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O United Nations-----------------------
Message of the final speech
Of immediate past Secretary General Kofi Annan
Delivered at the Truman Museum and Library
Sharpened also with the urgings of Truman and others
Reminds the world in clear terms:
Fight against evils is a continuous process
Big must not remain big only in size and strength
But be big also in playing a responsible role
For the establishment of peace and democracy
For the establishment of human rights without a bias
For ensuring balanced development-oriented economy
For all the states, big or small, as a whole

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The speech tells us further
It’s a time to move together
It’s a time to assert honestly and collectively:
United we stand, divided we fall
It’s a time to say it again
The most important time is now
Neither the past nor the future
The most important are the people with and around us
And the most important business is to stand by them
It’s a time to remember from the very core of heart
Time and tide waits for none

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O United Nations--------------------------
Look, look, look
Sparkle of the vehemence of the marching of globalization
Crowned with the rapidly flourishing of science and technology
Colored further with the dawning of space age
Yes, the world is getting transformed globally into a village
Everything is getting closer
Distance is no more a distance
A true sense of neighborhood is knocking at the door




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O United Nations…………………….
Beyond question it is
Every second, every minute, every hour
Every day, every month, every year
Taking place so many things, negative or positive, on earth that
Into your fold don’t fall necessarily at the same time
Making the world aware of the blasts of their resultant consequences
True, true it is that alongside the flowering of civilization
Awards, rewards, honors and prizes
Scaling in different dimensions for the purposes of
Evaluations and recognitions of one’s contributions to the
Areas concern and to the world at large have been on in a full swing.

O United Nations … ………………..
You being the apex forum of the nation-states may not
On all accounts be mere passive to these all and here
Nobel Awards being the largest and most prestigious in the world
In the field of chemistry, physics, medicine or physiology, economics and peace
Documented in a Will by Alfred Nobel
An industrialist, engineer and dynamite innovator in year of
Eighteen hundred and ninety five
Contents of which were unveiled after his death
In the year of eighteen hundred and ninety six and
Awarding started from nineteen hundred and one also
Deserve your attention at least in a qualified mode and manner
In particular to Nobel Peace Award that as under
Contained in the Will about the deserving hopefuls:
To the persons who shall have done the most or the best work for
Fraternity between nations, abolition or reduction of standing arms and the
Formation and spreading of peace progress

O United Nations……………………………
Contrary to all the valued opinions, severe oppositions and criticisms by
Those who prefer United Nations not to poke nose into the affairs of Nobel prizes
Must I say that time has arrived to think otherwise in tune with the
Rapidly unfolding areas of Globalization, science and technology and religions

O United Nations………………………………….
Beginning with
Henry Dunant, Founder of the International Committee of Red Cross, and
Fedrick Paasy,. Co-founder of the Inter Parliamentary Union, jointly as first winners
In the year of nineteen hundred and one and
Reaching Liu Xiaobo, a Chinese critic and poet, as the recipient of the
Year of two thousand and ten so far
Nobel Peace prize has been given ninety times to
One hundred and twenty two Nobel Laureates of which
Ninety seven times to individuals and
Thirty three times to organizations

O United Nations…………………
Any kind of shades on its awarding in any field
Standing against its birth intent weighing the figures
Superseding the contributions exhibited meanwhile
Cannot, cannot but hurt also the departed soul of Alfred Nobel

O United Nations… …. ……
Awarding Nobel Peace Prize has become an
Object of a great attention and sever criticism for many
Across the world at different lengths, waives and altitudes 
It is not so easy a task to detect, detect a
Prospective Nobel Laureate for peace as it is for
Physics, chemistry, economics, physiology or medicine and literature
Here the root cause rotates around what peace is
Concept of peace is linked to political and non-political jargons
Contributions to the advancement or establishment of peace in a
Non-political zone are more safely identifiable, viable, transparent than
Those of in a political zone
Hardly be it above a debate when arises a matter of recognition to the
Contributions in a political zone touching manifestly on the
Burning issues of democracy, human rights and political reforms that generate
Invoke Himalayan reactions from the Government concern in most of the cases.

