On several occasions, both in the Special Committee and at this session of the Assembly, we have stated the Australian Governrr~ent's position on the legitimacy of armed struggle in the achievement of liberation from the racist and colonial regimes that persist in Rhodesia and Namibia.
302. As the …
The year 1977 has been marked by serious developments in Sou Ul Africa. We cannot fail to mention the arrest and banning ofjournalists, editors and leaders of political movements within South Africa who have been effective and moderate advocates of change and an end to the apartheid system. Perhaps …
I wish to make a short statement on behalf of the Australian delegation in relation to draft resolution A/3:'/L.15/Rev.1. My delegation is prepared to participate in the consensus on this draft resolution which, we believe, is now in sight. We recognize the importance to many countries, including de…
The Assembly has adopted by consensus the resolution on respe/.:t for human rights in armed conflicts. Although what I have to say is only indirectly connected with that consensus, I should like.
with the Assembly's permission, to make a very brief statement on behalf of the Australian delegation.
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We have before us the eleventh annual report of the Council for Nanu"bia. For 11 years the United Nations has played a vital role in support of the Namibian people. It has made available essential practical assistance. It has seen to the material needs of those forced to seek refuge in neighbouring …
May I take this oppor- tunity, Mr. President, to offer you, on behalf of the group of Western European and other States, our warmest congratulations on your election to the high office of President of the thirty-second session of the United Nations General Assembly, succeeding your distinguished pre…
During the course of 1977 the Special Committee has broken new ground in the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples. During 1977 the Special Committee was a co-organizer of the Maputo International Conference in Support of the Peoples of Z…
The Australian delegation, as a close neighbour of Samoa in the Pacific, would like to address a special welcome to the Samoan delegation.
90. When Samoa gained its independence in 1962, it was the first of the South Pacific nations to do so. It has in this regard shown the way for others as they h…
We have before us the report of IAEA for the calendar year 1975. As usual, the report provides a comprehensive account of the work of the Agency over the year under review, and we thank Mr. Eklund for his comprehensive and comprehensible introduction of it. He and the staff of the Agency have again …
Mr. President, at your request we have consolidated all our explanations on these draft resolutions into a single explanation before the vote. We would hope that possibly on the next occasion when, unfortunately, we may have to consider the problem of apartheid there may be some consolidation of dra…
The Australian Government will not recognize the Transkei. This was announced some time ago and confirmed by our Minister for Foreign Affairs earlier today. The Australian Government's basic opposi- tion to the philosophy of apartheid also embraces opposi- tion to the policy of creating bantustans, …
The Australian delegation takes great pleasure in associating itself with the Chairman of the Commonwealth group of States in warmly wel- coming and supporting tne proposal to grant observer status to the Commonwealth Secretariat at the United Nations.
24. As my colleague from Singapore has pointed…
