UN General Assembly
1998

delivered from this podium, articulate, substantive speeches, delivered by men and women who together hold and wield enormous power. The peoples of the world have heard us talk. But is that all they want from us? I submit that the answer is a resounding no. They want action. An agenda that includes 165 items suggests that much work lies ahead of us. Yet I propose one additional task: that the Secretary-General and his able team of professionals subject all of our speeches to detailed scrutiny and analysis and, in keeping with the directive of the Summit of the Americas, let us “put words into deeds”. In this way, we will give the lie to those critics who claim this place is only a talk shop, and demonstrate to them that it is indeed an action station. The Commonwealth of Dominica and the Caribbean Community hold dearly to the principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations. We are firmly committed to working with all Members and nations to bring about an