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Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović

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2005-09-24

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2019-09-24

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1. “Rather, we should grasp the potential that it holds for moving towards broader and deeper reforms. While we may have broad agreement on the goal ó a more efficient and effective United Nations working in the service of mankind ó we have created only some of the contours of reform. As the Secretary-General has reminded us, we should not consider that the job has been done. The details remain incomplete. Let us move now to the details without delay. Let us move forward in helping developing countries achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Let us operationalize the Peacebuilding Commission and the Human Rights Council. Let us introduce the processes required to strengthen Secretariat management. Diplomacy is often about compromise. That word has been used frequently in describing the World Summit Outcome document (resolution 60/1).”

   2005-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 60 (2005)

2. “This provides vivid illustration of the best of humanity and its enormous potential to do good and build a better world. We believe that the United Nations continues to be indispensable for building a better world. All States benefit from a strong United Nations. Small and medium-sized States, which form the great majority of Members, can articulate their diverse interests at the global level through this universal forum more effectively than in any other. Croatia remembers that the United Nations played a prominent role in its re-emergence as a sovereign State. Yet the difficulty with which agreement was achieved on the outcome document reflects the present state of the world in which we live. We should not look at this imperfect document through rose-colored eyeglasses.”

   2005-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 60 (2005)

3. “Allow me, Sir, to express the pleasure of the Republic of Croatia at your election to the post of President of the General Assembly. At this crucial moment in the history of the United Nations, we are gratified that a friend of multilateralism will be guiding the work of the Assembly. May I also commend the work of your predecessor, Mr. Jean Ping, for his remarkable leadership and tenacity in bringing the fifty-ninth session to a successful conclusion. I would like to extend the sincere condolences of the people of Croatia to the people of the United States of America on the loss of life and suffering occasioned by Hurricane Katrina. We can take some small comfort from the fact that at such times of need nations instinctively reach out to help others.”

   2005-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 60 (2005)