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The United Nations should become a proactive agent in the dissemination of democratic principles.
Michelle Bachelet
Become
United Nations
Dissemination
Democratic
Principles
Proactive
Nations
Agent
Should
United
As the largest contributor to the United Nations and funder of international family planning, the U.S. is in a unique position to continue to lead the global agenda and place reproductive health at its core.
Mike Quigley
Health
Family
Family Planning
United Nations
Lead
Global
Continue
Contributor
Nations
Reproductive
Place
Agenda
Planning
International
Unique
United
Largest
Core
Position
The United Nations has an irreplaceable role in dealing with global issues. While other international bodies play important roles, the U.N. is the only truly global arena where we can achieve results for the global good.
Miroslav Lajcak
Good
Achieve
Important
United Nations
Other
Only
Arena
Results
Global
Dealing
Important Roles
Issues
Truly
Role
Roles
Irreplaceable
Nations
Where
While
Bodies
International
United
Play
Indeed, it is a common goal to create a stronger United Nations able to meet the multitude of expectations placed upon it. To that end, I will facilitate a constructive, informed, and open interaction among Member States and with the Secretary-General.
Miroslav Lajcak
Will
Stronger
United Nations
Meet
Indeed
States
Member
Able
Facilitate
Constructive
Open
Goal
End
Expectations
Common
Nations
Interaction
Common Goal
Placed
Informed
Create
Multitude
United
Among
What keeps me awake at night is the issue of relevance of the United Nations.
Miroslav Lajcak
Me
United Nations
Relevance
Issue
Nations
Awake
United
Keeps
Night
The United Nations is here to provide global guidance and also to help with global frameworks and to set the policies right. But then, it's the member states who have to implement those policies.
Miroslav Lajcak
Guidance
United Nations
States
Those
Member
Implement
Global
Also
Policies
Provide
Nations
Then
Help
Who
United
Right
Here
Set
The United Nations is a place for prostitution under the feet of Americans.
Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf
United Nations
Feet
American
Nations
Place
United
The federal government of Nigeria has always preferred to talk to bona fide Boko Haram leaders about the release of the Chibok girls, but we must have a credible person or persons that will intervene, preferably United Nations or NGOs.
Muhammadu Buhari
Government
Will
Girl
United Nations
Intervene
Release
Must
About
Federal
Federal Government
Leaders
Talk
Always
Person
Nations
Preferred
Persons
United
Credible
Bona
Bona Fide
Nigeria
It is our hope that Palestine will soon be welcomed to the community of nations with full - in my opinion - full membership in the United Nations.
Mwai Kibaki
Hope
Will
Community
United Nations
Our
Membership
Soon
Welcomed
Opinion
Nations
In My Opinion
Full
United
Palestine
Growing up where I grew up in Queens, you have the United Nations all around you.
Nadia Ali
You
United Nations
All-Around
Around
Queens
Up
Nations
Where
Grew
Growing
Growing Up
United
Mr. Speaker, in seeking to return to the United Nations, the Republic of China on Taiwan will once again ask diplomatic allies to present its case before the United Nations this fall.
Nick Lampson
Will
Fall
Before
United Nations
Once
Diplomatic
Seeking
Case
Allies
Taiwan
Return
Nations
Republic
Again
China
Ask
Speaker
United
Present
All countries, big or small, strong or weak, are equal members of the United Nations.
Nong Duc Manh
Strong
Big
United Nations
Weak
Members
Small
Countries
Equal
Nations
United
But it is important to observe that when Europe or the United Nations impose sanctions that are supposed to be aimed against a certain regime, usually generally millions of people end up being directly punished.
Omar Bongo
People
Important
United Nations
Punished
Directly
Generally
Observe
Supposed
Impose
End
Up
Nations
Being
Regime
Against
Sanctions
Certain
Europe
United
Millions
Millions Of People
The United Nations World Charter for Nature, section 21, empowers any nongovernmental organisation or individual to uphold international conservation law in areas beyond national jurisdiction and specifically on the high seas.
Paul Watson
Nature
World
Law
National
United Nations
Section
High
High Seas
Charter
Area
Individual
Beyond
Empowers
Uphold
Jurisdiction
Any
Nations
Organisation
International
Seas
United
Specifically
Conservation
There was one point in high school actually when I was on the chess team, marching band, model United Nations and debate club all at the same time. And I would spend time with the computer club after school. And I had just quit pottery club, which I was in junior high, but I let that go.
