UN General Assembly
2013

building, refocusing tools and content so as to address the particular needs of populations and thus better deploying ICT in the service of sustainable development. In that connection, Azerbaijan has put forward a proposal to establish the Eurasian Connectivity Alliance, a regional platform in support of improved connectivity and greater cooperation in the field of ICT. We are encouraged by Member States’ support for that initiative through the adoption of resolution 67/298 in September and look forward to further cooperation with interested Governments and other stakeholders. The world is still witnessing violations of the fundamental norms and principles of international law. Hundreds of thousands of people throughout the world continue to suffer from acts of aggression, military occupation, ethnic cleansing and a prevailing culture of impunity for the most serious crimes of concern to the international community. Twenty years ago, in 1993, the Security Council adopted four resolutions — resolutions 822 (1993), 853 (1993), 874 (1993) and 884 (1993) — condemning the use of force against Azerbaijan and the occupation of its territories. In those resolutions, the Council reaffirmed