I am Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the United Nations. We at the United Nations greet you! We are the Messengers Of Peace!
I would like to take a moment of your time to clear up some misconceptions you may harbor about the United Nations.
Our goals are simple, yet quite complex. They consist of:
Peace and Security
Economic and Social Developement
Human Rights
Humanitarian Affairs
International Law
How citizens of the United States see these goals as a threat to their way of life, or to their existence, I do not understand.
My advisors tell me that there is some concern over one of our upcoming conferences. The United Nations Conference On Illicit Trade In Small Arms And Light Weapons In All It's Aspects, scheduled for July 9 - 20 in New York City, is only a reasonable response to the out of control arms commerce throughout the world.
Millions of children have been killed in conflicts around the world where these weapons of mass destruction have been utilized.
Millions more have been made homeless and /or parentless in these same conflicts.
And, sadly, thousands have been forced to fight as child warriors.
We seek only to put a stop to the private ownership and use of these instruments of death.
We are doing it for the children.
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Thank you for your time.
Kofi Annan
Secretary General of the United Nations