AN
EXIT STRATEGY
TAKE
THE FUTURE OF IRAQ TO THE U.N.
A resolution
adopted on the 60th birthday of the United Nations,
on June 26, 2005, by a group of 20 supporters of the world
organization, including former U.N. staff members, a former U.N.
correspondent, a former Republican congressman, representatives
of various pro U.N. organizations, and some academics from
Stanford University.
The resolution was an
outgrowth of a conference on “The Future of the United
Nations,” held at
the Chaminade Conference Center in Santa Cruz, sponsored by the
Center for War/Peace Studies of New York City.
The resolution:
Noting that the
United Nations Charter calls upon the Organization to “save
succeeding generations from the scourge of war,”
Noting
that the Mitchell/Gingrich Commission has recommended the reform
and strengthening of the U.N.,
Noting
that the Bush Administration supports the U.N.’s creation of a
new Peace Building Commission
Therefore,
Urges
the United States to initiate a dialogue within the U.N. in
order to achieve a peaceful solution to the Iraqi situation in
consultation with and full participation of the Iraqi people.
Urges
to that end the creation and implementation of the new U.N.
Peace Building Commission recommended by the U.S. State
Department and the Mitchell/Gingrich Commission.
Calls upon
the United States, together with other U.N. members, to provide
ample political, logistical and financial support to an
internationally recognized end to hostilities and for the
reconstruction of Iraq, involving the U.N. Security Council and
the General Assembly.
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