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first: 1989-09-24
most recent: 1992-09-24
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“Never before has the power of the few over the destinies of the many been so apparent, and never before has it been so vital to the survival of the majority of small and powerless States that make up the United Nations for that power to be used responsibly.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“As part of the plan to identify and address the special needs of this category of States, a global conference will be convened in 1993. Barbados is honoured to reiterate its offer to host that Conference. The vulnerability of our environment and the fragility of our marine ecosystems require constant vigilance to guard against deliberate or accidental degradation. In this connection, we echo the concerns of the Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis about the possible passage through our region of plutonium or other hazardous material. The opportunities provided for shaping a truly harmonious new world order are enormous. The danger of failure is, however, equally great, unless the redefinition of our future takes place with equal participation by all the members of the global family.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“We reiterate, however, that there is an urgent need to begin work on a protocol to the Framework Convention on Climate Change that specifically addresses stabilization and reduction of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. My country is heartened that one of the significant achievements at UNCED was the recognition given to the special environmental and development needs of small island developing States, leading to the inclusion in Agenda 21 of a specific plan of action for the sustainable development of small island developing States. In this regard, my delegation wishes to place on record its deep appreciation of the sterling efforts of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), whose contribution to the success of the Conference cannot be overstated.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“Barbados cannot pretend to be fully satisfied with the results of the Rio Conference. It was, however, an important beginning in the process towards an international blueprint for sustainable development in the twenty-first century. The creation of a high-level sustainable development commission is an important element in providing serious follow-up to the decisions of Agenda 21. Care must be taken to ensure the widest possible access to, and participation in, the work of the Commission by the full membership of the United Nations. Barbados has signed the Conventions on Climate Change and on Biological Diversity, and is taking the necessary steps at the domestic level to ensure their early ratification.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“We urge all the parties to collaborate in maintaining an environment free of violence and to participate in peaceful negotiations aimed at achieving a non-racial, democratic South Africa. We are also encouraged by the current dialogue in the Middle East. We hope that all parties will make every effort to achieve a just and lasting peace. The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), which took place in Rio de Janeiro in June this year, was perhaps the most ambitious and far-reaching United Nations-sponsored gathering ever held. It served a vital purpose in focusing world attention on the interrelationship between human development and the environment, and in fostering global awareness of the importance of the concept of sustainable development to the future survival of our planet and all its inhabitants.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“The release of 150 political prisoners and the promise by the South African Government to release the remaining political prisoners by 15 November 1992 represent a significant development that satisfies an important condition of the United Nations Declaration on southern Africa. Barbados deplores the violence that has been a major obstacle to reform in South Africa, and holds the De Klerk Government fully responsible for failing to curb it. The role of the United Nations remains critical to reform efforts in South Africa. We therefore welcome the deployment of 50 United Nations observers in South Africa to assist with the implementation of the National Peace Accord, and hope that the size of this contingent will be increased, if necessary.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“If such a process can be overturned with impunity, what message are we sending to the world of would-be dictators, and what assurance are we providing for the fledgling democracies in our region? It is imperative that the United Nations take action to internationalize the embargo and to contribute, in whatever ways are considered appropriate and useful, to OAS efforts towards the restoration of the Aristide government. Barbados is greatly encouraged by the decision reached by the De Klerk Government and by Mr. Mandela on 26 September 1992 to resume negotiations with a view to establishing an interim government and a constituent assembly in South Africa.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“We have made clear our outright condemnation of the usurpation of the authority of the legitimate government of President Aristide, and have collaborated with our regional partners in CARICOM and the Organization of American States (OAS) in the effort to restore that government. We have supported the OAS-imposed embargo and the Protocol of Washington. It is clear, however, that no lasting solution can be found, except in a context that neutralizes the power of a brutal and lawless military, which continues with impunity its flagrant abuses of the human rights of the Haitian people. The international community has a special obligation towards the people of Haiti, whose electoral process was monitored and authenticated at every step with direct United Nations involvement.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“What is needed in the ensuing dialogue is the sensitive and sensible application of universally agreed standards, not the imposition of new forms of conditionality devoid of all historical or cultural context. The World Conference on Human Rights, scheduled to be held in Vienna in June 1993, will present a unique opportunity not only to review the progress made in human rights since 1948, but also to formulate recommendations aimed at charting the course of human rights well into the twenty-first century. The tragic situation of the people of Haiti remains a major preoccupation of the Government and people of Barbados and of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) as a whole.