UN General Assembly
2009

world Powers, the Council needs to encourage smaller countries to present their views and participate in the decision-making process of that body, which in some ways represents global government. That is one of the reasons why we decided, after careful consideration and for the first time in our history, to run for a non-permanent seat on the Security Council for the period 2010-2011. Bosnia and Herzegovina, which has been the main topic of numerous debates of the international community, today wants to have the capacity to actively participate in and contribute to the work of the Security Council. As a small but multi-ethnic, multinational and multireligious country with a rich historic heritage, Bosnia and Herzegovina is conversant with a plethora of sociopolitical systems and cultural and historical contexts. Bosnia and Herzegovina is willing to share its experience in peacebuilding in a post-conflict situation, particularly in the area of confidence-building among multicultural communities, and thus actively contribute to better understanding and long-term reconciliation in such regions. Today, Bosnia and Herzegovina actively participates in the work of international organizations,