What is the purpose of the United Nations?
Olivier Giscard D'Estaing
Politican, Educator, Chairman of the Committee for a World Parliament
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About the video: ‘What is the purpose of the United Nations?’
The United Nations was established to secure peace in the post-war period. Although it has had limited success, Giscard d’Estaing believes it offers huge value as a forum for international debate. Its agencies are also deserving of greater financial support to extend their important work. For this purpose he proposes a global oil tax, based on US$2 per barrel of oil produced. This would be affordable and easily collected. At the same time he believes that UN reform is long overdue. Ideally he would like to see it develop along the lines of the EU.
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Filmed: Geneva, Switzerland on 21 May 2006
Credits: Interviewer - Marcus Morrell, Camera and Editor - Marcus Morrell
Copyright © 2006 Big Picture TV
About Olivier Giscard D'Estaing
Olivier Giscard d’Estaing is Chairman of the Comité Pour un Parlement Mondial (Committee for a World Parliament). He is the founding Dean and Director General of INSEAD business school. He also chairs the Business Association for the World Social Summit and the European League for Economic Cooperation. Dr d’Estaing has served as a member of the French parliament and as Mayor of the town of Estaing, and he is the brother of former French President Valéry Giscard d’Estaing.
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