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Ndinga-Oba

THE RECORD WRITES THIS SPEAKER AS NDINGA-OBA

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first: 1984-09-24
most recent: 1990-09-24
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“With regard to the People's Republic of Mozambique, we are convinced that the policy of national reconciliation initiated by President Joachim Alberto Chissano and FRELIMO will ensure the genuine peace that is so vital for that fraternal country's reconstruction. In Namibia a historic event looms on the horizons the independence of that brother country after long years of heroic struggle by the Namibian people, aided the leadership of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO), against South Africa's occupation forces. We urge the international community to be vigilant in ensuring the full implementation of Security Council resolution 43 5 (1978) so that all the necessary conditions are met for the holding of free and democratic elections.”
1989-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 44 (1989)
“Congo is actively participating in the process of national reconciliation in Angola and shares the hopes raised at the Gbadolite summit meeting on 22 June 1989. We take this opportunity to appeal to the international community and to all the friends of the Angolan people to support the efforts of the Government, the people and all the sons of Angola to bring about national reconciliation and rebuild that country. Indeed, have five centuries of colonization, 33 years of liberation struggle and 14 years of internal conflict not been an unduly heavy price for a people to pay - a people that aspires only to live in peace so it can work for its country's development?”
1989-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 44 (1989)
“As far as it has been possible to do so, the people of Congo, under the leadership of President Denis Sassou Nguesso, is lending its support to the establishment of global end lasting peace in the region. Indeed, having worked for the conclusion of the agreements reached at Brazzaville and New York, President Denis Sassou Nguesso has spared no effort to achieve, in conjunction with other Heads of State, the total and final elimination of all the factors that generate tension and conflict in Angola, in South Africa and in all the other countries of southern Africa. In that connection Congolese observers, under the aegis of the United Nations, are taking part in the implementation of some of those agreements in the field.”
1989-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 44 (1989)
“It is with deep distress that I must now speak of Lebanon, a name which, only about 15 years ago, was synonymous with joie de vivre aid which is now synonymous with warfare Neither the Arab League's cease-fire nor the United Nations cease-fire has been able effectively to stop the fighting, this making the mission of the committee of good offices of the Arab League even more difficult, lb the Lebanese people, the victim of external interference, we reaffirm our solidarity and we support the efforts of the Tripartite Committee of Heads of State, which is seeking to restore peace to that people. As members are aware, the situation in southern Africa for my country is one of major concern.”
1989-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 44 (1989)
“Congo, which recognized the State of Palestine proclaimed in Algiers in November last year following the meeting of the Palestine National Council, considers that the restoration of lasting peace requires the liberation of the occupied territories. My country believes that the holding of an international peace conference on the Middle East under the auspices of the United Nations; with the participation of all the parties, including the PLO, is the only appropriate framework for negotiations which will enable the Palestinian people to exercise its right to self-determination and which would guarantee the right of all the States of the region to live within secure and internationally recognized boundaries.”
1989-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 44 (1989)
“That situation, with the thorny Palestinian problem at its epicentre, is at present at an almost total deadlock. One might have thought that following the concessions made by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) on the basis of Security Council resolutions 2 42 (1967) aid 338 (1973), a new process might have been begun aimed at reopening the peace process and beginning a dialogue between the Israelis and Palestinians. On the contrary, we are witnessing redoubled violence against the Palestinian people. The intifadah, the symbol of the resistance of the Palestinian people to the occupation of its homeland, reflects the determination of that people to build a free and independent nation.”
1989-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 44 (1989)
“The framework agreement signed between Libya and Chad on 7 September last in Algiers, designed to settle the dispute between those two countries, is, as far as my delegations is concerned, the ideal way to work towards a final settlement of that conflict. We continue to be convinced that, from this time on, a climate of tranquillity, understanding and good-neighbourliness will prevail in the relations between those two countries. While the situations to which I have referred attest to the climate of detente which is favourable to improvement in international relations, we are bound to recognize that these situations are still precarious, as evidenced by the persistence of hotbeds of tension around the world. In the Middle East, the situation is extremely worrisome.”
