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We believe the use of force against Iraq, especially with reference to previous resolutions of the UN Security Council, has no grounds, including legal grounds.

Saddam Hussein has systematically violated, over the course of the past 11 years, every significant UN resolution that has demanded that he disarm and destroy his chemical and biological weapons, and any nuclear capacity. This he has refused to do.

The purpose of the UN mechanism, this inspection mechanism, is not to engage in a cat and mouse game with Saddam Hussein and try to find weapons that the Iraqi government is working on concealing.

When I'm building my dome in my chapel, and I had a vision - I've worked on perpetual motion and I haven't never give it up yet. I still think it could be done, perpetual motion. I had a vision of a un resist able windmill.

Before and during the first phase of the war his administration repeatedly maligned the UN but now, that Iraq has turned into a quagmire, it is asking the UN for help.

Could it be that all those reports coming from our own intelligence that Bush ignored was right all along? Could it be that the UN was right all along?

I am against preventive war because it means measures by the UN against us.

What the UN inspectors can do is demonstrate to the world, help the Iraqi government demonstrate to the world that the Iraqis are cooperatively disarming if that is in fact what the Iraqi government decides to do.

Messengers of Peace such as Midori - and our Goodwill Ambassadors, who work directly with the UN agencies - are dedicated and well-informed and credible advocates on behalf of the United Nations. They help us educate audiences worldwide and rally support on key issues of the United Nations.

Only the deployment of sufficient numbers of troops with logistical support by UN member states will provide the protection that the civilians so desperately need.

Moscow sees no reason to submit the question of the Iranian nuclear program to the UN Security Council,

No estamos en un buen nivel y cada vez estamos peores. El resultado en contra nos pone pensar en el futuro.

If we have to go back to UN Security Council resolutions, there is no point conducting this dialogue,

I would simply say that the issue of how the detention centers themselves are managed is not a matter (in which) treaties or any involvement of the UN is appropriate,

Has the United States changed during this time? It has. You won't hear it said in the American leadership, as was the case at the beginning of the war in Iraq, that there must be no trace of the UN, least of all the UN flag, there. Now, on the contrary, there are appeals for the UN to participate more extensively in these events for the sake of appeasement, stabilization of the situation.

Fue un buen partido. Lo hicimos todo para ganar este encuentro en un campo muy complicado, creando muchas ocasiones de gol, pero entre los postes y el portero Bonano, que estuvo muy bien, se nos escapó el triunfo en Mendizorroza

If at the upcoming meeting of the IAEA heads a decision is reached on referring Iran's nuclear file to the UN Security Council, the government of the Islamic Republic, in accordance with a parliamentary resolution, will be forced to end its voluntary cooperation with the IAEA.

China will, as always, abide by the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, actively participate in international affairs and fulfill its international obligations, and work with other countries to build a new international political and economic order that is fair and rational,

Because of the victims, the truth and justice I regret that the trial against Slobodan Milosevic at the UN tribunal has not been concluded.

We (the government) will send a letter to the Quartet, which would convene soon, asking for their interference to try to stop building the wall, and we have earlier sent a similar letter to the UN secretary-general. We need an international pressure on Israel to force it to change its positions.

If the Iranian 'nuclear file' is passed to the UN Security Council, the world order will face global problems.

There is a strong will to cooperate. We agreed that we should take all measures on different levels including at the UN to guarantee that these acts will not be repeated.

The purpose of holding the commemorative meeting is to reiterate our solemn commitments to the principles of the UN Charter and the implementation of the 2000 Millennium Development Goals and the Beijing Declaration and the Platform for Action,

He makes it very clear that he is a top UN official who represents the international community.

Looking at the future of UNRWA is definitely something we should all be doing, thinking about how to transition to a new UN involvement in the region.

Stand up, delink paying the UN dues from family planning. Don't let this issue be hijacked by an extremist group in the Republican party, ... Late Edition.

Referring the issue to the UN Security Council moves Iran a step closer to possible sanctions, which despite Iran's claims otherwise could lead to Iran halting its oil exports.

Realmente es un momento mßs agridulce de mi vida, es extremadamente decepcionante.

Partir, c'est mourir un peu. (To leave is to die a little.)

Park actively lobbied UN officials to establish the program, while extracting millions of dollars from profiteering Iraqi officials for his efforts.

I see it as a slow Rwanda. No one is prepared to take the necessary action. We knew that the AU troops couldn't do the job, but so far there has been nothing but talk - the UN is preparing for this or that, but nothing is being done yet.

NATO has not received any formal request from the UN or from the AU for anything beyond what it is currently doing. NATO is continuing to do what it has been doing for many months, and that is airlifting in and out African Union battalions...as well as providing training.

I think (the US government is) positive to our assistance from the UN and the international community ... We are prepared to do whatever we can,

It is a matter of exerting the greatest possible pressure on the Sudanese parties to bring them to honor the commitment made and to negotiate with the necessary flexibility the lasting resolution of the conflict. In this regard it is important for the PSC to reaffirm clearly its determination to request the UN Security Council to impose the appropriate sanctions on any party impeding the search for peace.

