I am happy to see you, Sir, presiding over our meeting here today. The Malaysian Government is aware of the active role played by the Government of New Zealand, and of your personal
I have been sent by the Government of Malaysia, in response to the decision of the Organization of the Islamic Confer…
Let me at the outset congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month, particularly during the consideration of an important issue such as the current situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We have no doubt that, with you in the presidency, the duties …
My delegation, Sir, would like to extend its felicitations on your assumption of the presidency for this month. We are confident that you will conduct the affairs of the Council with great integrity and dedication.
The massacre at the Al-Haram Al-Ibrahimi mosque in Israeli-occupied Hebron on 25 Feb…
The first words of the Charter of the United Nations read:
"We the peoples of the United Nations determined to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind, and to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and…
The irreversible process towards the elimination of apartheid and the establishment of a united, democratic and non-racial South Africa is without doubt one of the most positive and welcome developments in the post-cold-war era. The international community, including the United Nations, can take pri…
When the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted 45 years ago, the United Nations was still in its infancy and the vast majority of United Nations Members today were then colonies of Western Powers. The Universal Declaration was profound, propitious and monumental against the backdrop of t…
The General Assembly has been seized of the issue of the Middle East conflict for almost as long as the United Nations has been in existence. Integral to this issue is the question of Palestine. Despite various efforts to find a comprehensive, overall settlement of this very complex problem, involvi…
Today marks the annual International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. My delegation would like to commit itself again to that solidarity and to say that we stand together with our
The signing of the Declaration of Principles by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and Israel on…
Malaysia was one of 73 delegations that replied to the request of the Secretary-General as a result of United Nations General Assembly resolution 47/62. This agenda item is one of the most important issues before the international community in our efforts to make the United Nations a true vehicle fo…
Once again my delegation is participating in this debate to express our concerns and offer some suggestions relating to the report (A/48/2) of the Security Council.
The Malaysian delegation believes that this is an important task, which should be fulfilled by the general membership in a meaningful …
Our meetings here mark yet again the international community’s common resolve to address collectively the scourge of drug abuse and illicit trafficking. This series of meetings is significant and timely as the war against this scourge is far from over. According to reports from the United Nations In…
Before I begin my statement, I should like to extend, on behalf of the Government and people of Malaysia, our deepest condolences to India for the devastating earthquake that resulted in the loss of thousands of lives and massive destruction of property.
I would like to join other speakers in exten…
We welcome this opportunity to participate in the debate on the Secretary-General’s report on the work of the Organization. We congratulate the Secretary-General on this document, which, in many respects, could be described as a report on the state of the United Nations in 1992. The Secretary-Genera…
The United Nations Conference on Environment
and Development (UNCED), held in Rio last June, was attended by virtually all
countries. More than 120 Heads of State or Government participated. There
was a drawn-out preparatory process that involved Governments, international
agencies and non-gover…
Let me begin by congratulating the
President on his election to preside over the United Nations General Assembly
at its forty-seventh session. I am confident that under his wise guidance the
Assembly will achieve satisfactory results.
May I also thank the Secretary-General for his statement and …
Our discussion today is based on the report
of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization, document A/47/1 of
11 September 1992, and the report of the Secretary-General pursuant to the
statement adopted by the summit meeting of the Security Council on
31 January 1992, document A/47/27…
On at least two occa- sions in the course of this debate, my delegation has heard remarks to the effect that there exists a committee or group of four, which includes my country and which allegedly is fomenting or assisting in carrying out subversive activities against Kampu- chea. We are indeed sur…
In recent weeks, it has been the image of dying infants- wasted to skin and bones-that has carried the story of hunger and starvation in Africa. But powerful as the media are, it will not be possible to portray the magnitude and depth of the actual crisis that has prevailed for so long on the Mrican…
The question of Palestine has been recognized as one of the most acute and complex problems of our time. It was inherited by the United Nations at the time of its establishment. Today, more than ever before, an urgent solution to this question, which has been the core of the Arab-Israeli conflict, i…
This is the fifth consecutive year that the General Assembly is seized of the question of Kaxm;mchea. The root cause of the prob- lem is well-known and requires no elaboration. It may suffice to recall, however, that the genesis of the problem took place in December 1978 when the Vietnamese armed fO…
