I'm confident that next year they will be able to get onto the commission and this situation will be corrected, ... I think they should work towards next year rather than wanting to punish the membership at large. |
I'm not here necessarily to see a cause and effect, ... But if the public ... realizes how the U.N. impacts on their daily lives, what the U.N. and its agencies are doing to make this world a better place, I think they will support us. |
I've been in touch with the two leaders, and I appeal to them to do whatever they can to bring the situation under control and bring an end to the violence, |
I've had the chance to state my position clearly, which is that we need to build on international treaties and disarmament treaties which exist. |
Ideally one would want to see a rapid-reaction force go in to assist, ... But this can only happen if those with capacity are prepared to offer. |
If 2005 was a year of important progress on aid and debt relief, 2006 must be the year of trade, ... If we are to conclude the Doha negotiations by the end of next year we need to make real progress at the WTO talks in Hong Kong in December. |
If I give the impression we are a world government, we'll get even more critics and our critics will be emboldened, |
If information and knowledge are central to democracy, they are the conditions for development. |
If Iraq were to break the agreement, it would be much easier to get an agreement in the council to take military action, |
If Iraq's defiance continues, the Security Council must face its responsibilities, |
If member states are going to get a meaningful outcome, there will need to be more give and take. |
If one is going to err, one should err on the side of liberty and freedom. |
If one party or the other says no (on March 10) there is no doubt that this is the end of road, |
If the action is to take place without the support of the council, its legitimacy will be questioned and the support for it will be diminished, |
If the Indonesian government ... brings those responsible to trial, there will be no need ... for the Security Council to establish a second international tribunal, |