51. The international community was currently looking for ways to strengthen the role of the United Nations in development and was focusing attention on An Agenda for Development.

It is never the wrong moment for the world to set its sights on ending hunger, once and for all. Now is the time.

While these actions were important, many observers argued that NATO would have to look beyond Europe.

UNCTAD is therefore well placed to contribute to the processes of consensus building and policy making regarding the post Uruguay Round trade agenda, looking towards future multilateral trade negotiations which would take into account concerns and interests of all countries.

He quoted the call of the Secretary General for a comprehensive concept of collective security one that tackles new and old threats and addresses the security concerns of all States rich and poor, weak and strong , and noted that the world was watching the Congress and awaiting its output.

STRASBOURG In the 1990 s, the world averted its eyes to genocide in Rwanda, and to the Great Lakes War in eastern Congo, which claimed upward of five million lives the most in any war since World War II.