1989-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 44 (1989)
“In North Africa, the contacts which have begun between the Moroccan Government and the POLISARIO Front augur well for an era of peace and stability in that region. The referendum provided for in the various relevant resolutions of the Organization of African Unity aid the United Nations will enable the basic question of self-determination for the Saharoui people to be settled. The efforts of the Secretary-General, who has been working tirelessly to that end, deserve the encouragement of my country and of the whole international community. We hope that the dialogue that has begun will continue in more favourable conditions. Along these same lines, my country also lends its support to the efforts to achieve peace in the Horn of Africa, particularly in Ethiopia aid the Sudan.”
1989-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 44 (1989)
“With respect to Iran and Iraq, the peace negotiations on which those two countries have embarked are a sign of hope which we should all work to strengthen. The People's Republic of the Congo supports the continued peace talks aimed at the total implementation of Security Council resolution 598 (1987) aid hopes that the related problems will not obstruct the peace efforts undertaken by the international community. With respect to the question of Cyprus, my country welcomes the willingness of the leaders of the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities, thanks to the good offices of the Secretary-General, to undertake to work tirelessly together with a view to concluding a comprehensive agreement to safeguard peace and national unity in that country.”
1989-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 44 (1989)
“The opening of peace negotiations in the form of the Jakarta and Paris meetings represent an undertaking which must be welcomed aid encouraged. In Afghanistan, thanks to the efforts of the Secretary-General and the parties concerned, an important step forward has been taken with the signing of the Geneva Agreements on 14 April 1988. In the absence of any effective cease-fire and given the resurgence of fighting, my country wishes to reaffirm its adherence to the Geneva Agreements as the sole acceptable basis for a settlement to that conflict. In the Korean peninsula, we note with satisfaction the efforts being made to bring about a rapprochement between the North and the South, which is a necessary prelude to the peaceful reunification of Korea.”
1989-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 44 (1989)
“In Central America and the Caribbean, we welcome the results of the tireless efforts of the Heads of State and Government of the sub region since Esquipulas II, which recently yielded fruit in the form of the Tela Declaration of 7 August 1989. This development requires all other States to refrain from any action which might place an obstacle in the way of this process. We follow with particular interest the process of democratisation which is now under way there and which the international community should support. In South-East Asia, a number of initiatives have been taken this year which indicate a decisive and significant turning-point in political terms. The policy of national reconciliation which has been la inched in Kampuchea should be pursued.”
1989-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 44 (1989)
“This is surely an opportunity to urge the participants in the Conference in Geneva to bring the negotiations to a conclusion as soon as possible, with a view to concluding a multilateral convention on the prohibition of the development, production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons. The climate of detente aid the beginning of constructive dialogue which we can see at the present time offer grounds for optimism. My country is dedicated to peace, justice, national concord and democracy, as evidenced by the conclusions reached at the last congress of our party and the results of the legislative elections of 24 September 1989. Thus, my country can only welcome the prospects for peace which are perceptible in various parts of the world where tensions were brewing.”
1989-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 44 (1989)
“Similarly, my country wishes to express its support for the initiative taken by some Members of this Organization in calling for the convening of a conference of States parties to the partial test-ban Treaty to consider amendments designed to convert that Treaty into a comprehensive nuclear-test-ban Treaty. My delegation welcomes with satisfaction the statements made here a few days ago by President Bush and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Onion, Mr. Shevardnadze, on the banning of chemical weapons, endorsing the conclusions of the Paris Conference held in January 1989, at which 149 countries, among them Congo, gave their solemn undertaking not to use chemical weapons. We have seen appalling pictures in the media showing the use of such weapons in recent conflicts.”
1989-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 44 (1989)
“We hope that this new awareness will continue to inspire us aid will enable the Organization to win the battles that it must fight and to tackle the numerous challenges before it. Disarmament is a matter of concern to all of us. In view of the danger inherent in nuclear weaponry, the signing, in December 1987, of the Treaty between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles, and its implementation, are of great historic significance for the strengthening of peace in the world. We hope that the 50 per cent reduction in strategic nuclear weapons will become a reality. All countries that possess nuclear weapons should participate in this disarmament process.”
