If there is an item which has dominated the deliberations of this body for decades, it is that of the apartheid policies of South Africa. Ifthere is a State policy that has caused untold sufferL'lg to one part of humanity for co other reason than the colour of their skin and the desire economic~ly a…
The General Assembly has been concerned with the vital issue of Namibian inde- pendence for a long time now. But in a sense, never before have we deliberated on this question at a time when the situation in Namibia was as threatening and as ominous as it is today; at a time when Namibia, and indeed …
Mr. President, like many others before me, I conveymy delegation's congratulations to you and the Vice-Presidents of the General Assembly on your election to the General Committee, which is charged with the responsibility of directing the proceedings of the thirty-third session. You assume office, M…
I have the honour and privilege, on behalf of the African group of States, to propose the names of the four great African countries of Burundi,
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Kenya, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and Senegal for the four posts of Vice-President of the thirty-third session of the General Assembly open to Af…
Mr. President, your unanimous election to your high officc is a tribute both to yourself personally and to your great countty, Colombi:t. In my capacity as Chairman of the African group of States ror this month, I wish to congratulate you most warmly upon your election. You can be assured of the ful…
Before I make my statement on the item before us, I should like to express, on behalf of the delegation of Botswana, our condolences to the Government and people of India on the vast loss ofhuman life and property resulting from the tidal wave that hit the south coast of India. We can only hope that…
Since I am speaking so late in the debate after the many eloquent voices which have preceded me, I shall be very brief indeed, for most ofwhat should be said on this vital question has in fact already been said. Nevertheless, Botswana wants to add its voice to the several others which have expressed…
We are about to vote on draft resolutions affecting our neighbours, the heroic people of Namibia, whose fight for self-determination and indepen- dence has won the admiration of the international com- munity. Botswana's relations with the people of Namibia have deep roots in history. We have stood w…
As a neighbour of and friend to the people of Namibia, a people struggling for freedom and iadependence, Botswana fmds it gratifying to contribute to the discussion on Namibia by speaking of practical problems of transition, in addition to expounding, as we have so often done in the past, principles…
Mr. Amerasinghe's election comes at a time when the international community has begun to accept the idea that the struggle of man for his rights is nothing more than a fight for recognition of his dignity, his worth and his .entitlement to a full life in its economic and political aspects. In congra…