Rainn Wilson
Time
School
Debate
Band
Club
United Nations
Spend
High
Would
High School
Point
Pottery
Computer
Had
Go
Chess
Junior
Model
Junior High
Same
Quit
Just
Same Time
Nations
After
After-School
Which
Team
United
Marching
Marching Band
Actually
President Barack Obama's administration sometimes finds itself at odds with members of Congress who oppose nearly everything the United Nations does on principle.
Rebecca MacKinnon
Sometimes
Oppose
Odds
Congress
United Nations
President
Everything
Members
Obama
Administration
Finds
Principle
Does
Itself
Nations
Barack
Who
United
Nearly
U.S. academics and Upper East Side New Yorkers like to think of the United Nations as a place where foreign ambassadors have intellectual discussions about power and world peace.
Richard Grenell
Peace
World
Power
United Nations
World Peace
Think
Side
East
East Side
About
New
Like
Academics
Foreign
Ambassador
Intellectual
Discussions
Upper
Nations
Where
New Yorkers
Place
United
United Nations peacekeepers are going all over the world spreading AIDS even while they're trying to bring peace. What a supreme irony.
Richard Holbrooke
Peace
World
United Nations
AIDS
Over
Supreme
Spreading
Trying
Irony
Going
Nations
While
Even
United
Bring
We spent a month in Japan last year, a week in Istanbul for the United Nations, and nearly three months in my native Nova Scotia, where my two brothers have homes; and we'll go back there this summer.
Robert MacNeil
Three
Year
United Nations
Back
Summer
Month
Months
Spent
Brothers
Week
Go
Istanbul
Nations
Native
Where
Japan
Nova
Nova Scotia
United
Homes
Nearly
Last
Two
Last Year
I cheated at the Model United Nations when I was 13 and had to get up and apologise in front of the whole conference.
Romola Garai
United Nations
Had
Cheated
Up
Model
Conference
Get
Front
Nations
Apologise
Whole
United
To associate my name with the United Nations is the best thing that could have happened to me.
Ronaldo
Best
Me
United Nations
Could
Name
Nations
Happened
United
Thing
Associate
President Obama has decided to have the United Nations review the law of Arizona. You have got to be kidding! We're now going to have countries like Cuba, Libya and Uganda sitting in judgment on Arizona's laws? Enough is enough!
Russell Pearce
You
Law
Judgment
United Nations
Enough
Enough Is Enough
President
President Obama
Kidding
Libya
Obama
Laws
Arizona
Countries
Like
Cuba
Got
Uganda
Review
Sitting
Going
Nations
Decided
Now
United
I do not support a North American Union. I disagree fundamentally with that, and I think the United States should be governing itself and not being governed by multilateral unions, the United Nations.
Sam Brownback
Disagree
Unions
United Nations
Think
States
Support
Governed
Governing
Itself
North
North American
American
Nations
Being
Should
Union
Multilateral
United
United States
Fundamentally
I think the United Nations is a useful format to discuss matters, but I think it's a weak institution in being able to carry out matters and, in many respects even, it has been harmful on things like human rights.
Sam Brownback
Rights
Matters
Human Rights
United Nations
Think
Harmful
Respects
Weak
Out
Has-Been
Carry
Able
Institution
Like
Been
Discuss
Human
Nations
Being
Format
Useful
Many
Many Respects
Even
United
Things
Whatever its flaws, the United Nations is still the only institution that brings together all the countries of the world. And it is the best forum for the United States to spur countries to act - and to hold them accountable when they don't.
Samantha Power
Best
Together
World
Whatever
United Nations
States
Only
Countries
Institution
Still
Spur
Accountable
Nations
Hold
Them
Flaws
Act
Forum
United
United States
Brings
I made a movie to explain to the American public what had been achieved in regards to disarmament of Iraq and why inspectors aren't in Iraq today and detailing the very complex, murky history of interaction between Iraq, the United Nations and the United States. It is most definitely not a pro-Iraq movie. It is a pro-truth movie.
Scott Ritter
Today
History
Made
United Nations
States
Complex
Definitely
Detailing
Had
Between
Disarmament
Most
Been
Iraq
Very
American
Achieved
Nations
Interaction
Movie
Regards
Explain
Public
American Public
United
Why
United States
Murky
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