Madam President, let me at the outset join preceding speakers who have congratulated you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council this month. In many respects this remains a difficult period, but we are convinced that your wisdom, commitment and diplomatic skills guarantee succes…
The General Assembly is discussing the tragic situation in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, while the war in that country is threatening to continue into its third winter. Words spoken at diplomatic conferences can no longer convincingly address the tragedy, and humanitarian efforts continue …
Please allow me to congratulate you, Sir, and Côte d’Ivoire on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its forty-ninth session. Our deliberations under your presidency are certain to be a success. May I also take this occasion to thank His Excellency Ambassador Samuel Insanally, t…
Let me at the outset, Sir, join all the preceding speakers who have congratulated you on presiding over the Security Council for the month of April. In many respects this has been a particularly difficult month. We continue to admire your leadership, commitment and skill, as expressed in your dealin…
The General Assembly is meeting today to discuss the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Tens of thousands of persons, mostly civilians, have died in that war. Hundreds of thousands have been wounded or maimed, and the number of refugees and internally displaced has reached millions.
The untold sufferin…
May I begin by joining with those who have expressed their sincere and warm congratulations to the winners of the human rights award. Their example is perhaps the most distinguished way of marking the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
The forty-fifth anniversary of the adopt…
In considering at this time the "Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council", the General Assembly is devoting itself to one of the most necessary improvements in the United Nations system. Today the United Nations
Expansion of the United Nations …
The report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization (A/48/1) is certainly excellent and very instructive. It is a reminder that United Nations activities do not represent an end in
There is wide agreement that we are living in a world that is changing rapidly, at least in some respe…
Allow me, Sir, to offer you, and the Republic of Guyana, sincere congratulations on your election as President of the General Assembly at its forty-eighth session. This session is taking place at a moment of world history which everyone agrees to be exceptional, so it is particularly important that …
In this discussion of the central issue of
mankind's future it is appropriate to recall that the awareness of the
centrality of ecological considerations within the broader framework of
development emerged not instantaneously but, rather, as a result of decades of
experience and thought. Let me …
At the outset, I should like to express, on
behalf of the delegation of Slovenia, sincere condolences to the Government
and people of Egypt at this tragic moment, when Cairo has been struck by a
terrible earthquake. At this moment of tragedy, the people of Egypt has the
solidarity and sympathy o…
