text: ofthesequestions canoneyetgivea~inalanswer, sincethefigures continue to risedaybyday. Agoodexample ofthisistobefoundintheagendaoftheAssembly. Whenan international problem becomes anagendaitemitalmostcertainly willreLnainon thatagendayearafteryear.Thousands ofwordswillbeuttered anditwillbecome thesubjectofamassofdocuments, butitisveryunlikely tobesatisfactorily disposed of.ThisianotbecausethatiswhattheOrganization wantsorbecause no attempt hasbeenmadetosolvethoseproblems. Theresponsibility forthisrests withtheMemberStateswhichdepartfromthespiritofSanFrancisco whenever they feelitisintheirinterest todoso.Itisthisattitude thatundermines the foundations oftheUnitedNations andhasonmanyoccasions madetheCharter adead letter. Nevertheless, itisonlyrealistic toacknowledge thatmajorprogress hasbeen madeinsomeareas. Thereisnodoubtthatmanyofthespecialized agencies have doneanexcellent jobandhaveachieved unpr',:cedented results whichtheStates themselves, working alone,wouldnothavebeenabletoachieve. Inthisrespect we believethattheco-operation provided bytheunitedNations hasbeenofvital importance andconstitutes alegitimate sourceofprideforthisOrganization. Wehavereadwithgreatinterest theSecretary-General's annualreportonthe activities oftheOr9a~ization. withhiscustomary care,hehasreferred tothe international situation, providing arealistic andforthright accountofthegrave problems besetting theinternational community andthemeasures thatshouldb2 adopted toresolve them. MYdelegation paysatribute toandthanksthe secretary-General fortheconcern heshowsandforhisdedication totheidealsof theUnitedNations.MLG/rd A/40/PV.9 117 (Mr.Gutierrez, CostaRica) Inthelightofallthis,itisessential toreturntoourorigi:nal s()urce, thespiritof1945. Wemustmakeavigorous efforttogiveeffecttotheideals whichgoverned thebirthofthisOrganization. LettherebenomoreMistrust, no morethirstforpower,nomoreuseofviolence andeconomic andpolitical pressure toprotect nefarious int~rests. LetthisOrganization gradually ceasetobea forumfortalking aboutproblems andbecomeaneffective instrument fornegotiation andharmony between nations, asetting forvigorous co-operation andtheexchange ofknowledge, wheretheword"war"becomes amemoryofthepast. Ifthepurposes oftheunitedNations aretobefullyachieveditmustbecome truly'universal. Thisisthemostcomprehensive organization evercreated byhuman societies, butitmustattainafurther dimension. NoPeOpleonearthshouldlack avoiceinthischamber. Therearenovalidreasons forclosing thedoorsofthe unitedNations onanyStatewhichisreadytoacceptitsguidingprinciples. If thelessonsofhistory showanythingitisthatignoringtheexistence ofa conflict isnotthebestwayofr~solving it.ThecaseofthetwoKoreasisagood exampl~ofhowtodaytherearestilloutside thisOrganization nations whose presence isnecessary iftheUnitedNationsistorepresent orattempt to represent, allhumanactivities. Universality isanecessity forthis Organization, butitisstillfarfrombeingachieved. Wenotewithenormous satisfaction thefirstagreements reached between the twoKoreas, inwhichweshouldliketoseesignsoffullerunderstanding between thetwopartsofasinglepeople. Thesameidealofuniversal membership shouldgoverntheefforts tofind answerstotheseriousdifficulties afflicting mankind. Political instability, economicillsandsocialunrestareallwidespread diseases oftheworldtoday. Amongallthepainful problems mentioned intheSecretary-Generalis report, whichMLG/rd A/40/PV.9 118 (Mr.Gutierrez, CostaRica) hereferstoquiterightly associalandpolitical poisons, I'consideritnecessary torefertotwowhichaffectusinaspecial wayandtowhichnostateisimmune. Thereisanurgentneedtomakearadicalattackontheproblemofterrorism. Thisphenomenon, whichclashes withtheprinciples onwhichtheunitedNationsis based~isbecoming alarmingly widespread. Allstates, richandpoor,aretoday presentorpotential victimsofthisirrational scourge. Therecentkidnapping of thedaughter ofthePresioent ofElSalvador, Mr.JoseNapoleon Duarte, constitutes another dramatic linkinthisbitterchainofbarbarism. weknowthatveryfrequently anattemptismadetojustify theperpetration of actsofterrorism byreference topolitical andsocialconsiderations. Tomy countrythisattitude isevidence ofbackwardness andobscurantism. Theuseof terrorasaninstrument ofpolitical actioncannotbejustified andmustgiverise tofeelings ofcontempt andcondemnation. Terrorism isaninternational phenomenon. Itisadelusion toimagine that anycountry canescapeitsimpact. Itisalsoamistake tothinkthatitspresence inaStateisani~ternal problem whichtheinternational community canignore. An actofterrorism isacKimeagainst mankind whichwoundsallcountries equally. Hence,CostaRicaconsiders itoffundamental importance totakestrongmeasures to eliminate thisulcer,whichhasgrowntoalarming proportions. Furthermore, this concern increases whenwenotethat,although allstatesverbally condemn this repulsive phenomenon, someofthemnotonlyfailtofulfilinternational
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