UN General Assembly
2001

of the Nobel Peace Prize, which is a crown on his personal contribution and on that of our Organization. We still have in our mind’s eye the terrifying and unbearable images of the attacks perpetrated against the United States on 11 September —acts of pure barbarity, blind terrorism that we condemn absolutely, as we do all other forms of violence, which must be curbed and eradicated. In keeping with the commitment undertaken at the Millennium Summit, we must be especially vigilant and determined in the fight against that evil, which has no place in the world today. The Congo fully endorses all the relevant United Nations resolutions aimed at strengthening the effectiveness of the response of the international community to terrorism, in particular Security Council resolutions 1368 (2001) and 1373 (2001). The African continent, which has suffered for many years from violence that has hampered its development and integration into the world of today, has clearly condemned such acts, which can lead only to further destitution and poverty. That is why, at a