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“In concluding his report dated 4 September 1985, he exalted us: "Let us above all, on this occasion, look at the United Nations as its founders looked at it, as the practical hope for the future and not merely as the unhappy bearer of the burdens of the past." (A/40/1, p. 16)”
1985-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 40 (1985)
“As long as there is an unfair distribution of this world's resources; as long as one race dehumanizes another; as long as innocent men, women and children remain homeless and stateless; as long as one country exploits another; as long as one-half of the world is free and the other shackled, whether it be by hunger, by disease or by terror of arms, there will be no peace. As long as the large and the strong regard the small and the weak with contempt there will be tension in this body and disorder in the world. Against this gloomy canvass, we feel impelled to paint the words of our esteemed Secretary-General, a man who has devoted untiring energy to the welfare of our Organization.”
1985-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 40 (1985)
“In our material and spiritual spheres, therefore, we have demonstrated an ability to find the answers and the solutions to problems with which mankind has long been burdened. Yet, despite this knowledge, selfishness and greed continue to poison our lives. Despite the enormous riches of this world, millions are impoverished; despite the abundance of food produced, thousands die daily from hunger. Billions of dollars are each year committed to the perfecting and storage of weapons for meaningless war, while small countries are bowed down with debts in their efforts to bring their people a modicum of human integrity. The fact is that, despite our magnificent and commendable achievements, we seem unable to discern the rudimentary fact that we are our brothers' keepers. We all know that as long as injustice exists there will be no peace.”
1985-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 40 (1985)
“In the sciences - in industry and agriculture - in the arts, the human mind has risen to unprecedented heights. He have split the atom) we have created the computer and the satellite; we can plumb the depths of the ocean; we have outstripped the speed of sound; we have put to flight many of the lethal diseases which stalked and shortened the life of man; communications technology makes it possible for virtually every corner of the world to establish contact with another. Moral excellence has not always been wanting. Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther Ring confirmed to us that transcendent quality of the human spirit and its capacity for courageously confronting anything that imperils our welfare.”
1985-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 40 (1985)
“We regard it as an essential purpose of this Organization that the world community should be assisted in identifying, establishing and maintaining a universal regime of human rights. It is not an easy task. Among the 159 nations which this body comprises many cultures are to be found, many values, many perceptions of the nature and purpose of man, of society and of government. In its attempt to bring together the diversity that is this universe, the founders of this Organization set themselves and their successors a daunting responsibility, one that can only be accomplished through persistent and painstaking dialog. We cannot afford to tire. We cannot afford to fail. There is no question but that much that is good has occurred in the world during the past 40 years.”
1985-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 40 (1985)
“We must not forget that this fortieth anniversary coincides with the tenth anniversary of the signing of the Helsinki accords on human rights or that, despite the lofty Helsinki promise, much of the world's population today enjoys no real political rights. The question of human rights is the question of human tolerance and reflects what is too often the consequence of our refusal to compromise. Thousands of men, women and children in every corner of the globe suffer because of their religious or political views, the color of their skin, or even the spelling of their names. Torture, imprisonment and executions without due process are still too prevalent in our world.”
1985-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 40 (1985)
“My delegation is happy to report that Barbados participates in the Regional Plan for Action for the Integration of Women in the Economic and Social Development of Latin America and the Caribbean and the Plan of Action of the Inter-American Commission of Women. Our participation in the raid-decade Conference in Copenhagen and the end-of-the-decade Conference in Nairobi further demonstrates our commitment to the integration and development of women at the regional and international levels. On the domestic front, my Government has employed legislative and other measures to ensure that women enjoy the same rights and privileges as men within our society.”
1985-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 40 (1985)
“To this end, the freely exercised co-operation of the countries immediately concerned is indispensable. As regards the Middle East, the Government of Barbados reiterates its conviction that the question of Palestine is central to this conflict and that lasting peace in the region cannot be established until the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, including their right to a homeland, are respected. We reaffirm our support for Security Council resolution 242 (1967), which cites as essential to a viable settlement the withdrawal of Israel from occupied territories and recognition of the right of all States to live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries.”
1985-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 40 (1985)
“Nothing perhaps better demonstrates the need for co-operative effort by the world's powerful nations, as envisaged in the Charter, than the fact that the illegal and racist regime in Pretoria with its mighty war machine need fear no retaliation from the relatively unarmed States within its reach. The situation in Central America is of obvious concern to Barbados. The Government of Barbados has joined its Caribbean neighbors in reaffirming its support for the Contadora process and once more calls upon all parties concerned to refrain from any action which would undermine this vital initiative, rooted as it is in the principle that the problems of the region should be resolved in a manner conducive to peace and stability in the hemisphere.”
