Four decades ago the United Nations first addressed itself to the issue of South Africa and the evil of apartheid. Four days ago, Nelson Mandela and President De Klerk received the Nobel Peace Prize. This occasion signalled the closure of a long and painful chapter in the history of South Africa. Th…
The consideration of the question of Mayotte in the General Assembly is as old as the independence of Comoros. Ever since the passage of resolution 31/4, the Assembly has, inter alia, underlined the necessity of respecting the unity and territorial integrity of the Comorian archipelago and of arrivi…
Today, the Middle East is at a crossroads. For the first time in decades, the region appears to have peace within its reach. Needless to say, a just and durable peace would permit the nations in the region to focus their efforts on the much needed improvement in the lives of their peoples.
Pakistan…
On behalf of the members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), I have the honour to introduce draft resolution A/48/L.27, dated 19 November 1993 and entitled "Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of the Islamic Conference". The objective of this draft resolution…
My delegation would like to express its profound appreciation to the Secretary General for his report on the work of the Organization contained in document A/48/1.
As the Secretary-General has said, the United Nations has a second chance today to live up to the role envisaged for it under its Chart…
I have the honour, on behalf of the sponsors - Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan - to introduce draft resolution A/48/L.1, on the granting of Observer status for the Economic Cooperation Organizati…
On behalf of my delegation, I should like to
take this opportunity to express to you, Mr. President, and to the Assembly
our profound thanks for the consideration and adoption by consensus of the
draft resolution on emergency assistance to Pakistan. I should further like
to convey my delegation'…
Draft resolution A/321 L.I5/Rev.l which became resohltion 32/50 concerns an item of great significance. This is not only because the subject of the resolution deals with one of the most important issues of the present era, namely, the harnessing of nuclear energy for the peaceful use and general wel…
