H.E. The President speaks about the U.N. transition period during the afternoon session of the regional Hearing concerning Sustainable Development

During Regional Hearing session concerning sustainable development, H. E. Prof Guido de Marco spoke of the importance of changing the Welfare State into a Welfare Society. In this way, we could ensure that people could partake of their development in a sustainable manner.

The notion of fixed concepts such as those related to territories, had to develop from rigid notions of borders and demarcation lines , to notions which dealt with peoples. The creation of sustainable development policies created continuity between generations - this was the basis of the notion of trusteeship that had to develop from a concept of trusteeship of territories to one of trusteeship of peoples.

During the session on Peace and Disarmament, H.E. Prof de Marco stated that the United Nations had entered into a period of transition. He set a number of questions regarding the Charter – to what extent have recent events influenced our thinking on the United Nations as we knew it so far and how can we reconcile recent events with the finalite politique of the United Nations. Was the international community missing out on important issues such as human rights? Was the international community missing out on important issues such as the renunciation of the use of force? In this specific moment of transition one had to ensure the primacy of the United Nations.