UN General Assembly
1982

global malaise. This phenomenon is characterized most notably by the absence of the necessary political will to renounce the use of force in international disputes in favour of peaceful negotiation. Indeed, with disturbing frequency the established framework and procedure for the peaceful settlement of disputes have been bypassed, while nations have resorted to brute force to achieve political objectives. The dispute over the Falkland Islands, which culminated in a full-scale war with catastrophic consequences for both parties to the conflict, is a classic example of this syndrome. Pursuant to the provisions of the Charter on self-determination and the non-use of force in the settlement of disputes, the position of the Gambia regarding this dispute is that the status of the Falkland Islands should be peacefully determined on the basis of the freely expressed wishes of the inhabitants of the territory. In the Persian Gulf, meanwhile, the fratricidal conflict between two Islamic States has raged for too long, inflicting considerable loss of lives and immeasurable damage to property, not to mention the staggering financial costs of the war