UN General Assembly
1991

It does not detract from the positive aspects of the changes which are under way to emphasise that we still have a long way to go before achieving a world of peace, justice and progress. Along with the prospects for security, freedom and progress, chronic ills, such as underdevelopment and poverty, persist, and at the same time new challenges are emerging which take the form of ethnic or nationality conflicts, the risk of civil war and waves of xenophobia, as a result of emigration which is today the topic of discussion in many wealthy countries and a matter of daily concern in developing countries.