UN General Assembly
1979

65. As I have had several occasions to state from this rostrum, my Government considers it necessary that the effectiveness of the United Nations should be enhanced. We appreciate the significant personal efforts made towards that goal by the Secretary-General, Mr. Kurt Waldheim, whom we had the pleasure of welcoming to Hungary last July. The Charter of the United Nations contains numerous possibilities that have not yet been sufficiently used to that end. We still hold that the provisions of the Charter on the purposes and principles of the United Nations, as well as on its organs and their functions, provide an appropriate basis for performing the tasks incumbent upon us. 66. The constant and considerable increase in the United Nations budget is a matter of concern. We think that effective measures should be taken to reduce the rate of increase in expenditure.