I have asked to be al- lowed to speak in my capacity as chairman of the group of Western European and other States for the month of November.
157. The General Assembly is called upon to take a de- cision on the question of equitable representation in the International Law Commission and enlargement…
Only a few days ago, a great number of delegations assembled in this hall to pledge their contributions to alleviate the famine, misery
217. For the last three days the General Assemblyhas debated the substantive item on the situation in Kampuchea inscribed in the agenda of this session at the init…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the five Nordic countries-Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Finland.
74.. The Nordic countries have a well-known and abid- ing commitment to the process of decolonization. That process has very nearly run its course, which is one of the historic achievemen…
In accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, the Organization has a clear obligation to work for the total eradication of the policy of apartheid. Until this objective is achieved, the international community has to do whatever can be done to alleviate the suffering caused by that policy an…
I wish to explain the vote of my dele&ation on drat\ resolution A/371
151. My delegation undc::rstands paragraph 5 to include all agreements, including piecemeal agree- ments and the Camp David accords.
l.32. Mr. AL-ALFI (Democratic Yemen) (intelpreta- tion from Arabic): My delegation voted in fav…
Th~ erosion of the authority of the United Nations and the weakening of .its role in acting for the maintenance of international peace and security has been one of the central themes of this session of the General Assembly. The Sec- retary-General has emphasized this issue in his report on the work …
The situation in the Mid- dle East continues to pose the most persistent threat to international peace and security. The legacy of history in the area is one of wa; and violence. The relations between States in the region is marked by tacit hostility or-open belligerence. The use of force is on the …
The position of the Fin- nish Government on the Israeli attack on the Iraqi nuclear centre is clear and has been expressed in several contexts. We concur with Security Council resolution 487 (1981) adopted on 19 June 1981. In that resolution the Security Council strongly condemned the military attac…
As Chairman of the group of Western European and other States, I wish to extend a most cordial welcome to Antigua and Barbuda as the one hundred and fifty-seventh Member of the United Nations. In the annals of the United Nations, the admission of a new Member is always a solemn occasion for the Stat…
The President of the General Assembly and the Secretary-General of the Orga- nization paid, a moment ago, an eloquent tribute to the Director General of IAEA, Mr. Eklund. Let me, on be- half of the Government of Finland, join them in paying a tribute to the Director General for his exceptional per- …
In view of the fact that the issue of launching the global negotiations on interna- tional economic co-operation for development was last discussed in this forum nearly a year ago and in view of the important meeting of Heads of State and Government which was recently held at Cancun, I wish to place…
The General As- sembly has before it today two items relating to the same issue. The first, agenda item 113, is entitled
r~nment is indeed one of the important issues of our time. Respect for ecological principles, be they the
~reservatlon of the human environment, the protec- tion of nature, the …
In November, 20 years will have elapsed since the Declaration of the Rights of the Child was adopted. The spirit of the docu- ment was reflected in the preamble, which said in part that "mankind owes to the child the best it has to give". This is so because a child is the most valuable asset any fam…
I think that what I am about to say will simplify the ensuing election process. I should like to announce from this rostrum that Judge Eero J. Manner has decided to withdraw his candidature for election to the International Court of Justice. He has asked me to express his gratitude to those Governme…
In the spirit of compromise that has characterized the work of the Working Group on Personnel Questions, the delegation of Finland voted in favour of the draft resolution which the Assembly has just adopted. The resolution is, as we know, the product of t.be work of that Working Group. In doing so, …
I should like to address myself to draft resolution A/32/L.15/Rev.l, which was introduced in the Assembly this morning by the represen- tative of Nigeria, who gave the relevant explanations of the revisions contained in this new text. On that basis, the Finnish delegation will be able to join in the…
The delegation of Finland voted against the draft resolution.
97. For almost 20 years, Finland has been a strong supporter ofthe peaceful us~s ofnuclear energy and an equally strong supporter of the international non- proliferation regime. For us, these aims go together; one cannot exist without th…
Mr. President, the salient feature of the situation in the Middle East today is the intensification of the search for peace. This is not only in response to the resolutions of the United N--:tions; it is also in response to the deepest aspirat _Ins of the peoples of the Middle East and indeed to the…
This year the debate on apartheid takes place under circumstances of a qualitative change. On the one hand the repression has intensified, as demonstrated by the actions of the South African Govern- ment a few weeks ago; on the other, in response to these acts the international community has at long…
