Francis believes that the UN is no longer fulfilling its role.
Pope Francis in his new book “Please you in the name of God. Ten prayers for hope for the future”, fragments of which were published by La Stampa, reflects on the role of organizations such as the UN in preventing military conflicts and shares his judgments on how to act in new realities.
According to the pontiff, in order to achieve peace and tranquility, “dialogue, negotiations, the ability to listen, diplomatic art and creativity are needed, as well as far-sighted politics capable of building a system of coexistence that is not based on force of arms or deterrence.”
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He points out that no war has yet achieved the goals for which it was started, and Libya, Syria and Yemen did not start to live better after the war.
He paid special attention to the war in Ukraine. According to Francis, the war in Ukraine “has put the conscience of millions of people in the center of the West in front of the harsh reality of a humanitarian tragedy that has existed for a long time.”
“In wartime, it is important to confirm that we need more multilateralism, but the UN is not suitable for new realities,” he added.
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