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Alleyne

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first: 1991-09-24
most recent: 1993-09-24
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“The United Nations now offers hope for a future of peace, security and development. Let us not allow our legitimate emphasis on peacemaking and peace-keeping to divert our attention from the equally legitimate demands of the developing world for development and security. The delegation of Dominica salutes you, Mr. President, and wishes you a very successful presidency of this session of the General Assembly.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“We also call on the industrialized countries to offer greater assistance to developing countries in the latter’s efforts to make the transition to environmentally friendly technologies and economic activity. The industrialized countries of the world, which have disproportionately contributed to the environmental devastation that has occurred over the past 200 years, must take seriously their responsibility to contribute to the Global Environment Facility. The ability of developing countries to contribute to environmental sustainability depends on this. Dominica welcomes the decision of the United Nations to organize the Global Conference on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States in Barbados in 1994. We intend to participate fully in this laudable effort.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“Sustaining the environment is compatible with economic growth and development and is essential to sustainable development. However, it demands considerable additional resources which developing countries such as Dominica do not possess. We realize that we have an obligation to contribute to global solutions but additional finances are needed to assist in the many actions we will have to undertake to conserve the environment and follow sustainable developmental practices. We call on the international community to strengthen and give fuller support to institutions such as the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) which are concerned with assisting developing countries to achieve sustainable development.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“The Committee is responsible for developing a national plan of action and making inputs into a regional plan of action on ageing. We call on the international community to support programmes tailored to the needs of senior citizens in keeping with national policies. The sustainability of life on our planet is dependent on the importance we place on conservation of the environment. Dominica reaffirms its political commitment made at the Earth Summit held last year to pursue sustainable development. We have recently acceded to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, and the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer and its amendment, conventions which play a key role in the protection of our environment.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“We are particularly concerned about the needs and situations of our indigenous women and the necessity for special programmes to address these needs. I wish to express satisfaction at the establishment of a regional office of the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) in the Caribbean and look forward to its support and cooperation in all aspects of women’s affairs. General Assembly resolutions 46/91, 46/94 and 45/106 called for a set of global targets on ageing for the year 2001 to provide a pragmatic focus for the broad goals of the International Plan of Action and to accelerate implementation of the Plan. In accordance with the aforementioned resolutions, a National Committee on Ageing was established in Dominica.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“I urge the international community to lend its support to programmes and activities designed to allow for the participation of our indigenous peoples and other minorities in every aspect of the life of our countries. We in the Caribbean should have a special interest in this matter when we recall that within 28 years of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in our part of the world, the entire indigenous population of the Bahamas had been wiped out by the European conquerors. The failure of the industrialized nations to contribute significantly to the special fund is a matter of deep regret, which can yet be reversed. Dominica has played a vital role in the regional and international effort to include women fully in the development process and it hopes to participate in the Fourth World Conference on Women to be held in Beijing in 1995.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“We also condemn recent events in Nigeria, which demonstrate a lack of respect for the wishes of the people and a violation of their rights to participate in the affairs of their country. While we are focusing on the subject of human rights, it is fitting that we make reference to the International Year of the World’s Indigenous People launched on 10 December 1992. The rights of indigenous people all over the world continue to be violated as they fight to preserve their culture and identity. This is of particular concern to us in Dominica as our country is one of the few countries with an 16 General Assembly - Forty-eighth session indigenous Carib population, a courageous and hard-working people with a rich history and culture.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“In that regard, Dominica is willing to contribute to the civilian police and training contingent to Haiti to assist in the return of President Aristide to the full exercise of his constitutional office and the stabilization of Haiti. In the meantime, we support President Aristide’s call for the immediate replacement of the Chief of Police, a precondition to the security of the officials of the legitimate regime in that country. The situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina and in Somalia continues to be cause for concern to all those who support the promotion and protection of human rights. We deplore the human tragedy resulting from ethnic differences and more specifically the barbaric torture and killing of hundreds of innocent people.