"...All institutions need periodic retooling to meet new challenges. The UN is no different -- and important reforms are already under way to make it better run, more open to input from citizens and citizens' groups, and more responsive to today's global needs and threats. Let's do our share to keep improving the one place where all nations can come together to tackle tough global problems..."

"...The world -- and the United States -- has benefited enormously from the peacebuilding, health, and environmental initiatives of international organizations. Now some of those organizations need retooling to meet new challenges and conditions. Americans are doers and fixers. Let's work with other nations to strengthen and equip our international organizations to meet new challenges and conditions..."

"...All institutions need periodic retooling to meet new challenges. The UN is no different -- and important reforms are already under way. We should play an active and constructive role in that process; our involvement is critical to its success. But as we work with other nations to make international organizations more efficient and effective, we also need to remember that these institutions don't have to be perfect to be good for us -- and good for the world..."

"...The UN and its agencies can point to real successes in the areas of global health and hunger, conflict resolution and peacebuilding, arms control, and human rights -- all on an annual budget that's less than what the state of Arkansas spends in the course of a year. Institutional reforms already under way will help the UN function more efficiently and effectively. These reforms must be accompanied by a commitment from all member nations to ensure that important UN agencies have the resources they need to do the job..."

"...The United Nations still embodies humanity's highest hopes for peaceful cooperation and the advancement of shared human values. That's the vision that inspired the United States to take the lead in creating the United Nations after World War II. America has a proud history of bringing nations together for the common good. Helping to strengthen and improve the institutions of international cooperation should be a deeply American project..."