UN General Assembly
1996

and equality for all, streamlining the mechanisms of the Charter and removing the political and logistical obstacles that all too often hinder its work. As part of the institutional reform, the process of expanding and reforming the Security Council stands out. It is well known that Spain supports a moderate increase in the membership of the Council as the result of a considered negotiating process and with the final aim of enhancing the legitimacy of its actions. On the other hand, “An Agenda for Development” must be a key element in this reform process and the culmination of the series of major conferences focusing on the integral development of the individual that have been held in recent years. In the general context of this common task of reforming the United Nations, I should like in particular to refer to the new measures, adopted by this Assembly in resolution 50/227, on restructuring and revitalization in the economic, social and other fields. These measures reaffirm the unequivocal will of all countries significantly to