UN General Assembly
2008

With regard to existing regional asymmetries, and even more those between developed and underdeveloped countries, and the role the United Nations should play regarding sustainable development, the Member States need a modern, strong global Organization with institutions able effectively to face the new challenges of the current international situation. To that end, El Salvador would like to reiterate its resolute support for the United Nations reform process, so that the purposes and principles for which the Organization was created in 1945 can be fulfilled, particularly today when we are facing global threats against peace, security, human rights and international cooperation — fundamental pillars of development. Security Council reform is particularly important as part of that effort, and in that respect, we would like to stress the need to bring changes to make that institution more representative, democratic and transparent, so as to adapt it to the current international situation. From this rostrum, I should like to reiterate once again our profound appreciation to the United Nations system for supporting the process of coordinating and