[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12507]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         UNITED NATIONS REFORM

  (Mr. PRICE of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, scandals at the United Nations 
have been going on for far too long and are far too many. Oil-For-Food 
scandal, UNICEF scandal, peacekeeping operation scandal, the list goes 
on and on with no end in sight. The days of giving the U.N. a blank 
check must come to an end.
  Accountability and ethics must return to the United Nations. 
Somewhere in the mess of Saddam Hussein collecting kickbacks, workers 
collecting pay checks for work they never did and poor management of 
funds, it was forgotten that the goal of the U.N. was to provide 
assistance to those who need it most.
  The case for reform could not be more clear. When an organization 
lacks the fundamental institutional control that is needed to operate 
in a fair and unbiased manner, changes must be made.
  The time to streamline and prioritize programs and hold those in 
charge at the U.N. accountable has come. The focus of the United 
Nations has shifted from its intended purpose of protecting people and 
ensuring humanitarian aid to scandals that make the headlines in the 
tabloids and embarrass the world.
  Mr. Speaker, it is time we ensure that the future of the United 
Nations is not a story of scandal, but a story of success.

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