UN General Assembly
1995

We therefore urge the international community, in particular, the Security Council and the member States of the European Contact Group, to respond effectively to the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We hope that the logic of peace will finally overcome the logic of war, on the basis of the cease-fire, which is yet to come into effect. In Africa, many significant developments have taken place in respect of peace-keeping that have to be understood in the context of changes in the international environment. The changes include the fatigue and reluctance of the leading world Powers, especially those in the Security Council, to participate in peace-keeping operations in Africa. That reluctance was exemplified by the events in Burundi, where the Organization of African Unity (OAU) had to deploy a limited observation mission because the United Nations could not. On the other hand, however, some of the Western countries have launched several initiatives aimed at identifying ways in which the international community can assist Africa to cope with the challenges of conflict prevention and management. While Africa, in keeping with