UN General Assembly
1992

United Nations - not essentially by more conferences and more speeches, but by the practical effort which the United Nations, under the guidance of the Secretary-General, mounts today in Somalia, Yugoslavia, Cambodia and countless other troubled places. The trucks of our agencies, painted white, and the blue berets of our United Nations contingents do not bring magic or instant happiness, but they bring a glimmer of hope where till then there may have been despair. In the effort of bringing hope, in the short term and in the longer term, the European Community and its member States will take a persistent, energetic and worthy part.