MC New Year(nings)--2

We the peoples of the United Nations determined

· to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind, and

· to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small, and

· to establish conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations arising from treaties and other sources of international law can be maintained, and

· to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom,

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And for these ends

· to practice tolerance and live together in peace with one another as good neighbours, and

· to unite our strength to maintain international peace and security, and

· to ensure, by the acceptance of principles and the institution of methods, that armed force shall not be used, save in the common interest, and

· to employ international machinery for the promotion of the economic and social advancement of all peoples…

From the Preamble, Charter of the United Nations, 1945
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United Nations

2012 Year in Review

 http://webtv.un.org/search/united-nations-year-in-review:-looking-back-at-major-events-of-2012-in-english/2033490684001?term=year_in_review