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first: 1964-09-24
most recent: 1983-09-24
sittings or episodes: 9
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“We wholeheartedly support the efforts of the Committee of Twenty-Four to bring about the full application of the historic Declaration contained in General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) and of which Cyprus was proud to be a co-sponsor. We fully support the struggle of all colonial peoples striving for their freedom, whether they be in Angola, Mozambique or so-called Portuguese Guinea or in British Guiana, the Arabian peninsula, or elsewhere in the world. 84. We stand for complete freedom. We stand for the complete elimination of all forms of colonialism, neo-colonialism, imperialism and foreign domination, all forms of oppression and injustice. In this respect the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples. I wish to refer to certain specific cases related to this most serious aspect of the present international situation.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“Having ourselves emerged to independence after a long period of foreign domination, we have firmly and constantly adhered to the principle of the total elimination of colonialism. From the very first year of our admission to the United Nations we associated ourselves with, participated actively in and strongly supported all causes of the oppressed peoples in the world for the achievement of their inalienable right to independence and self-determination. 83. Imperialism, colonialism and neo-colonialism, including economic exploitation of former colonial territories, constitute serious sources of international tension and conflict, endangering peace and security.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“Disarmament, the peaceful uses of atomic energy and the economic and social development of the small and developing countries, are very important factors in promoting the idea of peace. Peace, however, cannot be secured unless complete freedom is secured. Peace, without freedom and justice, cannot survive. However important and necessary disarmament and economic and social progress may be, they cannot by themselves secure peace. In fact disarmament and economic and social progress cannot themselves be completely achieved and consolidated without complete freedom. Freedom and justice must be universal. It is therefore the imperative duty of all to join their efforts for the complete eradication of colonialism, imperialism and neo-colonialism, in any form or manifestation.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“In this connexion I should like to express our satisfaction at the achievements of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and to state our wholehearted support for the recommendations made by the Conference and for the resolution adopted on 30 December 1964 by the Assembly on the setting up of a permanent secretariat for this Conference [resolution 1995 (XIX)]. As a developing country, we trust that the expectations surrounding this great effort will be realized and that this will positively contribute to narrowing the gap between the developed and the developing countries, and thereby promote the aims of international economic and social co-operation. 82.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“Cyprus is grateful to the Special Fund and to the Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance for their contribution to the development of the country. I hope that the anticipated merger of these two programmes into the United Nations Development Programme will revitalize the effort of the United Nations to the greater benefit of the developing countries. 81. The problem presented by the growing economic inequality between the rich and the poor countries has been aptly characterized by the Secretary-General in the introduction to his annual report on the work of the Organization [A/580l/Add.1] as fundamentally as serious as the East-West tension, with all the dangers they portend for the continued existence of mankind. The gap should be narrowed and every effort should be made to that end.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“How gratifying it would be if atomic energy and other great achievements in science and technology were used exclusively for peaceful purposes and if the vast economic resources now devoted to the stockpiling of armaments or the maintenance of military bases were diverted into the fields of the economic and social development of less developed countries. We sincerely hope that one day, not too distant — and indeed it has to be before it is too late — we shall all be in a position to hail such a tremendous achievement of man's will to live and prosper. 79. With regard to the question of economic and technical assistance to the developing countries, it is our firm view that such assistance may be more usefully and properly channelled through the United Nations than on a bilateral basis. 80.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“Moreover, we feel strongly against the storing of nuclear and thermonuclear weapons by any of the nuclear Powers on the territory of other countries, and, in this connexion, I wish to place on record our firm view that the maintenance or establishment of foreign military bases and the stationing of troops on the territory of other countries, and especially against the express will of those countries, is a gross violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of those States, as well as a threat to freedom and international peace. 78.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“With regard to the more specific question of nuclear testing, we continue to hope that it will sooii prove possible for the Moscow Treaty to become more comprehensive by an agreement to ban underground tests. Cyprus continues to support fully the initiative taken by Ethiopia in suggesting the convening of a conference for the purpose of concluding an agreement on the prohibition of the use of nuclear and thermonuclear weapons.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“As an important step in the direction of a comprehensive disarmament treaty, the Eighteen-Nation Disarmament Committee — whose efforts, with special emphasis on the important contribution of the non-aligned countries participating in its work, are to be commended — might usefully take into account the suggestion for the setting up of an international disarmament organization as a specialized agency. Moreover, the Committee might consider measures for safeguarding more effectively the security of States by a collective security system, always under the auspices of the United Nations, as a step that might facilitate further the possibility of disarmament. These are but a few measures that may, we believe, be usefully considered. 