ブックタイトル佐藤栄作論文集９～１６

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佐藤栄作論文集９～１６

to $1.9 billion, including dues to the regular budget and peacekeeping budget.”8Atthat time, only ten nations had completely settled their UN accounts. Just anybusiness, the UN cannot be expected to continually operate when it is financiallyhobbled. The UN should take a piercing look at its financial methodologies and seeknew ways to finance itself.As a final illustration of UN difficulties, Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghalihas commissioned a post for conducting probes of internal UN operations. For yearscomplaints of waste and mismanagement have been lodged by UN members. TheUS, in particular, has registered many complaints. The US is the largest UN financialcontributor. The present US administration is, in a politically-motivated action, tryingto take a tough line on the waste and corruption within the UN in order to draw upsupport for UN payments currently in arrears. 9The charges are varied－such as theallegation of helicopter bidding contract irregularities; which has led to the suspensionof eight top UN procurement officers. 10The emphasis here is not to belittle the UN. All organizations have their troublesand hindrances. Since the UN’s fiftieth anniversary is rapidly approaching, anopportunity to redress these issues is especially tempting and timely. What isrequired is an honest, open self assessment. It should be conducted as a businessmight conduct its own self assessment. Executive-level representatives shouldidentify a“corporate”strategy and vision for the UN during its next fifty years. Thisvision should include what roles and responsibilities the UN will tackle within thattimeframe. Following that, directives should be issued to a coterie who will conducta typical SWOT ? Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats ? analysis. TheUN must decide upon its“core competencies”and forge a framework to build uponthose competencies. Like any responsible business endeavor, the UN must garnish1548“13,000 U.N. staffers may go unpaid in October due to financial crisis; The Japan Times; September 5, 1993; p. 4.9“Boutros-Ghali creates post for internal probes at U.N.”; The Japan Times; August 26, 1993; p. 6.10 Ibid.