This morning, like all other members of the Assembly, I listened with great interest to President Obama’s statement. The President spoke from the heart with great idealism and called upon all of us to shoulder our common responsibility to secure the future of the world by bringing about real change.…
Our shared sadness with respect to the victims of the hurricane that struck the great country hosting the United Nations leads us to reflect on the principles underlying this Organization.
Who are we? The answer is inscribed in the Charter that established the Organization 60 years ago. We are “the…
One year has gone by since the terrorist attack on the United States, which inflicted such deep wounds on the city that welcomes us today. By striking this city, this nation, this democracy, the terrorists intended to strike at the heart of the whole community of nations and peoples that embraces th…
