UN General Assembly
2002

take an active part in what we call the Congo Basin Initiative. It is also with the goal of speeding up the implementation of the objectives of sustainable development and of a healthy environment that my 12 country is committed to acceding, in the coming months, to the Kyoto Protocol. The Congo hopes to be a State that unreservedly abides by the universal principles and values of human rights, peace, fundamental freedoms and good governance. There can be no doubt that this vision is shared by all of our States. It is the basis our of Organization, whose principal objective is to work for peace and freedom throughout the world. The United Nations must tirelessly and resolutely work daily for the triumph of peace and freedom. Let us not forget this. We cannot forget that the United Nations was create to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war'. It was created essentially for peace.