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“We have consistently condemned abuses, wherever and whenever they have occurred, and long before the resurgence of democratic values in our region and elsewhere made it popular or safe to do so. Our actions have always been motivated strictly by principle and objectivity, and not by ideological considerations that have served in the past to politicize the debate. The disappearance of ideological polarization gives the international community an unprecedented opportunity to influence the dialogue on this vital issue in a balanced and constructive way. There is need to ensure respect for fundamental human rights; out there is equal need to take care to promote impartial standards for measuring adherence to, and for guarding scrupulously against manipulation of, the debate to suit the narrow foreign policy interests of particular States.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“A very topical issue in this forum in recent times has been the dialogue on what the Secretary-General has termed "the democratization of international relations and the participation of all States in developing new norms of international life". There have been calls for the redefinition of the concept of State sovereignty in international law, and many States have accepted as a matter of policy the notion of the right to intervene on humanitarian grounds and for the protection of human rights, and have advocated the universal application of such a principle. My country has always been outspoken on the universal need to protect and strengthen the principles of democracy and respect for fundamental human rights.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“It is important that the United Nations be a forum for constructive consensus-building, where all points of view no matter the size of their proponents or how much influence they wield are given equal attention and respect. A new world order cannot evolve except in an atmosphere of free and open dialogue, consultation and transparency in decision-making. There is considerable merit in the argument that the Security Council in the post-cold-war era should be updated to reflect the new international political and economic realities, as well as the balance and diversity necessary for its decisions, if it is to command universal acceptance and respect.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“Any such reform must be consistent with the provisions of the Charter and seek to ensure universality and accessibility. Care must be taken not to exclude the small and powerless from the process. Regrettably, however, the emphasis currently given to developmental issues within the administrative structure of the Organization does not reflect the priority accorded to those issues by the majority of Member States. My delegation accepts that the maintenance of international peace and security is a major responsibility of the United Nations. We strongly support the view that peace and economic and social well-being are indivisible and that issues relating to development must be given emphasis equal to that given to issues relating to peace.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“A new world order must be developed around the central priority of closing the gap between North and South, '.'his requires courageous leadership on the part of the North to create the opportunities for sustainable economic and social development in the South through genuine trade liberalization, meaningful debt-relief strategies and positive resource transfers. It also requires responsible management; sound, people-oriented development planning; and the creation of the appropriate environment for development on the part of the South. The United Nations is a critical forum for the resuscitation of the international economic dialogue. Barbados welcomes the serious debate now taking place on reforming and strengthening the economic and social mandate of the United Nations.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“In this regard, my delegation has noted with interest the Norwegian proposal for the establishment of a special United Nations institute for education and training in peace-keeping and related activities as a means to respond to these new dimensions. While we cannot fail to recognize the indispensable nature of United Nations peace-keeping operations, my country is nevertheless concerned at the dramatic escalation in their costs and would wish to see more stringent controls and oversight in place to ensure efficient use of the billions of dollars now involved. An agenda for peace requires a supportive economic environment.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“His recommendations and other positive suggestions should be given Priority study. A number of small countries have been unable to play a part in traditional United Nations peace-keeping simply because they have lacked the logistical military capability for so doing. The expanded dimensions of peace-keeping, however, provide the possibility for participation by small States in other fields in which they have expertise, such as electoral supervision, human-rights monitoring and the supply of police and civilian personnel. Such participation should be encouraged and facilitated by the Organization.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“A number of its recommendations are consistent with the views contained in my statement to the General Assembly at its forty-sixth session, namely, the need to strengthen the capability of the Secretary-General for preventive diplomacy; the need to put into place the permanent enforcement tools required under Article 43 of the Charter to deter, and in the last resort, counter aggression; and the need to make full use of the appropriate regional and subregional security arrangements under Chapter VIII of the Charter. We also support his call for greater recourse to the International Court of Justice for the peaceful adjudication of disputes. My delegation supports the view of the Secretary-General that there is an urgent necessity to put peace-keeping operations on a sound financial footing.