We are witnessing today heartening changes in the Middle East. We are witnessing new trends which have appeared in the search for a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in this area. Our delegation reaffirms Ukraine’s unqualified support for the ongoing Middle East peace process initiated by the Ma…
This ongoing discussion testifies once again to the timeliness and relevance of the issue of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council. The great importance attached to this question by United Nations Member States is also confirmed by the many substantive re…
Clearly it will come as no surprise to anyone that I, as the representative of the Ukraine, in speaking to the agenda item "Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian emergency assistance of the United Nations", will speak mainly of Chernobyl.
Seven and a half years after the first and, than…
The fact that the problem of the return or restitution of cultural property to the countries of origin is being systematically considered at the United Nations is evidence of the importance of the issue for international relations. A large number of international documents confirm the right of State…
The report submitted by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to the General Assembly at its forty-eighth session contains important information concerning that organization’s multifaceted activities in 1992. In the period under review the IAEA was operating against the background of a rapid…
The United Nations, since its founding in 1945, when States, manifesting their goodwill and the desire to live in peace and friendship, laid the base for a truly universal Organization, has played an ever-greater role in the life of the international community.
For me, as a member of the Parliament…
In joining my colleagues in congratulating you, Sir, on your election to the high and responsible office of President of the General Assembly, I should like to point out that it is a great honour for a politician and diplomat to guide the work of this universal forum representing practically all the…
Ukraine willingly supports the welcome trend towards closer cooperation and interaction between the United Nations and the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) in all fields of mutual interest - first and foremost in those relating to conflict prevention and conflict resolution, a…
Since the General Assembly considered this
item last year we have witnessed important developments in South Africa as
part of that country's move towards a democratic and non-racial society. Some
of those developments gave rise to hope and expectations; others to
(Mr. Sardenberg, Brazil)
disapp…
It has been some time since the General
Assembly held an in-depth discussion of the item before us. We think that
this is o timely initiative and the Ukrainian delegation would like to express
its appreciation to the Secretary-General for his comprehensive reports, which
made this discussion pos…
On 27 April of this year, the Afghan people celebrated the fifth anniversary of the victorY of the national democratic revolution, which opened their way to social and economic equality and the development of education, science and culture. The April 1978 revolution in Afghanistan was made necessary…
Ukraine is firmly committed to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which represents a significant achievement by the international community and an important testimony to United Nations efforts to codify and develop international law of the sea.
My country attached great importance…
Let me begin by expressing our appreciation to the Secretary-General for his helpful reports on the subject of our discussion today and to the coordinators of the draft resolutions on oceans and the law of the sea (A/65/L.20) and sustainable fisheries (A/65/L.21), respectively, as well as to the Sec…
The Ukrai- nian people, like all Soviet people, are profoundly grieved by the passing of the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, President of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet ofthe USSR, Leonid llyich Brezhnev. His multifaceted Party and State ac…
Various aspects of the Mid- dle East problem have been on the agenda of the principal organs of !he United Nations for many years now. Over this time the region has been the arena of four Arab-Isra- eli wars, each of which has taken its toll of more human lives, has caused more sorrow and suffering …
Tension in the Mid- dle East, which has been caused by the militaristic aspira- tions of the United States and the aggressiveness of Israel, has not been reduced; on the contrary, it is increasing. This cannot fail to cause concern to the international com- munity. Historic Arab lands remain under I…
Mankind is now in the phase of conclusion of the historic process of the elim- ination of the colonial system of imperialism. Convincing proof of that is provided by the enormous gains made in the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples.
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Slightly more than two months has passed since the eighth emergency spe- cial session, on Namibia, adopted a resolution which many regarded as the culminating point of the efforts made for many years by the international community to bring about a just settlement of the extremely dangerous situation…
South-East Asia has been and remains one of the most inflamed regions of our planet, and this situation has been going on for many years. It lies at the crossroads of maritime routes from the Indian to the Pacific Oceans, is a rich source of raw mate- rials and manpower and constitutes an enormous a…
The discus- sion of this item this year is of special significance. Twenty years ago, on 14 December 1960, the General Assembly adopted the historic Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, of which the Soviet Union was the initiator. If we take a look back at t…
