Address by His Excellency Bharrat Jagdeo President of the Republic of Guyana at United Nations University in Japan on June 25, 2007 the Challenges of Small States in Promoting Development for a Sustainable Future
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Small states, the subject of my presentation today, comprise more than half the total membership of the United Nations. These states are constantly engaged in the search to fulfill the main purposes of the United Nations Charter viz: peace, security and development. Interestingly, it is those very Charter provisions which require the equitable participation of small states in international affairs.
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