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“Equally disturbing is the desperate situation in Somalia, which, regrettably, has only recently attracted the international attention it deserves, and then only at the sharp prodding of the Secretary-General. Barbados supports regional and international efforts towards the convening of o conference on national reconciliation and unity in Somalia and towards creating secure conditions for humanitarian action. My country commends the Secretary General's report "An Agenda for Peace" to the Assembly for its careful study.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“Barbados is appalled at the savagery with which the protagonists of ethnic strife in what was once Yugoslavia are pursuing their misguided notions of nationalism and sovereignty. Such barbarism, including the horrendous practice of "ethnic cleansing", has no place in our modern world. Its perpetrators must be made to understand the outrage of the international community at their actions. My country fully supports the regime of sanctions imposed by the Security Council and the dedicated efforts of the European Community and the United Nations to create the conditions for a peaceful settlement and to bring relief to the hundreds of thousands of innocent civilian victims.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“Assumptions and doctrines based on the cold-war balance of power have lost their relevance. At the same time, ambitious expectations have been created for the emergence of a new world order based on peaceful coexistence, economic equity and social justice. The transition, however, has proved more traumatic and destabilizing than the propitious circumstances would have suggested. The energies for revolutionary change need to be positively directed so that prospects for international peace are not threatened by the resurgence of ancient ethnic and tribal conflicts and the violent clash of nationalistic rivalries. Regrettably, there are alarming manifestations of that new threat in Yugoslavia and Somalia.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“It is a pleasure for me to congratulate Mr. Ganev on his unanimous election to the presidency of the Assembly at its forty-seventh session. I am confident that our deliberations will benefit from his wise leadership. I also commend his predecessor, Mr. Samir Shihabi, for the outstanding stewardship he provided during the course of the last year, and I take this opportunity too to extend my personal welcome and good wishes to our new Secretary-General, Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali. I am pleased to greet the many new Members that have joined the United Nations family since the beginning of the last session and to offer them the full cooperation of the delegation of Barbados as we work together to shape the international order for the twenty-first century. The old world order has disintegrated at an astonishing pace.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“For there is no supportive network to encourage middle-income developing countries towards higher stages of development. The examples around us seem to suggest that from now on it is to be a constant game of snakes and ladders. I referred earlier to the dialogue on General Assembly reform that is currently taking place. My delegation believes that it is important to take urgent steps to improve the efficiency and relevance of the General Assembly within the Organization's aims and purposes. However, in our eagerness to re-energize the United Nations, we must be careful not to act impulsively, without fully and carefully analysing all the implications. For we may yet find that the problem may not have been in the existing system itself but rather in the paralysis to which that system had fallen victim.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)
“Our society has evolved against a background of genuine representative democracy, respect for human rights and the rule of law, minimal military expenditure, public accountability and careful management of scarce resources in pursuit of people-oriented policies. Recognition of Barbados's comprehensive network of social services and high quality of life is clearly reflected in the 1991 human development report of the United Nations Development Programme. Yet the irony remains that the international economic environment provides no reward for good performance. At the precise moment when it is being lauded as a model of development planning, Barbados has reached the stage where its earnings in a fiercely protected market can no longer sustain its accomplishments.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)
“Some have continued to treat issues which are central to the success of the 1992 Conference as charity rather than as a collective responsibility. Simple justice demands a higher degree of political commitment than has been in evidence so far in the preparations for the 1992 Conference. We call on those countries to act responsibly in the efforts under way to launch a new era of environmentally sustainable development. For my own country, the pursuit of sustainable development has been hampered by contradictory signals from the North. Barbados has always followed, without coercion, all the accepted prescriptions for development.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)
“It is essential that the Uruguay Sound be speedily and successfully concluded. Further debt-relief measures, including the question of debt owed to multilateral financial institutions, must also be addressed. The concept of sustainable and environmentally sound economic development has been brought sharply into focus as the United Nations prepares for the 1992 Conference on Environment and Development. All nations share, in some measure, in the environmental degradation that has beset our planet and must all work together to find solutions to this critical issue. Indeed, the acceptance by the developed countries of principal responsibility for global environmental pollution is a step in the right direction. Regrettably, however, acceptance has not always led to action.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)