1985-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 40 (1985)
“And in Namibia, the racist regime of south Africa continues to ignore the will of the international community and to deny the people of that country the right to self-determination. My delegation regards the liberation of Namibia from its South African oppressors as an urgent matter and hopes that no further comfort will be given to the oppressive South African regime by confusing the rights of the Namibian people with extraneous political issues. As if this were not enough, neighboring countries continue to suffer violations of their territorial integrity at the hands of that hateful regime.”
1985-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 40 (1985)
“My delegation expects the struggle against apartheid to receive a significant boost with the adoption at this session of the draft international convention against Apartheid in sports, it is a source of great satisfaction to us that the Ad Hoc Committee has finally been able to complete its mandate and to recommend adoption of the draft convention. The Committee, in which Barbados played a very active role, has worked for many years on this important and difficult undertaking. By dint of hard work, serious consultation and negotiation, and goodwill the draft convention (A/40/36) has emerged, to help the international community tighten the stranglehold on apartheid. We utterly reject the notion that a man should be considered less than a human being because the color of his skin is black.”
1985-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 40 (1985)
“My delegation notes with relief the recent actions taken by many democratic countries to show without the shadow of a doubt that it is completely inadmissible to do business as usual with South Africa. My delegation also hopes that those misguided apologists who have defiantly boasted of their determination to launch a quixotic campaign in support of apartheid will not only fall flat on their faces, but in the process arouse such indignation among civilized people everywhere as to lead to the speedy dismantling of the odious system of apartheid.”
1985-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 40 (1985)
“to end the charade, to close ranks and to move with dispatch to bring the South African Government to its senses, or to its knees ...". (A/36/PV. 11, p. 57) The racist regime has left no doubt in anyone's mind that it will not come to its senses. Recent events have clearly demonstrated that it is on its way to its knees. Internal unrest and external pressure are now showing what concerted action on the part of the international community could achieve if influential friends and allies of the South African Government would tailor their actions to suit the views that they profess. Public protestations of abhorrence of apartheid must be matched by concrete action to end the barbarous and brutal methods used to entrench the evil system of apartheid.”
1985-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 40 (1985)
“Small countries like Barbados have perhaps less to fear from terrorists than from mercenaries, for unless they are prepared to support large military establishments they are always exposed to the risk of destabilization by a band of efficient and well-armed mercenaries. However, no responsible member of the international community can fail to view with abhorrence the wanton acts of terrorism which are visited from time to time on innocent by-standers. No comfort should be given either to the terrorist or the mercenary, and the time has certainly come when the nations of this world should act resolutely to eliminate both these scourges. Four years ago my predecessor, speaking from this podium, called on the Organization "...”
1985-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 40 (1985)
“Indeed resolutions 39/141 and 39/143 are evidence of a firm intention on the part of the General Assembly to confront and eradicate the problem of illicit drugs. The Caricom Secretariat is now in the process of compiling, for use by all regional governments, information with respect to drug trafficking, transshipment, abuse and rehabilitation as it relates to the Caribbean. The problem of illicit drugs is an international problem and can only be resolved through co-operative effort, particularly in the sharing of information among all members of the international community. Another serious problem that requires attention is the problem of terrorism.”
1985-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 40 (1985)
“It is difficult, and in some cases perhaps impossible, for such countries to advance when arguments for special consideration in the light of their very special and difficult circumstances continue to be ignored. This fortieth anniversary also coincides with International Youth Year, now being observed by the United Nations. It is important that the attention of the international community should be redirected to the interests of the world's youth, particularly at a time when for many of them the international traffic in narcotic drugs, and drug abuse, threaten to destroy their future or, at the very least, stunt their development. Concern for the menace posed by drugs is being expressed in many forums. Already in this session we have heard the anxiety of many representatives.”
1985-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 40 (1985)
“They are concerned about the rush by some States to adopt protectionist policies which are counter-productive since they arrest the commercial potential of developing States and must in the end render them more susceptible to the state of dependence from which developed States would profess to deliver them. The potential of small inland developing countries is circumscribed. It has not been their fortune to have at their disposal the abundance of resources, human and material, with which their larger neighbors have been endowed. These countries, the peculiar nature of their problems notwithstanding, are unable to convince the industrialized world of the need for an appropriate regime.”
