UN General Assembly
2002

respect to Chapter VII of the Charter, in order to avoid a possible Council decision. Guinea-Bissau shares the need for broader and more effective participation in the work of the Security Council, which is a vital organ of the Organization. Permit me to recall that reducing poverty in the poorest countries, such as ours, will guarantee the prosperity, stability, peace and security of the entire world and is the best way to neutralize terrorism. We speak out in the struggle against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and for the creation of conditions which will allow access to basic resources such as water, to education and to the protein necessary for healthy growth. Solidarity among peoples is and will continue to be the guarantee that we will be able to bequeath to future generations the legacy of a prosperous world.