UN General Assembly
1995

and resolve at a time when the role of the Organization vis-à-vis the call for peace, security and development, is becoming more urgent. I wish to renew to him assurances of our full confidence and continuing support. This session of the General Assembly is truly exceptional in that it takes place at a time when the international community is at a historic turning-point. Never before has there been such a need for stability and security, nor has there been a more pressing quest for a fairer, more equitable and balanced world. Herein lies the symbiotic significance of this fiftieth session of the General Assembly. It comes as a timely reminder of the importance of world peace and security and of the need for our nations to organize their common future on new foundations. Thus, when we take stock of the Organization’s activities over the past 50 years in all areas of international life, the transformations and shortcomings such stocktaking reveals make it incumbent upon us to make a special effort