UN General Assembly
1999

of international affairs in addition to the management of their own. United Nations structures must therefore be adapted to the new scope of today’s problems, which requires an equal sharing of international responsibilities; these must no longer be the monopoly of a few States, however powerful they may be. To respond to these concerns, the Security Council must be reformed. Here, Chad wholeheartedly supports the position of the Organization of African Unity that, inter alia, there must be equitable and legitimate representation on the Security Council for the African continent. With respect to the global economy and world trade, appropriate steps must be taken to ensure that the all States will share equally in the benefits of globalization. Globalization of the economy certainly can have the advantage of eliminating all discriminatory and unfair practices in world trade, but it must be recognized that the lack of competitive power of the economies of the countries of the South does not enable them to benefit fully from this. Moreover, the unbridled liberalization of markets and