The prevailing exclusionary logic of selfishness has at times crippled the ability of the General Assembly to fulfill its mandate. This logic must be transformed. All of us, without exception, share responsibility for the state of the world.
What is important now is that we look to the future, learning from our past mistakes, and together embark wholeheartedly on the task of building a new and better world, inthe conviction that Another World is Possible.
Love prompts us to take action in the construction of a more just and nonviolent world, with solidarity as its most important feature. We need reconciliation with those who might have caused us pain and suffering.
to read Miguel d'Escoto Brockman's address to the UN General Assembly on September 18, 2008, click on
http://www.peaceworkmagazine.org/print/1146
Original: The Logic of Solidarity: A Revitalized Vision of the UN