I think he was absolutely right not to go to UN last week... First things first - that is, values and people here in their local communities, and remembering all politics is local, and trusting people more.

It is not enough for the Nigerian government to initiate an investigation. We need an international commission of inquiry that will report directly to the UN Secretary-General and make its findings public.

It (BHP) had first proposed that the wheat be provided on a deferred payment plan, and it had been advised by DFAT that that would be outside the UN sanctions and a breach of them.

I would imagine they'll use their 20-day price trigger as the barometer, which means not until the end of June, by when we should know what the UN is doing with smart sanctions,

virtually alone and before UN inspections were completed, with no real urgency, no evidence that there were weapons of mass destruction.

The aim of our negotiation with Russia and the EU was to preserve and maintain the research we have started, and in an appropriate way preserve the rights of all Iranians... (Iran) will not give in to any intimidation and referral to the UN Security Council.

We can also cooperate to resolve global issues such as the UN reform, Millennium Development Goals, WTO talks, poverty relief in Africa and world economy,

Well, it has been the US desire all along to say if the North Koreans aren't serious, we need to take this (dispute) to the UN Security Council but it is the others who have blocked it.

We're not going to have anything firm from the UN on Iran, maybe for months. Tensions will stay high, maybe for two or three months, and that may drive prices higher.

We discussed about some of the issues that were still causing some controversy inside the UN membership.

We are receptive to the idea but the recommendation of UN Secretary General Kofi Annan is that President Gloria Arroyo and Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo present the proposal during the general assembly and promote it to the 190 countries of the UN,

The declaration is one-sided and has a political aspect which could weaken UN efforts to secure a settlement for Cyprus. It is not possible for us to share this approach.

The real solution to this crisis is a true and meaningful Nuclear Free Zone in the Middle East, not one which is paid lip service to. It is a vital first step towards removing all nuclear proliferation risks in the region, as well as providing the essential security guarantees from nuclear weapons states outside the region. If we don't seriously contemplate this option then the world will, as UN Secretary General Kofi Annan pointed out a few days ago, lurch from nuclear crisis to nuclear crisis.

This report unambiguously rejects the notion that 'business as usual' at the UN is acceptable, ... We need to reform the UN in a manner that will prevent another oil-for-food scandal.

We want everybody to be partners in this (program). UN agencies, governments (of the countries) where these children are living, companies that operate in these countries, the member of the public, they all have a role to play.

We stand for negotiations and emphasize that issues of this kind cannot be referred to the UN Security Council just because of imagination about (Iran's) intentions.

Crude will rise next week on saber-rattling in Nigeria and the UN Security Council meeting.

Early on there were all sorts of claims being made because people didn't have much accurate information, ... Now, at last, we have the eight UN agencies and the three governments involved coming to a consensus about the effects and what needs to be done.

Currently only the Unites States is against the new resolution, which is actually the best possible compromise among UN members and reflects a fragile balance of all members' concerns.

We don't see any advantage in moving toward UN control,

The UN-Iran conflict will recede a bit in coming sessions since the UN won't look back into the situation for 30 days. Iran now has 30 days to posture, it can issue some harsh words and in the end negotiate better terms when the deadline approaches.

The UN is going to stay in Haiti for a long time. It should be much more involved in improving healthcare and education than peacekeeping.

The UN is not just a product of do-gooders. It is harshly real. The day will come when men will see the U.N. and what it means clearly. Everything will be all right -- you know when? When people, just people, stop thinking of the United Nations as a weird Picasso abstraction, and see it as a drawing they made themselves.

The transfer of a Russian aircraft group to Sudan to join the peacekeeping operation under the auspices of the UN will begin in three days.

We've got the UN issuing a 30 day non-binding warning to Iran plus the unrest in Nigeria -- its all adding fuel to the fire.

And we were pretty much helpless because this was an unarmed UN mission.

An international conference should be summoned immediately, in which direct negotiations take place, on the basis of international UN resolutions and signed agreements.

UNAMA is coordinating the contributions of various UN agencies to provide and transport non-food items such as blankets and stoves.

Saddam alone is to blame for his people's suffering. It is a myth that UN policy prevents the delivery of food and medicines. To export most goods to Iraq - including food, medicines, agricultural and educational equipment, and water and sanitation goods - it is simply necessary to notify the UN.

Australia's brazen move confirms that an alarming government-industry strategy is in play to overturn the UN moratorium on Terminator. The process and outcome dismiss the contributions of Indigenous and local communities.

A world conference in 100 days time could agree to the principles of ATT to control international arms transfer and India can be a key influence at the UN conference.

That's where Australia's efforts should lie at the moment ? through the UN process and through our own bilateral pressure on the Iranian Government.

As for peace we subscribe to the UN resolution... although it contains some contractions. We shall together achieve peace if the major and essential challenge of identification of our population and our combatants are taken up.