1989-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 44 (1989)
“The crises and conflicts that beset the world justify us in constantly seeking balance, security and peace, and justify our aspiration to a fairer and more equitable order - a vital prerequisite for the creation of an ideal climate of active solidarity, which de in aids tolerance, the right to be different, justice and mutual acceptance, as well as progress shared by all. That is why we believe that it is imperative that the United Nations be given the operational means and the capacity that it needs to ensure the maintenance of peace among nations. Consequently, we welcome the fact that the crisis in multilateralism, which was so dreaded a few years ago, has given way to the rebirth of multilateral diplomacy.”
1989-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 44 (1989)
“Dante Caputo, your predecessor as President, whose effective and skilful guidance of the work of the General Assembly at its forty-third session won him the respect of the whole Assembly. Our heartfelt thanks go to him. I want also to express my country's gratitude to the Secretary-General, Mr. Javier Perez de Cuellar - a great man dedicated to the cause of peace, who, despite short-term difficulties, is carrying out his task courageously and resolutely. The United Nations - crucible of the nations, the ideal forum for championing just causes, an Organization whose legitimate aim is to serve individuals and States - feels intensely all the turmoil affecting the international community. This should urge the Member States to support its efforts in seeking solutions to the vital problems facing mankind.”
1989-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 44 (1989)
“Despite the persistence of these problems, allow me to associate the People's Republic of the Congo with the hopes that have been expressed by other representatives who share with us the aspiration to a world dedicated to peace, freedom and justice. I take pleasure in offering to you, Sir, my heartfelt congratulations on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its forty-fourth session. Your election is a token of the tribute that the international community wishes to pay to Nigeria - a country with which the People's Republic of the Congo has excellent relations of friendship, brotherhood and co-operation, and whose traditions of openness and co-operation derive from its natural readiness to stand side by side with the United Nations whenever the situation demands it. Allow roe to congratulate also Mr.”
1989-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 44 (1989)
“The year that is now drawing to its end has demonstrated the perfectible nature of international life. In a good number of situations which until very recently appeared to be insoluble there have been positive developments. The Congo welcomes this wind of change that has been blowing throughout the world for some time now, fostering dialogue between the United States and the Soviet Union. It is a wind that has blown away traditional perceptions of world politics and has created new prospects for peace and co-operation. However, we are bound to acknowledge that these favourable developments at the political level have not yet had the desired effects in the area of development issues. I am thinking in particular of issues associated with the international economic situation, protection of the environment, and drug trafficking.”
1989-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 44 (1989)
“It is for us all, the men and women of today, who are building our own future, to try to build a new world - and it is to that that the People's Republic of the Congo, for its part, has decided fully to commit itself.”
1987-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 42 (1987)
“It is in the same spirit that we must hail the agreement in principle arrived at just a few days ago between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on medium- and short-range missiles. We venture to hope that that opening will strengthen the current trend towards the objective of disarmament. In a world which in the final analysis is governed by imperatives as questionable as those of the manufacture and sale of increasingly costly weapons to countries daily engulfed and consumed by emotion and distrust there is very little margin for peace and security. But this pessimism in no way implies despair. Our presence here at the United Nations is, after all, testimony to the resurgence of which the human spirit is always capable.”
1987-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 42 (1987)
“It covers up the concerns that were hardly concealed in originally polarized positions, some of which were brought closer only at the cost of numerous concessions, that even at times sacrificed the very objectives of the Conference. But the very contents of the document must be characterized as a highly political act because, far from simply limiting itself to historical reality, the document establishes the basis for a process which must be continued and strengthened with real political will so as to achieve the objectives of disarmament and development as set forth in the Charter. That consensus, together with the Final Act of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), constitutes an act of faith in multilateralism as an instrument on which international co-operation must be based.”
1987-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 42 (1987)
“It is essential that these elements be preserved; there is nothing more absurd an seeing countries that are rigorously and in good faith applying adjustment policies being at times forced into a kind of rebellion against the basically unfair rules of the game, A few weeks ago in New York the International Conference on the Relationship between Disarmament and Development was convened. It had the merit of highlighting the incalculable risks in the uncurbed use of resources for death rather than for life. The Congolese delegation welcomes the adoption by consensus of the Final Document by that Conference. Of course the document did not live up to everyone's hopes, nor did it meet all concerns.”
