The Un Founding Principles - 1222 Words

Recommiting the UN to its Founding Principles William Andel Hello, everyone. I am William Andel, representing the United States of America on a important matter. Many people feel the need for a change. This is not just a simple change,either; it is an international change. Everywhere in the world, people are ravaged by war and suffering. Everyone would like to snuff that out, I’m sure, but the UN is at the forefront of this change. Why have we ignored the countries that have reached out to help? People have ignored the cries of the weak, innocent, and forgotten for too long. We have a civil and moral duty to not let these cries go unheard. Who are we, if not the peacekeepers of the world? What are we, if not a body of nations, working†¦show more content†¦Quoting Clinton from October 1, 2012: â€Å"These challengers don t respect international orders, whether it s a global financial crisis or climate change or transnational crime. And none of these problems can be solved by three or four big countries sitting around the table. We need partnerships from large and small nations alike.† Further showing the desperate changes that need to be implemented, current Secretary of State John Kerry commented: â€Å"We all have a responsibility, a universally endowed responsibility, to ensure that a history of violence is not going to be followed by a future of vengeance. The only way to properly honor the millions of lives lost is through peace, and the only way to achieve that peace is for the United Nations... and all of the countries with the capacity to step up and help show the way forward.† And these comments are justified. With Kerry’s perspective in mind, we need to strive for peace. Not just peace, either, but security of peace. Peace means nothing if the world doesn’t have a secure era of peace and justice for all humans, not just the ones that are privileged. Now the US has policies to keep the foreign adversaries of human rights in check, such as: Holding governments accountable to their obligations under universal human rights norms and international human rights instruments. Promoting greater respect for human rights, including freedom from torture, freedom of expression, press freedom, women s rights,