UN General Assembly
2006

international security. That is why Chile has joined in efforts to revitalize the disarmament agenda and move towards prohibition of the use of fissile material for military purposes. The security of States is linked to the security of the human beings that make up those States, because it allows the exercise of freedom. Terrorism negates these freedoms and runs counter to the values that we share. Accordingly, we support the advance of United Nations reform in the area of counter-terrorism. Terrorism must be combated within democracy. Whenever we restrict constitutional guarantees and yield to the temptation to employ illegal methods to fight terrorism we are handing a victory to its proponents, because it is only then that they succeed in threatening the spirit of our democracy. In a spirit of solidarity we are participating actively in the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). Chile will continue to support the Haitian people, and I appeal from this rostrum to all donor countries to provide the economic and financial assistance already pledged. The creation of the Peacebuilding Commission