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“The Governors Island Agreement of July 1993 offered a glimmer of hope for the restoration of democracy and constitutional order in that country and for the eventual return of President Aristide to power. These hopes were shattered by the actions of those who officially sanction violence, threatening the lives of constitutionally appointed officials. The members of the de facto regime must understand that the international community will not stand idly by if the terms of the Governors Island Agreement are not respected. If the parties in Haiti fail to comply in good faith with this Agreement, Dominica will be ready to reactivate sanctions in keeping with the United Nations resolution to that effect. We will also do whatever we can within our limited resources to contribute to the restoration of democracy in Haiti.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“We welcome the adoption of Security Council resolution 833 (1993), in which the inviolability of this boundary is guaranteed, and we call upon Iraq to respect the terms of the resolution. It is indeed disheartening that while progress is being made in the protection of human rights in certain parts of the world, the rights of the people of our Caribbean sister island, Haiti, continue to be violated even after moves by members of the international community to suspend sanctions against Haiti. Dominica, acting on Security Council resolution 861 (1993), ordered the immediate suspension of all sanctions against Haiti, following the confirmation of Robert Malval as Prime Minister.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“We sincerely hope that this agreement will eventually bring an end to the persistent violence and conflict that have plagued the Middle East for over four decades. One year ago in this body, Dominica called for constructive and open dialogue between the African National Congress and the Pretoria regime in an effort to arrive at an early agreement on majority rule in South Africa. President De Klerk and Nelson Mandela’s recent actions are a clear indication of their interest in peaceful progress towards a truly just and democratic society in the affairs of that country. The finalization of the demarcation of the boundary between Kuwait and Iraq is a step towards the enhancement of stability and security in that region.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“As the focal point for human rights activities of the United Nations and the primary organizational institution within the Secretariat for the implementation of the human rights programme, the Centre for Human Rights must be provided with adequate means for carrying out its mandate. On the international scene, the breakthroughs made in the Middle East and South Africa must be celebrated. Recent decisions taken by the leaders of those countries are encouraging and augur well for the future. The Madrid peace process launched in 1991 has not been in vain. Dominica noted with great satisfaction and pleasure the signing of the peace agreement between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization - an agreement which will serve to secure a firm foundation for the mutual recognition of the Israeli and Palestinian peoples.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“Dominica applauds the efforts of those who worked towards the success of this important and historic Conference. I am particularly proud of Dominica’s participation in the preparatory process as well as in the World Conference, which is an indication of our full commitment to the universalization of respect for human rights and the preservation of democracy. Representatives at the World Conference gave a clear signal that it is necessary to increase financial and other resources to the United Nations Centre for Human Rights and the regional Commissions in order to reinforce their ability to provide greater technical cooperation between the United Nations and regional and national human rights institutions.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“More particularly, I call on our Latin American neighbours to honour the spirit of the Declaration of Managua and to take into account the severely adverse impact on the economies of OECS States that their policies on bananas, not critical to their own economies, are likely to have on ours. Democracy and human rights have been a priority of the world community since the inception of the United Forty-eighth session - 11 October l993 15 Nations. Over the years there has been much debate on the universality of human rights and its indivisibility from, and link to, development. The decision of the General Assembly, by its resolution 45/155, to convene the Vienna Conference to deal with crucial issues surrounding the promotion and protection of human rights was timely and significant.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“A threat to the banana industry in Dominica is also a threat to the fundamental human rights of its people as the collapse of this industry could lead to economic collapse, social upheaval and political disaster. The same prospect looms over the other Windward Islands of St. Lucia, St. Vincent and Grenada, with consequential effects on the other States of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). Indeed, just last week we heard of serious unrest in St. Lucia as a direct consequence of adverse trends in banana prices. This is an augury of what could happen in any or all of the Windward Islands. We call on the international community to support Dominica in its efforts to ensure the survival of its economy and the protection of its peoples’ political, civil, economic, social and cultural rights.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“While the United Nations becomes more active in peace-keeping in various parts of the world, programmes aimed at assisting developing countries must not be allowed to suffer. We firmly believe that the right to development is an inalienable right, a right of every human person and of all peoples. Dominica’s economy is entirely dependent, at the present time, on the banana industry and on favoured access to our traditional markets in Europe. Our industry, vital to the survival of the Dominican people, is being threatened by the major banana producers of Latin America, although the Windward Islands industry accounts for only 2 per cent of the world’s production of bananas.