1987-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 42 (1987)
“Like most developing countries, the People's Republic of the Congo now finds itself faced with all these problems, aggravated as they are by trends which are hardly propitious to promoting growth in the developing countries. However, co-operation between my country and international agencies, on the one hand, and with other partners at the bilateral level, on the other, has never been ambiguous, for loyalty and mutual interest of the partners have always been the basic elements of that co-operation.”
1987-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 42 (1987)
“On the other hand, there is extreme distrust of the idea of reorganizing the machinery of international trade and the transfer of resources, at a time when the exchange rates of the main currencies are out of control and interest rates are indeed at extremely high levels. Debates at UNCTAD VII once again revealed these shortcomings of the international economic system. The matter of the entry into force of the agreement on establishing the Common Fund for commodities, which had been so often been postponed, alone reflects the reality of the tragedy of those countries - and their region - whose resources basically come from the sale of commodities.”
1987-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 42 (1987)
“Split between the virtues of callous selfishness and professions of faith in a liberalism that would bring salvation, many developed countries have in fact been busy destroying their own reference system instead of giving it the credibility to which they invite the developing countries. Hence, instead of market laws, we have protectionism, overpricing of manufactured goods and quasi-dogmatic under-pricing of commodities. What is more, repayment of debt is seen as the sacred duty of the debtor country, under pain of the harshest economic sanctions regardless of ability to pay.”
1987-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 42 (1987)
“In dealing with questions of survival and development in Africa, we are getting into an area where there is a very deeply felt common concern on the part of all developing countries, as was demonstrated last July at UNCTAD VII. Indeed, for a decade now - if not longer - most developing countries have adopted reform and readjustment policies whose effects have turned out to be as uncertain as the situations they were designed to correct. Illusions about what could be achieved from the sacrifices undertaken by the poor peoples have been commensurate with the uncertainty in which the international climate is floundering.”
1987-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 42 (1987)
“The best we can say today is that several International agencies have already taken certain measures aimed at starting the implementation of the Programme of Action; similarly, recently at Venice the summit meeting of the seven most industrialized Western Powers recognized the need to increase official development aid to Africa as well as the particularly distressing situation of Africa's debt. In any event, a global assessment of the implementation of the Programme will take place only next year. However, we wish here once again to pay tribute to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, whose interim report indicates the efforts he has made towards the implementation of the United Nations Programme of Action for Africa.”
1987-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 42 (1987)
“which are the real key to tomorrow's world. Africa does not wish to and cannot fail in that under taking." (A/41/PV. 17> p¿ 17) When in the first half of this year President Denis Sassou-Nguesso visited various capitals of the world - after having visited North Africa last year - he was able to gauge the degree of understanding and mobilization of public opinion in those countries and the positions of their Governments vis-à-vis Africa. There were some signs of hope which deserved to be reflected in the efforts and mobilization of the African countries. That this is what we wanted to see real commitments by Africa's partners in implementation of the United Nations Programme of Action for African economic recovery.”
1987-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 42 (1987)
“At the end of that Congress, a non-governmental organization called Pan African Union of Science and Technology was founded, with Brazzaville as its headquarters, the Congolese Government is donating a large building and a grant of 50 million CFA francs - that is $US 150,000 - for the new organization. In addition, the Organization of African Unity has declared 30 June African Scientific Renaissance Day to be observed yearly. Thus for the first time in Africa the awareness and creativity of scientists and researchers has been called upon so as to benefit from their contribution to the liberation and advancement of the continent. As President Denis Sassou-Nguesso said here last year, "Africa is aware of the vital nature of what is at stake, namely, mastery of both sciences and adopted techniques ...”
