UN General Assembly
2007

The General Assembly is the forum in which the middle-income countries can efficiently contribute to identifying imaginative responses to conflicts and new threats. That is why we resolutely support reform that will strengthen the Assembly and ensure its ability to adapt to change and to the most urgent needs on the international agenda. In order to reinforce the Assembly’s legitimacy, we need to sharpen procedures and reduce its agenda. An equal priority is to carry out more effective action against violations of human rights. Security Council reform is needed urgently to make the Council a more efficient, transparent, legitimate and representative body with better working methods. On the Other hand, we also want to highlight the validity of the Economic and Social Council, an essential instrument for promoting greater effectiveness in the coordination of development strategies, as well as assistance in emergencies. International reality presents many challenges to the universal system for promoting and protecting human rights. There is still a dichotomy between security and individual rights, with a backdrop marked