United Nations Party
The world leaders gathered in New York to celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of the United Nations. The intention was that they would meet and greet, and eventually come up with a better way of continuing international dialogue, and promoting cooperation between countries of the world. Most important were issues of poverty, free trade, treatment of Aids victims, promoting peace and democracy, fighting terror, etc. What did happen?
By the end it was obvious that they celebrated their differences. Whatever the individual members of the group felt, and there were those who taught that by bringing so many leaders together in one room was itself an achievement. As the world's foremost international I think they missed a great opportunity. For once you would have hoped that they could have suspended their own personal agenda, and considered the good of all mankind. Did they?
No, they did not. At the end of the conference they managed to cobble a statement of a few good intentions, for all of them to sign, in order to save face. At least they affirmed the continuation of the organisation which many thought was on its last leg.
In all ways it meant a preservation of the status quo, and it ensured that the organisation will continue in much the same way as before. No change in the security council. No change in the lukewarm committment to end poverty. No change in the power brokers. No change in the world order. What a shame!
The world leaders gathered in New York to celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of the United Nations. The intention was that they would meet and greet, and eventually come up with a better way of continuing international dialogue, and promoting cooperation between countries of the world. Most important were issues of poverty, free trade, treatment of Aids victims, promoting peace and democracy, fighting terror, etc. What did happen?
By the end it was obvious that they celebrated their differences. Whatever the individual members of the group felt, and there were those who taught that by bringing so many leaders together in one room was itself an achievement. As the world's foremost international I think they missed a great opportunity. For once you would have hoped that they could have suspended their own personal agenda, and considered the good of all mankind. Did they?
No, they did not. At the end of the conference they managed to cobble a statement of a few good intentions, for all of them to sign, in order to save face. At least they affirmed the continuation of the organisation which many thought was on its last leg.
In all ways it meant a preservation of the status quo, and it ensured that the organisation will continue in much the same way as before. No change in the security council. No change in the lukewarm committment to end poverty. No change in the power brokers. No change in the world order. What a shame!
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