We are deeply shocked by the news of the brutal and barbarous assassination of the Israeli Prime Minister, Mr. Yitzhak Rabin. I wish to express heartfelt condolences, on behalf of my delegation and the people and the Government of Nepal, to the bereaved family and to the people and the Government of…
I wish first of all, on behalf of the delegation of Nepal and on my own behalf, to congratulate His Excellency Mr. Diogo Freitas do Amaral on his election as President of the fiftieth session of the General Assembly. He has been asked to guide our deliberations at a time of historic importance. His …
My delegation thanks the Secretary-General for transmitting the reports on the activities of the two Tribunals during the past year. We would like to thank the Presidents of both the Tribunals for their presentations this morning.
Peace, justice and the rule of law are principal goals for humanity.…
Our fifty years of experience in international peace and security, development, democracy and human rights prove beyond any doubt that development, especially sustainable development, is the key to the general well-being of the people of this world. It is now clear that without economic growth and d…
The approval of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development by consensus was an important achievement. The Cairo Conference firmly established the link between population and sustainable development. It also made it very clear that the empowerment of women w…
My delegation welcomes the report of the Security Council to the General Assembly, contained in document A/49/2. The report provides a compendium of the Security Council’s activities during the last reporting period, and also describes its tasks in the context of increasing new responsibilities. We …
I have the great honour and privilege to speak on the agenda item before us, which is of paramount importance to all delegations and to the United Nations as a whole. My delegation expresses its sincere appreciation to Ambassador Samuel R. Insanally of Guyana, President of the General Assembly at it…
It is a special pleasure for me to congratulate His Excellency Mr. Amara Essy, Foreign Minister of Côte d’Ivoire, on his unanimous election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its forty-ninth session. We are confident that under his able leadership the deliberations of this session will com…
Today is a historic day. Twenty years ago South Africa was debarred from participating in the General Assembly of the United Nations. Twenty years later - today - South Africa has returned to its seat in the General Assembly. This is a great change. This change has occurred not just in South Africa,…
It is a special privilege for all of us now to speak on agenda item 38, "Elimination of apartheid and establishment of united, democratic and non-racial South Africa". It is heartening to see that the political situation in South Africa has at long last emerged into an environment of hope and aspira…
Nepal has been a staunch supporter of the Middle East Conference, launched in Madrid in 1991. We have been supportive of the painstaking consultations undertaken by the sponsors to move the process forward at a quicker pace. My delegation therefore fully shares the view that the signing of the Decla…
Nepal was one of the countries which responded to the request by the Secretary- General to Member States to transmit to him views on possible review of the membership of the Security Council pursuant to General Assembly resolution 47/62 of 11 December 1992. I wish to enumerate some of the basic cons…
The continued economic stagnation of the industrialized countries, resulting in higher unemployment rates and increasing protectionist measures, is a matter of serious concern to all developing countries. This is especially true for those African countries - in particular the countries of sub-Sahara…
Our world is blessed with rich cultural diversity. That diversity has inspired human imagination and creativity of an astounding variety. Respect for the right of each people to develop its culture and respect for the dignity and value of each culture across national boundaries are essential precond…
The menace of drug trafficking and abuse has emerged as a major challenge confronting mankind. The illicit use of and traffic in narcotics and psychotropic substances have become a social plague afflicting both the developed and the developing countries. That humanity could be so deeply mired in the…
A common theme running through the statements made in the general debate during the current session of the General Assembly has been the observation that international relations are passing through profound and revolutionary transformations. The hopes for a peaceful and stable world order raised by …
The Secretary-General has described his annual report to the General Assembly as the longest for many years. My delegation greatly appreciates his comprehensive overview of the activities of the United Nations during the past year.
My delegation shares the Secretary-General’s opinion that the Unite…
I have the honour to convey to the General Assembly greetings from the people and Government of Nepal and the best wishes of His Majesty King Birenda Bir Bikram Shah Dev for the success of its forty-eighth session.
As I stand before members today, my thoughts go back to 1960, when the first elected…
I have the pleasure to extend to Mr. Ganev the
warm congratulations of the delegation of Nepal on his unanimous election to
the presidency of the forty-seventh session of the General Assembly. We are
happy to have an eminent person like him, with wide experience and skill, to
guide our deliberat…
It is a matter of great concern that the situation in Namibia continues to deteriorate as a consequence of the non-compliance by racist South Africa with the relevant resolutions and decisions of the United Nations. The tactics and manreuvres employed by South Africa to perpetuate its illegal domina…