1987-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 42 (1987)
“I refer to resolution 435 (1978), paced with this situation, Africa has outlined new approaches, committed more resources, mobilized further energies. The success of the Africa Fund is but one illustration, judging by the significant contributions made to it from the Congo - 200 million CPA francs - and from Africa and elsewhere for a total of $US 110 million as of 25 May 1987. j Brazzaville, the capital of the Congo, this year hosted historic meetings for the continent, including, inter-alia, an international symposium in May 1987 on the topic "Writers condemn apartheid", in which 400 representatives from various countries and international organizations participated; and the First Congress of Scientists in Africa, held from 25 to 30 June 1987, which, in the view of the scientists themselves, was a great success.”
1987-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 42 (1987)
“South Africa, which incidentally is tranquilly building up a military force which is a threat to the peace and security of the continent, has continued for eight years to reject with impunity the implementation of Security Council resolution 435 (1978), which was designed to facilitate Namibia's accession to Independence. To preserve the credibility of the United Nations, the Security Council which last July adopted an important decision on the question of the Gulf war, indicating in particular that there was a possibility of recourse to Chapter VII of the Charter, will, we feel sure, be consistent in its actions and consider tackling the same firm attitude with regard to South Africa to ensure the application of a decision that was adopted unanimously and whose application is therefore mandatory.”
1987-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 42 (1987)
“The destabilization of the front-line States has not stopped. Until the apartheid system is dismantled - a system which has been declared here to be "a crime against humanity" - there are no grounds for south Africa's joining the ranks of free Africa or of the international community. Thus, we shall continue to call for decisive measures against the Pretoria regime as demanded by the South African tragedy and the growing impatience of the international community. On 10 November 1986 the General Assembly adopted resolution 41/35 B, reaffirming its support for the struggle of the people of South Africa and condemning the activities of trans national corporations and financial institutions that have continued to co-operate with that country.”
1987-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 42 (1987)
“This is particularly deplorable in that we know - because we were closely involved in this - that the Chairman of the OAU and the Secretary—General of the United Nations have made intensive efforts to bring about a lasting solution. The active co-operation of all the parties concerned remains indispensable to the success of the joint actions of the OAU and the United Nations, as set forth in the relevant resolutions adopted by those two Organizations. Africa is being eaten away by the gangrene of apartheid, one of the moat shocking anachronisms of our century. Despite many appeals and threats, most of the people of South Africa continue to live in a permanent state of siege; Nelson Mandela is still in prison and along with him are many political prisoners who have been arbitrarily detained.”
1987-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 42 (1987)
“We support the diplomatic activity of the Secretary-General in this connection, and call on all States to refrain from any interference or action that might hamper the efforts under way, pursuant to paragraph 5 of Security Council resolution 598 (1987). As for Chad, a neighbour and brother of Congo, we note with satisfaction the progress made in the process of national reconciliation. However, there remain other problems. The Ad Hoc Committee of the Organization of African Unity (OAŪ) , which is meeting now in Lusaka, Zambia, under the presidency of El Had j Omar Bongo, President of the Republic of Gabon, is trying to settle the Chad-Libya border dispute. We firmly support those mediation efforts, in which Congo has always been actively involved. Today, by general agreement, the question of Western Sahara seems to be at a deadlock.”
1987-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 42 (1987)
“We trust that all interested parties will refrain from imposing pre-conditions that might delay the convening of such a conference and that they will be able to take up the substantive problem, namely, peace in the Middle East and self-determination for the Palestinian people. The Iran-Iraq war and the tense situation in the Gulf have had disastrous consequences to date for the people themselves and for the economies of the two warring parties, seriously threatening international security. In associating ourselves with the initiatives recently taken by the Security Council, through the adoption of resolution 598 (1987), Congo appeals to the two parties to end the conflict.”
1987-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 42 (1987)
“Continuing tension and insecurity are features of the situation in the Middle East, which continues to be a matter of concern to the international community. For several years now the General Assembly has been seized of the Middle East crisis without there being any glimmer of a real settlement. As was reaffirmed by the General Assembly in its resolution 41/162 A, adopted on 4 December 1986: "a Just and comprehensive settlement of the situation in the Middle East cannot be achieved without the participation on an equal footing of all the parties to the conflict, including the Palestine Liberation Organization ...” The international community's support for the convening of a conference on peace in the Middle East gives ground for great hope, in our opinion.”
