UN reform – General:
“The UN is the creation of its members. So, in demanding more of the UN, we must also demand more of ourselves. And in asking the UN to do more, we must also be ready to be committed more.”

“Given today’s international landscape, there is greater need than ever to create new layers of regional and sub-regional building blocks to strengthen the UN multilateral foundation. These building blocks are the bond that binds nations to the multilateral system.”

“We cherish multilateralism as the best means to achieve both security and development of the world. By the same token, state security and human security that brings development must always be the two sides of the same coin.”

“Whether the UN recovers from this mid-life crisis or sinks into irrelevance is up to us, the member states. For what it is and what it will be, the United Nations is our own creation made of our own commitment and good will. It is up to us to rise to the challenge. Only when nations are united, will we get the United Nations.”

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