Behave Quote by Ronald Reagan

The United Nations' founders understood that decisions affecting war and peace should happen only by consensus, and with America's consent, the veto by Security…

— Vladimir Putin

There are many who criticise the United Nations. And those of us who know this institution well know that it is not immune from…

— Kevin Rudd

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

Like Canada, we very much wanted the United Nations to be a relevant and effective body. But once those efforts failed, we no longer…

— Paul Cellucci

The aim of political institutions like the United Nations is to draw the line between struggle and conflict and to make it possible for…

— Javier Perez de Cuellar

The whole basis of the United Nations is the right of all nations - great or small - to have weight, to have a…

— Adlai E. Stevenson

If the United Nations is not as united as it should be, that is because it is a reflection of the world we live…

— Kofi Annan

For most countries, serving the UN's objectives has never seemed worth even the smallest of risks. Member nations do not want a large, reputable,…

— Roméo Dallaire

The main thing that endears the United Nations to member governments, and so enables it to survive, is its proven capacity to fail. You…

— Conor Cruise O'Brien

The main thing that endears the United Nations to member governments, and so enables it to survive, is its proven capacity to fail... You…

— Conor Cruise O'Brien

The U.N. is biggest platform for all nations. But slowly, its significance, effect, dignity, and use is being reduced. We should worry that we…

— Sushma Swaraj

Whatever its flaws, the United Nations is still the only institution that brings together all the countries of the world. And it is the…

— Samantha Power