The General Assembly has had an opportunity, at a number of its previous sessions, to look into the question of the use by certain developed countries of coercive economic measures against developing countries in order to discourage such countries from taking certain sovereign decisions or to force …
The United States of America has imposed an economic, commercial and financial embargo against Cuba for more than 30 years. Since this item was inscribed on the agenda of the General Assembly, the Member States have expressed their positions on it. Many have hoped that the United States would respon…
Whatever may be said about the critical economic situation of African countries and the problems they face, their causes and effects, there is no doubt that we all agree on their seriousness and the need to find the right solutions to them in order to avoid consequences that could jeopardize interna…
Our discussion of the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council comes in the midst of other similar discussions inside and outside this Assembly. The active participation in the debate on this item confirms the fact that this is one of the most im…
The Security Council is meeting for the second time today to consider events in the Middle East.
This morning the Council met to consider Israeli practices in the occupied territories, practices that, as is well known, have reached a level of harshness that may destroy the dreams of peace of the mo…
First, regarding what I said earlier today on the item under consideration when I referred to the question of the veto power and our criticism of this power, such criticism has been on record for a long time. I said also that there are certain Powers which enjoy the veto privilege while they continu…
The post-cold-war era has witnessed the settlement of many disputes. In many regions of the world, enemies have settled their differences and adversaries have buried the hatchet. This Assembly itself has sought, in its past three sessions, to solve the long-standing problem caused by the imposition …
To celebrate the passage of 50 years since
The object lesson of the Second World War was indeed a very cruel and bitter one. The horrifying experiences of humanity during that war should always remain before our eyes. My delegation believes that to celebrate this occasion which coincides with the f…
I should like to say that if there is any human feeling that urges anyone to allow the families of the Pan Am and UTA flights victims, or to allow anyone to know the truth, it must be known that Libya is the first victim because its population of 4 million human beings have become victims to these t…
I should like to respond to the comments of
It is wrong to state that Libya has not met its obligations under the Security Council resolutions. Everyone knows that Libya has adhered to its obligations, respected international law and, through the non-aligned countries, requested the three Western S…
In speaking this morning of terrorism and the threat it poses to the lives of people, the United States Secretary of State mentioned sanctions imposed by the Security Council against my country because two of our nationals have been suspected of being involved in the Lockerbie incident. Mr. Christop…
The fact that fifty years have passed since the end of the Second World War is worthy of commemoration. We should like to thank the delegation of the Russian Federation, which has proposed the inclusion of this item on the agenda of the United Nations General Assembly as such commemoration should in…
I should like to begin by paying tribute to the successful outcome of the International Conference on Population and Development and to avail myself of this opportunity to express my delegation’s appreciation and thanks to President Hosni Mubarak and to the Government and people of the Arab Republic…
The annual report of the Security Council to the General Assembly was the subject of considerable criticism at the last two sessions. This criticism stemmed from the fact that the report is a copy of already known resolutions and decisions and is merely a narrative, one that does not deal with a con…
Today, the 26th of October, is a day of mourning in Libya. On that date, Italian colonialists exiled countless Libyans to uninhabited or semi-inhabited Italian islands: one of the most abhorrent crimes Italian colonialism committed against the Libyan people. It is my duty and the duty of my delegati…
I should like, at the outset, to inform the international community, through the United Nations General Assembly that the 26th of October is a day of mourning in my country. On 26 October, 1911, my country was the victim of a colonialist invasion by Italy, during which Italy incarcerated thousands o…
Allow me at the outset to express thanks on behalf of my delegation to all those who have contributed directly or indirectly to the elaboration of the International Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, particularly in Africa, wh…
The celebration of the International Year of the Family in 1994 reflects the international community’s awareness, as represented by this General Assembly of the United Nations, that the family is the embodiment at the popular level of all the strengths and weaknesses in the fields of social and deve…
The adoption by the General Assembly of resolution 47/62 on the question of equitable representation on and increase of the membership of the Security Council reflects the extent of the determination of the Members of the United Nations to put an end to the unfair composition of the Security Council…