1985-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 40 (1985)
“The idea of default offends many governments, including my own, despite the role which default has played in the growth of a number of countries now among the world's wealthiest. It is our fear that should the developed countries not hearken to the pleas of their poorer neighbors, initiatives not hitherto contemplated may be taken by those who become desperate. What some in the developing world may, with good reason, interpret as acts of economic aggress ion could lead to acts of economic retaliation, and to a cycle of behavior which can only place in jeopardy all that we have come to accept as the norms of international conduct. Developing countries want to earn whatever benefits there are to be derived from the international system. Their primary interest lies in the availability of more open and dependable avenues for trading.”
1985-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 40 (1985)
“But what is perhaps the most important feature of this policy of graduation based on the automatic application of an arbitrary formula is the implied suggestion that whenever a State is seen to rise above the level of its barest minimum it should be repressed and thus discouraged from aspiring to become a donor rather than a recipient. As has been made clear by many of the speakers who preceded me in this debate, the international community is faced with a major crisis relating to the massive debt which is owed by developing countries to institutions, both public and private, in the developed countries. There is a growing consensus that the very nature of the problem transcends the realm of simple profit-and-loss accounting.”
1985-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 40 (1985)
“But the problem is that this "admirable principle" is now being applied according to a set of crude arithmetic formula, invented and applied unilaterally, rather in the manner of the infamous Procrustes, who stretched or broke the limbs of his guests to fit them to the length of his bed. Thus, regardless of the paucity of a country's natural resources, regardless of the fragility of its economy, any country that makes the mistake of managing its affairs with a modicum of prudence is in grave danger of being "graduated". In practical terms this means that it is excluded from access to most forms of concessional financial aid, even though its total budget may be less than that of a large department in a metropolitan city. It bespeaks an insensitivity to reality that is unworthy of our international fraternity.”
1985-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 40 (1985)
“He can only hope that recent efforts by the richest nations to solve problems among themselves will result in a greater appreciation of our difficulties and the need for a new international economic order. One of the most striking of the phenomena - or symptoms, if you like - of what I might call the new international malaise is what is known as "graduation". It refers, as members of the Assembly knew, to the process by which countries that have reached a certain point in their development are called upon to shoulder a proportionately greater responsibility for that development. Nothing would appear to be more reasonable. There is not a country represented in this Organization which would not willingly, indeed joyfully, welcome its own evolution towards self-sustained development.”
1985-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 40 (1985)
“a large number of countries, among them my own are persuaded that it is necessary for institutions to adapt to changing times in order to carry out their mandates effectively, and the international community should periodically initiate reviews of all of the multilateral institutions which serve it. It is one thing, however, to undertake an examination and diagnose an illness, but quite another to administer a potion, the result of which is likely to be death. Then there is the North-South dialog. Discussions and consultations have so far been disappointing. This is due in large measures to the lack of genuine willingness and honest commitment on the part of some governments to find an acceptable approach to redressing the inequities in the international economic system.”
1985-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 40 (1985)
“The signs are many and ominous: hesitancy on the part of some developed States to accede to the Convention on the Law of the Sea despite its potential for enormous benefits not only for small States like those in the Caribbean but indeed for all mankind; the decision of some governments to withdraw from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); the failure of the international community to match their stated commitment to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) with the required level of pledges and contributions; the willingness, or indeed the determination in some quarters, to witness the demise of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) - an institution that has served and continues to serve small developing countries with credit in the areas of training and research.”
1985-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 40 (1985)
“"In this sense" he continued, "the Organization is first of all their Organization and I deeply believe in the wisdom with which they will be able to use it and guide it." (A/PV.883, para. 11) Medical science informs us that on the approach of the fortieth year the human system undergoes certain physiological changes which may sometimes result in erratic behavior. It would appear that the international system is also subject to this form of adjustment. The Caribbean has learned from harsh experience that multilateral co-operation is vital to the survival of small States. The Government of Barbados is alarmed at what appears to be a growing tendency among some of the most powerful members of the international community to resile from the commitment to multilateralism which is the very foundation upon which the United Nations rests.”
1985-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 40 (1985)
“This, coupled with the fact that many more States now demand a fair share of the world's resources, constitutes the greatest challenge facing this Organization and the Charter on which it is based. We who speak for the small States know that the idea of the sovereignty of nations like Barbados has not yet taken firm root in the minds of some of the larger and older members of this body. By permitting the amplification of our voice to the level of those who would overwhelm us, the united Nations helps to preserve for small States the sovereignty which they have so recently won. As Dag Hammarskjold noted so very perceptively in a statement to this Assembly on 3 October 1960, 25 years ago to the very day, it is the snail States that need the United Nations for their protection.”
