At the outset, the Polish delegation wishes to express its deep concern at the escalation of armed tensions in southern Lebanon. We do not accept military means as a solution to the problems of the Middle East. This is why we deplore rocket attacks launched at northern Israel as well as the air bomb…
Allow me to begin, Sir, by congratulating you on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of March. We are confident that with your widely known diplomatic skills, your knowledge and a great deal of optimism, you will successfully conduct the work of this body. Let me also assu…
Let me also say how impressed I am, Madam President, by your performance as the President of the Security Council, and that despite all the complex time- and energy-consuming debates you thought of us on Valentine’s Day. Thank you very much.
At the outset allow me to point out that the Polish deleg…
May I begin by congratulating you, Madam President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of February. We are confident that, with your wide experience, diplomatic skills and commitment, you will successfully lead the work of this body. Let me assure you of the full coope…
Terrorism, in whatever place or form, deserves our strongest condemnation. We believe that those who commit acts of terrorism should be held accountable and should not escape severe punishment. It is for this reason that we have studied carefully the problems connected with the extradition of the th…
I thank the Secretary- General for the report concerning the situation in Liberia contained in the document S/1996/147.
Let me also express my delegation’s appreciation to you, Mr. President, for initiating this orientation meeting on Liberia, which is providing a useful opportunity to exchange vie…
I wish to confirm that Poland is a candidate for a Security Council seat for the term 1996-1997.
I should like to emphasize that six years ago we expressed our willingness to serve on the Council during the period 1996-1997, and we started our campaign a couple of years ago. I have extensively pres…
Fifty years ago, the Second World War came to an end. It was by far the most devastating war in the world’s history. For Poland, its first victim, the war lasted the longest — five years, eight months and eight days. My country was particularly heavily afflicted by the atrocities of the war, but the…
I should like to begin my brief statement by congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of December. May I also express our thanks and respect to your predecessor, Ambassador Madeleine Albright, for her achievements as President of the Council…
My delegation would like to express its particular satisfaction that the General Assembly, on the recommendation of the Sixth Committee, has just
In view of the fact that Poland has made its own contribution to the work of the Ad Hoc Committee as well as the Working Group of the Sixth Committee dea…
With regard to the request for separate votes, my delegation, in accordance with rule 89 of the rules of procedure, objects to the motion for division in respect of the last preambular paragraph and operative paragraph 4 (c) of draft resolution II contained in the report of the Sixth Committee (A/49…
Let me first thank the Secretary-General for his report (A/49/558) on “Restructuring and revitalization of the United Nations in the economic, social and related fields”.
The question of the restructuring of the United Nations to adapt it to the current and anticipated requirements, and greatly exp…
It is indeed a great pleasure for me to congratulate the Secretary-General on the preparation of his report “An Agenda for development: recommendations”. While this year’s high- level segment of the Economic and Social Council provided us with an exceptional opportunity to discuss some of the most r…
Poland, as a sponsor of resolution 48/19 of 16 November 1993, is satisfied with the substance and pace of the process of developing cooperation between the United Nations and the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE). An accurate account of this process, as seen by the United Natio…
At the outset I should like to express my delegations’s appreciation to the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Mr. Hans Blix, for the annual report of the Agency for 1993, as well as for his comprehensive, forward-looking and - above all - convincing statement.
As a result …
The date 16 November 1994 will have a deeply historic character. It will mark, it is hoped, the beginning of a new, modern order on the seas, one that will have a real chance of achieving as universal a character as possible in the light of the Implementation Agreement relating to Part XI of the Uni…
Let me begin by expressing my delegation’s conviction that this is the last time the General Assembly will be addressing the question of apartheid. This dark chapter of history, this heinous crime against humanity, has reached the point of no return and will soon be closed. It will always be seen as…
The question of equitable representation on and increase of the membership of the Security Council is of utmost importance to the future of the United Nations and its role in maintaining international peace and security. During the last 20 years, discussions on this subject have been held at the var…
