UN General Assembly
1998

now invite the international community to follow our endeavour closely and to support our initiative. Bolivia vigorously adheres to all the statements that have repudiated terrorism, a despicable practice that has no justification whatsoever. It will support any initiative or action that may be put forth to fight it. In another area, we wish to underline the Secretary- General’s task in the process of the reform of the United Nations. We believe that there has been progress in the efforts to reduce bureaucracy, rationalize expenses and avoid duplication in the work of the United Nations. We also believe that it would be healthy to enhance the Economic and Social Council in order to turn it into an economic, social, scientific and technological council. It would also be worthwhile to create a council for humanitarian affairs responsible for social problems of our time, such as poverty, unemployment, discrimination and all forms of exclusion. We meet every year to express our concerns and thoughts, to share experiences and reaffirm our faith in the purposes and principles of the San Francisco Charter. Each