“Democracy is not the end product, but the means to the end, which is the enjoyment of human rights by all.” Quote by Alfred-Maurice de Zayas
“The United Nations is the best hope to spare humanity from the barbarity of war, from the senseless death, destruction and dislocation it brings about.” WarHumanityNationsUnitedDestructionSparesUnited NationsHoping For The BestBarbarityDislocation Author:Alfred-Maurice de Zayas
“It is time to reinvigorate the UN General Assembly so that it can exercise a more decisive role in peace-making and peace-keeping, consistent with the will of the international community.” CommunityRolesExerciseInternationalConsistentAssemblyInternational CommunityGeneral Assembly Author:Alfred-Maurice de Zayas
“It is the responsibility of all of us to remind governments of their commitments to settle disputes by peaceful means and to negotiate in good faith under the UN Charter, and to denounce war agitation particularly by the media.” MeanWarGovernmentResponsibilityMediaCommitmentPeacefulSettlingDisputesCharterAgitationGood Faith Author:Alfred-Maurice de Zayas
“Without peace and the rule of law, civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights cannot be enjoyed, when killing, maiming and mutual poisoning prevail.” LawPoliticalSocialRightsEconomicKillingEnjoyedMutualRule Of LawPoisoning Author:Alfred-Maurice de Zayas
“If we want world peace, we must break the vicious circle of violence and reprisal, of an eye for an eye, of endless hate.” IfsWorldWantEyeHateBreakViolenceCirclesEndlessViciousEye For An EyeReprisalVicious Circles Author:Alfred-Maurice de Zayas
“Peace is not the silence of cemeteries, but the song of social justice.” SongSocialJusticeSilenceSocial JusticeCemetery Author:Alfred-Maurice de Zayas
“A ten per cent reduction in military expenditures per year would be reasonable, coupled with a programme of retraining the workforce and redirecting the resources in a manner that creates employment and advances social welfare. I also encourage all States to contribute to the UN's annual Report on Military Expenditures by submitting complete data on national defence budgets.” YearsStatesWould BeSocialMilitaryTenResourcesEmploymentDataBudgetsWelfareReasonableReportsCentsDefenceReductionProgrammesAnnualsWorkforceExpendituresSocial WelfareAll StateAnnual Reports Author:Alfred-Maurice de Zayas
“The drafting of a legally binding instrument concerning the human rights impacts of the activities of Transnational Corporations (TNCs) and other business enterprises has been proposed. Such a treaty or convention should strengthen the United Nations “protect, respect and remedy” framework of the Guiding Principles, which were unanimously endorsed by the Human Rights Council in 2011.” HumansRightsActivityNegativeImpactHuman RightsCorporationsTransnational Corporations Author:Alfred-Maurice de Zayas
“This new declaration which emphasizes the necessity of global disarmament is based on the purposes and principles of the United Nations, in particular the prohibition of the threat and use of force, and on the obligation to negotiate disputes in conformity with the UN Charter. It is a strong and positive example for the entire world.” WorldUsePurposeStrongForceNationsUnitedPrinciplesExampleParticularThreatObligationConformityDeclarationUnited NationsDisputesProhibitionDisarmamentCharterUse Of Force Author:Alfred-Maurice de Zayas
“Bearing in mind that "the market" is not an invention of capitalism but that it has existed for thousands of years in many different societies, social justice logically requires that the profits resulting from the operation of markets and infrastructures created by society be equitably shared within societies and in a larger context within the human family.” YearsMindHumansDifferentSocialJusticeCapitalismSocial JusticeProfitInventionOperationsInfrastructureHuman Family Author:Alfred-Maurice de Zayas