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“Permit me to congratulate Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali on his ongoing reform efforts aimed at streamlining the operations of the United Nations. The state of the Organization’s finances is an issue which should be of concern to all its Members. In that regard the Commonwealth of Dominica is making every effort to honour its financial commitments to the Organization. As the international community takes on greater responsibilities in its efforts to establish a more stable world order, restructuring the Organization with improved cost effectiveness is becoming ever more critical. The Organization must do its utmost to avoid wasting limited resources. However, the effect of cost-cutting on the interests of small developing countries needs to be examined closely.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“We believe that, in keeping with this principle and in accordance with the established pattern of parallel representation of divided countries in the United Nations, the exceptional case of the Republic of China on Taiwan should be seriously considered by the international community at the next session of the General Assembly. The Republic of China on Taiwan, with its rich natural and human resources could, if given the opportunity, make a significant contribution to the international community. Its people are also entitled to enjoy the rights enjoyed by all populations of the Members of this world body. The Commonwealth of Dominica therefore supports the efforts of the Republic of China on Taiwan to obtain full membership of the United Nations after being unable to participate for 22 years.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“The Commonwealth of Dominica wishes to congratulate Andorra, the Czech Republic, Eritrea, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Monaco and the Slovak Republic on their admission to membership of the United Nations. The international community is, in the words of Secretary- General Boutros Boutros-Ghali: "Humanity’s best hope in the pursuit of peace, development and human rights". (A/48/1, para. 513) We therefore welcome these new Members as they join in the commitment to world peace, development and support for democracy and human rights. The universality of membership is an important principle of the United Nations.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“On behalf of the delegation of the Commonwealth of Dominica, I am honoured to congratulate you, Sir, and your country, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its forty-eighth session. I am particularly pleased that this position is held this year, for the first time, by a national of a country that is a member of the Caribbean Community and I have no doubt that your intellect and wide experience as one of the Caribbean’s most outstanding diplomats will ensure excellence in the performance of your duties. I assure you of the full cooperation of the delegation of the Commonwealth of Dominica in the conduct of the affairs of this General Assembly.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“During the forty-sixth session of the General Assembly, there was much discussion on reforming the Organization. Emphasis was placed on streamlining the Secretariat and increasing the authority of the Secretary-General. There is need at this point to do more in-depth study of the plan worked out by the 22 industrialized and developing countries and of the final report prepared by the Nordic United Nations Project. The important thing is that whatever is done must render the Organization more effective in promoting peace and development throughout the world. Anything less would merely perpetuate the waste of limited resources. It must be made clear that the world cannot long continue on its present path.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“It will also help us to achieve the "agenda of justice" which the outgoing Secretary-General, the distinguished diplomat Javier Perez de Cuellar, identified as the dominant concern of the United Nations in the years ahead. The restructuring of the United Nations is a very urgent need. We are living in a dynamic world where, every day, events make heavy demands on the Organization. The United Nations has had to deal with those demands in a rather ad hoc manner, and if it is to become more responsive to the needs of Member States and to function more effectively within the parameters of the Charter, a comprehensive analysis needs to be undertaken immediately and new machinery put in place to make the tasks of preserving world peace and promoting fundamental human rights achievable.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“Small countries, no less than large ones, have the right to pursue their national interests free from the bullying threats of special-interest groups. Finally, I should like to recall that Secretary-General Boutros-Ghali, in his induction speech on 3 December 1991, promised to streamline the operations of the United Nations, "eliminating what is wasteful and obsolete (A/46/PV.59. p. 16). If our objective of achieving progress towards world peace is to be realized, we must strengthen, not weaken, the ability of the United Nations to provide technical and material assistance to developing countries "in order to narrow the gap between the rich North and the poor South" (A/46/PV.59. p. 13).”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“The developing countries, for their part, are seeking, belatedly, to raise the standard of living of their populations, primarily through a process of industrialization patterned on the model of the developed countries. That quest will no doubt take its toll on the environment. The responsibility of the industrialized countries to contribute to the progress of the developing countries in a compensatory manner must be recognized. They must compensate for damage to the environment and for injustice to the developing countries. The sovereign right of a country to use its natural resources for its economic development, while respecting the environment and bearing in mind the needs of future generations, must be recognized.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“Agenda 21 covers all areas affecting the relationship between the environment and the economy and deals with the protection of the atmosphere and of the oceans; combating deforestation, desertification and drought; the role of indigenous peoples and women in implementing sustainable development; the meeting of basic human needs; and, very importantly, the transitional patterns of production and consumption in the industrialized countries which would significantly reduce their disproportionate contribution to the deterioration of the Earth's environment. We must be cognizant of the difficulties to be encountered in our attempts to accomplish some of the goals of Agenda 21. The industrialized countries have gained economic prosperity in disregard of the resultant destruction of the environment.