UN General Assembly
1993

as from a personnel shortage that renders it impotent to deal with such situations. It is therefore vitally important that the Organization be provided with the financial and human resources it needs to remedy its shortcomings. My Government believes that the United Nations should have its own volunteer rapid-deployment force under Security Council control and the command of the Secretary- General, prepared to be deployed at any time in hotbeds of tension, for we are constantly being made aware that the best method of dealing with conflicts is to prevent them. We believe in preventive diplomacy. Such a force should be trained and armed for limited and defensive actions and provided with a logistical support capable of dealing with any eventuality. However, we are aware of the difficulties such a force would face. The principle of humanitarian intervention would conflict with the notion of State sovereignty, but at the present juncture the United Nations is still the only available "fire department," if I may use that term. It is thus