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佐藤栄作　受賞論文集

第17回最優秀賞Ⅴ．A Challenge to All Progressive Actors within the InternationalCommunityThe future global challenges outlined by leading scientists and policy specialistsaround the world need to be addressed soon. Following a troubled but inspiringbeginning, the United Nations is now at a crossroads. Regrettably, the politicalestablishment of several key states still opposes the need to significantly strengthenand democratize the United Nations to create an institution capable of coping withthe economic, social, environmental, military, and political conditions that threaten thesecurity of people and the planet. Despite this resistance, progressive participantswithin the international community must continue to answer the call of Tanzania’sformer president, the late Julius K. Nyerere, who proclaimed at the time of the UN’s50thanniversary:Those with a purposeful and creative vision of the UN must not allow themselvesto be intimidated, divided or discouraged by the nature and scale of the challenge.This is not a time for despair but for determined efforts to rekindle the UN’soriginal aspirations. 1Progressive actors can be found within all spheres of the global arena today,including the business community, media, civil society groups, religious institutions,universities, policy think tanks, governments and international agencies. The longneededoverhaul of the UN system will come about when committed internationalistsin each of these sectors come together to build the political momentum and supportfor a creative and far-sighted, yet realistic set of reforms. With sustained pressurefrom this worldwide coalition, nation-states will acknowledge the need for closercooperation in the next century, in order to prepare for future conflicts and dangers.It is not necessary that consensus is achieved immediately regarding the optimal1 Julius Nyerere, Reforming the United Nations: A View from the South, Geneva, Switzerland: The South Centre, 1995.35