本组织努力结束战争和冲突，修复被暴力和冲突破坏的东西，并让对立各方坐下来谈判，以便外交和谈判能够共同赢得胜利。既有挑战又有挫折，甚至还有矛盾和失败。联合国并不完美，它并非总是名符其实、不辜负自己的理想。每当特定利益战胜共同利益时，联合国就伤害了自己。
The Organization has worked to end war and conflict, repair what violence and strife have destroyed and bring opposing sides to the table so that together diplomacy and negotiation may win the day. There have been challenges and setbacks, even contradictions and failures. The United Nations is not perfect, and it has not always lived up to its name and ideals. It has harmed itself whenever particular interests have triumphed over the common good.