For the second consecutive year the Gener..l Assembly is considering the report of the Committee on th:. Exercise of the Inalienable Rights ofthe Palestinian People. On this occasion the Algeri~n delegation wishes to pay a well-deserved tribute to the members of that Committee and, in particular, to…
Strictly speaking, this is not an explanation of vote before the vote. I wish merely to draw the Assembly's attention to the inclusion in operative paragraph 5 of draft resolution Ill, entitled "World social situation", in document A/31/389, of a foot-note referring to General Assembly resolution 33…
In the statement made this afternoon by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Mauritania we heard him say that he would try to avoid any controversial issue in order not to disrupt the calm and serenity of our debates. These are certainly very praiseworthy intentions; obviously, if he had abided by th…
When ',he State of the Comoros was admitted to membership in the United Nations, the General Assembly adopted resolution 3385 (XXX), which did not omit to reaffirm ''the necessity of respecting the unity and terri- torial integrity of the Comoro archipelago, composed of the islands of Anjouan, Grand…
The question of Palestine, as we know only too well, has marked the entire life of our Organization since its very inception. Nothing is more impressive than the number of debates devoted to it at every level. Nothing is more awesome than the mass of decisions and resolutions which year after year h…