Institutions Quote by Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Like any large organisation, public or private, the UN is a complex machine.

— Kofi Annan

The United Nations needs to be nimble, efficient, and effective.

— Antonio Guterres

The UN may not be very effective but I am a fan of the idea of the United Nations. I have been there, I…

— Mary Robinson

The UN to some extent diffuses U.S. power. Therefore it's less direct an agency of the United States than the U.S. Army is. But…

— Noam Chomsky

The UN's unique legitimacy flows from a universal perception that it pursues a larger purpose than the interests of one country or a small…

— Atal Bihari Vajpayee

My own experience from a decade ago taught me I cannot trust the UN. But it is a world body and we have to…

— Paul Kagame

Universality of the UN is a worthwhile thing in its own self because it means that every country belongs, feels it has a stake,…

— Shashi Tharoor

In fact UN is more of a galaxy of organisations and agencies than one machine.

— Kofi Annan

The United Nations offers international legitimacy in what we might do.

— Anthony Zinni

The notion that the UN is some sort of dispassionate body that, does right and just pursues everybody's best interests is a fantasy. Each…

— Mona Charen

We need a relevant and efficient United Nations.

— Goran Persson

The United Nations has an irreplaceable role in dealing with global issues. While other international bodies play important roles, the U.N. is the only…

— Miroslav Lajcak