Zitat des Tages von Miroslav Lajcak:
What keeps me awake at night is the issue of relevance of the United Nations.
The E.U. should pay more attention to the plight of African nations hosting large numbers of refugees themselves - at times for decades.
The U.N. has brought peace and order to many places around the world. However, terrorism, violent extremism, violations of human rights, natural disasters caused by climate change - they all threaten the lives of people today. Add migration, insufficient health care, lack of education, and the picture gets even bleaker.
Membership of the E.U. is not about cherry picking. It brings a lot of advantages and, of course, it requires a lot of responsibilities.
By unwillingly robbing post-conflict nations of their most talented people, we in Europe are improving the odds these states fail, and feed the vicious circle of future conflicts.
Sustaining Peace is happening. But it is the exception - not the norm.
Indeed, it is a common goal to create a stronger United Nations able to meet the multitude of expectations placed upon it. To that end, I will facilitate a constructive, informed, and open interaction among Member States and with the Secretary-General.
'Peace' means rules respected by everyone - big or small, rich or poor - means cooperation. It means respect for human rights and dignity.
U.N. employees, including senior leadership, should be selected based on merit and competence while continuing endeavors to achieve gender parity and geographical balance.
I'm certainly not a hard liner, that's clear.
South Sudan has faced numerous challenges, which include professionalising the security sector, establishing ministries and parliamentary structures with the appropriate capacity for policy making and oversight, as well as improving community safety and access to justice.
Whenever there is a need to address an issue that has emerged and the U.N. is expected to deal with, we should be ready to do so.
It is far easier and more effective - and not just in terms of cost - to prevent conventional conflicts than to intervene after an eruption of violence.
We need to address issues our people think about and talk about. Because there is a feeling that Europe elites are addressing different issues. Not the ones that people care about.
We must recognize that Small Island Developing States are particularly vulnerable to climate change, natural disasters, and external shocks.
If there is one thing we need to avoid, it is competition between E.U. institutions.
I want to use but not misuse my position as President of the General Assembly.
Human rights represent absolute and universal values. They should be protected by all means we have at our disposal.
We cannot prevent hurricanes or earthquakes, floods or volcanic eruptions. But we can ensure that both people and communities are better prepared and more resilient.
The U.K. should be treated with respect because it deserves respect.
People are saying that the next war will be about water. Let's make sure there will be no next war, and let's make sure that we treat water the way it deserves.
I do believe we can do more to bring the U.N. closer to the world's citizen and make a real difference in their lives.
Everyone who has ever asked for asylum in Slovakia was granted asylum if that person met the conditions. There was never any discrimination based on religion.
