Mr. President, let me join previous speakers in conveying our happiness at seeing you in the Chair this month.
It is now a year since the United Nations withdrew its peace-keeping operation from Somalia. That particular operation marked a watershed in the post-cold-war history of United Nations act…
On behalf of the Asian Group, I wish to convey deep condolences to the Government and the people of Lesotho on the untimely demise of His Majesty King Moshoeshoe II in a car accident on 15 January 1996. Our deepest sympathies also go to Her Majesty Queen Mamohato Bereng Seeiso and the members of the…
I begin, Mr. President, by congratulating you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of December 1995. Your acknowledged diplomatic skills and experience will be a great asset to the Council’s work under your presidency.
The Council is considering today an issue …
India has traditional and historic ties of friendship with Afghanistan. Geographic proximity and cultural linkages have enhanced the bonds of friendship between us over centuries of interaction. The unsettled political conditions in Afghanistan have a direct and adverse fall-out on peace and securit…
At the World Summit for Social Development in Copenhagen, our leaders committed themselves to the goal of eradicating poverty in the world through decisive national actions and international cooperation as an ethical, social, political and economic imperative of humankind. At the international level…
The deteriorating economic situation of the African continent has for a considerable period engaged the attention of the world. Indeed, it has been prominent on the agenda of the United Nations since the early 1990s.
India’s ties with the nations of the African continent are deep and mutually enric…
My delegation is happy to speak today, the International Day of Solidarity with the
India’s bond of friendship with the Palestinian people is firm and unshakable. It needs no reaffirmation. Our historical contacts covered almost every aspect of human life and endeavour: cultural, social, religious,…
My delegation thanks the Secretary-General for the reports under discussion today. While associating itself with the views put forward earlier by the Philippines on behalf of the Group of 77, my delegation would like to make some additional points on this important agenda item.
The Department of Hu…
It is not just a fortuitous coincidence that the international Year for Tolerance in 1995 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations
The United Nations Year for Tolerance was conceived in the wake of the post-cold-war surge in conflicts arising out of the phenomenon of intolerance based o…
The Secretary-General’s report on “Restructuring and revitalization of the United Nations in the economic, social and related fields” has provided a useful compilation of measures taken in the aftermath of the adoption of resolution 48/162. There are also several proposals in the report for bringing…
I stand here in support of the agenda item 150, “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union”.
Today, 107 years since the IPU was established, barely half a decade away from the dawn of the next millennium, and on the fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of the Uni…
Allow me to take this opportunity to congratulate Mr. Diogo do Freitas Amaral on his election as President of the fiftieth session of the General Assembly. My delegation has no doubt that the work of the Assembly will proceed smoothly and productively under his expert guidance.
At the recent Summit…
We have heard the report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) presented so ably by its Director General Mr. Hans Blix, with keen interest, and noted its contents.
As one of the founder members of the Agency, India has consistently attached the highest importance to the IAEA’s objectives…
As a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) since its inception in 1957, India has consistently attached the highest importance to its objectives. We actively participate in the activities of the Agency. Since draft resolution A/50/L.11 pertains to the activities of the IAEA as a wh…
The global youth population numbers more than a billion, of which more than 80 per cent are in the developing countries. While this is a message of hope, it is also a challenge. Developing countries today face poverty, population growth, inadequate shelter and housing, and weakening of support syste…
It is once again with great regret that my delegation has to speak to exercise our right of reply to respond to the statement made by the representative of Pakistan yesterday. That statement appears to be part of a well-orchestrated and motivated litany of falsehoods, half-truths and selective inter…
An extraordinary statement was made against my country earlier today, couched in abusive language and consisting entirely of falsehoods. Normally we would not have considered it necessary to dignify it with a response. However, the statement was made by the Foreign Minister of Pakistan, and therefor…
Mr. President, I should like to begin by congratulating you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of April. Your acknowledged diplomatic skills and experience are particularly reassuring as we consider today a matter of fundamental importance to all nation-States…
We are pleased to see you, Sir, presiding over this meeting of the Security Council. It is fitting and proper that it is under Botswana's presidency that the Security Council will be approving the establishment of the enlarged United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM III). This decision wi…
First of all, I would like to thank the Presidents of both Tribunals for their reports to the General Assembly.
International criminal law has assumed increased prominence with the creation of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and, later, the International Crimina…
