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\u201cHow is it then that we come back again and again, year after year, as a kind of ritual, to attest to the dismal lack of effectiveness for some and the embellishment attempt for others, for what is in fact our inability to fulfil the aims of the UN Charter?\u201d he said, recalling he had posed a similar question some years ago.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy do the decisions of the Security Council remain in their overwhelming majority sheer certificates attesting violations? Why are international law and international agreements not implemented? Why do strategies and programmes, aiming at creating better conditions for people that are suffering, remain wishful thinking?\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
\u2018Bold steps\u2019 towards modernization<\/h2>\n
While acknowledging that the UN was established at the end of the Second World War, President Anastasiades said that its lack of effectiveness and inflexibility stemmed from more than its age, and was due, to, among others, \u201cthe hegemonic tendencies by some states with the aim of creating new empires, at the expense of smaller States; the financial interests of some Member States; and \u201calliances based on common interests lead to tolerance towards states which violate international law, if the offender is under their sphere of influence.\u201d<\/p>\n
With all this in mind, and \u201cin light of…the imminent danger after 77 years of a new World War, following the illegal invasion of Russia to Ukraine\u201d he said \u201cthere is no choice but to take bold but necessary decisions to reform and modernize the Organization.<\/p>\n
Such steps included, among others, identification of the causes that lead to unnecessary rivalries and conflicts and renewal of our commitment to a global order based on international law; and the political will and determination to proceed with the reform and modernization of the UN to a just, effective and efficient multilateral governance system.<\/p>\n
A look back\u00a0<\/h2>\n
\u201cDuring my ten-year tenure I might not have been able to enjoy what the vast majority would have also wished: The necessary reforms of the international Organization, the resolution of international conflicts and tackling challenges that affect hundreds of millions of people, such as hunger, poverty and climate change,\u201d the President said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Further, he lamented: \u201cI might have not been able to see my homeland reunited, with my Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot compatriots living in conditions of peace, prosperity and stability. However, I earnestly hope that during my lifetime, I will be able to witness a better and more stable future for humanity,\u201d he concluded.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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