“But freedom cannot translate into lasting peace in a world where hundreds of millions still live in utter poverty and deprivation, and where 23 per cent of the world's population enjoys 85 per cent of the world's wealth. A new world order must be based on social justice and afford all people the opportunity to benefit from the development of the resources of this planet. Unfortunately, there is little evidence of any real prospect of enlightened action in this regard. On the contrary, the gap between North and South continues to grow. For developing countries to earn their way in the brave new world of the 1990s and beyond, urgent steps must taken genuinely to liberalize trade, to alleviate the debt burden and to reverse the net outflow of resources from South to North.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)
“We firmly believe that the international community should continue to exert pressure on the Pretoria regime through the maintenance of financial and economic sanctions until there is evidence of profound and irreversible change leading to a non-racial democracy in South Africa. Only partial steps towards that goal have so far been taken. Let us resolve to stay the course until apartheid, that crime against humanity, is no more. Many voices have proclaimed a new world order. Few, however, have defined it. For the delegation of Barbados, that definition must go beyond purely military or political concepts. In the past few years we have witnessed dramatic progress towards the universal attainment of human freedom.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)
“While we are encouraged by the advances noted in the Secretary-General's second progress report on the implementation of the Declaration on Apartheid and its destructive Consequences in Southern Africa, we are greatly concerned about the violence that has obstructed the political dialogue so vital to the achievement of non-racial democracy in South Africa. We therefore fervently hope that the Johannesburg peace agreement signed on 14 September 1991 will ensure an environment of trust and security in which the proposed multi-party conference can proceed. In this context, Barbados supports the view expressed in the Abuja Declaration of 29 July 1991 that negotiation leading to the drawing up and adoption of a non-racial and democratic constitution is now the most urgent and pressing question.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)
“The resources of the system are channelled when needed to other areas of functional cooperation, including drug interdiction and disaster relief. There is interest in expanding the system to include other territories of the Caribbean Community, and a committee, which I have the honour to chair, is actively pursuing the matter. This Caribbean initiative is consistent with the provisions of Chapter VIII of the Charter, and we are confident that it will now enjoy the full support of a revitalized Security Council. The issue of apartheid is one of the continuing concerns of my delegation.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)
“Barbados is convinced of the vital need for transparency in the sale and transfer of weapons and supports the creation and maintenance of the appropriate register under United Nations auspices. Regional and subregional security arrangements should be actively encouraged under the umbrella of the Charter. Since 1982, countries in the Eastern Caribbean have participated in a regional security system of our own. As vulnerable micro-States, we are persuaded that increased militarisation to counter a potential external aggressor does little to enhance national security, but carries instead its own potential for internal destabilisation. We have therefore opted for an arrangement that combines a minimal internal force with a joint rapid-response capability to deal with any threat in any one of the participating territories.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)
“Genuine and complete disarmament is an indispensable element for consolidating peace. Barbados welcomes the important initiatives recently announced by the Governments of the United States and the USSR with regard to nuclear disarmament and hopes that these will provide momentum for real progress in this vital area. He also fully support the renewed interest of the international community in creating a regime for the prohibition of chemical weapons and other weapons of mass destruction. My country, Barbados, stands ready to forswear their use in perpetuity. The international community must permit the United Nations a more active role in ensuring that disarmament gains in some parts of the world are not offset by spiralling arms races in others.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)
“Within this general atmosphere of progress and optimism, leaf week's events In Haiti stand out as an anachronistic blot upon the regional landscape, The Member States of the Caribbean Community were intimately involved in the regional and international efforts to assist the electoral and democratisation process In Haiti and are outraged at the crude and callous attempts to thwart the will of the Haitian people. Barbados will have no dealings with the usurpers In Port au-Prince and fully supports the actions taken by the Organisation of American States aimed at reversing the coup and restoring the legitimate government of Father Jean-Bertrand Aristide to office. It is imperative that the United Nations act in concert to ensure the success of the regional effort.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)
“We are likewise heartened by the recent breakthrough in negotiations between the Government of El Salvador and the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) and the signing of the New York agreement on 25 September 1991, which offer the first real prospects for the realization of a definitive and lasting peace in that troubled country. It is our earnest hope that a spirit of conciliation, dialogue and good-neighbourliness will be brought to bear on remaining tensions between countries in our hemisphere.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)
“In our region, Barbados welcomes the normalization of relations between Belize and Guatemala and the historic moves towards a negotiated solution to any outstanding differences. A relaxation of tensions between these two neighbours will contribute enormously to strengthening relations between Central America and the Caribbean Community. Concrete steps have already been taken towards this end and I look forward to the inauguration, next month in Honduras, of what I hope will be a process of regular ministerial dialogue and cooperation between Central America and CABICOM.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)
