UN General Assembly
2011

international governance requires an additional collective effort to strengthen the role of the United Nations as a forum for political discussion in which all States are able to participate in decision-making. A permanent effort is required to combine effectiveness with legitimacy — a challenge that has become increasingly more significant as globalization deepens. We need a new United Nations for the twenty- first century. The first decade of the century has already run its course. History is harsh with those who cannot adapt to its challenges, and its consequences are bitter. At the United Nations, we are responsible for putting forward appropriate answers to the international community. There is still time.