UN General Assembly
1995

this issue is a fundamental guarantee for peace in the years to come. While general and complete disarmament, no doubt still far off, may today seem utopian to some, nevertheless that goal must remain our ambition. For when weapons awaken, their might and their destructive power are limitless. This year, conflicts have been particularly devastating. Wars of another age have become the wars of our age, attacking, brutally and without distinction, men, women, children and defenceless old people. The Government of the Principality is thus resolutely in favour of strengthening preventive diplomacy on the part of the United Nations. We would thank the Secretary-General for the initiatives he has already taken to promote the settlement of many disputes and to avoid the eruption or continuation of conflicts. The “Supplement to An Agenda for Peace'” is an irreplaceable source of ideas, suggestions and wise solutions. It is no longer tolerable that the Blue Helmets be mistreated, humiliated, taken hostage and used as human shields with no means of defending themselves. Those