America Quote by Vladimir Putin

I thought that the United Nations is a creature of the five super-powers who were given veto powers. I don't like veto powers at…

— Mahathir Mohamad

As matters now stand, the veto seems inappropriate, given the absence of any deep ideological split between major states, and definitely constrains the war-prevention…

— Richard A. Falk

This new declaration which emphasizes the necessity of global disarmament is based on the purposes and principles of the United Nations, in particular the…

— Alfred-Maurice de Zayas

The abuse of the veto power has become so predictable that frequently resolutions are not even tabled because of the certainty of a veto…

— Alfred-Maurice de Zayas

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

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

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

The United Nations will spearhead our efforts to manage the new conflicts (that afflict our world)....Yes the principles of the United Nations Charter are…

— Colin Powell

The founders of the United Nations expected that member nations would behave and vote as individuals after they had weighed the merits of an…

— Ronald Reagan

The United Nations remains our most important global actor. These days we are continuously reminded of the enormous responsibility of the Security Council to…

— Anna Lindh

Attempts to settle crises by unilateral sanctions outside the framework of U.N. Security Council decisions threaten international peace and stability. Such attempts are counterproductive…

— Sergei Lavrov

The United Nations is our world's greatest mechanism for making peace

— Gillian Sorensen