It gives me great pleasure to begin my statement by congratulating Mr. Insanally of Guyana on his election as President of the General Assembly at its forty-eighth session - the "session of peace". This choice reflects the confidence of Member States in his political ability and diplomatic skill and…
It is my privilege to introduce draft resolution A/36/ L.9 on co-operation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States on behalf of the Arab States which are sponsoring it. Its aim is to strengthen co-operation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States.
75. As members kn…
The criJis in Afghanistan is not limited to the invasion by the force:i of a major Power of a small non-aligned country and the imposition of a regime against the will of the majority of the people·of that cOU1~;,ry. In addition to the fact that the scope of the crisis jeopardizes international peac…
The criJis in Afghanistan is not limited to the invasion by the force:i of a major Power of a small non-aligned country and the imposition of a regime against the will of the majority of the people'of that coul~~ry. In addition to the fact that the scope of the crisis jeopardizes international peace…
At the outset of my statement I wish to inform the As- sembly of the following, in view of the risks it entails for the situation in the Middle East, which we are now dis- cussing. At 8.30 this evening, Beirut time, Israel bom- barded EI-Aishiyeh, a town in the south of Lebanon, with heavy, 155 mm a…
I should like to begin by expressing, on behalf of my dele- gation, our appreciation to the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People and, in particular, to its Chairman, Mr. Massamba Sarre, for the great efforts they have made in carrying out the Commit- tee's ma…
In its statements and its acts Israel does not conceal its intention to dominate in the Middle East. It wishes its borders to contain the entire region. Israel has recently
167. The Zionist aggression against the Iraqi nuclear in- stallations constituted a serious threat to the Middle East. Its con…
Allow me at the outset, Mr. President, to extend my warm congratulations to you on your election as President of the thirty-sixth session of the General Assembly. Your elec- tion undoubtedly demonstrates great confidence in .your abilities and wide expeiience, which qualify you to steer the work of …
The Secretary-General has expressed his pessimism about the possibility of reaching a solution to the problem of the Middle East. In his report on this subject, he states: "The developments in the Middle East during the past year have given little cause for hope that the problems of that region are …
it has now been three. years since the Security Council adopted resolution 435 (1978) endorsing the United Na- tions plan for the independence of Namibia. Through the adoption of that plan, initially proposed by the five West- ern countries in the Security Council, the international community declar…
The item which we are discussing today and which we have agreed to call the problem of the Middle East has been on the agenda of the General Assembly for 14 years now. As we all know, it is nothing but a provisional and ancillary aspect of the root problem, the problem of Palestine, which as old as …
It gives me great pleasure at the outset to extend to Mr. von Wechmar, on behalf of the State of Qatar and on my own behalf, our warmest congratulations on his election as Presi- dent of the thirty-fifth session. His ability and long expe- rience in the work of the United Nations, as wellas the high…
This is not the first time that the General Assembly has considered the situation in Afghanistan. However, the sig- nificance of this discussion bypasses any short-term polit- ical objectives. In fact, among other important things, it means that the international community no longer consid- ers that…
It is an honour for me, as Chairman of the group of Arab States for the month of November, to speak on behalf of those States on the occasion of this important meeting at which the General Assembly is launching the International Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Decade.
Mr. President, my delegation is pleased to extend its warm congratulations to you on your election to preside over the thirty-fourth session of the General
Asse~bly. We.are confident that-thanks to your rich
~x~enence d.enved f~om long years ofdiplomatic activ- Ity m the Uruted NatIons and manifes…
The United Nations has made a great contribu- tion to the efforts to combat the policy of apartheid and reveal its evil methods. The General Assembly, at its seventeenth session, took a constructive and important step when it set up the Special Committee against Apart- heid. The deliberations of the…
Mr. President, allow me, on behalfof the Arab group of States and on my own behalf, to congratulate you most sincerely and warmly on your election by acclamation to the presidency of the thirty-fourth ses- sion of the General Assembly. Your long experience in international affairs and your great com…
It is with great honour that I thank my dear colleagues and friends for electing me by acclamation as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth session.
I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the leadership of His Excellency Mr. Joseph Deiss as President of the General Asse…
The heroic struggle of the people of Zimbabwe, Namibia and South Africa &gainst colonialism and racism and for total freedom and national independence, is indeed an outstand- ing event in contemporary history. Since 1967 the people of Namibia have been confronting the savagery of the racist colonial…
First of all, I-should like to express my thanks and appreciation to the Chairman and members of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People for the highly objective report on its study of the matter and its recommendations [A/33/35 and Co".1/Rev.1]. I should li…
