This year, in our consideration of the question of the law of the sea, there is a new element of hope. Indeed, Guyana has just deposited, on 16 November 1993, its instrument of ratification of the United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea, thus making it possible for the Convention to enter in…
We meet today to consider once again a question that has weighed and continues to weigh heavily on the world’s conscience and which has a direct impact on the international situation: namely the question of Palestine and the situation in the Middle East. It is no wonder that this important question …
During the general debate held just a few weeks ago in this Hall, all the speakers who came to this rostrum set forth their view of the role to be played in the world today by the United Nations and its organs, particularly the Security Council, with the end in mind of making them more capable of re…
The delegation of Tunisia would like, first, to thank the Secretary-General for the high quality of the documentation on agenda item 44.
The concerns expressed in the Secretary-General’s report about the devastating effects of natural disasters and other emergency situations, as well as the loss of…
The Tunisian delegation has a number of comments to make on agenda item 24, "United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s".
Let me begin by welcoming the international community’s interest in the difficult economic situation that has prevailed in Africa for several decades. …
I should like, on behalf of my delegation, to extend warm congratulations to the Secretary-General, Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, on his innovative and substantive report, which, we are sure, will constitute an excellent basis for our continued efforts to strengthen the role of the Organization and inc…
I am particularly pleased to offer my warm congratulations to Ambassador Insanally, both on my own behalf and on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Tunisia, on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its forty-eighth session. I am delighted to see him directing our work an…
My delegation
has already had the opportunity to convey its deepest condolences to the
delegation of Egypt and its heartfelt sympathy following the natural disaster
that struck the Cairo area. At this time I should like to express again to
the Egyptian delegation my feelings of fraternity and so…
Allow me, at
the outset, to express my pleasure at participating in this important and
significant commemoration organized by the United Nations. It reflects the
importance we all attach to the advancement of the disabled as an integral
part of our societies and as a group with an effective role…
A:: we begin our consideration of the ques- tion of Namibia, I should like first of all, on' behalfof my delegation, to express our 8ratitu~e to the Presi- .dent and the members of tbe United Nations Council for Namibia for the report which they have presented to the Assembly [AIJ7/24] and to expres…
I am pleased to participate in the General Assembly’s debate on oceans and the law of the sea, which is an agenda item dealing with issues that are important, if not vital, for current and future generations.
I cannot begin my statement without thanking the Secretary-General and the staff of the Di…
It is with great interest that I participate in the debate of the General Assembly on oceans and the law of the sea, two subjects that deal with very important, if not vital, issues for present as well as future generations.
At the outset, I would like to thank the Secretary- General and congratula…
It is with great interest that I take part in the General Assembly debate on oceans and the law of the sea and the viability of fish stocks. These two agenda items take up questions that are important, if not vital, for present and future generations.
I should like at the outset to pay tribute to t…
Since the thirty-fifth session of the General As- sembly the situation in the Middle East has continued to deteriorate. The Secretary-General, in his annual report on the work of the Organization, stated on this subject that "the already complex situation has been further com- plicated by a series o…
On the occasion last week of the celebration of the twen- tieth anniversary of the non-aligned movement speakers at this rostrum recalled eloquently and with conviction the principles underlying non-alignment and the philosophy of non-alignment and inspiring its activity.
66. It is on the basis of …
Once again, in an atmosphere of pessimism, the General Assembly is considering the question of apartheid. This tragic issue, which constitutes one of the major examples of defiance of the authority, dignity and prestige of the Organization, is unfolding in a climate fraught with uncertainty and thre…
A year ago, the Assembly adopted, by a very large major- ity, resolution 35/37 on the situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security. Since then, the situation has hardly improved and there is no sign that we are moving towards any solution to the Afghan tragedy i…
The increased activities of OAU and its special role in the system of international co-operation natural- ly lead us to raise the problem of the multiplication and diversification of its relations with the United Nations, not in respect of a specific programme or project but as a carefully worked ou…
The delegation of Tunisia is happy at Mr. Salim's election as President of the thirty-fourth ses- sion of the United Nations General Assembly. We feel sure that his wide experience and high efficiency are the best guarantee for the success ofthe work ofthe current session of the Assembly, which is m…
Now that the Assembly has virtually concluded its consideration of the economic questions for this part of the session I should like to make some brief comments on behalfof the Group of 77.
115. Scarcely three months ago, and from this very rostrum [27th meeting}, we tried to make an evaluation of …
