UN General Assembly
1982

prosperity. 38. One encouraging aspect of this session has been the impact upon all of us of the first report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization. He has put before us with clarity and perceptiveness the central issues the United Nations faces today. He has analyzed frankly and accurately the reasons preventing the Organization from fulfilling its basic mission of safeguarding peace and security and promoting international co-operation. We have been reminded appropriately of our duties and respon-sibilities. It is now incumbent upon us to reflect on the ideas of the Secretary-General and to come forward with renewed determination to transform the United Nations into an effective instrument of international peace and security and orient our bilateral and multilateral policies towards this objective.