To that world assembly of sovereign states, the United Nations, our last best hope in an age where the instruments of war have far outpaced the instruments of peace, we renew our pledge of sup-port-to prevent it from becoming merely a forum for invective-to strengthen its shield of the new and the weak-and to enlarge the area in which its writ may run.
We can tell that JFK views the United Nations as a functional organization that will be effective at regulating and enforcing certain global policies as well as brining awareness to issues such as human rights violations. However, because the United Nations does not have governmental authority it only serves as a way for leaders to claim they will make changes and abide by their rules and regulations, while continuation to violate them once the meeting is over.