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“We should like to emphasize the need for Iraq to implement Security Council resolutions relevant to its aggression against the State of Kuwait, and in particular the provisions of Security Council resolution 687 (1991) relating, inter alia, to the release of Kuwaiti and other prisoners of war and detainees, and to recognize the international boundaries between Kuwait and Iraq as demarcated and set out in Security Council resolution 833 (1993). We also hope that the dialogue between the United Arab Emirates and the Islamic Republic of Iran will lead to the settlement of all outstanding questions regarding the three islands of Abu Mousa, Greater Tunb and Lesser Tunb in a manner that would guarantee the rights of the United Arab Emirates as set out in the resolutions of the Gulf States Cooperation Council.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“It behooves us, therefore, to intensify efforts to keep that important area free of any further tensions, through the settlement of disputes by peaceful means and through respect for the principles of territorial integrity and political independence, the sovereignty of States over their own resources, non-interference in the internal affairs of other Forty-eighth session - 6 October 1993 7 States and strict observance of the norms of international legality.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“It should be emphasized that stability in the Middle East is fully dependent on its being freed from chemical, biological and nuclear weapons. Declaring the Middle East a region free of weapons of mass destruction would enable its States to focus their attention on questions of economic, scientific and technological development and would encourage them to cooperate in the field of peaceful uses of nuclear energy and to make a constructive contribution to the maintenance of world peace. Two devastating wars have swept over the Gulf, and their consequences have adversely affected development in the area.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“We hope that efforts will continue to be made towards the speedy implementation of the provisions of the accord and that the negotiations between other Arab parties and Israel will make progress on the other tracks so that the existing opportunities for peace may be put to good use. We look forward to the day when the Israeli forces will withdraw from the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, including Holy Jerusalem, the occupied Syrian Golan Heights and the occupied Lebanese and Jordanian territories, and to the day when the legitimate national rights of the Palestinian people, including the right of return for the Palestinian refugees, will be guaranteed, in consonance with relevant United Nations resolutions.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“We have consistently encouraged any sign of movement towards a peaceful, just and comprehensive settlement of the Palestine question. There is firm hope today that this step will be a precursor to a real opening for peace and stability in the Middle East region. While we welcome this significant and historic step, we view it as a first step on the road to a just, lasting and comprehensive solution to the Palestine question and the Arab-Israeli conflict, based on Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973) and other resolutions of international legality as well as the land-for-peace principle.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“We should like to stress that it is vitally important to ensure that in adopting any of the proposed formulas for increasing the membership of the Security Council, care must be taken that this should not lead to impeding the proper functioning by the Council in carrying out its duties, and that the power of veto should not be used as a means of undermining the decision-making process or of diluting the urgent nature of critical issues, especially those which have to do with peace and security. In recent weeks, a ray of hope that augurs well for the future of world peace has appeared on the horizon of the Middle East and the world at large: namely, the accord signed by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and Israel.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“I should like, in this connection, to refer to the resolution adopted by the Arab League Council at its regular session, held in Cairo from 19 through 21 September 1993, which calls upon the United Nations to take due consideration of the need for equitable geographical representation and to establish a permanent seat on the Security Council for the Arab Group.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“Consequently, the General Assembly has included in the agenda of its forty-eighth session an item entitled "Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council". The inclusion of this item has taken place in response to the desire of many States to emphasize the importance of adequate and equitable representation in the membership of this important organ in line with the increase in the membership of the Organization and the glaring disparity between the composition of the Council and the membership of the United Nations. From 20 per cent in 1945, the proportion has dropped to 8 per cent now. We support the call for a review of the composition of the Security Council that would ensure equitable geographical representation.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“Over the last five decades, the membership of the Organization has risen from 51 States in 1954 to 184 in 1993. This calls for restructuring the Organization’s principal organs, especially the Secretariat and the Security Council. We welcome the Secretary-General’s statement, in his Agenda for Peace, that important steps have been taken to reorganize the Secretariat in order to avoid duplication and overlapping of functions and to enhance its effectiveness. We call for further reforms to be effected, methodically, so that the Secretariat can perform its duties to the optimum. As for the Security Council and its role in the maintenance of international peace and security, the development of this important organ and the review of the provisions relating to its membership have recently been the object of world attention.