The United Nations on its eighties: joint action is the only way to a better future

Secretary -General Antonio Guterres spoke at the meeting about the first employees of the United Nations who suffered from the scourge of war and carried the effects of its wounds while performing their work to serve mankind by building an exceptional organization in which all countries – small and large – meet to solve problems that any country is unable to solve alone.

The United Nations was established in 1945 after World War II. And the first sentence in Debitting its charter It was a pledge: “We are the peoples of the United Nations, and we have gone on ourselves: to save the future generations of the scourge of war, which in one generation brought to humanity twice, sorrows that are unable to describe … “.

The effectiveness of the eighties of the establishment of the United Nations includes a musical show from the Youth Hope choir, playing the piano, and a poem read by the Nigerian poet Maryam Baker Hassan, one of the United Nations peace supporters.

You can watch the event on this video from the United Nations Network Broadcasting website – with simultaneous translation into Arabic.

Throughout its history, the United Nations led the way to achieve some of the largest human victories, including the elimination of smallpox, the ozone layer, and the outbreak of a third world war.

The President of the General Assembly in its eighties, Analina Birlock, talked about the emergence of the United Nations at a time when the world was eager to hope, to meet “brave leaders” and present this hope through the United Nations Charter.

س In order: “Upon signing on June 26, 1945, the charter was more than just another political declaration. It was a promise from leaders to their people, and from countries to each other that humanity learned from the darkest seasons.”

The President of the General Assembly said that the charter was not a promise to present paradise to human beings, but not to “repeat” to be drawn into hell by the forces of hatred and unbridled ambition.

She stated that the current times seem to be again, and that the world stands at a crossroads: “We see children without religion, looking for food between the rubble in Gaza.

Is this the world “that our charter depicts?”

Secretary -General Antonio Guterres talked about the challenges of the current age, and said that the principles of the United Nations are under attack more than ever. He pointed to the targeting of civilians and the violation of international law in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan and other regions, the increasing poverty and hunger and the slowdown in an investigation Sustainable development goals And the intensification of climate chaos.

To face these challenges, the Secretary -General said the need to work not only to defend the United Nations but to strengthen them. He stated that this is the goal of the 2030 agenda for sustainable developmentFuture Charter The United Nations initiative 80.

He said that the tests that the United Nations will go through during the next eighty years will be both familiar and new. He added that the battle against hunger and poverty will continue, in addition to climatic chaos, difficult to control technologies and intoxicating outer space.

Addressing these challenges requires joint action, as the Secretary -General said, calling for work to achieve the promise of peace.

The president of the General Assembly said that today is not an occasion to celebrate, but to remember difficult lessons and gather courage again to find hope rather than surrender.