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1963-09-24

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1966-09-24

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1. “One of these was the Conference at Addis Ababa, which saw the birth of the Organization of African Unity, and the other was the signing, in Moscow, of the Treaty imposing a partial ban on nuclear tests. 3. It was obvious, and it is being borne out in practice, that these two events were bound to have their effect upon the present session. For more than three years now, the independent States of Africa have been stating from this rostrum the main objectives which are ever present in their minds. One of these objectives, which in our opinion affects to a large extent the attainment of the others, is African unity. Scarcely a year ago, this seemed to many a distant, unattainable ideal, a utopia or a pious wish. On the very eve of the Addis Ababa Conference, the majority of observers were sceptical.”

   1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)

2. “Permit me, Mr. President, to associate my delegation with the congratulations that have already been addressed to you upon your election to the presidency at this session of the General Assembly. May your presidency mark a significant turning point in the history of the United Nations and an irreversible development in relations among States. 2. As has been pointed out, the present session is opening in auspicious circumstances. If this Assembly is not yet a forest of olive branches, we can at least note with satisfaction that certain cold-war weapons, with their attendant invective, threats, tension and acute crises, seem to have been left in the cloakroom; this is all to the good. Since the last session, which witnessed one of the most serious crises of this postwar period, two important events have taken place.”

   1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)