O United Nations……………………..
Peace is neither a science nor a discovery
Nor an adventurism nor a mere arts 
Nor an opportunistic make-shift arrangement
Nor a matter of whistling showing blue or red card
Nor a short-cut route of
Power wielders/operators in their own, own
Perspectives, definitions, focuses and applications s
Sidetracking or suppressing the fundamental points in question
Points that die hardly
Points that continue, swell and get fomented
Points that flare up eventually with more velocity and magnitude
Negating the very basis of so-called drives
That’s the lesson of history repeating in its own way caring none
Speaking in the superlatives, to the dire negation of all types of
Segmented or strategically opportunistic deals,
Formation and spreading of peace adheres to the
Principles of well-balanced, well-coordinated combinations of
Science, arts and literature with the ultimate goals in the right direction and
In the right perspective for a period of time for a particular
 Population with a difference from the concepts of
Fraternity between nations, abolition or reduction of standing arms

O United Nations……….
Resolution of conflicts or disputes may not be ensured through
Signing of peace accord or formula or treaty, bi-lateral or multi-lateral
Entangling a series of talks, seminars, conferences at various strata
Takings days after days, months after months and years after years while
Vital question lies in the establishment of peace rising
Rising above the satisfaction of any vested quarter
Paris accords, Oslo accord, Camp David Pact so and so forth are
Still, still at bay from establishment of peace
But the role-players, dead or alive, are markedly distinguished as
Nobel Peace Laureates!!
Let us salute Le Duc Tho for his declining the
Nobel Peace Award nineteen hundred and seventy three
Jointly with Dr. Henry Kissinger for signing the Paris Peace Accord
Holding, holding the view that
Peace was not yet established in South Vietnam.
Let us here be attentive and respectful: to the grand saying that
Unequivocally, unmistakably and unambiguously reminds us all:
Men Work first, then Result! Reward after!
This is the rule of the universe

Today, O United Nations
Nobel Peace prize is not an undisputed issue and
We must not be daring so much with a sigh of relief as the
Other side of the coin bearing testimonies that
Norwegian Nobel Committees failed also to honor
Personalities of outstanding international statures mention ably
Comes in, among others, the name of
Five times unsuccessful nominee for Nobel Peace Award Mahatma Gandhi
Widely acclaimed as Progenitor of the
Concept of non-violence in India, nay, the world
Unfortunate more it is, more it is when we meet with the lamenting words of
Subsequent Norwegian Nobel Committees for such
Historic mistakes and follies without
Without self-propelled initiatives to remove the wounds
Yes, this can smoothly be done by reforming the 1974’s decision that
Laureates must be alive at the time of October announcement taking into note the cases of
Erik Azel Larlfeldt, 1931 laureate
UN Secretary General Hammarskjöld, 1961 Nobel winner, and
William Vicrey, 1995 laureate, which may still be a
Revitalizing justification for such a consideration in a  
Different manner of application in a new move
Of course, of course
Attention must also be paid to the introduction of the
Concept of institution also as a new recipient
Is it a deviation from or extension of the spirit of the
Will of Alfred Nobel?
Definitely, promisingly it is an extension, then
What makes the Nobel Committee reluctant to go
Go for a further extension of the ambit of individual recipient from the living to the posthumous?

O United Nations
Your declaration of the birth day of Mahatma Gandhi as the
International day of non-violence
Made it clear again that
That the think-tanks and policy-makers behind the Norwegian Noble Committee
Still have a golden opportunity to go, go above
Such mistakes, follies sprang from the contemporary perceptions otherwise
That’s why, that’s why world is awaiting eagerly to
Hear, hear something positive about the matter from
Norwegian Nobel Committee, present or future
Yes, O United Nations
Giving Nobel Peace Prize 2009 to Barrack Obama as an impetus
In expectation of future contributions being grossly away from the  
Original principle of the Will of Alfred Nobel
Might be, might be a further ground to take a decision in favor of the
Contributions of the departed as well
Therefore, therefore, the concept of posthumous nomination in its complete
Form, meaning and sense is just a
Call of time
Call of mankind and
Call of civilization

O United Nations…………………….
Time is matured enough to focus, despite the reforms made herein, also on the
Intent of Norwegian Parliament that selects the
Five members of the Nobel Peace Committee as it is needless to say
In a democratic society the voice of parliament upholds the voice of the
Majority party in Parliament
More acute the analysis is:
In the today’s globalized network national issues and affairs are highly tagged with
International politics, relations, diplomacy, trade, commerce and industries and so
Suspicions on a kind of policy of reservation and derogation by the ruling party in Norway
On matters of Nobel Peace Prize sans a research cannot be set aside
Vertical-horizontal standing under the mask of horizontal standing of
Sovereign nations-sates in the comity of nations
Stretching from bi-later to regional to international extent and gravity
Coupled with ideological differences tightening
Tightening the composition negatively more

O United Nations… …. ……
Mathematically, literally and historically
Aldred Nobel’s concept of ‘during the proceeding year’ has also been reinterpreted
Extended for assessing the depth, vehemence and consequences of the contributions of a
Prospective Nobel Peace Laureate with a further assertion that
Verbatim dictum of the Will of Alfred Nobel need to be weighed in the
True perspective of cause and effect in reality reflections of which
Unlike those of
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat,, Shimon Peres and  Yitzhak Rabin
Started getting consolidated practically in matters of  
Martin Ahtissari, two thousand and eight Nobel peace prize winner  
For his lifetime body of work applied to resolve international conflicts and
Kofi Annan, two thousand and one peace laureate
For his achievements in the recent  past events

