UN General Assembly
1992

I should like to begin by extending a warm welcome to the new States Members of the United Nations. Colombia hopes to be allied with all of them as they strive to consolidate the growth of democracy. I should also like to congratulate the President on his election to lead this session of the Assembly, and to express our recognition of the leadership and effectiveness shown by Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali in making the United Nations the home of peace, development and progress for humanity. I address all gathered here today at the General Assembly with a profound feeling of sorrow, because at this moment thousands of defenceless people are victims of the war against Bosnia and Herzegovina and because in Somalia thousands are dying of hunger. I would urge the General Assembly of the United Nations to take at this session a decisive step forward in resolving these world conflicts. Among the trends that nourish our hopes for the future of mankind, we should highlight the decisive role that the United Nations has undertaken to