UN General Assembly
2006

conflicts in Africa, in East Asia and in the Middle East by finding peaceful negotiated solutions respectful of the sovereignty of States. 06-53958 6 Terrorism is today assuming apocalyptic proportions. The attacks of 11 September 2001 against targets in the United States and subsequent attacks elsewhere in the world were wake-up calls to us, forcing us to silence our petty interests in order to face this scourge which, unless it is swiftly curbed, will lead to catastrophes with untold consequences. We cannot make mistakes and we cannot hesitate. Recently, we have been impotent, as we witness an infernal cycle of violence, massive destruction of innocent human lives and property. We are seeing attempts to annihilate our institutions and our society. The very future of humanity seems to be taken hostage by unbridled groups that stop at nothing to destroy wherever they can. The Republic of Haiti reaffirms once more its resolve to fight terrorism in all its forms, using the few resources that it has. It supports the preventive measures taken against terrorism, measures taken in a