UN Summit (Conclusion)

Hi everyone. Please forgive me for leaving this post until today eventhough the summit is already over. Honestly, I couldn't find a lot of information on the happenings of the last days so I decided to wait until today. In a nutshell, the most important things that happened was that the proposed document was accepted with the notable opposition from Venezuela. The consensus on the accepted document continued to be that it fell short of hopes and expectations set out before the summit specially regarding the reform of the internal structure of the UN.

Nevertheless, there were also many other countries with a more optimistic outlook and who believe that this summit was a good starting point for the future. As Canada's Primer Minister Paul Martin said, it is always important and good when 170+ countries can reach an agreement on such a detailed and worldwide document in less than a week.

I tend to agree more with this last statement. Yes, it is true that there were many failures but this documents sets a foundation for us to work on the world's future. The approval of the document gives it validity and power to be able to pressure the US and Canada on their lack of support for the world's poor and in the case of the US to agree to other agreements such as Kyoto (read about how Mexico is chipping in too: http://estadis.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/305667.html). It also asks the developin nations to commit to taking care of themselves and to create a favourable internal environment to take advantage of the aid they will receive. And lets not forget that the march of Human Rights continues on strongly. The intention for it to be a law to live by everywhere around the world received a huge boost. Lets hope that it becomes reality.

In conclusion, 60 years after the creation of the UN, we stop to remember that the UN is a place where all countries have a voice: from tiny Tuvalu to Russia. And eventhough at times procedure and burocracy can make its work difficult, that doesn't mean it should be destroyed.