UN General Assembly
2012

of all to put an end to the suffering of the people of Mali, and secondly to prevent the development of a similar or worse situation for other peoples in the Sahel, or even the rest of the world. It is also urgent to act because criminal and terrorist activities in northern Mali and the security risks that they pose for the entire subregion are in the long term a serious threat to the rest of the world. Finally, it is urgent to act so as to resume cooperation with our bilateral and multilateral partners so as to consolidate a republic based on secular and democratic values. Today my people are seriously affected. But Malians have not lost hope, because they are convinced of the support of other nations, whose leaders and respresentatives are here. Malians in both the north and the south legitimately await their active solidarity to emerge from the crisis. My people are convinced that their appeal for international solidarity will be heard and followed up with appropriate measures. Malians