I do not want to change my vote. I have voted correctly. However, so that the present situation does not occur in the voting on other draft resolutions, I would ask that the President refer to the draft resolution by the document number used in the First Committee. I was the first to ask to speak to…
The United Nations Charter, and specifically Article 24 thereof, stipulates that the Members of the United Nations agree that the Security Council, in carrying out its duties, acts on their behalf. Thus the Council is responsible and accountable to the Membership of the Organization and should take …
First, regarding what I said earlier today on the item under consideration when I referred to the question of the veto power and our criticism of this power, such criticism has been on record for a long time. I said also that there are certain Powers which enjoy the veto privilege while they continu…
The post-cold-war era has witnessed the settlement of many disputes. In many regions of the world, enemies have settled their differences and adversaries have buried the hatchet. This Assembly itself has sought, in its past three sessions, to solve the long-standing problem caused by the imposition …
First of all, I should like to mention the commemoration by the Libyan people yesterday of the anniversary of the largest exile operation the Libyan people was the victim of at the hands of the Italian fascists. More than 6,000 Libyans were taken from the bosoms of their families and exiled. Their d…
To celebrate the passage of 50 years since
The object lesson of the Second World War was indeed a very cruel and bitter one. The horrifying experiences of humanity during that war should always remain before our eyes. My delegation believes that to celebrate this occasion which coincides with the f…
The fact that the delegation of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya did not object to the report of the Credentials Committee in document A/50/559 in no way
Despite the recent developments regarding the Palestinian question, what is taking place now cannot be construed as forming the basis for a permanent o…
I am pleased to associate myself with those who preceded me in welcoming Mr. Mohammed Bedjaoui, the President of the International Court of Justice and his fellow judges. I am also delighted to congratulate him on his presentation of the Court’s report.
My country has had recourse more than once to…
I should like to say that if there is any human feeling that urges anyone to allow the families of the Pan Am and UTA flights victims, or to allow anyone to know the truth, it must be known that Libya is the first victim because its population of 4 million human beings have become victims to these t…
I should like to respond to the comments of
It is wrong to state that Libya has not met its obligations under the Security Council resolutions. Everyone knows that Libya has adhered to its obligations, respected international law and, through the non-aligned countries, requested the three Western S…
It is a pleasure for me to congratulate you on your election to the presidency of the fiftieth session of the General Assembly. Your unanimous election to this lofty post is a tribute paid by the international community to your country and to you personally. It also bespeaks recognition of your abil…
In speaking this morning of terrorism and the threat it poses to the lives of people, the United States Secretary of State mentioned sanctions imposed by the Security Council against my country because two of our nationals have been suspected of being involved in the Lockerbie incident. Mr. Christop…
The fact that fifty years have passed since the end of the Second World War is worthy of commemoration. We should like to thank the delegation of the Russian Federation, which has proposed the inclusion of this item on the agenda of the United Nations General Assembly as such commemoration should in…
I should like to begin by paying tribute to the successful outcome of the International Conference on Population and Development and to avail myself of this opportunity to express my delegation’s appreciation and thanks to President Hosni Mubarak and to the Government and people of the Arab Republic…
The annual report of the Security Council to the General Assembly was the subject of considerable criticism at the last two sessions. This criticism stemmed from the fact that the report is a copy of already known resolutions and decisions and is merely a narrative, one that does not deal with a con…
Today, the 26th of October, is a day of mourning in Libya. On that date, Italian colonialists exiled countless Libyans to uninhabited or semi-inhabited Italian islands: one of the most abhorrent crimes Italian colonialism committed against the Libyan people. It is my duty and the duty of my delegati…
I should like, at the outset, to inform the international community, through the United Nations General Assembly that the 26th of October is a day of mourning in my country. On 26 October, 1911, my country was the victim of a colonialist invasion by Italy, during which Italy incarcerated thousands o…
Allow me at the outset to express thanks on behalf of my delegation to all those who have contributed directly or indirectly to the elaboration of the International Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, particularly in Africa, wh…
As the General Assembly is about to approve the first report by the Credentials Committee, as it appears in document A/49/517, the fact that my delegation does not object to this report does not mean in any way that we recognize the credentials of the Israelis, because in spite of the latest develop…
The celebration of the International Year of the Family in 1994 reflects the international community’s awareness, as represented by this General Assembly of the United Nations, that the family is the embodiment at the popular level of all the strengths and weaknesses in the fields of social and deve…