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“In this context, I applaud the current cooperation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States and emphasize the importance of enhancing and strengthening the existing relations between the two organizations in all fields. The United Nations now approaches its fiftieth anniversary. The peoples of the world, with their hopes and aspirations, continue to look to the Organization to lead the way to the turning of a new leaf in the history of international relations so that they can finally enjoy the security, peace and stability for which they have long yearned. 6 General Assembly - Forty-eighth session The world Organization has managed, since its beginnings, to achieve some of the purposes of the Charter, but has failed to achieve others. It is now at a juncture where new hopes, accompanied by new problems, have arisen.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“Here it should be pointed out that one of the most important means suggested for promoting collective security is the use of preventive diplomacy to prevent disputes from arising between parties and to prevent existing disputes from escalating, and the development of preventive deployment of United Nations forces in such a way as to allow those forces to defuse potential tensions in any region of the world. We hope that Member States will reach a consensus on the formation of such forces, and that cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations can be enhanced so that the regional organizations’ experience and their human and material resources in the field of peace-keeping can be tapped.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“War and peace are inseparable opposites. Given this perspective, the most difficult task in international politics is to devise an effective machinery to prevent the causes of war on the one hand, and to preserve, maintain or keep the peace, on the other. It is our conviction that current international developments have created favourable conditions for making use of the United Nations potential to create a political climate that would be favourable for developing the foundations of a collective security system.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“After this introduction, which reflects the way we see the past and look at the present, my delegation should like to share with you certain thoughts on the building of the post-cold-war world: Firstly: there should be agreement on new concepts concerning the issues of world peace and development that would rid the world of the residues and perceptions of the ideological and strategic thinking that prevailed throughout the cold-war period; Secondly: appropriate criteria should be defined for the achievement of world stability through the common security of all States; Thirdly: existing and traditional boundaries between States should be respected, and all boundary disputes should be resolved by peaceful means that are agreed upon by the parties concerned; and Fourthly: there should be support for the United Nations, as the appropriate international tool for the establishment of a new international order where justice, equality, respect for international resolutions and the abandonment of double standards prevail.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“For, in a world whose spaces and distances have shrunk and whose different parts have come closer together more than at any other time before, peace cannot be achieved in one region while the peace of another region is left at the mercy of tensions. It is therefore incumbent upon us all to develop a practical strategy for the future through a new outlook that would be capable of grasping and understanding the nature and drift of the changes and harnessing them in the service of humanity as a whole and for the strengthening of security throughout the world.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“It is paradoxical indeed that the increased interdependence dictated by the developments that are taking place at the present time should go hand in hand with political fragmentation and clash of interests as individual States pursue their own narrow interests and ambitions. Such a situation should urge us to look at what is going on around us with a large magnifying glass so that we may be able to fathom the depths of international problems and scrutinize their interlocking strands on the wider screen of the global scene. If we take the measure of the rapid changes in the international arena, we may be able to foresee the enormity of the dangers that the future may bring and the extent of the harm to peoples’ security and stability that may result therefrom.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“This is a time of profound change in the lives Forty-eighth session - 6 October 1993 5 of States and nations in which people’s aspirations after stability and development merge with the fears generated by the gap between a developed, affluent world and a world that is unable to meet the minimum requirements of decent living. The major transformations that are taking place today, in the areas of politics, technology and information, underscore the fact that our world has become a truly global village and that the scientific revolution is about to bring down the barriers and boundaries between its various countries and regions. It is regrettable indeed, at such a juncture, that while we stand on the threshold of a new century of man’s history, we perceive that the interests of humanity lag behind the advances made by science and technology.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“It is regrettable indeed that, in the midst of these changes, new problems have surfaced and have thus strengthened our conviction that the ending of the cold war will not make the world a more secure and stable place. For all its conflicts and tensions the cold war, when it ended, contrary to all expectations has brought to the surface the banes of extreme nationalism and such aberrations as "ethnic cleansing", things which had been dormant in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. This has led, in certain regions, to acts of violence that threaten to change the very nature of relations between States at a time when the path of international politics has become really bumpy as a result of the restructuring of the world order.