Campagna: FERMIAMO LA GUERRA AIUTACI A FERMARLA

Subject URGENT: UN Res. 377 Can Stop War! Dear U.N. Ambassador, Please consider invoking UN Res. 377 "Uniting For Peace" to stop this unnecessary, unjust disastrous war that Bush is trying to foist upon innocent Iraqis and the world. The war will cause hundreds of thousands of deaths of innocents, trillions better spent on current human needs, instability, increased terrorism, and possibly the seeds of WWIII. And it is totally unnecessary because Saddam is contained, has no proven connection to al-Queda, and is in the process of disarming. President Bush appears determined to wage war on Iraq despite the world's opposition, despite the progress of UN weapons inspectors, despite the likelihood that an unprovoked war will foment, rather than eliminate,terrorism. The Bush Administration has threatened to attack Iraq even without the authority of the UN Security Council. This constitutes both a threat to world peace and to the very integrity of the UN as an institution dedicated to "the maintenance of international peace and security." Time is running short. This disastrous war must be prevented. Therefore, I urge you to band together with other nations in support of "Uniting for Peace" resolution against an unprovoked invasion of Iraq. As you know, Resolution 377, adopted by the UN in 1950, was made for situations precisely like this one. Uniting for Peace provides that if, because of the lack of unanimity of the permanent members of the Security Council (France, China, Russia, Britain,United States), the Council cannot maintain international peace where thereis a "threat to the peace, breach of the peace or act ofaggression," the General Assembly "shall consider the matter immediately.." The General Assembly can meet within 24 hours to consider such a matter, and can recommend collective measures to U.N. members including the use of armed forces to "maintain or restore international peace and security." Such a "Uniting for Peace" resolution could require that no military action be taken against Iraq without the explicit authority of the Security Council. It could mandate that the inspectors be permitted to complete their task. It seems unlikely that the United States and Britain would ignore such a measure. A vote by the majority of countries in the world, particularly if it were almost unanimous, would make the unilateral rush to war more difficult. Uniting for Peace can be invoked either by seven members of the Security Council or by a majority of the members of the General Assembly. Clearly, it our last best hope for fulfilling the mission stated in the UN Charter: to "save succeeding generations form the scourge of war." Please act now. It's not too late. Sincerely, (firma / luogo di residenza ) --