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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called on the Security Council to redirect resources often wasted on war toward development and peace.
A. Guterres made this statement at the open debate of the UN Security Council on the future of the world organization, timed to coincide with the 80th anniversary of its founding.
Connecting via video link from Hanoi, the Secretary-General began his speech with a funny incident that occurred in the Security Council.
In the spring of 1946, the Security Council's first ballot box was opened for inspection before the vote, and to everyone's surprise, it already contained a piece of paper. According to the UN chief, it was a message from the box's creator, a local New York mechanic named Paul Antonio, wishing for lasting peace throughout the world.
“This humble note reminds us of what the Security Council is for: for people – sincere, hopeful people who have trusted this organization for the past eight decades to save them from the scourge of war,” he said.
"The privilege of sitting at this table means, first and foremost, a duty to respect the faith of these people. And to channel resources so often wasted on war toward development and peace," the UN chief said.
According to him, the UN Security Council has fulfilled this task on many important occasions and prevented the chaos of war between great powers over the past 80 years.
"The Security Council is a vital necessity and a powerful force for good. But at the same time, its legitimacy is fragile. Too often, we have witnessed members of this body act outside the principles of the UN Charter—principles to which we all voluntarily agreed as sovereign states," emphasized A. Guterres.
"When this happens, it not only slows down action now, but also undermines the credibility of the entire UN project. It also puts us all at grave risk. When one country breaks the rules, others believe they have the right to do the same. And history shows us with brutal clarity where this path leads," the UN chief said.
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