates this milestone, the organization finds itself in a time of great uncertainty.

It is struggling with persistent conflicts around the world, grappling with a public relations nightmare over sex abuse and corruption scandals and facing the prospect of a major overhaul. CCTV America’s Liling Tan looks at how the UN measures up, seventy years after its founding.