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, held in Rio last June, is proof, according to Secretary-General Boutros-Ghali, that nations understand the very fragile nature of the Earth and how very important it is to save our planet. The question to be addressed, then, is how to approach the problem of environmental degradation in a manner which will protect the interests of both developing and industrialized countries. Out of the Earth Summit emerged the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, consisting of a set of principles aimed at governing the economic and environmental behaviour of individuals and nations in the quest for global sustainability.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“One of the fundamental principles of the United Nations is respect for the sovereignty of each Member State. It is with this in mind that we consider intolerable the assumption that one sovereign State can with impunity commit criminal offences in another sovereign State on the pretext of promoting law enforcement. National sovereignty is not of varying value depending on the size or wealth of the nations. The rule of law must be upheld between States as well as within States. The quest for the protection of the environment continues to be pursued vigorously, and the efforts of international organizations must be applauded.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“Such an upheaval could very easily be avoided at no appreciable cost to the basic principles of world trade. What we need is continuing flexibility based on a recognition of the already proclaimed special needs of small island developing countries. Allow me, in the context of the discussion of violations of human rights, to refer to Iraq's flagrant violation of United Nations Security Council resolution 688 (1991), which requires Baghdad to end the repression of its citizens and allow access by international humanitarian organizations. It is the responsibility of Iraq as a Member of the United Nations to comply fully with United Nations Security Council resolutions. Iraq's continued violation of these resolutions and continued repression of its civilian population must be condemned.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“The Members of the United Nations cannot turn a blind eye to the urgent and basic development needs of Haiti. Our concerted efforts at restoring democracy must be accompanied by plans for immediate improvements in the social and economic conditions of the people of this Caribbean nation. Within this context, Dominica issues a warning that the collapse of the banana industry in Dominica and the Windward Islands, which may be the inevitable consequence of imposing a tariff on bananas under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, would immediately and dramatically adversely affect the economic and social conditions of those small island developing States. We would find ourselves dealing, not with one Haiti, but with three or four in the Caribbean.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“We urge all States Members of the United Nations to support the decision contained in the OAS resolutions on the restoration of democracy in Haiti and to participate in their effective implementation. The leaks that have enabled the illegal government to survive and even consolidate its position in the face of the embargo must be closed off. In his statement before the United Nations General Assembly in December 1991, Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali stated: "If there is no development without democracy, there can also be no democracy without development." (A/46/PV.59. p. 16) The economic situation in Haiti is an issue that needs to be addressed. Labelled the poorest country in the Western hemisphere, Haiti continues to suffer economic deterioration.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“We hope for an end to all violence and look forward to peaceful progress towards a truly just and democratic system. The situation in Haiti is of particular concern to us in the Americas. The violence and illegal interruption of the democratic process in our sister island has led to continual violations of human rights, increased poverty and suffering of the Haitian people, economic degradation and the fleeing of thousands from their homeland. The subsequent refugee crisis is cause for 9rave concern. The Organization of American States (OAS) has made significant efforts to restore the democratic system in Haiti, but despite resolutions passed by the OAS General Assembly and a number of missions to Haiti, along with other initiatives, the situation has not been resolved.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“We are however deeply concerned at the persistence of violence and the failure of the South African Government to control it, which undermines and obstructs progress towards democracy and majority rule. We call for a concerted thrust to bring an end to violence, and for a constructive and open dialogue between the Pretoria regime and the African National Congress in an effort to arrive at an early agreement on majority rule. The international community must keep the situation under constant review and should ease economic sanctions against the minority regime in South Africa only in response to firm, significant and irreversible progress towards a democratically elected government based on principles of equality and justice.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“Civil war coupled with the severity of the drought problem has led to famine and death for too many Somalians, and we exhort the United Nations to spare no effort in alleviating the plight of the starving millions of that country. The Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica was deeply gratified by the positive outcome of the referendum on reform in South Africa. It seemed to confirm the will of the people of South Africa to move forward rapidly towards an equitable society where all citizens would be offered their God-given dignity and their full right to participate in the affairs of that country. As a sign of support, and in response to the positive vote on the referendum, the Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica joined other nations of the Commonwealth in an easing of people-to-people contacts generally.