UN General Assembly
2014

to both of those goals. We cannot bring the dead back to life, but we may be able to prevent far too many more people dying of Ebola who ought not to be dying if they were treated. And we must certainly make sure that the next epidemic does not have consequences as deadly as the one we are still fighting. If we are to move towards the hope of peace, we need many small steps — the commitment of individuals, bilateral diplomacy and regional initiatives. But none of that can replace the United Nations. Only the United Nations can provide a universal foundation for the hope of peace. That foundation is international law, to which everyone who belongs to the community of nations in the United Nations, and those who want to belong, has subscribed. That is what must be preserved; that is the core of our hope for peace. That is why I must here mention the conflict in Ukraine. Some people in the Hall may regard it as nothing more than a regional conflict in Eastern