UN General Assembly
2013

General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session. Today, unfortunately, we are forced to begin our statement by expressing the strongest condemnation of the bloody terrorist attack in Kenya. The Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe offers its most profound sentiments of sorrow and our solidarity with the people of Kenya, their Government and the bereaved families. The current international environment does not seem to have changed significantly since the previous session. Indeed, new bloody conflicts and violence seem to break out almost on a daily basis everywhere, revealing the deep disagreements and antagonisms that exist both within each State and among various States in the community of nations. The profound imbalance in international relations, the injustice of the trading system, the enormous divide in access to goods and in cultural values and the glaring disparities in information access and knowledge among the peoples of our planet do not contribute to improved living conditions for millions of human beings. Rather, they lead to increased conflict and threats to international peace and security. As it has done each year, the Democratic Republic