General Assembly resolution 31/169 of 21 December 1976 pro- claiming 1979 International Year of the Child, was a laudable recognition of the importance of the children of the world, whom the poet-philosopher Khalil Gibran so aptly described as "the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself".
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Trinidad and Tobago considers it an insult to its membership in this Organization to be standing here at this podium once more to affirm its abhorrence of the apartheid policies and practices of the racist regime of South Africa. It is an insult which should be felt by all members of this Assembly, …
The delegation of Trinidad and Tobago voted for the draft resolution because it supports very strongly the right of all peoples to self-determination. However, we believe that we must maintain the reseIvation which we expressed m Com- mitteeS because we believe that the wording of the draft resoluti…
It was more than three decades ago that the General Assembly first censured South Africa for its policies of racial discrimi- nation. Since then, the violations of-national and human rights by the apartheid regime of South Africa have become more persistent and systematic in spite of the numerous re…
It is with great pleasure that I extend to Mr. Lievano, on behalf of the Government and people of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and on my own behalf, sincere congratulations and best wishes on his election as President of this thirty-third session of the United Nations General As- sembly. My d…
The Chairman of the Special Committee presented just a short while ago to the Assembly a review of some of the principal developments in the field of decolonization and drew attention to the major problems that lie ahead. In so doing, . he has greatly simplified my tas~ of introducing the three draf…
We are at present engaged on the consideration of the question of Namibia in the plenary meetings of the Assembly for the fmt time since 1968. It will be recalled that at its twenty-lust session in 1966 the General Assembly termi-
197. In spite of those injunctions to South Mrica, that regime in Pr…
On behalf of the members of the Latin American group of States, I should like to express the great sadness that we all feel today on learning of the untimely death of Ibrahim Mohamed Al·Hamdi, the President of the Yemen Arab Republic. His death at this time has dealt a cruel blow to the people of th…
It gives me great pleasure and satisfaction to extend to you, Sir, on behalf of the Government and people of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and on my own behalf, congratula- tions and best wishes on your election to the presidency of the thirty-second session of the General Assembly of the Unit…
The Government of Trinidad and Tobago reJT1ains fmnly committed to the eradication of the criminal policies of racial discrimination and segregation as institutionalized in the apartheid system of the Government of South Africa. Our resolute opposi- tion to these policies stems from our deep-rooted …
More than 12 years have elapsed since the General Assembly in resolution 2145 (XXI) terminated South Africa's Mandate over Namibia and assumed direct responsibility for its future. Sad to say, nothing has chl'~:ged to t.lW day, in spite of subsequent decisions and resolutions of the Security Council…
M 12 years have elapsed since the General Ass resolution 2145 (XXI) terminated South Africa's over Namibia and assumed direct responsibility future. Sad to say, nothing has changed to this day of subsequent decisions and resolutions of the Council and the Assembly reinforcing that fun decision regar…
