ABSTRACT
Many of those who work for the UN and who think about it seriously are bound to harbour mixed and contradictory feelings. On the one hand, they experience satisfaction with the progress made and excitement about the future based on the underlying potential and need for wide-ranging and intensive international cooperation. At the same time, and unavoidably, they are also likely to feel unhappiness with the relative marginality of global international organizations and the gap between the complex demands on their agenda and their powers, capabilities and performance.