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“While we support unstintingly the resolutions adopted by the Security Council authorizing the use of force to provide humanitarian assistance to the refugees and displaced persons of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and applaud the efforts of different United Nations agencies in that respect, there is need for greater effort to stop Serbian aggression and end the civil war under way in the former Yugoslav Republic. "Ethnic cleansing" and violations of international humanitarian law must not be tolerated. Our community of nations cannot be indifferent to the slaughtering of innocent people. Recent trends have demonstrated a weakening, and even a disruption, of the democratic process, as well as widespread violations of human rights not only in Eastern Europe but also in Africa and the Americas.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“It is in this context that we wholeheartedly support the decision to exclude for the time being Serbia and Montenegro from membership of the United Nations, and we welcome other new members from the former Yugoslavia and former Soviet Union. Serbia and Montenegro, on the other hand, by their barbaric acts and flagrant violation of human rights through the practice of "ethnic cleansing", have demonstrated a lack of respect for the obligations and principles of this world body. The Commonwealth of Dominica joins the world community in condemning Serbia's acts of violence and aggression against the peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and calls for concerted and effective action in defence of the defenceless in those States.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“Perez de Cuellar hopes will be the main concern of the United Nations in the coming years: maintenance of international peace and security, justice, universalization of human rights, and lessening of the gap between rich and poor nations of the world community. We believe the United Nations should be a truly international body, with universal membership. However, we do not accept the practice of automatic succession. We insist that all new States seeking admission must qualify for membership. Countries seeking admission to this world community must be committed to peace and must accept the obligations of the United Nations Charter: countries which, in the judgement of the Organization, are able and willing to carry out their obligations.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“His intellect, integrity, sense of commitment and wide experience in international affairs are qualities which, I have no doubt, will ensure excellence in the performance of his duties. I assure Mr. Boutros-Ghali of the strong support of the Government and people of the Commonwealth of Dominica throughout his term as Secretary-General. Permit me to formally bid farewell to the former Secretary-General of the United Nations, Javier Perez de Cuellar, who gave 10 remarkable years of service to this international body. He will be well remembered for his keen interest in the welfare of humankind and more specifically for his efforts at maintaining world peace. It is my firm belief that his successor will pursue the issues that Mr.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“I am honoured to congratulate Mr. Ganev and his country, Bulgaria, on his election to the high office of President of the General Assembly at its forty-seventh session. We are aware that he possesses the qualities and experience required for assuming the responsibility of presiding over the Assembly, and we are therefore confident that he will serve in that capacity with authority, dignity and honour. I assure him of the full cooperation of the delegation of the Commonwealth of Dominica in the discharge of his duties. It is with great pleasure also that I congratulate and welcome Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali on his election as the sixth Secretary-General of the United Nations. Mr. Boutros-Ghali's election is a contribution by Egypt, Africa and the third world in general to the maintenance of world peace, justice and fundamental human rights.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“The principal task of the United Nations in the last decade of the twentieth century must be to undertake the coordination of the integral development of all nations, the elimination of the fundamental causes of conflict - primarily exploitation, mistrust and underdevelopment - and the universal adoption of a new concern for international equity, which, as far as Dominica is concerned at this moment, must start with an adequate regime within the European single market to come into effect in 1993 to protect the vital interests of the small banana-producing economies of the Windward Islands, in which endeavour our neighbours in Central and South America must recognise a responsibility.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)
“We in the Caribbean are particularly vulnerable and must work ever more closely with our neighbours in this struggle for survival. In this context, our neighbours are, most immediately, the countries of the Caribbean, Latin America and North America, including France with its Caribbean Departments. However, in the broader context of development, Dominica views the entire world as its neighbour and emphasizes the critical importance of interdependence, cooperation and policy coordination in the interests of world peace, stability, security and development.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)
“The principal attraction of the trade is the incredible profit which it brings to those who participate in it, and we shall not realise real success until we succeed in making the risks inherent in the trade greater than the financial attractions attendant on it. As with most commodities in international trade, it is not the producers of the raw materials who reap the benefits of the trade. Thus, the peasants who grow coca, opium poppies or marijuana receive less than 1 per cent of the street value of the final product. It is not beyond the ability of the international community to so stabilize the price for the narrow band of commodities on which most developing countries depend as to make it more attractive for peasants to grow such traditional export crops as coffee, cocoa, bananas than to grow marijuana, coca or opium poppies.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)
