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United Nations at 80: legacy of peacekeeping and a renewed call to reform the Security Council
Summary
A commemorative address tracing 80 years of United Nations history highlighted expanded membership, the rise of peacekeeping, disaster-response gains and a 2024 pledge that includes calls to reform the United Nations Security Council to make it more effective and representative.
From the ruins of war, humanity dared to imagine unity, Speaker 1 said, recalling how 50 nations convened in 1945 to create a charter and bind words into a common promise. The address framed eight decades of work by the United Nations as an effort driven by intention: founding documents, expanding membership and new agencies that helped nations rebuild and govern.
The speaker credited the UN with establishing foundational norms…
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