The Earth Summit
marked a historic turning-point in international relations by arousing an
unprecedented awareness of the major importance of the environment to the
world as a whole and the need to establish a new world order reconciling the
interdependent and complementary imperatives of mainta…
It is my honour to introduce, on behalf of all the sponsors and under agenda item 123 (m), draft resolution A/69/L.58, entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the International Organization of la Francophonie”.
Since the draft resolution was submitted, the following countries have join…
At the outset, allow me to commend Chile for holding this debate. I also wish to commend the President for his outstanding leadership of the work of the Security Council, which follows in the wake of the recent laudable Chadian presidency last month. This important debate on the protection of civili…
Allow me first, Madam President, to congratulate you on your assumption of the stewardship of the Security Council, and to thank you on behalf of my delegation for the efforts you have been making in conducting the business of the Council during the month of November.
I should also like to congratu…
In the history of our Organization, few questions have been the subject of so many resolutions and statements on behalf of the Security Council as has the tragic situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Nor could more be added to what has already been said to deplore and condemn this tragedy, which cont…
The international community, having resolutely and consistently supported all the efforts to eradicate apartheid from South Africa, now has every reason to rejoice at the current developments in that country, which is gradually finding its place once again in the community of civilized nations.
Thi…
