Action Quote by Thoraya Obaid

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 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 great challenge of the '90s... is to salvage and improve the UN and to develop it into an agency capable of meeting the…

— Norman Cousins

The United Nations should serve as a forum to address our common challenges. And it must also be a space to generate solutions for…

— Miroslav Lajcak

Ensuring that the benefits of globalisation are shared widely remains a challenge.

— Sushma Swaraj

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

The U.N. had such lofty goals to eliminate poverty and stop war and cure diseases and help refugees - things that no one country…

— Ted Turner

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

Once again, victims of disaster have turned to the UN and the international community in their time of need, .. The world needs the…

— Ted Turner

You are here to step into the shoes of UN ambassadors - to draft resolutions, to plot strategy, to negotiate with your allies as…

— Ban Ki-moon

The UN's unique legitimacy flows from a universal perception that it pursues a larger purpose than the interests of one country or a small…

— Atal Bihari Vajpayee

The international human rights framework is a vital component and engine for promoting global values. Governments have signed up to this international legal framework…

— Mary Robinson