Opal Tometi I believe that our communities can benefit if they know about and participate in the U.N.’s various human rights forums. – Opal Tometi
Narendra Modi We should pass the U.N.’s Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism. At least it will clearly establish whom you view as a terrorist and whom you don’t. We need to delink terrorism from religion – to isolate terrorists who use this interchange of arguments between terrorism and religion. – Narendra Modi
John Doolittle The United States invented the Internet and it has been our gift to the world, paid for by our taxpayers. The U.N.’s desire to take that gift as a means of increasing its power must be stopped. – John Doolittle
Frank Gaffney The United Nations has long sought the ability to raise revenues in this manner as a means of reducing its reliance on American and other member nations’ dues to sustain the UN’s operations. – Frank Gaffney
Ban Ki-moon As I prepare for my second term as Secretary-General, I am thinking hard about how we can meet the expectations of the millions of people who see the U.N.’s blue flag as a banner of hope. We have to continue our life-saving work in peacekeeping, human rights, development and humanitarian relief. – Ban Ki-moon
Ban Ki-moon The U.N.’s impartiality allows it to negotiate and operate in some of the toughest places in the world. And time and again, studies have shown that U.N. peacekeeping is far more effective and done with far less money than what any government can do on its own. – Ban Ki-moon
Antonio Guterres It is essential to understand that the U.N.’s strength lies in its values. The values enshrined in the Charter, the values the U.N. stands for, the values all religions respect. – Antonio Guterres
Annalee Newitz The U.N.’s current projection is that humanity will number 9.3 billion individuals in 2050 and then hit 10.1 billion by 2100. Meanwhile, our energy resources are dwindling, and droughts threaten our food supplies. – Annalee Newitz
