UN General Assembly
2005

needs to be better prepared to help countries rebuild in the aftermath of conflict. We are also pleased that the world’s leaders have recognized the importance of establishing a new Human Rights Council. But it will take a lot of hard work in the coming months to realize that goal. The Human Rights Council must have fewer members, less politics and more credibility. And it should never, never, empower brutal dictatorships to sit in judgement of responsible democracies. The Human Rights Council must have the moral authority to condemn all violators of human rights, even those that sit among us in this Hall. Finally, we welcome the promise of the world’s leaders to make the United Nations a more effective and a more principled institution. As President Bush said on Wednesday (see A/60/PV.2), the United Nations must stand for integrity and live by the high standards it sets for others. For the United Nations to champion democracy more legitimately, we must increase the transparency and the accountability of this institution. For the United Nations to promote