UN General Assembly
1992

of homogeneity in the world, which we welcome as a precious harbinger of concord and unity. Yet neither decolonization nor the dismantling of the blocs has erased the phenomenon of power. Attempts to dominate, either world-wide or regionally, remain. They continue to threaten the weakest and poorest States, which are still the most numerous in the world". I share the view of the Secretary-General that the new world order must be based on democracy in international relations, and that at the same time each of us, particularly the developing countries, must remain steadfast on the fundamental principles of national sovereignty, non-intervention in the internal affairs of a State, and international cooperation. In my last address to this Assembly, on 21 September 1977, on the occasion of my country's admission to the United Nations, I described in addition to the joy we felt on acceding to our freedom my determination to contribute to adherence to respect for human rights in the Horn of Africa. That ambition was no doubt too lofty, or premature, for since then too many