Uniting for Peace - UN RES 377

by Susie Dow Wednesday, Mar. 19, 2003 at 5:18 AM

At the Three Hundred and Second Plenary Meeting on 3 November 1950 the UN General Assembly adopted A/RES/377 (V) "Uniting for Peace" UN resolution 377 allows the General Assembly to recommend collective action "if the Security Council, because of lack of unanimity of the permanent members, fails to exercise its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security".

March 17, 2003

Tonight, on American television, President George W. Bush said that diplomacy was finished. I respectfully disagree. Chile, France, Germany and many many nations around the world have pressed forward, thru the UN, seeking non-violent alternatives to war as well as peaceful means of disarmament. Diplomacy is clearly not yet finished.

The international community must step in to avert a war in Iraq. Invoking UN Resolution 377 is one means to provide more time for the international community to continue diplomacy and dialogue. At the beginning of the 21st century, this very dialogue may change forever war as the sole means of disarmament.

Please consider contacting a permanent member of the UN either by phone, email, fax or mail. Addresses may be found on their websites listed at:

http://www.un.int/missions/webs.html

A pdf of "Uniting for Peace" Resolution 377 may be viewed at:

http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/landmark/amajor.htm

left hand column, 2nd to last box: A/RES/377 (V)

Below, I have included those email addresses that were available online for UN members. But given the urgency, there may be less than 48 hours before bombing begins, a phone call may be the best course of action.

Let the world Unite for Peace.

mission@algeria-un.org

ang-un@angolamissionun.org

emb.ismael.martins@angolamissionun.org

antigua@un.int

argentina@un.int

armenia@un.int

australia@un.int

austria@un.int

bangladesh@un.int

belgium@un.int

braun@delbrasonu.org

bulgaria@un.int

cambodia@un.int

info@cameroonmission.org

chile@un.int

colombia@colombiaun.org

congo@un.int

drcongo@un.int

croatia@un.int

publicrelations@cubanmission.com

cyprus@un.int

un.newyork@embassy.mzv.cz

nycmis@um.dk

undomrep@aol.com

timor-leste@un.int

eritrea@un.int

ethiopia@un.int

sanomat.yke@formin.fi

france@un.int

gabon@un.int

georgia@un.int

mission@greeceun.org

m.suazo@worldnet.att.net

hungary@un.int

ptri@indonesiamission-ny.org

ireland@un.int

itaun@undp.org

jamaica@un.int

mission@un-japan.org

kazakhstan@un.int

kenya@un.int

korea@un.int

kuwaitmission@msn.com

lao@un.int

lesotho@un.int

info@libya-un.org

ltuun@undp.org

luxun@undp.org

macedonia@un.int

malaysia@un.int

mdvun@undp.org

mexico@un.int

moldova@un.int

monaco@un.int

zerendo@un.int

nplun@undp.org

nzmissionny@earthlink.net

nigerun@aol.com

delun@mfa.no

Pakistan@un.int

misunphil@aol.com

stlucia@un.int

slumission@aol.com

saudi-mission@un.int

serbia-montenegro@un.int

sgpun@prodigy.net

skun@undp.org

slovenia@un.int

sacg@southafrica-newyork.net

info@spainun.org

suriname@un.int

sweden@un.int

PA4@eda.admin.ch

generalsekretaer@eda.admin.ch

turkey@un.int

mail@uamission.org

uruguay@un.int

vietnamun@aol.com

zambia@un.int

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