At the outset, I should like to pay a tribute to the valuable efforts of the Special Committee on the Situation regarding the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples for its valuable report in documents {A/32/23/Rev.l], regarding the events…
The armed conflict between Iraq and Iran has lasted for more than two years, without a glimmer ofhope, especially at the present time, that this tragedy nears its end and that the reasons for the conflict have disappeared which would mean that it could be ended and that the historic and legitimate r…
The criJis in Afghanistan is not limited to the invasion by the force:i of a major Power of a small non-aligned country and the imposition of a regime against the will of the majority of the people·of that cOU1~;,ry. In addition to the fact that the scope of the crisis jeopardizes international peac…
The criJis in Afghanistan is not limited to the invasion by the force:i of a major Power of a small non-aligned country and the imposition of a regime against the will of the majority of the people'of that coul~~ry. In addition to the fact that the scope of the crisis jeopardizes international peace…
At the outset of my statement I wish to inform the As- sembly of the following, in view of the risks it entails for the situation in the Middle East, which we are now dis- cussing. At 8.30 this evening, Beirut time, Israel bom- barded EI-Aishiyeh, a town in the south of Lebanon, with heavy, 155 mm a…
I should like to begin by expressing, on behalf of my dele- gation, our appreciation to the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People and, in particular, to its Chairman, Mr. Massamba Sarre, for the great efforts they have made in carrying out the Commit- tee's ma…
The Secretary-General has expressed his pessimism about the possibility of reaching a solution to the problem of the Middle East. In his report on this subject, he states: "The developments in the Middle East during the past year have given little cause for hope that the problems of that region are …
it has now been three. years since the Security Council adopted resolution 435 (1978) endorsing the United Na- tions plan for the independence of Namibia. Through the adoption of that plan, initially proposed by the five West- ern countries in the Security Council, the international community declar…
The item which we are discussing today and which we have agreed to call the problem of the Middle East has been on the agenda of the General Assembly for 14 years now. As we all know, it is nothing but a provisional and ancillary aspect of the root problem, the problem of Palestine, which as old as …
This is not the first time that the General Assembly has considered the situation in Afghanistan. However, the sig- nificance of this discussion bypasses any short-term polit- ical objectives. In fact, among other important things, it means that the international community no longer consid- ers that…
It is an honour for me, as Chairman of the group of Arab States for the month of November, to speak on behalf of those States on the occasion of this important meeting at which the General Assembly is launching the International Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Decade.
The United Nations has made a great contribu- tion to the efforts to combat the policy of apartheid and reveal its evil methods. The General Assembly, at its seventeenth session, took a constructive and important step when it set up the Special Committee against Apart- heid. The deliberations of the…
Mr. President, allow me, on behalfof the Arab group of States and on my own behalf, to congratulate you most sincerely and warmly on your election by acclamation to the presidency of the thirty-fourth ses- sion of the General Assembly. Your long experience in international affairs and your great com…
The heroic struggle of the people of Zimbabwe, Namibia and South Africa &gainst colonialism and racism and for total freedom and national independence, is indeed an outstand- ing event in contemporary history. Since 1967 the people of Namibia have been confronting the savagery of the racist colonial…
First of all, I-should like to express my thanks and appreciation to the Chairman and members of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People for the highly objective report on its study of the matter and its recommendations [A/33/35 and Co".1/Rev.1]. I should li…
Allowme first of all to pay a tribute to the sincere efforts of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People as reflected in its full, crystal-clear report [AI32135}. My delegation is profoundly grateful to the Chairman and the members of that Committee for the i…
The origin of what is called the Middle East crisis dates back over 30 years, to when the State of Israel was born in Palestine under the British Mandate. Since then the situation in the region has become explosive and fraught with danger, which continues to cause concern among the international com…
The tragedy facing the people and Territory of Namibia is nota recent one. The problem of that Territory has constantly been included in the agenda of the General Assembly since 1966, when the South African Mandate was terminated and the Council for Namibia was set up to administer the Territory so …
Mr. President, it gives me pleasure on behalf of my country's Minister for Foreign Affairs, who is unable to attend this important session, to offer you our most 9ncere and whole-hearted congratulations on your election as President of the thirty-second session of the General Assembly. My delegation…
Mr. President, in the first place, on behalf of the Arab group I have pleasure in extending to you our sincere congratulations on your election to the presidency of this important session. Your long experience and the great position taken by your country with regard to international events will undo…
