UN General Assembly
2013

importance of participation by all countries, according to their capacity and national context, in the fight against deforestation, forest degradation and of increasing stocks of forest carbon, which is responsible for almost 20 per cent of total greenhouse-gas emissions. Our interest in conserving nature and protecting wildlife has impelled us to launch a fierce fight against poaching. In that context, next year the Congo is organizing a major international meeting on combating that scourge. Participants will include political and technical stakeholders involved in wildlife management, countries that buy wildlife products, and international organizations. The world has changed, and we must deal with the new geopolitical challenges that have helped new forces to emerge onto the international scene. Every living organism must evolve. The United Nations, which we would like to see become more transparent, dynamic and democratic, cannot avoid that law of nature. As President John F. Kennedy noted as early as in 1963, at the eighteenth session of the General Assembly, “The United Nations cannot survive as a static Organization. Its obligations are increasing as well