UN General Assembly
1992

Subsequently, attention could be given to the introduction of basic structural and institutional changes, if required. Even a cursory review of the current international situation would reveal that there still remain hotbeds of tension which threaten security and stability in many regions of the world. It would show too that the role of the United Nations becomes increasingly more important concomitantly with the increase in the possibilities and opportunities for cooperation among nations in enhancing and supporting the Organization so that no nation may commit aggression against or threaten the security, sovereignty and territorial integrity of any other nation. The United Nations has clearly demonstrated that it is capable of playing such a role when it firmly faced up to the Iraqi aggression against its neighbour, Kuwait, a peaceful nation that may be small in size but which plays a major role and makes major contributions to the family of nations. By so doing, the United Nations was able to liberate Kuwait from a blatant aggression and restore legality to its territory. The image of this noble