Otunnu calls for continued reform of UN, restoration of its moral authority
Ugandan diplomat Olara Otunnu has called for urgent reform of the United Nations to restore its moral authority and address global divisions. As one of eight candidates for the next secretary-general, Otunnu emphasizes that institutional reform is an imperative for the organization's survival.
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Ugandan diplomat Olara Otunnu, one of eight candidates seeking to succeed Antonio Guterres as U.N. secretary-general next year, on Wednesday called for continued reform of the world body and the restoration of its moral authority.
Otunnu, a former U.N. under-secretary-general who served as a special representative for children and armed conflict, invoked St. Francis of Assisi as he spoke of the need for the world body to help bridge growing global divisions. "Where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy," he said, quoting the Prayer of St. Francis.
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