If the international community is going to make progress on this issue, I think it's essential we all come together, and work with the Russians who are playing a very constructive role, and I'm in touch with them, |
If the new commitment to intervention in the face of extreme suffering is to retain the support of the world's peoples, it must be -- and must be seen to be -- fairly and consistently applied to, irrespective of region or nation. Humanity, after all, is indivisible, |
If the trial does not go forward as planned, (the U.N. Security Council) may revert to an international tribunal, ... It is essential that those who committed the atrocities be brought to justice. |
If the U.S. and others were to go outside the council and take military action, it would not be in conformity with the charter. |
If the United Nations does not attempt to chart a course for the world's people in the first decades of the new millennium, who will? |
If they are not able to resolve it before the summit (in September), the issue is not going to die, ... They will have to pursue it and, I hope, resolve it before we all go away for Christmas. |
If they are not compensated, they are not going to tell you whether their birds are sick, ... If other pandemics have taught us anything, it is that silence is deadly. |
If they are not compensated, they are not going to tell you whether their birds are sick. If other pandemics have taught us anything, it is that silence is deadly. |
If they fail to agree on a common position and action is taken without the authority of the Security Council, the legitimacy and support to any such action will be seriously impaired, ... If, on the other hand, they can come together even at this late hour to address this threat in a united manner and they show compliance with the previous resolutions, then the council authority will be enhanced and the world will be a safer place. |
If they sat and discussed frankly and openly, I think we will be able to find a solution, |
If we do not get a universal acceptance of the constitution the likelihood of the violence continuing is there. If it had been an inclusive exercise -- as when everybody had embraced the constitution and everyone saw his interest protected by the constitution -- I think it would have been a rallying exercise. We are not there at this stage, |
If we leave here without agreement we shall give comfort to the worst elements in every society. |
If we move and move quickly, we can contain the situation, and this is why we are making the appeal, |
immediate and exceptional escalation of the global relief effort. |
immediate, unconditional and unrestricted access in conformity with Security Council resolutions. |