The Austrian delegation is highly pleased to be able once again to make a modest contribution to the debate on the important question of the law of the sea.
I should like, first, to express my profound gratitude to the Secretary-General and his collaborators in the Division for Ocean Affairs and th…
"They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more." (Isaiah 2:4)
That is an urgent appeal voiced in a region thousands of years ago, in a region that has not been spared war, viole…
Since the end of the cold war the importance of the Security Council for the maintenance of world peace has increased significantly. As a non-permanent member of the Security Council during the years 1991 and 1992, Austria experienced the new cooperative spirit of international relations which has e…
This last decade of our present century may well be remembered as a period of time that, in the aftermath of the cold war, was characterized by the break-up of nations, ethnic conflicts and devastating natural disasters. Burundi, Rwanda, Somalia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Caucasus region, and Bang…
Austria welcomes the opportunity provided by the scheduling of this evaluation of the New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the l990s to focus our attention on Africa once again. The very length of the list of representatives who want to speak on this item indicates that, at a time when warnin…
Austria welcomes the initiative of the European Community in having the question "Assistance in mine clearance" added to the agenda. We are pleased to be co-authors of the draft resolution with that title, which has
The Austrian delegation is extremely alarmed by the growing presence of mines and o…
Austria fully concurs with the Secretary-General’s view, expressed in "An Agenda for Peace", that
"regional arrangements ... in many cases possess a potential that should be utilized". (A/47/277, para. 64)
Over the last year we have witnessed a considerable increase in cooperation between the Unit…
It is a great honour and privilege
for me to address this audience. It is my strong belief personally, and that
of my Government, that we should stress the importance of the follow-up of the
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) and the start
we are giving it today.
A…
At the outset, I should like to thank the
United Nations for providing a full sign-language interpretation during these
special meetings of the General Assembly. It is the first time, in my
experience, that a complete sign-language interpretation has been available at
a United Nations meeting. I…
Austria welcomes this opportunity to
comment on this year's report of the Secretary-General on the work of the
Organization (A/47/1), which builds on his earlier, seminal report "An Agenda
for Peace" (A/47/277). Both are timely and inspiring documents. Timely,
because never before have countries…
Let me start by
offering you, Mr. President, my congratulations and best wishes. With your
election an outstanding representative of the new democracies in Eastern
Europe has been chosen to preside over this Assembly. I should also like to
convey our appreciation to your predecessor. Ambassador …
Austria's position on the modalities-for achieving a negotiated settlement in Namibia has been consistent over the years. Austria has from the outset fully associated itself with the United Nations plan for Namibia's peaceful and negoti- ated tJ;ansition to independence. We regard this plan as' the …
Tht position which Austria takes on the situation in the Middle East was made clear once again in the Austrian statement during the debate on this question (95th meeting). Austria will now abstain in the vote on draft resolution A/36/L.59. That draft resolution partly meets the position of the Aus- …
The Middle East remains one of the most dangerous crisis areas of the world. The political and human dimensions of this conflict, which pits two peoples violently against each other, and its dan- gerous global impact on international relations became evident long ago. Today we are all aware of the t…
In the cour,e of the debate on the question of Namibia, Austria had the oppor- tunity [65th meeting] to reaffirm its position of principle with regard to Namibia's independence and the endeavours of the United Nations to achieve it. We have consistently stated our firm belief that the transition of …
Austria's position on the Is- raeli air attack against the Iraqi nuclear installation is quite clear. The Austrian Government has strongly con- demned the Israeli action, which in its view constitutes not only a violation of basic principles of the Charter of
th~ United Nations but also an assault …
In iaunching the Interna- tional Year of Disabled Persons the United Nations has accepted another big challenge in the service of mankind. Disability has affected the human race since the begin- ning of time. At all times it was a problem to make Im~ for the disabled easier or worthwhile, the task o…
Only a few weeks ago, at the 4th meeting of the eighth special emergency session, devoted to the question of Namibia, I had the opportunity to present in detail Austria's position on this issue, which is now again the subject of a debate. This position has remained unchanged over the years during wh…
This is the second time that at a regular session the General Assembly has dis- cussed the situation in Afghanistan. which continues to be one of the most important issues on its agenda. a problem with far-reaching implications which has deeply shaken not only the peace and stability of the region. …
In his statement in the general debate [21st meeting] the head of the Austrian delegation had the opportunity to restate Austria's rejec- tion of the armed attack of Israel on the Iraqi nuclear installations in Tamuz, and he presented the reasons for this position.
107. The draft resolution which h…
