There was a time when misbehavior was dealt with firmly.

He was a determined nationalist, a key leader of the independence struggle, and a lieutenant of Mahatma Gandhi.

We must resolutely support the reconstruction of national capacities to strengthen the rule of law and the exercise of civil rights and to help the people overcome poverty.

Through the World Bank's Multi Donor Trust Fund and bilateral mechanisms with donors, we have instituted a strict system that guarantees transparency and accountability in the disbursement of funds.

Violence against women, particularly sexual violence and the violence women faced in conflict situations, was another problem that merited serious action by Member States.

There was a time when misbehavior was dealt with firmly. One of my abiding recollections from childhood was the photograph of a burly Socialist parliamentarian, Raj Narain, a former wrestler, being bodily carried out of the House by four sergeants at arms for shouting out of turn and disobeying the Speaker s orders to return to his seat.