1987-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 42 (1987)
“Naturally, therefore, we support the efforts of the Secretary-General with a view to the settlement of the problem in the Interests of the Afghan people as a whole. In the Korean peninsula the concentration of large armed forces along the military demarcation line clearly constitutes a threat to peace and security. In order to ease the tensions and help to speed up the peaceful reunification of the peninsula, a number of initiatives have been taken to reduce the armed forces there. The response to those initiatives and others and the interest evinced throughout the world are encouraging signs of good will favourable to the restoration of peace and security in that area, and thus worthy of the attention of this Assembly.”
1987-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 42 (1987)
“In many respects it offers a real chance of resolving the misunderstandings that exist or might exist between States in the subregion. We trust that all other States will refrain from actions that might interfere with this peace process. In South-East Asia, regarding Kampuchea, we venture to hope that the agreement signed on 29 July 1987 between the Vietnamese Foreign Minister, representing the countries of Indo-China, and the Indonesian Foreign Minister, representing the member countries of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN), will be mutually respected, in the interests of the peoples of that part of Asia. Today, all observers agree that there is some evolution in the situation in Afghanistan and that the various parties concerned seem to agree on a fair number of issues.”
1987-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 42 (1987)
“Central America is one of the areas of most acute tension in the world. At the eighth Summit Conference of non-aligned countries, last year in Harare the Heads of State and Government "condemned the escalation of aggression, military attacks and other actions against Nicaragua's sovereignty, political Independence, territorial integrity ..." (A/41/697, p. 104) or that of other States of the region. In this context, it is more than ever necessary to stress that it is incumbent on all of us to follow with interest and to support the Contadora Group and the Support Group, in view of the praiseworthy efforts that they have been making recently to promote peace. As we know, these efforts led to the adoption last August in Guatemala City of a peace plan which was accepted by all the parties concerned.”
1987-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 42 (1987)
“Today the frontiers of peace, security and development can be measured only in the constantly growing dimensions of mutual understanding and the extent of implementation of the principles of justice and equity in international relations. We also have to take into consideration the extent and diversity of the various Individual experiences and situations, outside of models imposed by force, intolerance and threats. We are therefore concerned with the situation in Latin America, Asia, the Middle East and, in particular, Africa, because of the crises which have crystallized in Namibia and South Africa and the critical economic situation in Africa as a whole. We know that the United Nations has studied these problems, but we fear that they may simply become part of the litany intoned at international conferences.”
1987-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 42 (1987)
“As President Denis Sassou-Nguesso has reaffirmed, the United Nations remains the irreplaceable, universal framework, which the world will always need, for assessing, identifying and settling problems involving coexistence on our planet - hence, the need constantly to have recourse to the United Nations and to make the principles of the Charter and the rule of law the mandatory basis for all action that may have international consequences. Therefore, the financial crisis facing the United Nations is above all a crisis of confidence. The uncertainty to which it gives rise is merely a reflection of a posture that does not take into account the march of history, one that wishes to replace multilateralism by a bilateral - even unilateral - approach to the regulation of international affairs.”
1987-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 42 (1987)
“The state of affairs that I have described illustrates disturbingly and irrefutably how meeting mankind's most immediate aspirations, particularly the aspirations for peace and security, demands a greater political will, a pooling of all possible efforts and energies, to ensure a stable strengthening of the Ideals of the Charter of the United Nations and the promotion of their practical Influence on the conduct of nations. In that regard, I wish to share with the representatives of the international community present today some thoughts that Inspired the people and Government of the People's Republic of the Congo in the light of lessons learned from the carrying out by our country and its President, His Excellency Denis Sassou-Nguesso, of an important mandate at the head of the OAU.”
1987-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 42 (1987)
“Joseph Reed as Assistant Secretary-General for Political and General Assembly Affairs. His dynamism and ability will, I am sure, be a real asset to the Assembly and the Secretariat. This forty-second session is beginning in an explosive and depressing international atmosphere - explosive because of an increase in hotbeds of tension depressing because for most countries of the third world the economic crisis persists; inasmuch as the reorientation of economic policies and the specific measures taken have responded only partially to the need to check the disease.”
