UN General Assembly
1992

action and hence with its responsibilities, adapt its conduct to the principles of the Charter, which are the basic principles of law and ethics; and those principles should be strictly complied with, making of that form of conduct a consistent practice. This year we find ourselves facing a new and grave quaking of international security as a result of the outbreak in Europe of the most brutal conflict to take place on the old continent since the Second World War. In our view, it is the responsibility of the international community, in the face of that situation, to ensure the finding of a solution that goes beyond the national interests involved and beyond consideration of our geographical distance from or proximity to the conflict. We view with grave concern the atrocities that have been committed, the reports of the concentration of civilians in detention camps, as well as the horrendous violations of human rights and the persistent disregard for international humanitarian law that are taking place in that region. We see how cardinal principles of international law are being violated,