UN General Assembly
1992

important Santiago Declaration in May of this year, a significant cooperation agreement was signed. In 1992 we have been able to confirm that the United Nations, free of the shackles imposed on it by the cold war, is now fulfilling the essential role entrusted to it by mankind in 1945. Although the sources of distress still persist, we can affirm that we are moving towards the consolidation of the 82 ruling principles that guide the United Nations, and we reiterate our hopeful conviction that the closing years of the strife-torn twentieth century will enable us to strengthen universal respect for the letter and spirit of the Charter, which will mean the triumph of wisdom, solidarity and justice.