Critical Quote by Chuck Hagel

The United Nations is an indispensable but deeply flawed organization. It is valuable to the United States, and the United States is invaluable to…

— Richard Holbrooke

Strengthening the role the United Nations can play...will require serious examination of the need to extend into the international arena the rule of law…

— Maurice Strong

The primary, the fundamental, the essential purpose of the United Nations is to keep peace. Everything it does which helps prevent World War III…

— Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr

The United Nations exists not merely to preserve the peace but also to make change - even radical change - possible without violent upheaval.…

— Ralph Bunche

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

— Antonio Guterres

The United Nations, and the way we approach collective security, must be adapted to changing circumstances. The United Nations is our prime instrument for…

— Goran Persson

The UN is committed to the goal of ensuring that all nations share in economic, social, & scientific progress. It delivers humanitarian assistance to…

— Bill Bradley

It is now widely and rightly accepted that we live in a world which is more interdependent than ever before, and that problems are…

— Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan

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

The United Nations represents not a final stage in the development of world order, but only a primitive stage. Therefore its primary task is…

— John Foster Dulles

It seems to many of us that if we are to avoid the eventual catastrophic world conflict, we must strengthen the United Nations as…

— Walter Cronkite

In a case like Iraq the UN has again shown what important role it plays as the guarantor for protecting international peace and stability…

— Anna Lindh