Our long term aim is to make the positions of the Catholic Church more understandable to third parties and more visible in the open debate held within the United Nations system. We wish thus to increase the impact of those positions upon the elaboration of international culture and law and strive to do this with the following aims:
'More understandable' because the Catholic positions, however valuable they may be, are frequently poorly expressed and readily misunderstood. We shall work to make them simpler to communication. We shall explain what we think on the presupposition that others may not share our tradition of thought.
'More visible' because Catholic positions are often not deemed relevant to the public debate. Secularised politics within the United Nations System make it difficult for faith communities to express the best reasons they have for doing what they do. We shall work to give Catholic positions an edge in public debate, i.e., to make them relevant and vital to public debate.
'To increase their impact' because often Catholic positions lack the specificity needed to have a real impact on international negotiations. We shall work to enable professional preparation of the Catholic negotiation positions at the United Nations. We shall also seek new ideas so as to give the Catholic representatives the possibility to lead international negotiations in some sectors.