thousands ofplantandant.alspecies havebecomoextinct.planet. Thedrivefor.colll~ic devalop,nent haebrought ustotbebrinkof ecological di.&~ter. Tb.figur••arein~eed ala~ing. Since th0'middleofthis centuryglobaleconomic production hasincreased five-fold andthetotalworld grainproduction has.arethandoubl.d. butDot"ithout placing amonumental strain ODthisplanet. Inthesameperiodtheworld'. crop-land topsoil haabeenerodedThedeveloping countries MUstbeallowedtoahereinthebanefits ofthft teCbA~1091cal ~evolutlon iftheyaretobeabletodevelop succ••sfully i~the iDc~easlD9ly c~petitiv. int.rnatAonQl 8nviroDBGDt. However. theyalsohavethe r.eponsibility ofrespon4ing tosuch.ultilat.ral action. thereby .az~iling the be~efit. thatwillaccruefro.efficient domestic .~oDoqic policies.~hicleforthetransfer of tochnolog~ tDthedevelopi~ countries.Jla/~ :hirdly. iD~entlV8. ~~~tbecreatedtoe~courage inves~nts which"il1actasa Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Libraryofdrugsina~lits••pectUI production, trafficking an4use,for,iu,ta.theHe.ustr..ainequally unitedinourcomaitnent tofighting theglobalproblemD/gt--------------- Al45/PV.G 22 (Pre,ident val,iligu) destruction oftheenvironment UD4e~ine, ourfundamental resource, inthefo~of trees,water, th~airandthesoU.,'0thedrugepideJIic continue, toUDderlllne our precious natural resource inthefo~ofhuman ~iDg8themselvee. Ibeganbysayingthatwefindour,elve. atacrucial turning-point in history. Ifweriset;otheopportWlitie. whichhavenowbeenopenedtou,wecan takeagiantatopforwardinthedirection ofamoreproaporou" DOrepeaceful world,makingthetwenty-firat century acenturyofpeace, co~operation aD4 achievement. Ifweauccuabtothedifficulti.. andfailto~~i.ethiadayof opportunity andhope,thenwestandtorogresstoaperiodofconflict and destruction evellnoreterrible thananything wehavealready witnessed inthis century. TheburdeDofresponsibility ilheavily andsquarely onourshoulders. Khat itentailsisplacing thecommongo04aboveourown.immedlete narrovinterestsl for wemuatrecogni.e thatinthe10~gtermthatwhichistothebenefitofthewhole internatioDal community willalsobetothebenefitofit,individual menbers. ThecrisiaintheGulfltheproblem. ofuneguDlinternational economic development andtheecoDOMic migration thatitcreatesl theilsueofeDviroDmental conservation; thecoclalproble.e ofdrU9'andAIDS-allclearly IhowthatDonIof uscangoitaloneanylonger, andthatDOonecanahutthedooron4ally occurrences inthereatoftheworld,fordevelopment transcends international barriers inawaythat.ateliaolationi..impos.ible. Hemustallsurvive together orperishtogether. Letuaworkintheframework ofareinvigorate4 UnitedNations toensurethattheworld"UlDotperishbutlIurv,1,vfttobecomeabetterplacefor our.elve, andourchildren • ..-"",. ~.......... . '-" ~-..-..... _...-------------- Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryNR/gt (fEt~~~.nt VoI.illou) 'DePIESIPma OnbehalfoftheGeneral Alaellbly, I.,ilhtothankthe Prel1dellt oftheR.public ofCypru.fortheimportant. Itat_nt h.haljUlt...ae. Hr.QeargeVllliUoy. Pr.d_ut; of\;heBt»»bl1C; ofCJ;pru••VII.Icort.d frM thtGlgGral a.IINb12'all. AGIHDAIUNg(continued) GIHIAL DIBAD Hr.PIHICBlLIS (Italy)a Sir,ontakingtheflooronblhalfofthe European COMWlity anditl..lIberStat.l, Ishouldlik.tocODCJratu1at. youon!'Our .1ect.ioD tothcapr.,i4.ncy oftheGenlrl1 Aal.llbly. I...veryhappyto4010a110 blcaul' your.pr'l.nt acountry withwhichItalyandtheEuropean Ca.Aunitl' ..intaintraditional ~.lations offri.ndlhip andco-operat!c~. Youtak.upthe pr.lid.ncy ataverydifficult t.i..ofcha1l.nge fortheUnit.dRation.. IIIIlure thatyour.zperl.nct anddip10aatic Iki11vi11gr.at1y ho1pto.nlur.afruitful andconstructiv. forty-fifth ••••ionoftheGeneral A•••Mbly,intheinterelt of theinte~national CODMunity. Letmealsoexpre••thefu11e.tappr.ciation ofthe European Cem.unity andit.memberStat..totheS.cretary-Gen.ra1 forhiluntiriDg effortllinfavourofinternational ,.ac•• Ishouldal.ollk.towelcome .,a~lytheadai.sion ••afull~rofthe Unit'clRationlofLi.cht'Rstein, aIMMbtroftheEuropean flllilywithwhichthe European Community andita..lIberStat••••intainclol'andfriendly r.1ationl. I a1.0 .,a~ll'welcome theunification ofY.men. Thepositions oftheBuropeu Co_unity andits_lIberStat••ontheprob1e•• affecting theint.rnational community artfullyi11u.trated ina..-orandua which ha.blencirculat.d todayandwhichfomsanintegral portofayItat'lfHtat. Let.. therefore conc.ntrat. hereOD.cmecruciala.pect.ofthepr••ent.ituatloD.It! Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryP.rhap. n.v.X' ~rathepo.t-war periodha.theint.rnational clilllat. changed 80 onbabalfoftheBuropelD CODllunity iafrollwhatIwouldbavelIai4notonlyonitradically fro.onlGeD.ral Aa.tably tothenext.Bowdlff.r.lIlt "hatIhavetolIayAl45/PV.G 26 (Mr.D.Nicheli" ItalY)------------- 1MB/7 Jearagobut.v.njusttwo IIOntha 8g0.ThisisthefirstGeneral Aaaeably ofthfl