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that it can make a real and measurable difference to people’s lives in the new century.”3Education is an agenda that can give the United Nations a renewed character.The UN must not only save succeeding generations from the scourge of war butalso from the misery of ignorance. The route to universal peace is through theconduit of education. This generation must be the last of the illiterates. In thisresolve let us all unite.Core Issue of Future Human EvolutionAt the doorstep of this new millennium mankind today, is faced with decisionchoices that can swing its fate from tragedy to triumph: the toil of our forefatherscan lie in atomic ruins or embryonic generations can live in prosperity and peace,unmatched in the course of human history. This very solemn moment demandssome reflection on the evolutionary path that we have chosen for ourselves. Is thisthe best that modern technology and philosophy can provide? Is there a better modelfor enriching life that will protect the environment, equitably provide for all peoples’needs, and simultaneously preserve culture and tradition? What is it that we should setout to achieve as the next logical adjunct to human evolution? What is the core issuethat can make the most difference to quality of life, where must the focus ofmain effort of the international community lie, where is the centre of gravity ofthe development campaign and what must be the single minded intent of worldleadership in the early years of the 21st Century?This rhetorical question does not find its root in re-subscribing unrestrainedlyto the many dooms-day soothsayers 4who could only foresee a world of burgeoningpopulation growth, depleting fossil fuels and immense scarcity of food that wouldoverwhelm civilisation and lead to world anarchy. Doubtless, problems persist but943 Annan, Kofi. We the peoples: the Role of the United Nations in the 21 st Century.4 Reference is to Thomas Malthus or more recently in the 1972 report of the Club of Rome, Limits to Growth.