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“As we look at the historical events, that have followed upon one another, we find that the world is in the midst of a qualitative transformation that is virtually unprecedented. If we examine the causes and aspects of that transformation, we shall find that the conflict that raged between the eastern and the western blocs was no mere ideological dispute articulated in academic forums. Rather, it was a violent political type of rivalry that escalated into grave military confrontations that were, at times, direct and at others, indirect, between the super-Powers. The past few years, however, have witnessed the end of that conflict, and this in turn has entailed major changes in the political outlook of various world Powers.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“Boutros Boutros-Ghali, to further the objectives of the United Nations and his tireless drive to enhance the Organization’s role in maintaining international peace and security. I should also like to take this opportunity to extend our warmest congratulations to the delegations of the Slovak Republic, the Czech Republic, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Eritrea, the Principality of Monaco and the Principality of Andorra on their accession to the membership of the United Nations. Because of the important issues on our agenda, this session of the General Assembly is a significant one indeed. These issues under consideration demand close attention, if we are to benefit from the object lessons of the past in formulating future parameters, as is required by the ever-accelerating changes in the international arena.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“At the outset, I take pleasure, Sir, in congratulating you sincerely, on behalf of the delegation of the State of Bahrain’s delegation, on your election as President of the Assembly at this session. As you assume your important task, it is my pleasure also to wish you success in carrying out your duties and to assure you of my delegation’s full cooperation with you in making the work of this session a success. I take this opportunity to convey thanks and appreciation to your predecessor, Mr. Stoyan Ganev, who conducted the proceedings of the last session with skill and efficiency. It is also my pleasure to mention with great appreciation the continuing efforts of the Secretary-General, His Excellency Mr.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“The success of the United Nations in dealing with the new challenges will depend on its ability to build confidence among nations and, with the help of a broad creative vision, to mobilize efforts, resources and knowledge with a view to bringing them to bear on the transformation of world society into a society in which real security, peace, tranquility and equality may prevail. If we may liken the desired world order to a ship, then peace, security and economic development are the canvas of which its sails are made; international legality is its pennant; and only through stability can it sail to safety. It behoves us to work together in weaving the yarn to make the canvas of the sails, and to steer our ship toward a secure future for all our peoples.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“In that connection, we support United Nations efforts to put an end to violence and to help create favourable conditions for negotiations on transforming South Africa into a non-racial, unitary State. The Cyprus problem has eluded solution for a long time. However, there have been signs recently that may lead to a solution. We welcome the new positive movements as well as the Secretary-General's efforts in that direction. The peoples of the world look forward with full confidence to a new world in which security and prosperity prevail. Yet, despite our hopes for the future, threats to the human race and the environment abound. Unless we all work to overcome those threats and to address their causes, we will be opening a Pandora's box, releasing all its evils while leaving hope locked inside.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“At a time when the world looks forward to the emergence of a new world order in which peace and security would prevail, we believe the United Nations is duty-bound to act resolutely to put an end to this tragic situation and to preserve the integrity of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a State Member of the United Nations. South Africa, which is going through a delicate phase of its history, requires special attention on the part of the international community. Despite the positive reforms initiated last year by the Pretoria Government with a view to drawing up a new constitution for South Africa, it is urgent that apartheid be completely eradicated by means of constitutional reforms guaranteeing the participation of the majority of the people of South Africa in building a non-racial State.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“Medical assistance and food supplies should be provided urgently to save the Somali people from their painful plight. We welcome the United Nations efforts in Somalia, and are of the opinion that an appropriate political mechanism should be created to put an end to the bloodshed, to effect national reconciliation, to eliminate the causes of strife between the warring factions and to help achieve security and stability in Somalia. We also wish to express our deep concern over the tragic situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, whose people are the targets of mass annihilation and human-rights violations.