The Australian dele- gation strongly supports the retention of item 26 on the agenda of the thirty-sixth session.
125. The General Assembly, at its thirty-fifth session, passed by an overwhelming majority-·a majority of lIl-resolution 35(37 which called, among other things, for the inscription of t…
Australia is deeply concerned at the tragic situation which has continued for so long in Cyprus. This concern has been reflected in practical ways by our participation in UNFICYP and by our contributions to the relief of displaced people.
68. I should add that my country has a particular in- terest…
The Universal Decla- ration of Human Rights lays down in concise form the range of basic human rights and fundamental freedoms to which all people are entitled. The rights ~mbodied in the Declaration derive from the promise that the United Nations era, emerging from the Second World War, would see t…
The Chairman of the Australian delegation will shortly convey to you, Sir, my Government's official congratulations on your election to the presidency of this thirty-sixth session of the General Assembly. In the meantime, however, 1 should like to of- fer my warm personal congratulations on your ele…
The Australian delegation voted against the proposition that South Africa should not be heard in the Assembly today and against approval of the report of the Credentials Committee. We did so on legal grounds and particu-
64. First, the delegation of Costa Rica has con- demned and continues vigorous…
Our consider- ation of the question of decolonization at this thirty- fifth session coincides with the twentieth anniversary of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples. Resolution 1514 (XV) and its companion resolution, 1541 (XV), which were adopted 20 years…
Each year for many years past the Assembly has been required to consider the policies of apartheid of the Government of South Africa. It is essential. therefore. that we should not allow our consideration of this important item to degenerate into a matter of routine. For the issues at stake involve …
Australia joins with other delegations in welcoming the report of the Secre- tary-General on the International Year of Disabled Per- sons.
237. I should like to note first of all that Australia en- dorses the establishment of a long-term programme of ac- tion as a follow-up to the activities of the…
Australia's commit- ment to the achievement by Namibia of early, genuine and complete independence is absolute. For too long the international community has been calling upon the Gov- ernment of South Africa to cease its illegal occupation of the Territory and to implement immediately the terms of S…
It gives me pleasure to address the Assemb!y on the report of IAEA. Aus- tralia's active participation in the work of the Agency, and in particular our membership of the Board of Governors since its inception in 1957, demonstrates the importance we place on the work being carried out on the peaceful…
My Government re- gards item 37 on the launching of global negotiations on international economic co-operation for development as pre-eminent among the subjects to be addressed at the current session of the General Assembly. To say that is not to belittle the importance of other issues. Neverthe- le…
Australia is a part of the region of Asia and the Pacific and has the closest interest in peace and stability in South-East Asia and in friendship and co-operation both with and among all its South-East Asian neighbours. For these reasons, Australia has given strong and consistent support to the con…
This is the third year in which Kampuchea has featured on the agenda of the General Assembly.
166. When the item was first considered. in 1979. my delegation, like most others, hoped that it would not be necessary for the matter to be considered in subsequent years. It was our hope that the terms o…
When it was agreed late last year to defer consideration of item 27 of the agenda, on the question of Namibia, my Gov- ernment welcomed that decision. We saw it as re- flecting the commitment of the international commu- nity to ensure that no possible pretext be given the parties attending the pre-i…
At this point in the proceedings of the Assembly it is not my intention to repeat what has been said by many others in this debate. What might be helpful would be for me, on behalf of my Government, to recommit Australia to full participation in the global negotiations on the basis ofthe objectives …
The Australian Government regards this item as one of the most important on the agenda of this year's session of the General Assembly. It involves issues that go to the very heart of the Charter. If the United Nations is to be true to its purposes and principles, it is incumbent on us to examine the…
It is a pleasure for me to take this opportunity to address this Assembly on the report of IAEA. The Agency is, we consider, one of the more successful organizations within the United Nations system and, in spite of the limited resources available to it, it has an impressive record in meeting its re…
One of the most sig- nificant achievements of the United Nations since its in- ception has been its active involvement in the decoloniza- tion process. We have witnessed a tripling in membership of the Organization almost from its birth. a country that with a few notable and important exceptions, th…
It gives me much pleasure to address this Assembly on the report of IAEA. As representatives will be aware, the Australian Government attaches great importance to the work be- ing carried out by the Agency on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy. The Agency is, we believe, one of the more successful …
I should like at the outset to express the Australian Government's apprecia- non to Mr. Stoltenberg for the report he has submitted to the General Assembly on the work of the Committee of the Whole. While the Committee's record of achieve- ment may have been modest, this was in no way a reflec- tion…
