Any Quote by Paul Watson

The concept of national sovereignty has been an immutable, indeed sacred, principle of international relations. It is a principle which will yield only slowly…

— Maurice Strong

The Charter of the United Nations expresses the noblest aspirations of man: abjuration of force in the settlement of disputes between states; the assurance…

— Haile Selassie

Facing dramatic global challenges, we need a global capacity to address them that reaffirms the importance of multilateralism and the importance of a rules-based…

— Antonio Guterres

The U.N. guards the vital principles entrenched in its charter, notably the sovereign equality of states and the inadmissibility of interference in their internal…

— Shashi Tharoor

Nations are in effect ceding portions of their sovereignty to the international community and beginning to create a new system of international environmental governance.

— Lester R. Brown

“The obvious pollution occurring in many places - worst of all, in the planned societies- has encouraged the growth of the environmental movement, which,…

— Jacqueline Kasun

“…an area so biologically diverse that it was designated as a world environmental treasure by the United Nations.”

— Carolyn Jourdan

The United Nations is here to provide global guidance and also to help with global frameworks and to set the policies right. But then,…

— Miroslav Lajcak

The United Nations is the preeminent institution of multilateralism. It provides a forum where sovereign states can come together to share burdens, address common…

— Shashi Tharoor

The Earth Charter is important as an expression of the commitment of people throughout the Earth to evoke their own deepest moral, spiritual and…

— Maurice Strong

The preservation of biodiversity is not just a job for governments. International and non-governmental organisations, the private sector and each and every individual have…

— Kofi Annan

It is essential to understand that the U.N.'s strength lies in its values. The values enshrined in the Charter, the values the U.N. stands…

— Antonio Guterres