UN General Assembly
2001

nation on earth that can consider itself invulnerable and that genuine security can be attained only through cooperation among peoples and States. What makes our citizens vulnerable today — besides terrorism — are such phenomena as ignorance, hunger, drug trafficking, climate change, uncontrolled population movements, and the erratic flow of $1.5 trillion every day in financial markets. We must devise ways of tackling these phenomena. Chile therefore supports the coalition of countries that, in exercise of the right of self-defence, have embarked on a campaign aimed at eradicating terrorism. At stake here are the universal principles and values that we share and that we must defend. These actions, therefore, are not targeting the Afghan people or the Arab world, nor are they aimed at any particular religion, all of which we deeply respect and admire. In order to put an end to terrorism, there is a need for broad, ongoing and resolute cooperation. That is why Chile has supported the responses decided upon in this Organization. We are actively implementing Security Council resolution 1373 (2001). We are