United Nations 50th Anniversary
Following opening ceremonies and an invocation by Archbishop Tutu, host David Brinkley introduced occasional historic film footage, special … read more
Following opening ceremonies and an invocation by Archbishop Tutu, host David Brinkley introduced occasional historic film footage, special music, a specially-composed poem, and the speakers who talked about the accomplishments of the United Nations over the past 50 years. President Clinton discussed his ideas for reforming the United Nations, saying that the member states must realize the limits to peacekeeping and not ask the Blue Helmets to undertake missions they cannot be expected to handle. He said the U.N. must do more to isolate states and people who traffic in terror and support those working for peace in the face of violence. He called for the U.N. to continue to stem the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The president said member states must support the U.N.'s fight against manmade and natural forces of disintegration, such as crime syndicates and drug cartels, and new diseases and disappearing forests. Member states, he stressed, must strengthen U.N. peacekeepin close
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