Around the world Quote by Shashi Tharoor

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

When we talk about the UN, what are we really talking about? We are talking about my country, your country, other countries and their…

— Kofi Annan

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

My alternative to American superpower is the UN and I might add when China becomes the worlds greatest superpower you will need it too.

— Tony Benn

After the end of the cold war, everybody thought, fantastic, finally the UN may be able to do what it was originally set up…

— Kofi Annan

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

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

The reality is that international institutions like the UN can only be as effective as its members allow it to be.

— Atal Bihari Vajpayee

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 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

There is a certain tendency on the part of some Americans to treat the UN as a multilateralism à la carte where you pick…

— Kofi Annan

The New World Order run by the United Nations ain't gonna happen. Because they've shown their hand, and at least some corner of Congress…

— Michael Moriarty