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GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS

UN Peacekeeping missions [are] not easy, but we know that hope and opportunity are the true beacons of freedom and the foundation for democracy to flourish.

Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) June 01, 2018

GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS

As members of Congress, we are grateful to the United Nations peacekeepers for giving Liberia this opportunity and we wish them continued success as they strive for peace around the world.

Reps. David Cicilline (D-RI) and Adam Kinzinger (R-IL)
AMERICANS IN THE UN

I’m going to work every day to help address issues that matter to people, that matter to communities, that matter to families, and that matter to our collective future. That’s something that motivates me to...do whatever I can to help be part of that realization of the UN Charter.

Sarah Poole, Deputy Director, Regional Bureau for Arab States, UN Development Programme May 24, 2018

AMERICANS IN THE UN

It is important to bring people together around common agendas and not go it alone, even when you can go it alone.

Peace Consolidation and Transition Advisor, Office of the UN Resident Coordinator in Côte d’Ivoire May 11, 2018

AMERICANS IN THE UN

The UN is critical for the stability, security, development, and growth of the United States. It’s an important instrument. It may not be perfect, but there is no substitute.

Sandra Mitchell, Assistant Secretary-General, the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA)
AMERICANS IN THE UN

I want to let every American know that for all the Americans who work at the UN, we’re working every day to ensure that your taxpayer dollars are being spent and used wisely.

Mary Alice Hayward. Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Management, International Atomic Energy Agency
AMERICANS IN THE UN

"The U.S. needs the UN to be strong. And the UN needs the U.S. to be integrally engaged."

David Beasley, Executive Director, World Food Program March 14, 2018

THOUGHT LEADERS

"Not only is UN peacekeeping a cost-effective alternative to putting our own soldiers in harm's way, it works!"

Lt. Gen. John Castellaw USMC (Retired) February 23, 2018

GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS

We should not pull funding from the UN. Not only are peacekeeping missions less expensive when carried out by the United Nations, but they are also more accepted internationally.

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) February 13, 2018

THOUGHT LEADERS

The U.N. is by far the best bang for the buck. It tends to go to places the U.S. wants, but more cheaply and effectively and with a lot more predictable outcomes.

Rachel Kleinfeld, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace February 12, 2018

AMERICANS IN THE UN

If the United Nations did not exist we would have to create it. Thank goodness we have it.

William Lacy Swing, Director General of IOM January 30, 2018