President Obama Will Accept Nobel Peace Prize as a Call to Action
“I will accept this award as a call to action —
a call for all nations to confront the common challenges of the 21st century.
. . . we must all do our part to resolve those conflicts
that have caused so much pain and hardship over so many years . . .”– President Barack Obama
United States Mission to the United Nations
What are some of those “common challenges of the 21st century”?
The US government hosted UN link above, identifies some of these global issues:
Peace & Security
Nonproliferation & Disarmament
Poverty & Development
Climate Change
Human Rights & Democracy
United Nations Reform