UN General Assembly
1969

difficult and arduous the road may be. Having said this, I should now like to touch on the matter which is of deepest concern to us. 4. Many voices are being raised, both within and outside this forum, to express scepticism about the work of the United Nations. A pessimistic attitude is now being adopted towards the destiny of our Organization. We must react energetically against this unhealthy trend, which could destroy the world community and involve us in the uncertainty of an international policy dictated by events, outside the framework of the agreed and freely accepted law. 5. On behalf of Uruguay, I must make it plain that I have not come to this Assembly to attend the funeral of the United Nations. On the contrary, we have come here to make a healthily realistic examination of the growing difficulties that affect the Organization’s effective functioning, with the firm and unwavering intention of finding solutions that will strengthen the Organization and increase its competence and suitability as an instrument in the