UN General Assembly
1993

fulfilled their obligations. It is therefore difficult to talk about reforming, restructuring and revitalizing the Organization when the primary task has not been accomplished. This is the first problem, because it is the most urgent. The second problem has to do with the chaotic situation in the world. This situation is giving rise to peace-keeping operations, and their frequency and diversity have had an effect - and in future will have an even greater effect - on the functioning of the Organization. We approve of the Secretary-General’s pointing to preventive diplomacy as one of the solutions. In this respect, at the last summit meeting of the Organization of African Unity, in Cairo in June 1993, Africa set up a conflict prevention, management and settlement mechanism. The third problem arises from the Organization’s structural inadequacy to respond to the nature of the problems it will encounter from now on. Here again, though we need imagination to open up new approaches and apply fresh solutions to old and new problems, we must not lose