12 ordspråk av Shashi Tharoor
Shashi Tharoor
A U.N. that sees itself as a check on the sole superpower is doomed to fail. We would rather be a vehicle through which the U.S. works with the rest of the world.
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At bottom, the purpose of summit is to rekindle the ideals that animated the founding of the United Nations 60 years ago in San Francisco.
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If there weren't a United Nations, it would have taken the U.S. decades to reach agreements with 191 countries to do that.
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In the modern globalizing world, information sows the seeds of prosperity, and those who are without access to information are at a distinct disadvantage when it comes to building a better future for themselves and for their children.
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It had no impact,
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That means international cooperation to resolve problems without passports, that no one country or one group of countries can solve on their own -- human rights, terrorism, climate change.
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That's all they need to know to deal with him, ... He's being treated with respect in that regard.
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The exhibition serves as a poignant caution to us all to remember the base savagery of which human beings are capable, and as a call to arms to ensure that we all act to prevent such horrors.
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The General Assembly has chosen Tunisia and we are all looking forward to a productive meeting there,
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The United Nations cannot impose democracy on unwilling countries, but will certainly help in facilitating democratic institutions when a request comes from any country.
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This week's summit will be the single largest gathering of world leaders in human history. If world leaders rise to their responsibilities, the rebirth and renewal of the UN will be at hand. With its renewal, we will also renew our hope for a fairer and safer world.
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We need to scale up what exists in Africa, in various parts of Asia. There has been remarkable progress in China and that's a reflection of the booming economy there, there's been less of that progress elsewhere.
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