The birthday should have been a moment of celebration, she noted, but it is not an ordinary year, with conflicts and crises in Gaza, Ukraine, Haiti and beyond.
“” Faced with these realities, is it not the time to celebrate but to ask us: where are the United Nations? Obviously, we must do better“She said.
Respect the Charter of the United Nations
Ms. Baerbock was categorical that the international community “does not leave armament cynics these failures” or maintains that the institution is a waste of money, exceeded and not relevant.
She stressed that when the principles of Charter of the United Nations are ignored, it is not the document or the UN as an institution that failed.
“The Charter, Our charter is as strong as the will of the member states to maintain it. And their desire to take into account those who violate it“She said.
Never give up
While recognizing that the world is suffering and that failures have occurred, Ms. Baerbock asked the leaders to imagine how much it would be worse without the UN.
She underlined the work of rescue of agencies such as the United Nations Fund for Children (Unicef), the global food program (Wfp), and the World Health Organization (WHO).
“Sometimes we could have done more. But we cannot let it be discouraged. If we stop doing the right thing, evil would prevail, “she said.
“This 80th session does not concern major celebrations. It is a question of finding the resolution not to abandon. Resolution to be better together. Just as our predecessors did eight decades ago. »»
From war to peace
The UN was born in the aftermath of two world wars, the horrors of the holocaust, and when almost a third of humanity, 750 million people, were still under colonial domination. The signature of the charter “gave hope to millions,” she said.
“Over the decades, The United Nations was a compass pointing towards peace, humanity and justice“She said.
“We have not always succeeded. But the history of this institution is not a story of easy victories. It is the story of the fall and the climb.
Member States have gathered “to prove that this institution is important,” she said.
“And through this institution, each nation represented here – regardless of size or small – can invoke the strength and unity shown for the first time in San Francisco, 80 years ago.”
To crosswords
Ms. Baerbock observed that the international community is held again at a crossroads.
“It is up to us, each Member State to respect the same leadership as our predecessors,” she said.
“Act when the action is necessary. To respect the principles of our charter. To be better together. “
In addition, they must “show the people of the world that the United Nations are there. Today. Tomorrow. And during the next eight decades “, because it is” life insurance for each country “.
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