After four years at the United Nations I sometimes yearn for the peace and tranquility of a political convention.

There is no such thing as the United Nations.

I'm a member of the US committee o the United Nations.

Nearly 60 years ago, the international community made a commitment to put an end to the crime of genocide by ratifying the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.

It wasn't until the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide was ratified by the United Nations in 1948 that Lemkin's proposed law was given at least the appearance of force and effect.

be solved in a political manner within the framework of the United Nations.