UN General Assembly
1982

Organization is the unique and irreplaceable international forum for negotiation and, when necessary, for decision. This explains our fear and concern when we see the state of semi paralysis in which the United Nations finds itself. It also explains our great satisfaction 5n seeing our own concerns reflected in the report on the work of the Organization submitted by the Secretary-General. 124. It is happy and comforting to know that less than a year after taking office the Secretary-General has officially pointed out, with remarkable clarity and authority, the dangers which threaten the United Nations, and at the same time the world. It is equally comforting that the Secretary-General has taken care to put forward specific suggestions and proposals for retrieving, before it is too late, a situation which if left alone would inevitably lead to the decline of the Organization. 125. Aware of the consistent position taken by Tunisia in this connection, a position which we had the opportunity of stating again during his recent visit to us, the Secretary-General will