Noting the education is the right of all children -- and the obligation of all governments, Ms. Bellamy stressed the urgency of ensuring access to quality education for the most marginalized children.

UNESCO: Dakar

He criticized states that argued for "the right and obligation to use force pre-emptively" to head off perceived threats, but he urged the Security Council to figure out how to deal with similar questions in the future.

CNN: Chirac: Iraq war undermined U.N.

Charter and its moral obligation not to interfere with a nation's right of self-defense.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy