As is well known, the question of Palestine has been considered in the United Nations since 1947. In that year the General Assembly adopted resolution 181 (11), by which it partitioned Palestine into two States, Arab and Jewish, with the city of Jerusalem placed under international jurisdiction. How…
In accordance with my delegation's statement at the 1st meeting of the General Committee, I should like to express once again here my delegation's strong opposition to the inclusion ofitem 85 in the agenda of the current session of the General Assembly.
With regard to the draft resolution just adopted, my delegation-as it has done in previous years in connexion with similar draft resolutions-rejects it categorically and totally, since it does not serve any useful purpose and only constitutes unwarranted interference in the internal affairs of the s…
My delegation wishes to restate its strong opposition to the inclusion of item 91, concerning the question of East Timor, in the agenda of the thirty-fourth session of this Assem- bly. My delegation therefore requests that its position on this matter be reflected in the records of this meeting.
It is unfo.tunate that we must once again address ourselves to a problem that has for so long engaged our energies. The system of apartheid in South Africa stands out as one of the few racial injustices of this era that has not yet been done away with. The international community's efforts over the …
The dawning of 1978 brought with it the hope that it might well be the year in which the people of Namibia, and those orus who have for so long supported their aspirations, would finally see the realization of a free and genuinely independent State of Namibia. However, with only a few days remaining…