1985-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 40 (1985)
“This anniversary would be a fitting occasion to rededicate ourselves to the noble aims and ideals which motivated the founding of the Organization. Barbados will continue to give strong support to the Organization and to identify with those who see it as the conscience of the world. One of the most striking developments in world affairs since the end of the Second world War has been the emergence of the mini-State. Their noble precepts notwithstanding, the founders of our Organization could scarcely have intended that within two decades, of indeed at any time, a country of 200,000 souls would stand beside another of 200 million to pronounce itself itself with equal sovereignty and authority on all matters that most concern us as members of the world's community.”
1985-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 40 (1985)
“Writing under the darkening clouds of the Second World War, a young American, Thomas Wolfe, had these words to say: "I think the enemy is here before us... I think we know the forms and faces of the enemy... and in the knowledge that we know him and must eventually conquer him is also our living hope. I think the enemy is single selfishness and compulsive greed." lit similar vein a famous American cartoonist had one of his characters say, "I have seen the enemy, and he is us". In the President's inaugural address to this session he struck this very note, reminding us that the crisis of the United Nations is not to be charged to any delinquency in the Organization but rather to the selfishness of Member States. For all-this, the Organization has had an impressive record over the past 40 years.”
1985-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 40 (1985)
“In addition this generation has benefited from the eradication or control of several serious diseases as a result of the efforts of the World Health Organization (WHO); from improved education, scientific advances and cultural expansion resulting from the efforts of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); from increased yields, better food production and a greater appreciation of nutrition as a result of the work of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); and from a generally improved quality of life as a result of the collective efforts of this Organization and the specialized agencies. What has not materialized, however, is the co-operation among the great Powers so confidently anticipated by the founding fathers. We ask ourselves: what explains this?”
1985-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 40 (1985)
“However, given the fact that those born at the end of the First World War matured just in time to offer their lives to the Second World War while those born at the end of the Second World War have been able to mature without the experience of a third world war, we might reasonably conclude that the United Nations has achieved much more than its critics are prepared to admit.”
1985-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 40 (1985)
“The Charter they prescribed called for a new world order, noble in concept, edifying in its reach, "to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war". Many of us here today represent the first of those succeeding generations to whom this promise was directed. Our verdict could well be influenced by the view that time appears to have stood still; that for today, despite the promise of 1945, this body stands almost neutralized by the events of the past 40 years and that, chastened in our turn, the members of my generation feel considerable diffidence about making promises to those who are to succeed us. Forty years after the Treaty of San Francisco, the scourge of war continues to carry pain and terror to many areas of the world.”
1985-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 40 (1985)
“Our congratulations are tinged with a sense of pride because of the special relationship which exists between him and the people of Barbados. At this point our thoughts turn to the agony of Mexico. Hardly had the business of this session begun when the people of Mexico suffered a most tragic experience involving substantial loss of life and extensive damage to property. The Government and people of Barbados extend their deepest sympathy to the Government and people of Mexico. Forty years ago five great States of the world, bruised and chastened by the collective savagery that was the Second World War, drew on the last remnants of human hope to create the organization which we specially honor this year.”
1985-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 40 (1985)
“My delegation wishes to add its congratulations to those already tended to Mr. de Pinies on his election as President of the fortieth session of the United Nations General Assembly. My delegation thinks it fitting that with his long and distinguished service to the international community he should have been chosen to be President of the General Assembly at this crucial moment in the history of the Organization. We look forward to his guidance and my delegation pledges its wholehearted support. The Government of Barbados also wishes to take this opportunity to commend his predecessor, Mr. Paul Lusaka of the Republic of Zambia, for the skill with which he guided the deliberations of the thirty-ninth session.”
