UN General Assembly
2001

assistance. Indeed, the Government of the Republic of Korea was born from the United Nations-supervised elections held pursuant to the United Nations resolution calling for an independent Government in Korea. During the Korean war, in the early 1950s, we were able to defend our country, thanks to the participation and noble sacrifice of the United Nations forces. After the war, as the Korean people strove to overcome the war’s devastation, rebuild the country, achieve economic development and emerge a democracy, upholding human rights, we found enormous strength and encouragement in the support and cooperation rendered by the United Nations. The Korean people will never forget this. We will redouble our efforts to do our share for the cause of global peace and prosperity, as enshrined in the Charter. Looking back on the Republic of Korea’s arduous and eventful process of development over the past half century, we see that it is an exemplary case of all the good that can be achieved when the international community works closely with a people determined to