Our analysis suggests that in some areas aid is only getting to a third of those who need it. What is crystal clear is that if donors don't rapidly fund the new UN appeal, the situation which is already critical, will get much worse.

President Thabo Mbeki will meet with the UN secretary-general within the context of South Africa's conviction that the multilateral system of global governance remains our only hope in resolving current challenges facing the international community.

.... Press freedom, right to information and freedom of expression in Nepal are in serious danger and thus deserve to be a special agenda in the upcoming UN General Assembly.

There's some quick learning going on. Somebody realized that just simply ranting is not constructive, the UN is a place where you build from common ground.

The resolution is not perfect, but it is a compromise that can be accepted by all UN members, so Chin a hopes it can be adopted.

We think the next UN Secretary-General should be picked from an Asian country.

We have sent a letter to the UN secretary general requesting him to make available the documents and other related papers based on which the Volcker Committee named Congress in its report.

The UN operation in (Ivory Coast) today reports continued protests against the recommendations by the International Working Group that the parliament be dissolved.

The UN Security Council reform is over. There are a lot of losers, there is Africa.

The UN sees no justification for any call for a re-run of the election.

This decision reminds us that the threats and challenges encountered by our world require collective responses, ... The UN is the bedrock and the indispensable tool for building a system which is multilateral and effective.

The weekly inventory numbers caught the market by surprise again. The unanimous UN decision demanding Iran stop nuclear enrichment probably rekindled concern that Iran will use oil as a political weapon.

This is not a dramatic development, as Israel also favors a Middle East clean of nuclear weapons, when no threat will exist. The Iranian issue is what the UN is dealing with. The message is clear: Iran poses an immediate and terrifying global threat and it is good that the world has come to its senses.

In any event, given the nature of this and other UN organizations, the U.S. is sure to be outvoted on most matters in which it has strong interests.

If the UN refuses to make meaningful changes to the council structure, the US should lead a group of like-minded democracies with a demonstrated commitment to the protection of human rights to create an effective and accountable human rights oversight body outside the UN system.

So far, donors have made firm commitments for only 12 percent, 37 million dollars, of the UN requirements under the flash appeal of 312 million,

Any transfer to the UN could take months.

I want to spell out to the people of Britain why our forces are bravely risking their lives destroying Saddam's threat to humanity. Our objective is to achieve by military action the disarmament Saddam will not allow the UN inspectors to carry out on the ground.

Despise evil and un godliness but not men of un godliness or evil.

The new UN resolution should prohibit defamation of all prophets and faiths.

The message of this week is one of monumental disappointment. We have seen the UN desperately searching for a role in the 21st century but not finding one. Ultimately, that role may far more limited than what people have been used to ... the UN is likely to become a bystander.

The corruption at the UN didn't begin with the Oil for Food scandal and it certainly doesn't end there. The United Nations is nothing more than bureaucracy piled atop waste, wrapped in fraud, covered with abuse -- all of it funded by American taxpayers who foot 22 percent of UN dues -- more than any other nation. We also pour billions of dollars more into the coffers of its related agencies.

Their goal is to claim a very big victory and achievement and say, 'Now that we have reached our goal and public opinion has been satisfied, we will go for compromise with the UN security council and US.

Iraq is proud to stand with the nations of the world as a country that upholds the core values of the UN charter, ... But Iraq also provides the test case for success or failure. We know our clear way forward, but we need your help. We need the help of every member nation and this organization to win this fight. We stick together or we lose together.

In the London production, Powell was represented much more, if you like, as a hero. I admire him as a man who understands what collateral damage is, who understands what a military operation is, and who knows what it's like to see people's lives destroyed by bombs. On the other hand, a number of people who saw the play in London, who were as they say, 'close,' did say, 'You've taken too benign a view of Powell.' And in this production in New York, I've toughened up the writing about Powell. I've come to believe that 'conflicted' would be a very polite word for his UN presentation.

Before you felt much more at ease saying you worked at the UN but now it is not well regarded.

Germany is still ready to take over a permanent seat in the (UN) Security Council within the framework of UN reforms.

The return of this many people is a truly remarkable achievement. It is a clear demonstration of the progress made in the Liberian peace process and is a testament to the joint efforts of UN humanitarian agencies backed up by a successful UN peacekeeping operation.

A number of attackers were killed and others wounded. UN forces are exercising maximum restraint in dealing with these attacks. Non-lethal methods are being used to disburse crowds and deter attacks.

AWB could not inform DFAT and the UN that that debt was being paid out of these two (wheat) contracts without disclosing that the actions in 1995/1996 had themselves been outside the sanctions.

AWB was prepared to deceive the UN as to the true nature of its contractual relationship with the Iraqi Grain Board.

All UN resolutions should be implemented and everybody should cooperate with the UN Security Council and the United Nations.

The goal of my visit was to help ensure the decision of the UN Security Council is applied quickly and completely,