“Barbados is heartened by the tentative steps taken in this regard in the Middle East. We fully support the holding of an international conference, with the participation of all the parties concerned, aimed at achieving a just settlement that respects both the right of the Palestinian people to a homeland and that of Israel to live in peace and security within recognized borders. Barbados further notes the significant progress made in the arduous process towards a lasting Cambodian peace and the pivotal role required of the United Nations in the implementation of the final peace agreement. The United Nations efforts in facilitating the process towards peaceful settlement in Western Sahara deserve similar recognition and support from Member States.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)
“Care must also be taken to balance the powers and responsibilities of the Security Council through genuine consultation and involvement of the wider United Nations membership. Indeed, the Secretary-General stressed in the 1990 Report of the Secretary-General on the Work of the Organization that "agreement among the major Powers must carry with it the support of a majority of Member States if it is to make the desired impact on the world situation. It is the willing endorsement of the decisions of the Security Council by the international community that can best counter any impression, likely to create anxiety, of world affairs being run by a directorate". (A/45/1, p. 13) The end of cold-war tensions provides a historic opportunity for United Nations diplomacy to focus on bringing lasting peace to the remaining areas of regional conflict.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)
“The new spirit of cooperation among the five permanent members brings with it the prospect of a revitalised Security Council, finally capable of carrying out its far-reaching responsibilities under the Charter. It is therefore necessary to put at the Council's disposal the permanent enforcement tools needed to deter and, in the last resort, counter aggression. Ad hoc mechanisms are of uncertain comfort to small, resource-poor States like my own, which look to the United Nations as the only impartial guarantor of their security. Greater impetus must also be given to strengthening the capabilities of the Security Council and of the Secretary-General in the prevention and resolution of conflicts.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)
“They are an occasion, rather, for sober reflection on the enormous human consequences of war and on the ways in which we can work together to eradicate the conditions for its recurrence. Forty years of cold-war polarization within the United Nations have effectively prevented us from putting into place, under Article 43 of the Charter, the contingency provisions necessary for collective United Nations enforcement action under the direction of the Security Council. The Gulf crisis stands as the first post-cold-war test of the application of the principle of collective security. The case of Kuwait is sui generis, and the ad hoc coalition of interests that responded is unlikely to recur in the face of other breaches of the peace.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)
“The Gulf War was a tragedy, not only for the innocent people of Iraq and Kuwait, but also for the international community as a whole. It provided a chilling reminder of the extent to which the unfettered ambition of even a single individual can sometimes destroy overnight the fragile and uncertain world peace for which this Organization strives. It was of vital importance that the United Nations should act in this far-reaching crisis to demonstrate unambiguously that naked aggression has no place in the modern world and that every State, no matter how small or militarily insignificant, has the sovereign right to exist in peace and security. The results of the encounter in the Gulf are not, however, in my delegation's view, cause for triumphant celebration.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)
“On 19 August 1991 the Government of Barbados publicly condemned as unconstitutional and undemocratic the attempt to remove the legitimate President of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics from office by force. The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) did likewise. The people of Barbados were moved by the courage and dignity with which the Soviet people successfully withstood this dangerous threat and they stand ready, with the international community, to support them in whatever forms of peaceful association they may freely choose for themselves. We are, however, deeply concerned over the breakdown of civil order and the outbreak of armed conflict in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. We urge all parties to the conflict to pursue their goals through peaceful means and to support the peacemaking efforts of the European Community.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)
“The death of the cold war - and with it the rapid disappearance of the Ideological divide - has occasioned a remarkable assembly of new partners, concrete prospects for disarmament, expectations of trickle-down benefits of the so-called peace dividend and confident pronouncements that a new world order is at hand. The euphoria, however, has been short lived. War and devastation in the Persian Gulf and the recent dramatic internal disintegration of an empire in the east are poignant reminders of the difficult adjustments that lie ahead in a world devoid of the familiar status quo. Recent developments in the Soviet Union and the reaction of the international community to those developments show the extent to which old enmities and suspicions have receded and the concept of global interdependence has taken hold.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)
“Now, at this critical juncture in international relations, the choice of a new Secretary-General is naturally of vital relevance to us all. The person we choose must be a leader capable of preserving the independence and integrity of the post, a mediator capable of maintaining a healthy balance among the competing interests represented within the Organisation and a committed activist who will inspire universal confidence in the ability of the United Nations to fulfil decisively and impartially the vital functions prescribed for it in the Charter. In making the selection due regard must also be given, in my delegation's view, to the principle of rotation. The momentous developments of the past two years have brought profound and irreversible change to the conduct of relations among nations.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)