“Until it is eradicated altogether and all the hostages, who are among the greatest victims of terrorism, have been released, the commitment of the international community to fight the scourge must be sustained. No less dangerous, and certainly not in retreat, is the problem of the international traffic in narcotic drugs. This problem continues to plague the world, not least the Caribbean and American regions. The effectiveness of coordination between nations, especially in interdiction and in forfeiture of the proceeds of the trade, must be enhanced if we are to enjoy success in our efforts.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)
“In the meantime, Dominica maintains economic sanctions against the minority regime in that country while applying flexibility in other areas such as cricket, where we have backed the re-entry of South Africa into international competition. We look forward to the day when South Africa, under a democratically elected Government, can take its full and rightful place in the international community. We are thankful that the prevalence of international terrorism which so characterized our world only one year ago has to a great extent retreated. We cannot, however, afford complacency. Terrorism is a scourge on the world community and cannot be justified on any grounds.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)
“President Aristide has called on his people to have confidence in the International community. Let us honour that call and not betray the confidence of the people of Haiti. Let us, with General Colin Powell, Chairman of the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff, let incipient military dictators know that democracy demands that military professionals must "subordinate themselves totally to the will of the people and their elected representatives". Developments in South Africa give cause for cautious optimism. We shall continue to monitor the situation and to respond to developments as appears to us appropriate.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)
“At this time when democracy is being expanded and consolidated in the hemisphere, and after we have successfully resisted and prevailed over similar acts in Trinidad and Tobago and Grenada within the Caribbean, such a reversal is wholly unacceptable. The Organization of American States has undertaken very firm action in response to these events, action which has the full backing of Dominica, and I call on the United Nations and its Member States to join with the countries of this hemisphere in isolating the illegal regime in control of Haiti, diplomatically, economically and commercially, and in taking such other action as may be necessary to bring an end to that illegal regime and to reinstate President Aristide to his legitimate authority as the duly and democratically elected head of that Caribbean republic.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)
“The democratically elected Government forswore privilege and prestige and identified with the plight of the people, with the rule of law, and with respect for human rights. All hope was dashed on 30 September 1991 with the news of the bloody military coup and the arrest and exile of President Aristide. We thank God that at least his life was spared, and we pay a tribute to the Ambassador of France in Haiti for his courage, and to the Ambassadors of the United States and Venezuela for their intervention in that respect. The violent and illegal interruption of the democratic process in that sister Caribbean republic cannot be tolerated.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)
“But the urgent and basic human needs of the world's poor demand immediate attention. That brings me to the tragedy of Haiti, a country which, after a proud start as the world's first black republic almost 200 years ago, and after decades of the harshest imaginable repression under the Duvaller dictatorship, was beginning to see the light of a new day of hope. President Aristide had been installed after the first free, fair and open election that country had experienced. The economy remained in a shambles, with no realistic expectation of early prosperity, but at least with a commitment on the part of the President to work assiduously towards taking his country "from misery to poverty" as an immediate goal.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)
“The matter of third-world development is closely related to the matter of human rights, another legitimate concern of the international community. We are very pleased to see the remarkable growth in respect for human rights and democratic practices that has characterized the past decade both in Eastern Europe and in our own hemisphere of the Americas. We emphasize, however, that this search for democracy cannot be sustained, far less triumph, unless it is accompanied by economic advances and improvements in the social conditions of the peoples of those countries. The agencies of the United Nations and the world community in general need to be more sensitive to the development needs of the developing countries, and more especially to the need for development of human resources through education, training and the transfer of technology.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)
“The protection of the environment in the interests of the whole world cannot be at the expense of the development prospects of the poor of the underdeveloped regions of the South while the people of the developed North enjoy to the full, and exclusively, the benefits reaped from the almost total depletion of the natural resources of their regions, which took place over the last two centuries but which has had a tremendous, deleterious effect on the entire world. The peoples of the industrialised countries must, in justice, not only work for a halt to environmental deterioration but also assist in very concrete ways in bringing the peoples of the developing world into a fair share of the benefits of development.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)
“I pause here to applaud the recent initiative of President Bush towards deepening the nuclear disarmament and to welcome the Soviet Union's largely positive response. Dominica would like to see the good will engendered by these actions lead to further and more rapid progress in disarmament talks. Until recently, development has been undertaken without sensitivity to environmental impacts. The resultant pollution and deterioration have impacted not only on those countries which have reaped the benefits of development but on all of us. The resistance of the developing countries to the insistent demands of the Industrialised world that we the poor of the world must now carry the burden of environmental protection is both rational and understandable.”
1991-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 46 (1991)