UN General Assembly
1983

39. Although I have dwelled on the gloomy aspects of the current international situation, I must not neglect some positive developments that have taken place this year, in particular the Seventh Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries, which was held at New Delhi last March. That Conference, which is the largest forum of heads of State or Government, placed emphasis on the serious threats now facing international peace and security. The New Delhi message reaffirmed the positive role that the Non-Aligned Movement plays in fostering international stability and in the establishment of a new international economic order. 40. We have also witnessed the reinvigoration of the Organization of African Unity through the convening of its nineteenth Assembly of Heads of State and Government last June at Addis Ababa after a two-year impasse. The holding of that Assembly was in itself an affirmation of the role of that important regional body in solving African disputes and therefore in strengthening the efforts of the international community for the maintenance of peace, security and international cooperation.