Finally. as we discussed with your representatives at our hearing. this is a time of historic change in the world. and with the end of the Cold War it also provides an historio opportunity for the United Nations and its agencies to become more effective and involved. We are witnessing a greater willingness by governments to address humanitarian and other problems collectively through the United Nations. Whether it is the Kurdish refugee crisis. the continuing problems in southern Iraq. or the Cambodia issue. nations have joined together in looking to the U.N. as the best forum for resolving them. But if we are to expect the U.N. to finally be able to do what its original Charter gave it the responsibility to do. then there is a need to strengthen the U.N.s capacity to do so. Currently. there are major proposals to reform the U.N.