UN General Assembly
1993

for the realization of the principles of the Charter. My delegation applauds the efforts made by the United Nations in situations like those that exist in Haiti and Somalia. The defence of international peace and security continues to be a basic responsibility. We therefore support all efforts accepted in the cause of disarmament and arms control, and we view with special concern the case of countries that, like the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, object to controls that are directed towards ensuring the non-proliferation of nuclear arms. At the same time, however, Costa Rica considers it of fundamental importance that States Members of the United Nations not lose sight of the Organization’s role in the task of making peace productive - a "sublime task", to borrow the term used by Amilcar Cabral to define the progressive advancement of mankind towards dignity and infinite growth. The world is one. Our shared concerns for peace and the deterioration of the environment are an ample Forty-eighth session - 8 October l993 11 demonstration of this. Why not also acknowledge that