UN General Assembly
1982

and improved first of all by influence from outside, with the political willingness of the Member States and their Govern¬ments, but it could be strengthened also from inside, with a better atmosphere for work and a more dedicated involvement of all representatives and members of the Secretariat. At this historic moment in international affairs, with aggravations and escalations of all kinds, the time is coming to review again the experiences of the past in the work of the United Nations and to design new moves for strengthening the role and effec¬tiveness of the Organization, which, with its place in the history of mankind, should never be doomed to failure. 131. In conclusion, may I say that we expect the Assembly at this session to contribute to the non-use of force against independent countries and to securing their free national and social development; to render collective resistance to the arms race; to contribute to the establishment of a universal relaxation of tension; to contribute to the launching of global negotiations, for which, in spite of all difficulties and ambiguities, favorable