BEIJING, October 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — A report from People’s Daily:
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War and the founding of the United Nations (UN).
At this historical juncture, it is crucial to revisit the founding aspirations of the United Nations, reaffirm commitment to the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter, and revitalize the authority and vitality of the United Nations under new circumstances to reform and improve the global governance system and build a community with a shared future for humanity.
In 1945, the international community came together to create the United Nations and adopted the United Nations Charter, embarking on an extraordinary journey to build the post-war international order and pursue peace and development.
Over the past eight decades, the United Nations, the world’s most universal, representative and authoritative intergovernmental organization, has played an irreplaceable role in maintaining peace and security and promoting economic and social development.
The United Nations mechanism has become an indispensable platform for conflict prevention and resolution, making a positive contribution to overall world peace. Its unique value lies in its ability to bring nations together to confront common challenges and envision a better, more peaceful and sustainable future for humanity.
The world is entering a new period of turbulence and transformation. Unilateralism and the Cold War mentality are re-emerging, and the rules-based international order is facing increasing tensions. Peace remains elusive and global development faces growing headwinds. The international system, once considered effective and resilient, has been repeatedly weakened.
Some observers argue that the current international order is at its most precarious moment since World War II: the “paralysis” of the UN, the “dysfunction” of international law, and the “dysfunction” of multilateralism have left the old global governance framework unable to board the “big ship” of the time.
To find the way forward, the world must turn to its compass. The disorder in today’s world is not because the UN is obsolete, but because the purposes and principles of the UN Charter have been repeatedly distorted or violated.
Facing an international landscape marked by intertwined turbulence and unrest, the international system centered on the UN remains the cornerstone of global stability, and multilateralism based on coordination and cooperation remains the best solution to global challenges.
For the United Nations to effectively fulfill its role, it is essential that all its members, especially major countries, uphold the spirit of solidarity and cooperation, give priority to the common interests of the international community, faithfully observe the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, make objective and impartial judgments in accordance with international law and the basic norms governing international relations, and play a positive and constructive.
“Eighty years later, we face again the question our founders faced, but more urgent, more closely related and more unforgiving: What kind of world do we choose to build together? UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres remarked during the 80th session of the UN General Assembly, emphasizing that in times of crisis, the UN has never been more essential.
On the occasion of this 80th anniversary, the world should revisit the original aspiration and mission of the UN, resolutely uphold the UN-centered international system and the international order supported by international law, and work together to restore the authority and vitality of the UN in a changing world.
As a founding member of the United Nations and a permanent member of the Security Council, China has always firmly stood on the right side of history and remains committed to true multilateralism. China will always be a trusted partner of the UN, upholding its central role in global affairs and actively participating in safeguarding world peace and promoting common development.
Recently, Chinese President Xi Jinping introduced the Global Governance Initiative, elaborating the principles, approaches and paths to reform and improve global governance. The core ideas of the initiative have been widely recognized by the international community as deeply resonating with the beliefs held by the UN and responding strongly to the global call for a fairer and more effective system of global governance.
History continues to illuminate the way forward. The United Nations embodies the aspirations of all people for lasting peace and shared prosperity, bears witness to the international community’s luminous history of unity, cooperation and the pursuit of progress, and will remain indispensable in advancing the cause of human progress.
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SOURCE People’s Daily