O United Nations…………
Daringly enough
Realistically enough
Honestly enough
Let us also feel relaxed to put forward a proposal to the
Nobel Peace Foundation at Stockholm and
Norwegian Parliament at Oslo to make
Make a provision to include a member from United Nations in
Each of the five Nobel Award Committee
Prioritizing the Nobel Peace Committee, otherwise called
Norwegian Nobel Committee showing the world at large that
It is not at a distance from UN in finding, choosing and awarding
Expected Nobel Laureates who shall be remembered as hero in the disciplines
Following the Will and Testament of Alfred Nobel

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O United Nations------------------------
Let’s build a world of peace
Not only in words but also in practice
For, we are the noblest of creations
Symbol of optimism, peace, amity and unity

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O United Nations-----------------------
We do remember
With due honor and flavor
Statemen-cum-world leaders
Franklin D. Rosevelt
Harry Truman
Winston Churchill
Attlee
For their pioneer role
To give birth to you.

O United Nations---------------------
Recalling historically
Speaking frankly
Your birth can not be fashioned
As a product of overnight discussions
Rather years of deliberations and efforts,
Going through logic and counter-logic
Involving a series of talks, conferences and meetings
At various levels, standards and summits
With the initiatives and participations
Of the then contemporary world leaders
Paved, paved and cemented the way for making
Making your birth a reality

That’s why, O United Nations
Time is matured enough
Almost up
With a clarion call:
O the denizens of the world
Moving fast above exhausted ideological boundaries
Go, go beyond so-called parochialism
And torch also on the Leaders
Of the same stature
But crowned with a different taste and flavor
Joseph Stalin
Charles De Dauglle
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen
Who cannot, cannot go unnoticed
Anymore, anymore even
Interestingly enough
As of today, so it remains

O United Nations-------------------------
Explicit recognitions and honor must be extended
To those
Whose direct or indirect contributions
Intellectually or otherwise
Hardly be set aside
In the context of your coming to light

O United Nations-------------------------------
Recognitions and due weitage
To the roles and contributions
Of the World Federations of United Nations Associations
Along with its hundred of National Associations
In the planet at large
Might be treated as an inescapable norm
For having stood by you
As a friend and constant vigilant
With a landmark slogan:
People’s Movement in support of the United Nations
Same should again be your continuing additions
In case of others dealing with you
In various capacities and fashions
Entailing also
Better World Campaign
International Political Science Association
And UN Foundation

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O United Nations-----------------------
Head of your organization
Defined in Article ninety seven in the UN Charter as the
Chief administrator, which otherwise in usage
Came to be known as Secretary-General that was
Envisioned by US President Franklin D. Roosevelt as a
World moderator who gets appointed not on merit exclusively but through
Election by the member states upon nomination by the
Security council meaning that the
Very selection is subject to the veto of any of the
Five permanent members of the Security Council and who
In practice cannot be a national of any of the permanent members asserting
Asserting further that a regional (continental) rotation shall be followed
In the selection of successive candidates
Therefore, by nature, by nature the office of the
Secretary-General is a product of politics

O United Nations-------------------------
You have had as your head (Secretary-General)
Trygve Lie, Norway, who served as Secretary General from the year of
Nineteen hundred and forty six to that of Nineteen hundred and fifty one
Dag Hammarskjöld, Sweden, who served as Secretary General from the year of
Nineteen hundred and fifty three to that of Nineteen hundred and sixty one
U Thant, Myanmar (formerly known as Burma), who served as
Secretary General from the year of
Nineteen hundred and sixty one to that of Nineteen hundred and seventy one
Kurt Waldheim, Austria, who served as Secretary General from the year of
Nineteen hundred and seventy one to that of Nineteen hundred and eighty two
Javier Perez de Cuellar, Peru, who served as Secretary General from the year of
Nineteen hundred and eighty two to that of Nineteen hundred and ninety one
Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Egypt, who served as Secretary General from the year of
Nineteen hundred and ninety two to that of Nineteen hundred and ninety six
Kofi Annan, Ghana, who served as Secretary General from the year of
Nineteen hundred and ninety seven to that of two thousand and six and
Now the turn is for
Ban Ki-moon, Korea, who has been serving as Secretary General
Since two thousand and seven onward

O United Nations----------------------
History is very much replete with glaring evidences that
Each of the past Secretaries-General
Besides carrying the legacies of the predecessors also started
His journey with a set of programs and agendas in tune with a
Call of time, space and dimension of which
Some were challenging, some were accommodative and some were ambitious
Many were within his own domain and capacity while others were subject to the
Approval by the General Assembly
Reforms or changes or the both took place as a part of routine work while
In most cases initiatives by the Secretary-General concerned were more
More important and responsive that placed him honorably and
Crediably with due a illumination and sparkling

