UN General Assembly
1992

adopted by the General Assembly on 18 December 1991; a new partnership for sustainable development, advocated by the eighth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, which took place in Cartagena, Colombia from 8 to 25 February 1092; and Agenda 2 1, adopted by the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, which was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 3 to 14 June 1992. This is a small sample of actions with the same goal: the progressive building of a world that is more united and more mutually supportive. However, it can be achieved only after the definitive elimination of totalitarian or autocratic regimes that hinder the flowering and development of peoples in many countries of the world. Therefore, the restoration of democracy and political pluralism are preconditions for the success of a new world political order. That is why, on 10 June 1991, Rwanda took the firm decision to move from autocracy and a single-party system to democracy and political pluralism. Since that time 16 political parties have been officially registered, and five