1987-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 42 (1987)
“I wish also on behalf of the Congolese delegation to thank and pay a tribute to your Illustrious predecessor, Mr. Humayun Rasheed Choudhury, for the ability and dedication with which he presided over the previous session. To the Secretary-General of our Organization, Mr. Javier Perez de Cuellar, I present the greetings of the Congolese Government and its thanks for his co-operation and his kindness to us when Colonel Denis Sassou-Nguesso was Chairman of the Organization of African Unity (OAU). Indeed, thanks to the good understanding between them, co-operation between this world Organization and the Pan-African Organization increased in quality and effectiveness, to the benefit of our common goals. Lastly, I wish to take this opportunity to welcome the appointment of Mr.”
1987-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 42 (1987)
“The choice of you, Sir, at the beginning of this session to assume the important duties of President of the General Assembly at its forty-second session is a tribute not only to you as an experienced, well-informed diplomat, with qualities and merits recognized by all, but also to your country, the German Democratic Republic, whose aspirations and central position in Europe mark it out for the path of international peace and co-operation. It is a country with which Congo has excellent friendly relations. I am pleased to offer you. Sir, the warmest congratulations of the Congolese delegation and to express our particular pleasure at seeing you preside over the work of this session. It goes without saying that my delegation will spare neither time nor effort in helping you discharge your important mandate.”
1987-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 42 (1987)
“I shall borrow the final words of my intervention from the admirable recommendation made by the former Presidents of the General Assembly at their meeting held under the auspices of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) last June. They suggested to the Assembly that its "should seize this unique opportunity and devote its attention to the remaining 15 years of this century and, with a vision of the future, should initiate plans at the global level for the year 2000 and the beginning of the new millennium." (A/40/377, para. 20) Indeed, it is no longer conceivable, in 1985, to live without the United Nations, much less to do without it in determining our near or distant future.”
1985-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 40 (1985)
“In this respect, the new international communications and information order should be the catalyst for a major peaceful battle at the international level, through the United Nations system, to promote comprehension and understanding among nations and peoples. It would indeed be inconsistent and dangerous to erect barriers between the United Nations and the peoples of the world. Although mankind often has to be subjected to utmost danger in order to find the necessary motivation to save itself, the past from which the United Nations has emerged is sufficiently rich in object lessons that no further trials are needed for us to demonstrate a commitment to our common survival.”
1985-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 40 (1985)
“We must preserve the Charter from any abusive interpretation of its provisions and even more from its use for partisan purposes. The Charter can be revised in order to ensure its adaptation to the realities while at the same time maintaining its fundamental perspective as the cornerstone of any international policy. In so doing we have in mind the overriding need to make known the true image of the United Nations by world public opinion. The mass media do not always help in this, undoubtedly because they are excessively concentrated in the hands of a few pressure groups, almost all of them belonging to a limited number of countries.”
1985-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 40 (1985)
“Among those achievements is the whole gamut of conventions which stemmed more or less directly from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and which protect workers, children, the physically handicapped and the aged. We welcome the legitimate support thus far given by the United Nations to those fighting in the liberation movements, willing to sacrifice their lives to achieve the fundamental rights to self-determination and freedom. These achievements denote above ail the value and flexibility of the Charter, which remains truly the treaty of treaties with no equal in all of human history and to which any other international commitment on the part of a Member State should be subordinate, under the terms of Article 103.”
1985-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 40 (1985)
“The Movement of Non-Aligned Countries has been trying since that time to make the international community, including the United Nations, regain that sense of true peace, free from antagonisms and from the search for spheres of influence, a peace based on the non-use of force and the peaceful settlement of disputes, on the pursuit of greater well-being for all the inhabitants of our planet and on the establishment of equality and justice. To be sure, the united Nations system as a whole is already a vast synthesis of all the universal aspirations in practically all fields: political, economic, human and cultural} it is also a solid basis for building a better world that transcends national or regional limitations. We must strive to safeguard the achievements of the past 40 years and to build upon them.”
1985-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 40 (1985)