UN General Assembly
2012

continues to threaten international peace and security with the persistent conflict situations on the African continent in places such as the Sudan, South Sudan, Guinea-Bissau, Mali and Somalia. I therefore wish to report that our Government has in certain instances supported measures to help mitigate the humanitarian situation. I urge the international community to redouble its efforts in bringing peace to those troubled regions. Farther afield, but no less important, is the situation in Syria, which has seen the indiscriminate killing of many innocent people. There is a need for concerted efforts to utilize peaceful means, such as mediation and negotiation, to put a halt to the killings and to restore peace to the country. Humanity has again been embarrassed by the unnecessary carnage. Despite the trouble spots, Zambia remains convinced that the United Nations has since 1945 performed quite well. However, circumstances have since changed greatly, and we need only look at the sovereign representation in this Hall to prove that. It is therefore imperative that ongoing efforts to reform the United Nations be approached with renewed