them.Asaresult, Jll8nyofourprobleJ1fi5 todayseeminsoluble or!!'1!u!permle" In thefuture, weshouldstriwetoensurethatourorganization isnotlimited to beingasafetynetintimesofdanger, butthatitalso-andaboveall-servesas thecentreforlong-tera efforts'toresolve thepressing problellS andchallenges of aworldwhichisintransition andbecoming increasingly interdependent everyday. Todaywefacethechallenge ofhavingtorespond toambitious objectives with limited meaM.. TL.<:forcesofreasonandsolidarity mustprevail overthoseof violek'lce ands~lfishness ifwedonotwishtobedenounced bythemenandwomenof tomorrow forhaVingbeenblindto,theopportunities offered tousbytechnological advances andforhaVingusedthemfordestructive endsratherthanforthebuilding ofabetterworld. Nevertheless, realism obliges metoinsistthattheonlycatalyst capable of bringingaboutthepositive synthesis ofthese extreti~es isthepolitical willof thestatesMeubers ofthisOrganization. Thetimehascometoexpectlessand contribute more.. Inaworldwheretheinstruments ofpeacearefewandfragile, th~United Natioos, withallitsdeficiencies, isourbesthope.Letusensurethatthis fortieth anniversary willtranscend ceremonies, proclamations andgoodintentions antithatfro.itwillemergeatruecommitment toadvance withdetermination towards univ"!'~.sal peace,prosperity, justice andfreedom. Iase',JtethisAssembly thatthepeopleandtheGOI7ernment ofSpainwillspare noeffortinthisco-.onenterprise,towhichwearealli3W1iiOned.miS/22 ~/40/pV.IO 103 ThePRESIDENT (intei:pretation fromSpanish): onbehalfoftheGeneral Assembly, IthanktheHeadofGCNernlllent oftheKingdom ofSpainfortheilllportant statenent hehasjustmade.,Hr.FelipeGonzalez, HeadofGo~ernment ofthe!:ingdom ofSpain,wasescorted fromtherostrum. Themeeting roseat1.35 p.m~ ,•