UN General Assembly
2011

accidents. Yet others, too, have had profound impacts, such as the financial crisis that became a global economic crisis with destabilizing social and political consequences. A decade after the horrific events of 9/11, there is also the continued threat of international terrorism with its growing links to transnational organized crime in all its aspects. In addition, national and international tensions and armed conflict persist. Such a critical situation has rarely been witnessed by the world. We are therefore called upon to reflect objectively on the following questions: What type of United Nations do we want in the face of these issues and challenges? How can we ensure that the United Nations will serve as an influential and efficient legal and political framework for the collective management of global affairs? How can we ensure the effectiveness of the Organization’s bodies and organs in adapting to the fast-changing world? And finally, how do we confirm the role of the Organization as the principal axis of a multilateral system based on solidarity and coordination with new international groupings of