UN General Assembly
1993

cases the peace process is irreversible. The other notable event of major international significance has been the World Conference on Human Rights held in Vienna last June. Coming soon after the end of the cold war and 25 years after the first International Conference on Human Rights, this year’s World Conference 16 General Assembly - Forty-eighth session on Human Rights reflected the hopes and aspirations of teeming millions of human beings seeking new solutions, readjustments, changes and improvements to their conditions. In many ways, the World Conference on Human Rights symbolized the end of one era and the beginning of a new one with regard to the promotion and consolidation of a strong human-rights culture world-wide. For us in the Gambia, the convening of the World Conference on Human Rights was a refreshing experience, given our long-established tradition in the protection and promotion of human rights. The Conference enabled us to strengthen our resolve to continue to uphold these much- cherished values. In reviewing the outcome of the World Conference on Human Rights, my delegation is pleased with the adoption