"The new global order will be multilateral, or it will not be" - Mogherini at UN Security Council

"Europe’s commitment to multilateralism - with the UN at its core - stems from our values and beliefs. But it is also an act of realism. The threats we face have never been so complex. They require complex, articulated responses. The time when super-powers thought they could split the world into spheres of influence is long gone - we should all realise that. The number of regional and global actors has multiplied. And none of them can realistically aspire at facing challenges, or truly benefiting from opportunities, alone. We need cooperation, more than ever. The new global order will be multilateral, or it will not be." - Federica Mogherini i in her first speech to the UN Security Council in New York on 9 March 2015.

Read the full Speech by High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini at the UN Security Council: Cooperation between the UN and regional and sub-regional organisations

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