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“In this connection, I would like to reiterate our support for freeing the Middle East region from all weapons of mass destruction, and reaffirm our readiness to deal with the proposed convention on the prohibition of chemical weapons, to the extent that other States in the region are willing to respond to international demands by acceding to that convention, to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and to the international system of safeguards and inspections on the basis of equity and equality, in the interests of the security of all States of the region without discrimination. The human tragedy that has befallen the Somali people, and the degradation of their human dignity, call for immediate mobilization of the concerted efforts of the international community to put an end to that tragedy.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“It is imperative to intensify international efforts to induce Israel to forswear its policies of expansion and settlement-building in the occupied Arab territories, to recognize the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, to withdraw from the Syrian Golan Heights, to withdraw from southern Lebanon in accordance with Security Council resolution 425 (1978), and to respond to all constructive disarmament proposals which, if implemented, could bring about parity in military capabilities qualitatively and quantitatively and ensure security through equal commitments applicable to all Middle East States, including Israel.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“The rounds of talks, which started in Madrid late in October 1991, have vividly demonstrated the earnest nature of Arab positions and the commitment of Arab negotiators to achieving a comprehensive and just peace in the Middle East on the basis of the land-for-peace formula in accordance with Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973) and other relevant United Nations resolutions.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“The fact that these two Conference were held in relatively quick succession demonstrates the enormous capability of the United Nations to conduct political dialogue in the areas of development and international economic cooperation. In order for the United Nations role to be strengthened in that respect. Member States should provide the Organization with the wherewithal to enable it fully to perform its mandated tasks. For wherewithal, read: the political will. In the midst of international transformations, many peoples look forward to a secure future for themselves and for their future generations. I must voice here the hope of my delegation that peace may prevail in the Middle East. We welcome the signs that may lead to a just settlement of the question of Palestine in particular and of the Middle East conflict in general.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“A number of important international conferences have been held this year, most significant of which ¬ªere the Eighth United Nations Conference on Trade and Development held in Colombia, and the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development which was held in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil and which culminated in the issuance of the Rio Declaration, Agenda 21, and other international agreements relating to environment and development. The Rio Declaration, with its 27 principles, recognizes the integral interrelated character of the Earth and links sustainable development to environmental protection. Agenda 21 reflects a global consensus on cooperation in the areas of environment and development and aims at addressing urgent problems in that respect and at equipping the world with the means to rise to the challenges of the next century.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“In the light of this situation, the State of Bahrain, as a member of the Economic and Social Council, a major organ of the United Nations, believes that the Council's role should be reinvigorated if it is to fulfil its mandate as provided for in Article 65 of the Charter, and if it is to furnish the Security Council with comprehensive reports on the economic situations in the world's different countries. It is clear that if such situations were left to fester and deteriorate, they may indirectly threaten international peace and security.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“If rich industrial countries are to fulfil their global responsibilities, they ought to respond to the needs of developing countries in terms of development assistance so that the cold war between the East and West may not be replaced by another cold war between the North and South or, as the Secretary-General put it, so as not to erect an iron curtain between the North and South similar to the one that used to exist between the East and West.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“The United Nations is qualified to be the forum for the elaboration of international development strategies and the provision of appropriate political impetus for a number of such interrelated economic issues as the problems of debt, the transfer of technology, trade, finance, commodities, and the environment. It is thus essential to reactivate the role of the United Nations in the field of economic development for the peoples of the world. Although the United Nations designated the 1970s and the 1980s as the second and third Decades for development, it has failed to achieve the objectives thereof due to lack of funds to finance the plan.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“Yet an escalation of the confrontation in the economic arena, a widening of the gap between the North and South, and the prevalence of extreme poverty in a number of developing countries continue to endanger world security and stability. Peace and development are the most important foundations of our civilization at present. It is therefore incumbent upon the United Nations, which has had about half a century of experience in international organization, to undertake side by side with the task of peace-keeping, the task of promoting development in the developing countries.