The issue was Israel's right to build settlements on land that the Palestinians claim should be part of their future state. The building of houses on disputed property is important to both Israelis and Palestinians; but instead of any meaningful action that would resolve the issue, the United Nations resorted to its usual ineffective procedure of passing a resolution that begins and ends without any action or movement toward a solution. As unusual with the UN, this resolution was sound and fury - signifying nothing. With its inability to act decisively, the UN has proven once again that it deserves the title of "Cave of Winds" This bloated bureaucracy goes through the motion of serving many, but ends up serving few. Part of the problem is an entrenched worldwide staff of 44,000 that look after its own interest rather than the interests of its member states and a charter that is organizationally inoperable. (Yes, I bow my head to those few UN staff workers who are dedicated pubic servants and serve their fellow man, few among many).
Consider the abject failure of the UN when it concerns itself over the building of houses on disputed land rather than dealing with hundreds of thousands civilians dead and millions displaced further north in Syria. Where is the voice of the UN that was specifically organized to keep peace and reduce suffering in the world? Why doesn't some action comes out of the Cave of Winds that keeps children alive? A similar impasse took place after WW I when the League of Nations, created under the guidance of President Wilson, was disbanded because it was no longer functional. The World Health Organization, perhaps the only part of the UN that is worth saving, could easily continue to work as a separate entity without carrying the heavy burden of UN red tape.
A UN resolution was passed condemning Israel after a lot of furor and press. It should be glaringly obvious that UN resolutions are close to meaningless without any follow through. If the UN is inoperable, disband it and try again.