UN General Assembly
1992

solution to the problem of the southern Sudan. We have so far achieved considerable progress, at the Abuja talks, which took place in May this year under the auspices of President Ibrahim Babangida of Nigeria. We look forward with optimism and hope to the forthcoming second round of the Abuja talks, which will soon take place. We expect to reach, with the rebel movement, a final solution to the problem of the south, by the end of this year. It is our sincere hope that the peace efforts by the Sudan Government will attract the support and blessings of all friendly and fraternal States and of the international community as a whole. Allow me to mention here specifically, an important issue that weighs a lot on many minds these days, namely the issue of human rights. The protection and maintenance of human rights is a sacred obligation that all religions and human laws call for. The causes of instability and problems of security and peace are directly and organically linked to the maintenance of