On 20 June 1955, Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld gave the opening speech at the United Nations’ 10th Anniversary Conference in San Francisco, California. Early in his opening remarks he said:
‘We have come here to look ahead, beyond tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, to explore together how, in the years ahead, we may be able to do better than in the years gone-by, in the search for a more secure peace and a better life for the peoples.’
He went on to say, ‘The United Nations should stand for that diversity which is the condition of freedom as much as it should stand for that unity of common purpose which is the basis of peace. Too often in recent years, however, diversity has been a source of division and of rivalries straining the points which should unite the nations in their common destiny.’
This year the United Nations celebrates its 80th anniversary and the Foundation commemorates this by releasing a selection of Dag Hammarskjöld quotes in recognition of this major milestone. Läs artikel