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“While we emphasize the sovereignty and territorial rights of the United Arab Emirates, our adherence to the good-neighbourliness principle and our desire to avoid any further tensions in the area, we call upon the Islamic Republic of Iran to abide by the memorandum of understanding it has signed with the United Arab Emirates. For the past several years, international relations have undergone enormous transformations in the political and economic fields that herald a pattern of new economic cooperation among countries. There are expectations that with the end of confrontation between the two super-Powers, the world will enter an era of fruitful cooperation between States.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“In concert with the principles and objectives which we seek to consolidate within the framework of the United Nations, our responsibility lies in maintaining the momentum generated by the new international climate of respect for international legality with a view to achieving stability in sensitive regional situations, foremost among which is that in the Gulf area. In this respect, the State of Bahrain reiterates its demand that United Nations resolutions relating to the situation between Iraq and Kuwait be complied with. The State of Bahrain has been following with deep concern the recent unfortunate developments in the Gulf area as a result of the actions by the Islamic Republic of Iran on the island of Abu Mousa.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“Its importance is highlighted now by the aggravation of discord in parts of Eastern Europe and other parts of the world under the influence of ethnic sentiments, territorial claims and border disputes. It is in this area that the United Nations, in cooperation with the appropriate regional organizations, could use the tool of preventive diplomacy to prevent the eruption of tragic ethnic conflicts, futile border hostilities, the occupation by force of other peoples' territories, or the changing of existing boundaries.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“In this context, the United Nations can cooperate with and benefit from the potential and abilities of regional organizations and arrangements in the peaceful resolution of disputes among Member States, bearing in mind that most of the disputes that threaten international peace and security are of a regional nature. The role of regional organizations in peace-keeping is consonant with the objectives of the United Nations Charter. It is also called for by current international developments. And yet, for four decades now, the United Nations has not been able to benefit from the capabilities of regional organizations because of the cold war. That cooperation is of singular importance.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“It is incumbent upon the international community, especially now, to bolster and enhance the United Nations financial and operational capability in this field so that it may be able to maintain its leadership in peace-keeping, bearing in mind that the cooperation of States Members of the United Nations is the key factor that would enable those forces to achieve their objectives and the only guarantee that they will be able to do so. Peacemaking, peace-keeping, and preventive diplomacy are undoubtedly interrelated and mutually complementary. We believe that the concept of post-conflict peace-building introduced by the Secretary-General, together with the preceding concepts, form an important stanchion of the Organization's future role in the area of promoting peaceful solutions and preventing the recurrence of conflicts.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“The concept of preventive diplomacy is a new strategy based on good forecasting and early intervention by the United Nations to prevent the eruption of conflicts and to prevent the escalation to the level of hostilities of existing conflicts. In this context, we should like to commend the role played by United Nations peace-keeping operations, a role that has proved to be effective in containing conflicts, defusing tensions and maintaining peace in various regions of the world. Since 1987, 13 peace-keeping operations have been undertaken.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“The question of world peace and security with its economic and social roots has given rise to a new multifaceted vision of international security. Undoubtedly, the overlapping and intertwining of such issues require serious action on our part to coordinate policies and develop programmes for United Nations organs so that they may be able to meet changing world needs. In response to the recommendation by the Security Council in its meeting at the level of Heads of State and Government, held on 31 January 1992, the Secretary-General of the United Nations presented his report "An Agenda for Peace". It contains important recommendations and ideas that aim at developing the international Organization's political performance through preventive diplomacy, peacemaking and peace-keeping.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“Consequently, it is our view that the role of the United Nations should evolve to embrace the following three major tasks: First, the creation of an advanced mechanism that would enable the United Nations to carry out the tasks of achieving international peace and security in a manner that would be compatible with transformations in the international arena; Secondly, the creation of a modus operandi for cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations in the maintenance of international peace and security, the peaceful settlement of international disputes and respect for States' sovereignty and territorial integrity; Thirdly, adequate development of the role of the United Nations in dealing with world problems that constitute a common concern for the international community as a whole and are sources of anxiety to people throughout the world, such as the problems of development, the environment, refugees, famine, poverty and a host of other international questions.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“The future role of the United Nations should be one that rises to the level of contemporary international challenges so that the Organization may be able to influence the course of international politics and deal with transformations that involve interaction of regional and international factors and controversies.