UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- Romanian President Klaus Werner Iohannis told the United Nations General Assembly Thursday that mutilateralism is "the only clear path" in tackling today's challenges.

Speaking at the General Debate of the 72nd United Nations General Assembly, Iohannis said that "rising tensions over cultural identity and faith along with terrorist attacks" are deepening insecurity.

"People across the globe suffer from war, poverty, inequality and injustice," he said, adding that "no other path serves us better than multilateralism in finding viable solutions for the current global challenges."

At the same time, he commended the UN agenda, saying it covers sustainable development, promoting human rights and dealing with issues, such as building a safe, sustainable planet and ensuring prosperity as the best way to prevent instability and crises.

"Focusing our actions on people should remain the ultimate goal," Iohannis added.

He also cited the UN's stabilizing role in setting broad parameters of international relations as the reason why efforts to improve its effectiveness should remain strong.

"We need a UN with robust policy planning capabilities, able to project visions for the global peace and well-being beyond the crises of the day," he said, declaring Romania's support for an institutional structure for crisis management. Enditem