UN General Assembly
1992

Member States is as important as it is on the part of the Organization. With regard to peace-keeping especially, if regional responsibility for the maintenance of peace and security is to acquire real meaning, we would strongly favour Member States looking at the concept of burden-sharing on a regional basis. In any case, the present short-term solutions of ad hoc financing are neither satisfactory nor equitable. If we want a healthy United Nations to deal with tomorrow's problems, this issue needs to be addressed today. It would be an illusion to think that the current stopgaps, creative as they may be, will eventually suffice. As I have already stated, the opportunities for the United Nations to carry out its mandate are unprecedented. This is true for a number of conflicts which until recently seemed intractable. Cambodia is the clearest case where a United Nations peace plan is being implemented. Angola is another example of what the United Nations can do. The continuing dialogue by South African parties provide us with a spark hope for the establishment of a