I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). I wish to convey to you, Mr. President, the Movement’s appreciation for convening this open debate on such a fundamental issue. We hope this open debate will contribute to our overall efforts to make the United Nations more effi…
At the outset, I would like to express my gratitude to the Secretary-General for initiating the new reform proposals aimed at transforming the United Nations into an effective universal Organization prepared to address global challenges. I should also praise the Deputy Secretary-General and her coll…
Allow me to express my delegation’s pleasure and satisfaction at the Security Council’s decision to consider the idea of lifting the arms embargo against the Government of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. We are hopeful that this exercise will bear practical fruit this time and that the cause…
The unprovoked armed attacks and continued Serbian aggression against the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, along with the continuation of the plight of the Muslim people of that country, have made it imperative for the General Assembly to discuss the situation in Bosnia once more. Since last year…
My delegation has reviewed the report (A/49/2) of the Security Council to the General Assembly covering the period from 16 June 1993 to 15 June 1994. It is a matter of regret that it took more than four months for the Council to adopt its report and present it to the General Assembly, leaving the en…
My delegation wishes to begin its remarks by acknowledging and endorsing the rationale of the General Assembly’s unanimous proclamation of 1994 as the International Year of the Family - a Year to instill a global conviction to employ intensified action and international cooperation on behalf of fami…
The delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran notes with satisfaction the annual report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for 1993, which summarizes the significant achievements of the Agency during the year in question. We thank Mr. Blix, the Director General of the IAEA, for his th…
First of all, Sir, I wish to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I also wish to pay a special tribute to the Permanent Representative of Djibouti for the excellent job he did during his presidency last month.
My delegation received with grea…
The General Assembly meets today to discuss an issue that cannot but jar the conscience of every human being. For more than two years the innocent Muslim people of Bosnia and Herzegovina have been subjected to indiscriminate uprooting, mass rape and systematic murder by the Serbs. Throughout this pe…
Today, the General Assembly is meeting to consider the annual
It is obvious that in the wake of the cold war the Security Council has expanded its activities. A quantitative comparison of the work-load of the Council from June 1992 to June 1993 with the period of its previous report, June 1991 to J…
As it approaches the fourth year of its Decade against Drug Abuse, the United Nations, which is the forum best suited to the purpose, has convened to examine the status of international cooperation in this field. The success of the various responses to the challenges posed by the widespread drug men…
