text: cities. Onthedayweinnocently celebrate asMother's DayinColombia, cars filledwithdynamito exploded atshopping centres crowded withchildren. Manyof themlosttheirlives. Acommercial airplane exploded overBogotabecause ofa high-powered bombplacedunderaseatbydrugt3rrorists. Thebuilding which housedtheadministrative security department wasentirely demolished byablastof atonofdynamite placedinsideabus.Theterrorists offered topaythesumof Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryNS/ASW A/45/PV.ll 4 (President Goy!r!a) t2million pesos,almost$4,000, foreachpolicemRn tilled. Closeto300policemen weremurdered bythepaidassassins. ItwasthusthatColombians cametorealize thatourmourning wouldbemorefrequent thaneveryone else's. Intoday's worldaddressing theGenoral Assembly oftheUnitedNationsisa significant eventinthelifeofanypublicfigure. It111auniqueaDdsplendid opportunity toaddressallthepeoplesoftheworld. Ibelievethatmycommitment tothisaudience andthisinstitution requires metosaysomething usefuland meaningfUl. Itshouldbesomething thataddstotheexperience oftheAssembly, an organization endowed byitsfounders withtbeuniquequality ofbringing together allthepeoples, allthecultures, allthereligions thatencompass andguidethe :tumanrace. ItmaybeusefultorecallthewordsspokenbyWilliam raulkner 47yearsago, whenheaddressed theSwedish Academy: "Oneshouldteachoneself thatthereisnothing moredisgraceful thantobe afraid." Colombia isnotapowerful country;itisnotawealthy country. Ourwealth andourpowercomefromthetenacity withwhichwemaintain ourdemocratic ideals andwithwhichweadheretotheCharteroftheUnitedNations. Ourbeliefandour firmattachment tothosefundamental valuesareourrealstrength. Optimism overtheinevitable advance ofdemocracy andfreedom shouldDot, bowever, blindustotheobstacles toworldstability. Withtheabatement oftbeEast-West conflict, whichformorethan40years bungoveruslikeaspectre ofwar,itisbecoming clearthatpeAcedoesnotdepend onavoiding thenuclear annihilation ofhumanity. Todaytheconflicts andthraats thathangovertheworldcommunity areofanother Und,ODethatisnoless dangerous thanthearmsraceortheoverweeninq bel11qerence betweeD the super-Powers. .. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryUS/ASWAl45/PV.11 5 (Preaident Goyiria) AstheSecretary-Gen.ral statedinhisreports "neChart.r oftheUnitedNations governs relations betwasnStates. The Universal Declaration ofHumanRightspertains torelations between theState andtheindividual. Thetimehascometodeviseacovenant regulating relations betwe.n humankind andnature." (A/45/1. Ps22) Colombia hason.ofthewid.stbiological bas.sintheworld. Inourcountry th.reisuniquewealthasregards thepresence andvarietyofvegetable andanimal species. W.believethatthath.ritage isourownbutitalsobolongs toallof mankind. Forthisr.aSOD"intheOrinoquia andtheAmaDon V&!lavaprotected an arellargerinsiz.thanGreatBritain. Buttheresponsibility andthecostof pr.s.rving theenvironment shouldnotrestsol.lyonthomedeveloping countries thatutilIhavetheluzuryofpossessing vastforests andvirginlands.Itis inadmissible thatthoseIndustrlallaed countries tha~devastated andcontinue to exploit natural resources, withintheframework ofunbridled development, are tryingtoshirkth.irresponsibilities. The!ndustr!aliaed worldhasanecoloqical debttomankind. ThereisODthehoriaon adangerous threatofecological dislster forthe developing worldimposed bythosecountries thatareprimarily responsible forthe deterioration oftheworldenviroDment. Ifwo40notactsoontofindmore effective machinery withinamultilateral framework, thequestioD ofthe environment willbecomeaDewDourceofconflict ~etveen NorthandSouth. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryJSMlgt Al45/PV.ll 6 (Prewident Gayiria) Colombia villtherefore participate actively inthepreparation oftheUnited Nations Conference onBnvironment andDevelopment~ tobeheldinBrazilin1992. Thereareotherthreats topeaceandstability, particularly forthe developing countries6andIamreferring totheconventional armsraceandthe illegaltrafficindrugs. Colombia hasrepeatedly stressed thelatterbecause we havepersonal experience ofthecarnageitcauses. Wehopethatnextyearthe General Assembly villadopttherecommendations ofthegroupofexperts createdat therOCJuest ofmycountry, whichisnowworking onthissubject. Horcanvedisregard thesignificance ofthedeliberations oftheUruguay RoundoftheGeneral Agreement onTariffs andTrade(GATT). Wehopethatthedeveloping countries ~illconcede theliberalization of
analysis: The text discusses the importance of international cooperation and the need for responsible behavior in regards to the environment, economic development, and conflict resolution. The speaker, President Goyira, emphasizes the importance of the United Nations and the need for collective action to address global challenges. The text touches on topics such as the arms race, drug trafficking, and environmental degradation, but it does not focus on a specific industry or sector.