The unanimous election of Mr. Gurirab to the presidency of the General Assembly at this fifty-fourth session is a warm tribute to Namibia and its heroic people, who are well- known for their victorious struggle against foreign domination and for their tireless defence of the principles of the Charte…
We have come together here today to commemorate solemnly the fiftieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Adopted in 1948 by our Assembly, this historic Declaration remains the principal frame of reference for defining the needs of mankind in achieving its full development. It …
Last year, at the fifty-second session of the General Assembly, like the majority of Member States, the Lao delegation expressed its concern over the grave deterioration of the peace process in the Middle East in the wake of the establishment of new settlements in Har Homa in East Jerusalem. Acts of…
Allow me to begin by joining previous speakers in expressing my delegation’s thanks to the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report on assistance in mine clearance, as contained in document A/53/496. The report
Mines and other unexploded ordnance resulting from armed conflicts continue to be …
For seven years now, the General Assembly has felt compelled to consider the question of the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba. My delegation deeply regrets that the two parties concerned have not yet been able to resolve this question.
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First of all, I should like to extend my warmest congratulations to Mr. Didier Opertti on his well- deserved election to the presidency of the fifty-third session of the General Assembly. His recognized skills as a veteran diplomat and his extensive knowledge of international affairs augur well for …
My delegation wishes first to thank you, Sir, and all the members of the Council for having granted our request to speak before this body in order to express our opinion on the item on the Council’s agenda today. The Laotian delegation also wishes to congratulate you warmly on your assumption of the…
The presence of mines and other unexploded devices as a result of armed conflicts continues to be a subject of deep concern to the world community. In fact, as the Secretary-General has stated, there are an estimated 110 million mines buried in the ground in more than 70 countries. Every effort shou…
The Agency for Cultural and Technical Cooperation (ACTC), which was established on 20 March 1970 in Niamey in the Republic of the Niger, was born of an ideal — that of bringing together countries that use French as a common language in a joint endeavour, and seems to express a new solidarity and a f…
In accordance with tradition, I take this opportunity to begin by congratulating the President most warmly on his assumption of the presidency of the fifty-second session of the United Nations General Assembly. His unanimous election, which has placed him in this highly responsible post in this impo…
“Of course, I am very scared, but what can we do? We have to farm to survive”, said a Lao mother who was injured in the head by shrapnel from a bomblet.
“Nobody at school told me it could be dangerous”, said an adolescent boy, sitting on a metal hospital bed, looking at the wounds to his shoulder a…
First, I would like to thank the representatives of Finland and of Thailand for their outstanding efforts in organizing so well the work of the Open-ended Working Group on the reform of the Security Council. With much skill and with great integrity, they have conducted the work in a generally satisf…
At the outset, I wish to express my pleasure at seeing you, Sir, assume the presidency of the fifty-first session of the General Assembly. Your election to this very responsible post attests to the important role of your country, Malaysia, a country with which the Lao People’s Democratic Republic ha…
Like other speakers, I wish at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of July. Aware as I am of your skills and broad experience in international affairs, I believe that the Council’s work will be fruitful. I also wish to congr…
On 23 December 1994, the General Assembly adopted by consensus a resolution which affirmed its deep concern at the tremendous humanitarian problem caused by the presence of mines and at the fact that the number of mines being laid each year outweighs the number that could be cleared during the same …
On 14 May 1948, when the
On the whole, there have been positive developments in the situation in the Middle East, despite certain setbacks. After the signing of the Declaration of Principles in Washington in 1993, Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization have continuously demonstrated their…
After more than two years of lengthy, not to say marathon, discussions in the Open-ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council and Other Matters Related to the Security Council, we have today arrived at an important stage.…
Here at its fiftieth session the General Assembly must once again take up the agenda item entitled “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba”. That embargo, which has gone on for more than 30 years now, has not only done …
The unanimous election of Mr. Freitas do Amaral to preside over this historic session, the fiftieth, of the General Assembly is a well-deserved tribute to his country, Portugal. Aware of his talent and his many political activities at the national and international levels, I venture to believe that …
On 29 November 1947, the General Assembly, at its second session, adopted resolution 181 (II), in which it approved the partition plan that provided for the end of the Mandate, the progressive withdrawal of British armed forces and the creation of the Arab and Jewish States scheduled for 1 October 1…
