UN General Assembly
1993

at the humanitarian level and we invite the factions in Forty-eighth session - 7 October l993 13 Somalia to rise to the level of their responsibilities and to work on a basis conducive to reconciliation, to reject factionalism and false sensitivities and to see that the country’s interests triumph over narrow, factional ones so that it may be possible to rebuild what has been destroyed by that cruel war and pursue the path of development and progress. Although Yemen previously had the honour of taking part in the efforts deployed to achieve national reconciliation through the Conference held in Djibouti two years ago, and although the national groups in Somalia have not committed themselves to implementing the resolutions of that Conference, we shall spare no effort in working for the desired comprehensive national reconciliation in Somalia. It is only fair to commend here the role performed by our Secretary-General, Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, and the interest he takes in the Somalia tragedy. Let us pray that God the all-powerful will guide the leaders of the various