UN General Assembly
1998

Security Council, must, because of their significance, be approved by consensus only — a consensus that sadly is yet to be reached. We have confidence in the steadfast commitment of the President of the General Assembly and in his substantial role in leading the Working Group on the reform of the Security Council to an equitable and unanimous solution that fully respects the principles of the Charter. San Marino is among those countries that are strongly convinced of the need for reform so as to guarantee for the United Nations the functions and the role that form the basis of its nature and its existence. We are absolutely aware of how important it is for the Organization to strengthen its presence and its prestige, which derive from more than 50 years of activity in the service of peace and the protection of human rights. We are moreover convinced that this noble mandate has today its own raison d’être, and that it must be supported with determination, consistency and loyalty. We should also