UN General Assembly
1990

﻿ The current international backdrop to this session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, which was founded in 1945 out of the ashes of the Second World War so as to prevent any recurrence of war, has brought our institution closer to its original purposes and principles than ever before. This unprecedented moment, which we trust will leave its lasting and indelible mark on the human spirit and on the conduct of nations, is characterized by the following! growing awareness of States of their interdependence; the will, and henceforth the collective resolve of States, to try to improve their mutual relations by way of dialogue, harmony and co-operation; and the slow but persistent efforts to establish a new world order better suited to take account of the values of freedom, democracy, ideological openness and economic and social development. The admission of the Republic of Namibia to membership in our Organisation attests to the major changes occurring today and confers upon the Assembly the further prestige that has so long been awaited.