1985-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 40 (1985)
“That is a potentially dangerous loophole which weakens the whole purpose of such an accord. 180. In this address I have dealt largely with the degree to which we in the developing countries consider that the achievements of this worthy Organization have fallen short of its own declared ideals and the aspirations of the majority of mankind. We on our part pledge our fullest support to you, Mr. President, and the other Members of the United Nations in closing this gap between achievement and expectation in the year that lies ahead and in the years to come.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“We are convinced that such regional institutions provide the best framework for pursuing common goals, so long as the approach is always consistent with the basic principles of the United Nations Charter. 179. The Government of Barbados welcomes the steps taken by the Latin American Governments to conclude a Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America. We support that initiative because we recognize that any efforts to limit the spread of nuclear weapons by creating nuclear-free zones is a vital contribution to disarmament and the peace and security of the world. It is therefore regrettable that one of the provisions of that Treaty should have the effect of excluding certain countries in the hemisphere from immediate accession to the Treaty.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“Although my country has no intention of completely severing the cultural and economic ties which link us to Great Britain, we are convinced that our best interests lie in vigorous promotion of the cause of regional co-operation. That is why my Government has taken active steps, in conjunction with the Governments of Guyana and Antigua, to create a free trade area as a hopeful prelude to the establishment of a wider Caribbean common market. 178. Our search for new horizons has naturally increased our awareness of our hemispheric destinies. My Government is gratified that its application to join the Organization of American Stages was approved by acclamation on Wednesday last [4 October].”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“My own Government, at the invitation of the Government of the United Kingdom and the Government of the unitary State of St, Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla, undertook to join with three other independent Caribbean countries in the search for a peaceful solution to the constitutional problem created by the purported secession of Anguilla. That search continues in the context of the need to reconcile respect for the territorial Integrity of the State with a proper concern for the inalienable rights of the community of the island of Anguilla. 177. One of the urgent tasks confronting an independent country which has recently emerged from the wilderness of colonialism is the inescapable obligation to chart a new course based on the imperatives of realism and self-interest.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“There can be no question, therefore, that it is the United Kingdom Government which is answerable to the United Nations for all constitutional developments in these Territories towards complete self-government in the context of General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV). It would, indeed, be contrary to the spirit of the Charter if those communities were cut off from all effective contact with this Organization by even the most benevolent constitutional device. 176. The need for this kind of contact was particularly felt in the recent discussions at the United Nations on the so-called Anguilla question.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“Because of that past, and because of the close historical and cultural ties which bind us, my Government is deeply interested in developments in the new States in the Caribbean which have a status of association with the United Kingdom Government. While we scrupulously refrain from intervention in their domestic affairs, it is natural that we should feel a deep and friendly concern for their problems. The present constitutions provide the associated States with full internal self-government, but the United Kingdom Government retains responsibility for their defence and external affairs.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“In particular, the representatives of Barbados will be looking for concrete advances towards the Improvement of export possibilities for raw materials, and preferential treatment for manufactures and semi-manufactures from developing countries. 174. In this context, my Government must welcome the establishment of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization. Small as our country is, industrialization nevertheless has great importance for us. We shall be particularly interested to see what assistance that Organization can offer countries in our peculiar circumstances in our life-and-death battle to free ourselves from the dangerous dependence on one or two primary products which is a legacy of our recent colonial past. 175.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“The Secretary-General's progress report on the outflow of capital from the developing countries tells its own story. The policies of some advanced countries do little to dissipate the clouds of uncertainty that hang over the future of our exports. Our hopes are further frustrated by a panoply of restrictions on access to markets in the advanced countries for manufactures from developing countries. 173. These conditions of economic frustration notwithstanding, the Government and people of Barbados dare to hope with the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development that the second Conference to he held at New Delhi In 1968 will be an opportunity for frank examination and real progress on those important issues.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“For it is now more obvious than ever that the conditions of stability and well-being which are necessary for friendly relations among nations cannot be achieved without the promotion of higher standards of living, full employment, and conditions of economic and social progress and development. 171. No developing country wishes to remain permanently a ghetto-dweller on the fringes of world society, complacently awaiting hand-outs from the kitchen windows of the advanced nations. And it is only In this Organization that we see any prospect of ending the immoral and illogical arithmetic by which the poor countries can actually be penalized for increasing their productivity. 172. For this is very largely a question of morality and logic.