First of all, may I join in the tribute that has just been paid by the General Assembly to Mr. Bradford Morse of the United States, who served the United Nations well in several capacities.
The United Nations Fund for Namibia was established in 1970 to provide assistance to the people of Namibia du…
An important area of the work of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) relates to the application of safeguards, and the Agency has embarked upon a major exercise on the strengthening of the safeguards system. We attach importance to this exercise, which is aimed at making the safeguards sys…
India has been a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) since the inception of that body in 1957. We have consistently attached the highest importance to the objectives of the IAEA, and we are active participants in its activities. Since this draft resolution concerns the activities…
As we approach the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, we have been taking a look at our Organization’s methods, at its priorities, at its programmes and systems that have evolved over the years in response to the challenges of global development and of international peace an…
I take the floor with a heavy heart as we once again consider the question of “Emergency international assistance for peace, normalcy and reconstruction of war-stricken Afghanistan”. The title of the agenda item spells out the crucial objectives that must be achieved. It also suggests that what has …
I am pleased to present an interim report on the consultations on funding of operational activities for development within the United Nations system, which was authorized by the General
Assembly in its resolution 48/162 regarding the restructuring and revitalization of the United Nations in the eco…
My delegation is very happy to have the opportunity to speak on the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. This Day demonstrates the support of the
We are meeting here today in the wake of historic developments that have taken place in west Asia over the past y…
My delegation thanks the Secretary-General for his report to the General Assembly on the question of strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance. We have studied the report with great care, and welcome …
Mr. President, I would like to begin by thanking you, and adding a word of appreciation, for the visionary views you expressed this morning. I am aware of your status in the national and political life of your country and the African community. Coming from India and having made my own humble contrib…
My delegation is happy to be participating in this important meeting of the General Assembly to follow up the landmark International Conference on Population and Development recently concluded in Cairo, the third such conference. Following our earlier experiences in Romania and Mexico, my Government…
At the outset I would like to compliment the Chairman of the Preparatory Committee for the Fiftieth Anniversary of the United Nations and Mrs. Sorensen, the Under-Secretary-General, who, with energy and enthusiasm, have put in a tremendous amount of work on the preparations.
We in India have alread…
I am happy to address the Assembly today, when we have to some extent achieved one of the objectives that we set for ourselves at Rio. Along with the establishment of the Commission on Sustainable Development and the successful conclusion of the negotiations on the elaboration of a Convention to Com…
The report of the Security Council to the General Assembly (A/49/2) follows the familiar pattern. It is a valuable compendium of the papers that emanated from the Security Council during the period 16 June 1993 to 15 June 1994, with a bland narration of the sequence of events. Historians and researc…
The delegation of Pakistan has ceased to surprise. Its focus on India has become somewhat tiresome, its arguments too evidently motivated. The portion of the statement of the representative of Pakistan relating to India was anchored in paragraphs 541 and 542 of the Secretary-General’s report in docu…
Our congratulations go to the President, Mr. Essy, who assumed the presidency at a significant juncture in the evolution of the functioning of the United Nations. The discussions on the report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization (A/49/1) provide a particularly opportune occasion…
The Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee (AALCC) is an intergovernmental organization composed of countries from Asia and Africa. The Committee was constituted in 1956 as an outcome of the Bandung Conference of 1955. India was one of the seven original members and played an important role in s…
I am happy to speak today, when we have, to some extent, achieved one of the objectives that we had set for ourselves at Rio. Along with the establishment of the Commission on Sustainable Development and the drawing up of the Programme of Action on Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing …
It is a pleasure and an honour for my country to participate in today’s commemoration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the operations of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). As President of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and UNFPA Executive Board for the year 1994, I have h…
It is most appropriate that we should be celebrating the International Year of the Family this year and addressing related issues in the General Assembly. The International Conference on Population and Development, held recently in Cairo, provides the backdrop for our deliberations.
India believes …
We have listened with keen interest to the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mr. Hans Blix, and we thank him for so ably introducing the report of the Agency. India has the honour and privilege of being Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Agency for the period …
