UN General Assembly
2009

world are extremely challenging. However, none of them is insurmountable. If we are to resolve these problems, we need a fair and inclusive global order that is based on trust and regards diversity as a source of wealth. It is possible to make the transition from a conception of the world based on risk and perceptions of threats to one that is based on trust and solidarity. Indeed, this has become a necessity for all of us. To do so, however, we need a new kind of leadership. We can indeed make the twenty-first century an era ruled by peace instead of war; trust instead of fear; justice instead of injustice; tranquillity instead of terror and violence; and prosperity instead of hunger and poverty. It is our common responsibility and historic duty to participate in the construction of such a world, regardless of our differences of language, religion or nationality. Threats such as terrorism and the proliferation of nuclear weapons have become sources of worldwide concern. Problems such as hunger and poverty, the increased frequency of pandemics, food and energy