UN General Assembly
2011

Terrorism continues to rear its ugly head and take a grievous toll of innocent lives. New threats to international security have emerged. At a time when the world needs more international commerce, the sea lanes of communication across the Indian Ocean are under siege. Acts of piracy are being carried out with impunity from lands that are beyond the writ of any functioning State or international accountability. Iniquitous growth, inadequate job and education opportunities and the denial of basic human freedoms are leading to a growing radicalization of the youth, intolerance and extremism. 11-51360 10 We have no choice but to meet these challenges head-on. We will succeed if we adopt a cooperative rather than a confrontational approach. We will succeed if we embrace once again the principles on which the United Nations was founded: internationalism and multilateralism. More importantly, we will succeed if our efforts have legitimacy and are pursued not just within the framework of the law but also in the spirit of the law. The observance of the rule of law is as important