UN General Assembly
2010

may be useful to recall here the lesson that such challenges can best be met through dialogue and positive participation by all, aimed at arresting threats to international peace and security. The floods in Pakistan led to the dislocation of more than 20 million Pakistanis, who have lost their homes and are still experiencing tragic suffering, despite the continuing international rescue efforts. More outside assistance, expertise and capabilities are needed to help Pakistan overcome this tragedy and mitigate its consequences on the ground, as well as push ahead with the reconstruction process. Those floods, the volcanic eruption in Iceland and the H1N1 epidemic, for example, are recent phenomena that have highlighted how interconnected the States of the world are and the need for international cooperation. What affects one corner of the world can truly have sweeping impacts across the globe. The United Nations, its specialized agencies and legal organs were established after devastating wars, in the aftermath of the First and Second World Wars. Although the international community has not yet been