Word: un
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Shashi Tharoor--the UN's director of communication and special projects, and a senior aide to Secretary-General Kofi Annan--was scheduled to speak on "The United Nations in the New Millennium," but instead, as he freely admitted to his audience, he chose to focus on the current state of the organization...
More specifically, the Indian diplomat concentrated his efforts on debunking what he considers myths about the UN, painting the multinational body as more efficient and effective than many Americans believe...
Many editorial columnists, said Tharoor, think "the letters UN stand for 'unproductive nuisance...
...What's the difference between Jurassic Park and the UN?" he asked the crowd, repeating a joke he said he once heard...
...contrary, Tharoor argued, the UN has done many things that few people in America know about--from regulating air travel to ridding the world of smallpox to preserving tourist attractions throughout the world...