Skopje, 20 September 2025 (MIA) - Eighty years ago, the United Nations rose from the ruins of the Second World War to prevent future wars, end colonialism, uphold human rights, and advance justice and international law. Its Charter enshrined the sovereign equality of states. Its agencies strive to create a better world, building peace not only among nations but also with nature, President Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova said in a video message on the UN’s 80th anniversary.

Eighty years later, she points out, many of these achievements, are unfortunately, being undermined.

“The multilateral system founded on rules is now cracking under the pressure of growing multipolarity. Because it is increasingly paralyzed at critical moments, the United Nations is perilously close to a “League of Nations moment,” a return to the old world order in which the strong do as what they can and the weak suffer what they must. Macedonian citizens experienced some of these double standards since the very first day of our UN membership in 1993,” President Siljanovska-Davkova noted.

However, she adds, we believe that small countries should be the strongest supporters of effective multilateralism, with a reformed and strong UN at its center. We have adopted the Pact for the Future as a renewed global social contract, because all parties share responsibility not just to uphold their rights but also their duty to care for the system.

“This 80th anniversary is a wake-up call to reaffirm our commitment to the UN Charter and its rules-based international order. It is up to us whether the UN will meet the challenges and continue to build a future of peace, justice, and progress on a healthy planet. Happy Birthday, United Nations!,” President Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova said in a video message on the occasion of the UN’s 80th anniversary.

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