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“81] that the rate of over-all growth in the developing countries, which had slowed down slightly between 1964 and 1965, further declined to between 3 and 4 per cent between 1965 and 1966. Over the same period the rate of growth of the developed market economies increased by 5 per cent in real terms, and that of the European centrally-planned economies by more than 7 per cent. 170. It is for those reasons that my country strongly supports every initiative that leads to a greater and more effective involvement of the United Nations in the global problem of economic development. We want to see more attention paid to Article 55 of the Charter, which has a meaning and an urgency that was perhaps not fully foreseen by those who drafted it.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“Let us turn now to some problems which are of central concern to all the developing countries, large or small. Last year, from this rostrum, I spoke of the moral and political implications of the inequitable distribution of the world's wealth. While we could not have realistically hoped for any dramatic changes in the world economic situation in one brief year, we scarcely expected that no progress at all would have been made towards arresting the dangerous tendency for the rich to become richer and the poor poorer. 169. Indeed, It is easy for us in the developing areas to take a pessimistic view when we see that even the modest aims of the United Nations Development Decade have not been achieved. The report of the Secretary-General points out [A/6701, p.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“To put it mildly, we cannot help wondering if all the arguments about the constitutional and financial difficulties of setting up viable peace-keeping machinery do not represent a smoke-screen rather than a set of valid problems. We could have no clearer demonstration of the need for this machinery than the recent events in the Middle East. If the Organization had had the capacity to interpose itself quickly and effectively between the conflicting parties, the limited success of the United Nations Emergency Force and the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization would not have vanished in the smoke of battle. Let us hope that this will serve to give a greater sense of urgency and realism to the work of the Special Committee on Peace-keeping Operations. 168.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“I wish to say that in the Middle East they have fallen for short of fulfilling that responsibility. 165. In Viet-Nam we have witnessed the distressing spectacle of a great Power harnessing to the destructive works of war its enormous potential for the constructive works of peace. This wastage of human and material resources in a world of hunger, poverty and disease is one of the tragic ironies of our time. 166. The voice of our Secretary-General has been a leading one in the call for a settlement by negotiation. We of the smaller territories, even though we cannot pretend to be more than baffled and frustrated bystanders, can and must raise our voices in the call for peace. 167. I scarcely think that it is a coincidence that the Organization now finds itself in greater difficulties on the question of peace-keeping.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“It was for this reason that the delegation of Barbados at the fifth emergency special session of the General Assembly was proud to co-sponsor the balanced resolution of the Latin American countries, which called for a withdrawal of Israel's forces from the territories captured in the recent war and for an end to belligerence by all parties to the conflict. This is the position which we shall continue to hold, for it springs from our conviction that international life can operate on no other basis than the mutual respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity which the Charter of this Organization prescribes. 164. There are permanent members of the Security Council Who are eager, when it suits them, to remind us of the primary responsibility which the Charter places on them for the maintenance of world peace.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“It Was these Powers that sponsored the creation of the State of Israel; their negligence, their pursuit of shifting and contradictory policies, have been largely to blame for the tragedy that has overtaken more than a million Arab refugees and for the sorry, wasteful belligerence that has hung like a miasma over the region since 1948. 163. My Government cannot accept without protest the systematic maintenance of a state of belligerence between Members of this Organization. We cannot afford to. Small countries must insist upon their right to exist and to be recognized.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“My Government stands firm by its commitment to assist in bringing about the liberation of the peoples of South West Africa through the machinery of the United Nations. It will therefore give all the support of which it is capable to the United Nations Council for South West Africa in its difficult task. 162. The crisis in the Middle East, which has lain simmering for the last eighteen years, boiled up to a full head of violence in the early days of June. There are few international problems which touch the small countries of the world more closely than this longstanding conflict, and there are few in which the responsibility of the so-called great Powers is more directly engaged.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“Perhaps ingenuously, we believed that when nations were prepared to commit themselves to the search for practical means of bringing South West Africa under direct United Nations administration, that commitment would be honoured in the spirit and in the letter. We were wrong. When the day of decision came and this Assembly was faced with the reasoned, moderate, and balanced resolution jointly sponsored by nearly all the African, Asian and Latin American countries, we found the now familiar formula repeated once more: the smaller and less developed countries of the world on one side, and the larger and more developed countries on the other. On the one hand, we were told that we were being unrealistic because the resolution asked too much; on the other hand, we were told we were being unrealistic because the resolution asked too little. 161.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“The delegation of Barbados participated in the fifth special session of the General Assembly earlier this year, held against the background of General Assembly resolution 2145 (XXI), That resolution, representing the sovereign act of 114 Members of this Assembly, declared that South Africa had failed to fulfil its obligations to South West Africa under the Mandate. It therefore terminated the Mandate, and put South West Africa under the direct responsibility of the United Nations. At the same time, the resolution charged an Ad Hoc Committee to recommend practical means by which the Territory should be administered "so as to enable the people... to exercise the right of self-determination and to achieve independence". 160. Some of the most powerful nations of the world gave their assent and approval to that resolution.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)