77.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“While general and complete disarmament is and should be the ideal and final goal, and while efforts in this respect should be accelerated, one should be realistic enough to accept the fact that an over-all agreement of this nature may take time to achieve. Consequently, Cyprus wishes to stress once again the need to take certain specific steps parallel with this great effort, including the halting of arms production and the freezing of armaments at the existing levels, particularly among the nuclear Powers, as collateral measures preliminary to an over-all agreement.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“With regard to that vital question, it has to be noted that another year has elapsed without any significant breakthrough, despite the momentum generated by the signing of the Moscow Treaty on the banning of nuclear tests. 76. While the policy of accommodation and relaxation of tensions between East and West — which has been given further impetus by recent statements made by leaders of both Power blocs — may go some way towards lessening the suspicion and distrust which lie at the bottom of the failure to reach agreement on disarmament, the fact cannot be ignored that the present state of affairs — when we witness not disarmament, but a continued increase in the stockpiles of nuclear armaments — constitutes a continuous danger to the very existence of mankind.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“In our noble aim to promote effectively the establishment of a new world order based on peace with freedom and justice, the primary objective and duty of all of us on this twentieth anniversary of the United Nations, is to rededicate ourselves to the United Nations and to the principles of its Charter, upon which the very foundations of the Organization rest. 75. In its search for effective measures to promote the ideal of world peace, the General Assembly has had to consider over and over again the question of disarmament, to which it has always attached, and rightly so, great importance. That is one of the issues that the Assembly may be called upon to deal with once more in the course of its present session.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“It is in this spirit that we feel that the problems confronting the United Nations should be speedily resolved. It is in this spirit that we feel that all countries, deprived at this moment of their rightful place in the United Nations, either through foreign domination and colonialism or through obsolete and unrealistic considerations, should soon be taking their seats in this world Assembly as equal Members. It is in the same spirit that we wish to express our sincere regret at Indonesia's decision to abandon its rightful place in the United Nations. 74.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“The United Nations still remains the hope of humanity, in a world full of dangerous antagonisms and injustices, in a world in which expediency, sinister interests and exploitation have not yet given way to morality and justice. The United Nations must not only survive, but it should be further strengthened. 72. This is in the interests of the world as a whole and, even more so, it is in the interests of the small and weak countries, striving to preserve or strengthen or attain their freedom. What followed after the collapse of the League of Nations, however grave and terrible, could not, in any way, be compared with what might follow if the United Nations were to collapse. It would be too horrifying to even attempt to imagine. 73. The United Nations must survive and must be strengthened.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“In our modest way we have consistently supported all the efforts of the United Nations to secure peace with freedom and justice. It is in this spirit that we ourselves turned to the United Nations—despite many pressures and attempts to prevent us from doing so — when we found our small country confronted with threats and acts of aggression on the part of a powerful neighbour. It is in the same spirit that we also welcomed the stationing of the United Nations Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus. 71. We strongly believe in the United Nations and we are completely dedicated to the principles of its Charter. We believe that the United Nations is not a structure that may lightheartedly be allowed to drift into a state of inertia or collapse, for if it does the prospects for the future of humanity could not but be very grim.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“It is only proper to make specific reference to the constructive endeavours of the representatives of Afghanistan and Nigeria, as well as to the representatives of Algeria and Burma, former and present Chairman respectively of the African-Asian Group, for their efforts in this respect. 70. My country is small in population and resources. It is, however, inhabited by a very ancient people, fully conscious of their responsibilities to others, as well as to themselves. Cyprus was for too long under foreign domination and oppression. It has fought hard for freedom and for the principles of the Charter. Ever since Cyprus became a Member of the United Nations it has consistently and steadfastly adhered to the letter and the spirit of the Charter, and advocated, as strongly as it has been able, the strengthening of the United Nations.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“Our deep appreciation also goes to the President of the Assembly for his tireless efforts to facilitate a solution to the present impasse and whose patience and great skill have made it possible for him to discharge the heavy responsibilities of his high office under most delicate and difficult circumstances in an exemplary manner. Tribute is also due to the former President of the Assembly, the representative of Venezuela, for his valuable contribution in this respect. One cannot but congratulate the entire African-Asian Group, and in particular its Committee of Twelve, for its continuous endeavours to contribute constructively, with the interests of the United Nations genuinely at heart, towards a solution to the problem confronting this Organization today.