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“Without such a collective partnership on the part of all members of the international community, the world will continue to lack equilibrium and stability and remain vulnerable to upheavals and setbacks that could undermine the very foundations of the future. In the context of those international changes, the United Nations has been able to regain some of its vitality and effectiveness in the international arena over the past few years. It has exerted commendable efforts to end the Iraq/Iran war, bring about the liberation of Kuwait, solve the problem of Afghanistan and bring about the independence of Namibia. Its efforts continue in connection with the questions of Western Sahara, Cyprus, Cambodia, El Salvador, South Africa, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Somalia.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“The gap between the realities of the present and forecasts of the future is engulfed in ambiguity and uncertainty at this historic juncture which we watch with apprehension and with hope and expectation, for it is our aspiration that man will finally achieve on this planet what he failed to achieve during the cold-war-era. It behooves us to watch out for developments and be prepared for them in a manner conducive to the creation of a climate in which the rights of States, both small and large, are safeguarded, their security strengthened and a role ensured for each and every one of them in determining the future course of humanity. Therefore, we should all endeavour to come to grips with the world in this new stage and identify the role each of us should play in the formulation of that world's features and the laying of its foundations.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“Although the features of the new world order broke forth sharply in waves of violent and profound transformations, the winds of change have not been able to uproot the problems of the cold war. For in the wake of the fall of certain States, there was the eruption of severe national and ethnic disputes on which the lid had been kept by the bipolar balance of power. Scrutiny of the changes witnessed by the world today clearly reveals that the threads of past and present are interwoven even though developments are taking place so fast towards the creation of a delicate and precarious balance between the status quo and change as the new world order unfolds.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“The ideological barrier between East and West has been brought down and, with it, the strategies of nuclear deterrence upon which the leaders of the bipolar world political order depended throughout the post-Second World War era. Our world today is in a state of flux. It is emerging from a past that is now collapsing under our eyes and is moving towards a future that has not taken shape yet. Intimations of that future are being brought home to us on the crests of mighty waves and the winds of heavy storms that have brought down the Berlin wall, caused the collapse of the Eastern bloc and the dismantling of the Soviet Union side by side with the many developments and conflicts we now witness on the international arena.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“The emergence of those thirteen States, is telling proof of the strength of their people's nationalist sentiments and aspirations, which have surged with the end of the cold war. My country's delegation has the pleasure to welcome the new Member States. We are convinced that they will contribute constructively to the enhancement of the United Nations role and the furtherance of its goals and objectives. This session is convened at a time the likes of which the world Organization has rarely witnessed throughout its history. The winds of change have swept away the very foundations of an international system which, for nearly half a century, was based on the foundation of the cold war's precarious balance of power.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“I also seize the opportunity to extend our thanks and appreciation to your predecessor, Ambassador Samir Shihabi, the Permanent Representative of the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the able and judicious manner in which he guided our work as president of the forty-sixth session of the General Assembly. It is also my pleasure to voice our appreciation of the efforts of His Excellency Dr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Secretary-General of the United Nations during the short period since he took office, both in restructuring the Organization and in strengthening its role in the maintenance of world peace and security. It is gratifying indeed to witness the emergence, this year, of a large number of independent States and their accession to membership of the United Nations.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“Allow me, Mr. President, at the outset, to express to you my sincere congratulations on your election to the presidency of the forty-seventh session of the General Assembly and to salute your friendly country, Bulgaria. In wishing you success in conducting the proceedings of this session, it gives me pleasure to assure you of our readiness to cooperate closely with you in furthering the Organization's objectives and upholding its principles at a time of rapid change in the world order marked by an increasingly important role for the United Nations in addressing world problems is gaining new momentum.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“As the world Organization follows the path charted for it, the bonds of interrelation between States grow stronger and people's perception of the fusion of their interests increases. The survival of the United Nations as an edifice of world peace and its continued fulfilment of its mission are no longer subject to the will of one State or group of States. They now flow from the noble message the United Nations upholds and the great missions assigned to it, which are expanding daily to include various fields, such as the means to bring States closer together, the maintenance of peace, and the well-being of the peoples of the world.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)