UN General Assembly
1992

to come to grips with the world in this new stage and identify the role each of us should play in the formulation of that world's features and the laying of its foundations. Without such a collective partnership on the part of all members of the international community, the world will continue to lack equilibrium and stability and remain vulnerable to upheavals and setbacks that could undermine the very foundations of the future. In the context of those international changes, the United Nations has been able to regain some of its vitality and effectiveness in the international arena over the past few years. It has exerted commendable efforts to end the Iraq/Iran war, bring about the liberation of Kuwait, solve the problem of Afghanistan and bring about the independence of Namibia. Its efforts continue in connection with the questions of Western Sahara, Cyprus, Cambodia, El Salvador, South Africa, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Somalia. The future role of the United Nations should be one that rises to the level of contemporary international challenges so that the Organization may be