UN General Assembly
1992

Mozambican people. After so many years of fighting, Mozambicans want peace, tranquillity and progress, but to achieve peace a lot of work still remains to be done. There is need for flexibility on both sides, and for active participation by all States in the region, including the Republic of South Africa, in the peace process. Zimbabwe has done, and will continue to do, all in its power to help maintain the momentum and keep the peace process in Mozambique moving forward. As all delegates are aware, the Rome Declaration envisages an eventual United Nations monitoring role in Mozambique's electoral process, and we trust that all States will support such an undertaking by this world body. The situation in Somalia, to which many speakers have referred, is a cause of deep concern in my country; 2 million people may die and 5 million need food aid. The extent of the suffering, which is now labelled the world's worst human disaster, could have been greatly alleviated had the world body acted earlier and with speed. However, we commend the decisive steps that