The delegation of Namibia would like, first and foremost, to pay a well-deserved tribute to Ambassador Somavía of Chile for his vision and his belief in the capacity of man to do what is good. He never wavered in this vision. At the World Summit for Social Development, held in Copenhagen in March th…
My delegation fully associates itself with the statement made from this rostrum on this item by the Ambassador of Colombia on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries. The “Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters” has …
The Namibian delegation is pleased to be able to participate in the discussion of this item on the zone of peace and cooperation of the South Atlantic. The vast expanse of the waters of the South Atlantic geographically separate the countries of the region, but its protection and utilization as a re…
In his statement during the general debate, Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Namibia, stated:
In paragraph 1 of resolution 48/158 D of 20 December 1993 the General Assembly:
“Reaffirms the need to achieve a peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine, the …
Today marks another significant milestone in the history of the United Nations and in the evolution of international law, in particular the law of the sea. Today the international community is looking forward to adopting the final Agreement on Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of t…
The people of South Africa, with resolute determination and steely courage, and aided and supported by the international community, have finally triumphed over the apartheid system. The victory of the people of South Africa over the most obnoxious and inhuman system of apartheid is a victory for hum…
My delegation would like first of all to take note of and support the statements made by the delegations of Egypt and Colombia on behalf of the African Group and the Group of 77, respectively.
The General Assembly, at its forty-sixth session, adopted the United Nations New Agenda for the Developmen…
The unlawful use of force, selective summary
executions, punitive beatings, torture, deportation, unlawful destruction of
property, and collective punishment, including demolition of houses, curfews
(Mr. Burcuoalu. Turkey)
and the closing of educational institutions, constitute a violation not o…
My delegation had thought that when we made
our intervention on this agenda item this year we would reflect on the
progress of the peace process in South Africa, for the cessation of
destabilization of neighbouring States and the establishment of the Convention
for a Democratic South Africa (COD…
