AIIlOntha90thefivep8l'111an.Dt lHaber.oftheS.curity Council agr••dtoa aD4uniquechancefortherestoretioD ofpeacftinthatcountry.. toolongtornapart byvar.W.IIUltavoidanyreturntothepractices oftheItbrIerRoug.DdP01Pot.. vhichverer.aponslble fortheest.l'IIIination of,everal hundred thou.and ClUitbodian.. Il1lidelighted that..I:loJlloving theDiakarta .et.iDg ..theC8IIbo4ie parti..vereabletoacceptthatagr....nt..whichi.toberatified atthonost Pari.Conferenc8. Neither democracy DOl'themark.teconomyieamiraculous panac.a. ThepainfUl .xperience ofc.rtalD democracie. undel'llliu.4 byviolenco ..guerrilla var, .ocio-economic disordere andper,iatont under-development i.proofofthis.The ••tabli.hmeat ofpolitical InBtitutlonl guarant••ingplurali.~ anda4eaocratlc transition require. great.ffort &Ddtenacity. Apartfro-theQrgaDlsatlon of periodic fairlegislative .lections.. structur.s .Ultbeostabli,he4 allowing for theroalparticipation ofallindevelopment andaDequitable distribution of national resourcee. Thereiacl0..interaction between democracy andd.velopm8nt. Itlaaot possible tohaveODevithout theother,theon8strengthen. theother. Atitl Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryAB/fc--------------- AI.ts/pv.g 112 (Mr.Pop"LupJIbourg) special••••ioninApriltheO.neral As••mbly ~.ached aniDportant cons.nsus onthenevcontours ofint.rnmtlonal scoDo_ic co-operation. U.ingaMOrerealistic, morebalanced approach, it.tr••••d,inparticular, inaDoveland.ncouraging way,theneedforbett.rus.ofhUllar.sourc.s andrespectforhUllanrights. Mindful ofthe~rtaDce ofincreasing assistanc. forco-operation anddevelopment, myGoverDMent decidedtodoublethevolumeofitsaidby1994. Th.Gov.rDaent ofLuxembourg continu.s toattachgreatimportance torospectforhumanrights. Iti.stillconc.rned bythsflagrant violations ofthoserightsthroughout theworld.ItlauptoourOrqaaiaation tobeincre.slng1y vigilant in MOnlto~iDCJ thestrictualver.al impl.DentatioD ofexisting instruments. Particularattention shouldbegiventotherightsofminorities, therightsofWO~Dandtherightsofchildren. Aproble_ofanother kindi.thr.atening thesurvival ofmankind. Ir.f.rtothede.truction ofthenatural .nvironment, whichmak••lifeonEarthpo.sible.Th.qu••tionoftheprotection ofthe.nviroDment isc.ntraltothedallyconcernsofu.all.MajorinternatioDal conferenc ••havebeend.vot.dtothisquestion.Thoybaveallcontribut.d tothepr.paration oftheworldConference ontheBnvboDlMtDt aclDevelopllHtnt, whichistobeheldinBras11in1992.ThisConfereDc. vill.eettofaceuptothe.normous challenge. posedbydamagetothebiosphere andto.cosystems, andbydegradation oftheenvironment, theeffectsofdemographic pressure, thedepl.tion ofresources, andthe.xtinction of,pec!es.Tropical defo~.statioD i.increasing. Theare.affected thisyearis17millionhectar••,a8again8t only11.3millionhectare. In1980.Thecap~c!ty offoreststoabsorbcarbondioxide, which1.afunction vitaltoourplanet,i.diminishingrapidly. ------------------- Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryAB/fo Al45/PV.9 113 (Mr.Poos,Luxembourg) Theworldpopulation, whichisncwmorethe5billion, willincrease byabout 960millionthisdecad., compar.d to842million during th~19808. Rowwillwebeabletof.edthe.eDewpeople? Thefoodcapacity ofthep18lletis already stagnant orisactually decreasing. InAfricaandLatinAmerica, percapitafoodconllumption 111nowlowerthanitwas10yearsago.Eachdayabout 250,000childr.n areborn,butabout40,0004ieofhungerormalnutrition. All countries represented her.,especially therichest, mustconstantly trytoremedy thisscandalous situation. ItisfortheWor14SummitforChildren topropose the necessary measure.. Freshimpetus mustalsobegiventopopUlation policies tobe conducted atthenational andinternational levels. Therichcountries musthelp thosewithhighbirthrat'l!toimplement thesepolicies. Thedepletion oftheo.onelayerandtheaccumulation intheatmosphere of gasesthotproduce thegr••nhouse.ff.ctcouldgradually increase tempe~atures, withtheobvious disastrous .consequences. Giv.nthis ala~ing pictur., nowisthe timetotakeactioD. TheEuropean Community mustestablish anagencyforthe environment, an4thatag.ncymustbeopentooth.rEuropean countries also.The Ministers of93countries whometinLondoDattheendoflastJunedecided togo beyondtheobjectiv.. oftheMOntreal Protocol andtoeDsurethatthe chlorofluorocarboD (Cre)emissioDS thotdestroy theozonelayerarestopped before theendofthecentury. IwelcomeinparticUlar theagreement toestablish afund toassistthedeveloping countries toacquire thenecessa~ technology tostop theseemissions. Energyefficiency andenergysavingsingeneral mustbeattheveryheartofa newstrategy, whichisiustlfied a180byrecent.ventsintheGulf.Ihopethat th~nextworldconference onclimate, tobeheldnextNovember, willbeableto agr.eonthisobjective an4onguid811nea foraframowork convention onclimatic Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryAB/fcAl45/PV.9 114-115 (Hr.Poos,Luxembourg) chacge. Thisconvention, withthenecessary protocols, villbeopenforsignature
**Analysis**
The text discusses the challenges faced by the international community in the 1990s, including the need for sustainable development, the protection of the environment, and the promotion of human rights. It highlights the importance of cooperation among countries to address these challenges, and mentions specific initiatives such as the World Conference on Environment and Development and the Framework Convention on Climate Change. The text also touches on issues related to population growth, food security, and the impact of human activities on the environment.

**Category**
Natural resources and environment, International development