Therefore, therefore, O United Nations
Indivudual successes and achievements cannot be assessed, weighed
Being isolated from the contemporary international
Political, economic, military and diplomatic landscapes and
Balance of power in the shape of bi-polar or multi-polar or uni-polar world and
So is the reality for the Secretaries-General, present and future, as it goes
Goes without a saying that the Secretary-General of the
United Nations may hardly escape the continuous process of
Verticle, horizental and lateral challenges from the very day of
His sitting in the highest global chair

O United Nations---------------------
At this hour of remembrance of the Secretaries-General
Past and present
The mane of Hubert Gladwyne Jebb, UK, who
Acted as the Acting Secretary General from the month of
October in the year of
Nineteenth hundred and forty five to that of
February in the year of
Nineteenth hundred and forty six
Until the anointment of the first Secretary General
Trygve Halvdan
Needs also be kept alive, if not put on the boat of the
Secretaries-General

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O Ban Ki-moon-----------------
On this grand auspicious peregrination
As Secretary General of United Nations
Millions of the people in the world
With you siding as usual
Cherishing oceanic bent of hopes and aspirations
For a better United Nations

Therefore, therefore, O Secretary General
For you it’s challenge
A kind of an acid test as well
Colored with vision and mission
Sans any shade of doubt and confusion
Without a break making you alert
Not to be subservient to the will
Of any power and/or position
While running this august organization
Largest in the planet
In time, space and dimension

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O Secretary General--------------
Boldly and honestly bear in mind
Again and again, all the time
The words and sentences
That you passed to the reporters
On first January two thousand seven
The day of your entrance
Into the towering landmark building
Housing UN Headquarters
On the bank of New York’s East River

O Secretary General--------------
Recollections of the same
In your voice, language, spirit and tone
Rightly, rightly
Without a fail
Deserve to be flashed here again:
As Secretary General of United Nations
I start my duty
With much expectation, hope and promise
I need your support
I start my duty
At a daunting time
In international affairs
Starting from Darfur
To Middle East, Lebanon, Iran
Iraq, North Korea
Many crises that trouble our world

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O Secretary General---------------------
Do not be forgetful even for a moment
Question of leadership and management
Stands always very important
For running administration
Smoothly and competently
For facing challenges, inherited or new
Honestly and courageously
At Each and every stage of the United Nations
Stretching from Headquarters and Main Organs
To the Affiliates:
UNDP, UNESCO, UNICEF
WHO, FAO, ILO, UNCTAD
So on and so forth
All those remain within your fold

Guarded notice as well
Must be given
To the performance and stimulation
Of the Senior Management Group
Certainly, certainly in the light of
Reality, viability and truth
Consolidating and strengthening
Its overall growth,
Flowering
Swelling
Standing
And continuing

O Secretary General---------------------
There is no denying the fact
For leadership and management
Knowledge
Far-sightedness
Efficiency
Personality
Courage
Dauntlessness
And experience
Act combinedly as a targeted basis
That the United Nations
Should also more emphatically strives for

O Secretary General---------------------
Having the glimpses of the past Secretaries-General
With a careful Study to their strengths and weaknesses
Be pragmatic, bold and tactful
In putting the United Nations on a stronger footing

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O United Nations-------------------------------
Notwithstanding some failures and lapses
Otherwise markedly detected and upheld
And still being discovered and discussed
Your existence and unavoidable necessity
On average counts and grounds
In the Headquarters
Or in the Main Organs
Or in the Affiliates
Last in the end as a factual reality
And this may, this may further be
Seconded, strengthened and crowned with a
Scientific truth that goes on uttering:
Whole is truer than a part of it
That on good authority signals as below:
Mal-functioning or dys-functioning or non-functioning of a part
Usually remains subject to remedies and reform
Or to winding up at the fag end necessarily
But cannot, cannot be concluded as extinct or death of the whole
That a few prefer so whimsically or intentionally
Showing thumbs to the overall appeal, usefulness and necessity
Undeniable, unavoidable in its totality

Yes, yes, yes, O United Nations
For your onward journey
Such kind of understanding and realization
Deserve to be taken into consideration
As an eye opener
For our optimum level of expectation
Leading to gross satisfaction per see

Therefore, O United Nations
Go on marching forward, go on marching ahead
Certainly after the model of a developed form of association
Not following federation or confederation in its present form
With the supports of the nations-states
The Population, Media, Associations and Organizations
In their multi-dimensional expositions
At large in the world

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O Allah---------------------------
Lord of all creations
Visible and Invisible
Lord of the Doomsday
Lord of the Day of Resurrection
Lord of the Day of Judgment
Omnipotent, Omniscient and Omnipresent
Be kind and merciful
To all
Mankind, United Nations and Ban Ki-moon