UN General Assembly
1996

emphasize the need to apprehend and bring to justice the perpetrators of crimes against humanity and to ban them from any political office in the future. Their apprehension is an international responsibility that should not be taken lightly. It is also incumbent upon the international community to confront any attempt to divide the country along ethnic or religious lines. Helping Bosnia and Herzegovina set out on the road to peace early this year was the first of a series of positive developments in many troubled areas of the world. We hope that the recent announcement of an agreement between the Government of the Philippines and the Moro National Liberation Front will mark the end of confrontation between the Philippine authorities and their Muslim minority after a long period of tension and conflict. As for the conflict in Chechnya, we hope the current truce and reports of the Russian Government’s intention to withdraw its forces from the area will pave the way for a resolution of this crisis. Unfortunately, the statuses of other conflicts have not