“Guido de Marco. We commend him for his innovative use of the presidency as a catalyst for promoting dialogue on ways to revitalise and enhance the effectiveness of the General Assembly. We are confident, Sir, that under your able leadership dialogue will be constructively advanced throughout the coming months. Barbados also congratulates its regional compatriot, His excellence Mr. Javier Peres de Cuellar, for his careful stewardship of the Organisation over this complex and unprecedented period of its history. The unassuming brand of diplomacy of the Secretary-General and his high-level team has contributed significantly to the recent progress in many of the hitherto intractable problems confronting the United Nations.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)
“Barbados is therefore delighted to offer a fraternal welcome to the new Member States of the Marshall Islands and Micronesia. It is also of particular significance for my delegation that today, in furtherance of the principles of universality of membership, we welcome into the United Nations family the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea. We look forward to their active contribution to the work of the Organization and hope, in turn, that within the supportive framework of the United Nations they will find a means of building bridges towards a common future. We also take pleasure in welcoming the republics of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and salute the restoration of their sovereignty. May I also take this opportunity to endorse the tributes paid to your distinguished predecessor. His Excellency Mr.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)
“Sir, I am pleased to join those who have already congratulated you on your election to the presidency of the forty-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly. Your vast experience of United Nations affairs and your consummate diplomatic skills give us every confidence that you will discharge your responsibilities with distinction. I note with pleasure the enhanced representation of the Pacific subregion in the United Nations. The States of the Pacific and the Caribbean, although divided by geography, are close and constant partners, in this forum and others, in the search for solutions to the unique challenges confronting small island developing nations. Our shared experiences, perspectives and aspirations contribute a special dimension to the dialogue between the community of nations.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)
“Man, who has created the computer and conquered the moon, who has split the atom and decoded the gene, now has the chance in an age of entente to harness his creativity intelligently towards the development of the whole human family and towards the preservation and enhancement of the environment in which he lives. It is appropriate and necessary that the United Nations should take the lead in structuring the new agenda for development for all by the year 2000.”
1990-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 45 (1990)
“Despite the serious threat to international peace and security currently confronting the world - indeed, ironically, almost because of it - the forty-fifth session of the Assembly has opened in an unprecedented atmosphere of optimism, expectation and confidence. At this critical juncture in history, States Members of the United Nations must use this momentum to forge a co-operative approach to the management of our planet Earth that addresses the root causes of conflict, inter alia the extreme economic and social inequalities between and within States, hunger, poverty and disease.”
1990-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 45 (1990)
“At their meeting in Jamaica, in July 1990, Reads of Government of Caribbean States reaffirmed their willingness to co-operate with the Government and people of Haiti, with the United Nations and with the Organisation of American States in providing assistance for the holding of free and fair elections in Haiti. The General Assembly at its forty-fifth session will be asked to consider a resolution co-sponsored by Caribbean and Latin American States requesting assistance with the electoral process in Haiti. We hope that that resolution will receive the unanimous support of this Assembly and that its provisions will be implemented without delay.”
1990-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 45 (1990)
“Barbados looks forward also to the adoption of a Convention on the Protection of the Sights of all Migrant Workers and Their Families, so that thousands of men and women from developing countries who contract to work in foreign lands will be protected from exploitation and abuse. The international community is familiar with the efforts of the Haitian people to achieve social and economic progress within a stable democratic framework. The Heads of Government of Caribbean countries have, over the years, followed the situation in Haiti with deep concern for the welfare of the Haitian people. Caribbean Community Ministerial Missions and Working Groups of Senior Electoral Officers from Caribbean States have visited Haiti in the past year, seeking to help our sister Caribbean country in its efforts at democratisation and economic development.”
1990-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 45 (1990)
“It is for that reason that the government of Barbados pursues policies of creating and strengthening international instruments for the promotion of human rights. It is for that reason that the Government of Barbados will speak out wherever and whenever flagrant abuses of human rights and violent usurpations of democracy occur. It is also for that reason that we condemned the recent violent assault on the democratically elected Government of our sister republic of Trinidad and Tobago. In pursuance of our policy to support instruments that promote human rights, I am happy to announce that I have today deposited my country's instrument of ratification of the historic Convention on the Sights of the Child.”
1990-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 45 (1990)