14 UN Speeches that Changed the World

14 UN Speeches that Changed the World

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Pope John Paul II, 1979

Pope John Paul II, 1979 and 1995. Both of John Paul's speeches to the United Nations shared a common human rights there. In 1979, he said the UN had to work harder to reach its objectives "to promote respect for human rights ... without distinction of race, sex, language or religion."  In 1995, John Paul called for nuclear disarmament. 

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