“…But if there’s one I want to stress especially today, dear friends, it is the need for countries to work together to protect human rights. …(For clarity, please click the photo and then continue.)
“…Never in history can humanity have faced so many challenges that affect not just one nation or region, but the whole human race; and which call for a global response.
“At such a time, international cooperation is not a choice. Nor is a global organization a luxury. They are necessities….”
Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s lecture at the George Washington University, entitled “The United States and the United Nations: Working Together in the 21st Century”, in Washington, D.C., 5 May:
“At such a time, international cooperation is not a choice. Nor is a global organization a luxury. They are necessities….”
Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s lecture at the George Washington University, entitled “The United States and the United Nations: Working Together in the 21st Century”, in Washington, D.C., 5 May: