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    BRINGING NATIONS TOGETHER

    Oct 15, 2020 3 minutes
    Copyedited by Sudeshna Sarkar

    Beijing Review: How do you evaluate the UN’s work in the past 75 years?

    Jean-Pierre Raffarin: The UN, established in the wake of World War II, was the splendid manifestation of an exceptional will for peace. The supreme body for dialogue among all nations, it has enabled the longest period of peace in modern history. The UN Security Council, peacekeeping operations… there have been many peace initiatives during this period.

    However, the world has changed a lot since its establishment 75 years

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