Address by H.E. Dr. Mahmud Ahmadinejad Presidentof the Islamic Republic of Iran before the 65th Session of the United NationsGeneral Assembly

NewYork 23 September 2010

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
"All praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Universe, and peace and blessingbe upon our Master and Prophet, Mohammad, and his pure Household, and his nobleCompanions and on all divine messengers"
"Oh, God, hasten the arrival of Imam Al- Mahdi and grant him good healthand victory and make us his followers and those who attest to hisrightfulness"

After about one hundred years of domination, the system of Capitalism and theexisting world order has proved to be unable to provide appropriate solution tothe problems of societies, thus coming to an end. I shall try to examine thetwo main causes of this failure and picture some features of the ideal futureorder.

Attitudesand Beliefs

the divine prophets had the mission to call everyone to monotheism, love andjustice and show mankind the path to prosperity. They invite men tocontemplation and knowledge in order to better appreciate the truth and toavoid atheism and egoism. The very nature of the message of all prophets is oneand the same. Every messenger endorsed the messenger before him and gave gladtidings about the prophet to come, and presented a more complete version of thereligion in accordance with the capacity of the man at the time. This continuedup to the last messenger of God who presented the perfect and all inclusivereligion.
In opposition to that, the egotist and the greedy stood up against this clearcall, revolting against the message.
Nimrod countered Hazrat Abraham, Pharaoh countered Hazrat Moses and the greedycountered Hazrat Jesus Christ and Hazrat Mohammad (Peace be upon them all). Inthe recent centuries, the human ethics and values have been rejected as a causefor backwardness. They were even portrayed as opposing wisdom and sciencebecause of the earlier infliction on man by the proclaimers of religion in thedark ages of the West
Man's disconnection from Heaven detached him from his true self.
Man with his potentials for understanding the secrets of the universe, hisinstinct for seeking truth, his aspirations for justice and perfection, hisquest for beauty and purity and his capacity to represent God on earth wasreduced to a creature limited to the materialistic world with a mission tomaximize individualistic pleasures. Human instinct, then, replaced true humannature.
Human beings and nations were considered rivals and the happiness of anindividual or a nation was defined in collision with, and elimination orsuppression of others. Constructive evolutionary cooperation was replaced witha destructive struggle for survival.
The lust for capital and domination replaced monotheism which is the gate tolove and unity.
This widespread clash of the egoist with the divine values gave way to slaveryand colonialism. A large portion of the world came under the domination of afew western States. Tens of millions of people were taken to slavery and tensof millions of families were shattered as a result. All the resources, therights and the cultures of the colonized nations were plundered. Lands wereoccupied and the indigenous people were humiliated and mass- murdered.
Yet, nations rose up, colonialism was alienated and the independence of the nationswas recognized. Thus, the hope for respect, prosperity and security was revivedamongst nations. In the beginning of the past century nice talks about freedom,human rights and democracy created hopes for healing the deep wounds of thepast. Today, however, not only those dreams are not realized, but memories,even at times worse than before, have been recorded.
As a result of the two World Wars, the occupation of Palestine, the Korean andthe Vietnam's Wars, the Iraqi war against Iran, the occupation of Afghanistanand Iraq as well as many wars in Africa, hundreds of millions of people werekilled, wounded or displaced.
Terrorism, illicit drugs, poverty and the social gaps increased. Thedictatorial and coup d'état governments in Latin America committedunprecedented crimes with the support of the West.
Instead of disarmament, the proliferation and stockpiling of nuclear,biological and chemical weapons expanded, putting the world under a biggerthreat. As a result, the very same old goals of colonialists and the slavemasters were, this time round, pursued with a new façade.

the nuclear energy
Nuclear energy is clean and cheap and a heavenly gift which is amongst the mostsuitable alternatives to cut the pollutions emanating from fossil fuels.
The Non- Proliferation Treaty (NPT) allows all member States to use nuclearenergy without limits and the International Atomic Energy Agency is mandated toprovide member States with technical and legal support.
The nuclear bomb is the worst inhumane weapon and which must totally beeliminated. The NPT prohibits its development and stockpiling and calls fornuclear disarmament.
Nonetheless, note what some of the permanent members of the Security Counciland nuclear bomb holders have done:
They have equated nuclear energy with the nuclear bomb, and have distanced thisenergy from the reach of most of nations by establishing monopolies andpressuring the IAEA. While at the same time, they have continued to maintain,expand and upgrade their own nuclear arsenals.
This has entailed the following:
Not only the nuclear disarmament has not been realized but also nuclear bombshave been proliferated in some regions, including by the occupying andintimidating Zionist regime.
I would like here to propose that the year 2011 be proclaimed the year ofnuclear disarmament and "Nuclear Energy for all, Nuclear Weapons forNone".
In all these cases the United Nations has been unable to take any effectivecourse of action. Unfortunately, in the decade proclaimed as the"International Decade for the Culture of Peace" hundreds of thousandswere killed and injured as a result of war, aggression and occupation, andhostilities and antagonism increased.

Foryears the inefficiency of the capitalism and the existing world management andstructures has been exposed and the majority of States and nations have been ona quest for fundamental changes and for the prevalence of justice in globalrelations.
The cause of the United Nation's ineptitude is in its unjust structure. Majorpower is monopolized in the Security Council due to the veto privilege, and themain pillar of the Organization, namely the General Assembly, is marginalized.
In the past several decades, at least one of the permanent members of theSecurity Council has always been a party to the disputes.
The veto advantage grants impunity to aggression and occupation; How could,therefore, one expect competence while both the judge and the prosecutor are aparty to the dispute?
Had Iran enjoyed veto privilege, would the Security Council and the IAEADirector General have taken the same position in the nuclear issue?

The United Nations is the key center for coordinating the common globalmanagement. Its structure needs to be reformed in a manner that all independentStates and nations be able to participate in the global governance actively andconstructively.
The veto privilege should be revoked and the General Assembly should be thehighest body and the Secretary-General should be the most independent officialand all his positions and activities should be taken with the approval of theGeneral Assembly and should be directed towards promoting justice andeliminating discrimination.
The Secretary-General should not come under pressure from powers and/or thecountry hosting the Organization for his stating the truth and administrationof justice.
It is suggested that the General Assembly should, within one year and in theframework of an extraordinary session, finalize the reformation of theOrganization's structure
The Islamic Republic of Iran has clear suggestions in this regard and standsready to participate actively and constructively in the process.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I announce clearly that the occupation of other countries under the pretext offreedom and democracy is an unforgivable crime.
The world needs the logic of compassion and justice and inclusive participationinstead of logic of force, domination, unilateralism, war and intimidation.
The world needs to be governed by virtuous people like the Divine Prophets.