United Nations Quotes

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The United Nations should become a proactive agent in the dissemination of democratic principles. — Michelle Bachelet
The core issue here is that the Israeli government refuses to commit to terms of reference for the negotiations that are based on international law… — Mahmoud Abbas
The United Nations charter gives every nation the right to self defence, therefore when the American embassies were bombed it was a matter of time… — Benazir Bhutto
There's no such thing as the United Nations. If the U.N. secretary building in New York lost 10 stories, it wouldn't make a bit of… — John Bolton
Sadly, I do my homework. I've a soft spot for the boring minutiae. I read the Charter of the United Nations before meeting with Kofi… — Bono
Governments of rich countries spend some $6bn of tax money a year on disaster relief and development aid overseas, while each new earthquake, famine or… — James Buchan
Fifty-seven countries in the world, a third of the United Nations, do not recognize Israel. In a way, I think North Korea has better international… — Abdallah II
We urge all democratic nations and the United Nations to answer the Iraqi Governing Council's call for support for the people of Iraq in making… — Dick Cheney
India is a geographical term. It is no more a united nation than the Equator. — Winston Churchill
In the 21st century, I believe the mission of the United Nations will be defined by a new, more profound awareness of the sanctity and… — Kofi Annan
More than ever before in human history, we share a common destiny. We can master it only if we face it together. And that, my… — Kofi Annan
If the United Nations does not attempt to chart a course for the world's people in the first decades of the new millennium, who will? — Kofi Annan
Beneath the surface of states and nations, ideas and language, lies the fate of individual human beings in need. Answering their needs will be the… — Kofi Annan
The bigger the population gets, the more serious the problems become... We have to address the population issue. The United Nations, with the U.S. supporting… — Gaylord Nelson
The United Nations and the Organization of American States have named 2011 as the International Year for People of African Descent. This is an opportunity… — Hillary Clinton
The global work of the United Nations is not without reason compared to that of a family - striving for a common goal in concert… — Kofi Annan
Tell the people of all lands Let's get together the future is in our hands. United nations have to agree To say no to war,… — Country Joe McDonald
A hundred years ago, the electric telegraph made possible-indeed, inevitable-the United States of America. The communications satellite will make equally inevitable a United Nations of… — Arthur C. Clarke
"a fatal and perhaps fateful error of judgment" "...this was the last chance for the United Nations to get a grip on themselves and apply… — Alec Douglas-Home
...the first casualty (of this crisis) had been the United Nations. It would need an immense effort, an almost superhuman effort, to restore the prestige… — Alec Douglas-Home

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