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“It is only when we try to conceive the great mission of the United Nations and the basic importance of the various issues that the United Nations is being called upon to deal with that we may come to realise how comparatively trivial is the issue — very important indeed if examined in isolation — which has, up to this very moment, been preventing the Assembly from going ahead. It is not, I submit, beyond the capability of this Assembly to resolve this crisis. 68. In this connexion, I wish to express our deep appreciation to the Secretary-General, together with our sincere hope that his efforts towards removing the obstacles which have for some time now been hindering the normal functioning of the Assembly, will soon be crowned with success. 69.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“When we look ahead to the task which the United Nations is expected to perform, in furtherance of the principles and purposes of the Charter and in order effectively to promote conditions of security, peace and justice in the world, by removing the causes of friction, eliminating the causes of fear and possible catastrophe, and healing the wounds of many peoples, that have come about either through foreign domination and exploitation, or through their own poverty and weakness, it is only then, perhaps, that the deep disappointment and frustration, shared by most of us, can be made more easily understandable.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“It is by giving our attention to these basic issues and by providing through positive and effective action, the possibilities for a solution to the existing problems related to these issues, as well as to other major problems, that the present session of the General Assembly, if permitted to function properly, may be able to make International Cooperation Year a success and leave its own imprint in history. 67.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“Issues such as the achievement of general and complete disarmament and positive and constructive steps to that end; the total prohibition of the use and testing of nuclear weapons, as well as the prohibition of their wider dissemination; the establishment of nuclear free zones in as many parts of the world as possible; the narrowing of the gap between the developed and the developing countries; the total abolition of discrimination and privileges; the equality of all citizens in every State, irrespective of ethnic origin, religion, colour, creed or sex; the total eradication of colonialism in all its forms and manifestations; and the establishment of a world order in international relations based upon the strict adherence to the principles of equality, complete freedom, self- determination, justice and mutual respect for the sovereign rights of each State as laid down in the Charter of the United Nations, are among the most basic issues that require our most serious and urgent consideration.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“In this respect, I wish to point out that while the plans and programmes suggested by the Committee for the International Co-operation Year, acting within its terms of reference, are most commendable, it might be well to urge that a more global view of the significance of International Co-operation Year be taken, so as to make it encompass the more fundamental issues which face the world today, and in respect of which positive and decisive action is greatly needed if the ideal of international co-operation is to be substantially advanced in the service of mankind and peace. 66.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“This becomes the more imperative when we turn our attention to the many serious and important issues appearing on the provisional agenda of this session. 64. Let us also bear in mind that 1965, which marks the twentieth anniversary of the United Nations, has been designated as International Co-operation Year. Let us not permit this landmark in history to pass without causing at least some of the expectations originally conceived by one of the greatest statesmen of our time, the late Jawaharlal Nehru of India, to materialize. 65.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“From the beginning of its present session the General Assembly has been confronted with a deadlock over the issue of payment for peace-keeping operations, and as a result of this it has been, and still is, operating in an unusual and unsatisfactory manner, and in an atmosphere of disappointment and frustration. While appreciating the considerations that necessitated the present manner of conducting the General Assembly, we feel strongly that the exercise of the right to vote ought not to be indefinitely postponed, and that this session should be allowed to proceed normally with its scheduled work. My delegation sincerely hopes and trusts that a way out of the present impasse will be found which will enable the General Assembly to discharge its functions properly.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“I should also like to take this opportunity to express my delegation's sincere congratulations and warm welcome to the new States admitted to membership at the beginning of this session. I fully share the confidence expressed by most of the speakers who have taken the floor earlier, that Malawi, Zambia and Malta will play to the full their part in the general efforts to promote the objectives of the United Nations, namely, peace with freedom and justice. These newly independent States — like many other States in this Assembly that recently achieved their freedom—know only too well the real meaning of peace with freedom and justice. Their contribution, therefore, towards this objective, which is the basic goal of the United Nations, will, we believe, be both valuable and positive. 63.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“60. Mr. President, I feel that before opening my statement it is my duty to pay tribute to the memory of Winston Churchill. The death of Winston Churchill deprived the world of a great man, but that great man is now possessed by history. 61. Mr. President, earlier in the general debate and in the course of a brief intervention, I had the opportunity to express to you the feelings and the heartfelt congratulations of my delegation on your well deserved unanimous election to the Presidency of the General Assembly. Your election constitutes both a tribute to you, personally, as well as to the whole of Africa, whose role in the establishment of world order on the basis of peace with freedom and justice has been rapidly growing in significance. 62.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)