UN General Assembly
2007

shown us the need for a deep-seated transformation of multilateral organizations so that they can be placed at the service of peace, equality, justice and the great causes of humanity. Today, we reaffirm our conviction that the Organization must be thoroughly reworked and must move forward by democratizing the Security Council, expanding both its permanent and its non-permanent membership; by establishing new functions for the General Assembly; and by strengthening the political role of the Secretary-General. Finally, let us move forward with new mechanisms for dialogue, coexistence and the building of a multipolar world where we can all be equal a world where our peoples can see themselves as equal partners in a global cooperative undertaking to build the foundations of peace and justice, to overcome the insanity of war and to be able to thwart the desire of the world’s elites to take control of the natural resources and wealth of our people. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela reaffirms its will to move forward together with the peoples of the world in a thorough reform that will transform the