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TALEB IBRAHIMI

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first: 1982-09-24
most recent: 1988-09-24
sittings or episodes: 6
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“Within this context, action in support of the convening of an international conference on the Middle East in which the PLO would be assured full and effective participation is a major priority of the United Nations. 163. Another priority of particular importance for my country is action to ensure the cohesion, unity and strengthening of the capacity to act of the PLO. This is the way to establish a platform of political initiative and action which would enjoy the authentic support of all Palestinians, reinforce Arab potential and, beyond that, provide the international community with a framework for solidarity and support of the Palestinian cause. 164. Other conflicts and hotbeds of crisis in the world persist and are becoming exacerbated or intensifying. They give rise to legitimate concern on our part. 165.”
1984-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 39 (1984)
“The Israeli-American strategic alliance encourages Zionist expansionism and gives it the means to achieve its ends. Only one conclusion can be drawn from all the tragic experience of the vicissitudes in this area, namely, that there will be no just and lasting peace in the Middle East until the national rights of the Palestinian people, the denial of which remains at the heart of the crisis in the region, are recognized. 162. The martyrdom of the Palestinian people and its national resistance impose a duty upon the international community which it must discharge, first and foremost by ensuring the exercise of the right of the Palestinian people to establish an independent State on its ancestral territory under the authority of the Palestine Liberation Organization [PLO], its sole, authentic and legitimate representative.”
1984-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 39 (1984)
“We cannot accept any pre-conditions based on external calculations which impede the independence of Namibia. The South West Africa People's Organization is the sole, authentic representative of the Namibian people. The unswerving application of Security Council resolution 435 (1978) is the framework and the instrument of the decolonization—which is at present being curbed or distorted—of this African Territory. 161. A challenge of the same nature and scope confronts the international community in the Middle East. In this region, the exercise of the national rights of the Palestinian people has been thwarted; the territories of Arab States have been occupied or annexed and their security is being threatened. The occupation of southern Lebanon is an obstacle to the national unity of Lebanon.”
1984-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 39 (1984)
“South African national resistance demonstrates every day to the world the strength of its aspirations and its essential claim that its rights be satisfied. Furthermore, the attitude of unusual lucidity and courage adopted by the oppressed South African communities has dealt a very severe blow to apartheid thus showing that in a situation of total oppression it is futile to bank on division in order the better to establish domination and exploitation. 160. In Namibia, another manifestation of apartheid persists: the colonial occupation of a Territory which the United Nations has undertaken to lead to independence. Links have been established and conditions set which are an obstacle to the proper working out of this process, which enjoys the unanimous support of the international community.”
1984-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 39 (1984)
“Certain attempts have been made to tamper with the constitution—and we know what their fate has been—in order to confer legality or legitimacy on a system which, because of its very essence, we believe cannot possibly be reducible to rearrangements or reforms; the denial of humanity cannot be allowed to continue; aggression and expansion, which are at the very heart of apartheid make it plain, if there were any further need of this, that the only possible improvement in that system would be its very disappearance. A crime against humanity cannot be absolved; it must be punished. 159. Apartheid is creating in southern Africa, with tacit acquiescence and complicity, a structure of hegemonistic ambitions throughout the region.”
1984-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 39 (1984)
“Algeria, for its part, attentive as it is to all developments in this region, remains determined and ready to do everything possible to bring about the full implementation of African decisions and, through them, the restoration of understanding and concord among all the people of Chad. 158. In southern Africa, the challenge of apartheid remains. Thus, a crime against humanity, a colonial fact and a policy of expansion and aggression still go unpunished.”
1984-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 39 (1984)
“The opening of the process of the withdrawal of foreign troops from that territory therefore represents a step within the process of the national reconciliation of Chad and, through it, a milestone in the building of an African consensus. The same pressure remains to be exerted, the same efforts remain to be deployed, and the same determination remains to be maintained that the withdrawal, far from reflecting the concerns of foreign Powers alone, must be carried out with strict respect for the national unity of Chad and for its full territorial integrity. 157.”
1984-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 39 (1984)
“It is vital for the international community here and now to have a clear understanding and appreciation of everything that is at stake in our region. 155. The same contribution and the same support the United Nations must be given with respect to the OAU in its endeavour to achieve peace in Chad. 156. This is the place to take note of the beginning of the withdrawal of foreign troops from Chad, which the OAU made a primary condition for the cessation of the fratricidal confrontation in that country. This was made possible through the constant pressure exerted by Africa and the firmness of its determination to make the destiny of Chad the subject of a free decision by the people of Chad themselves.”
1984-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 39 (1984)
“Since there is an awareness of the higher interests of our region which will prevail over the belief in the fait acompli and as long as the conviction prevails that there is no possible alternative to stability, security and progress of the Greater Maghreb without undertaking to guarantee the legitimate rights of all its peoples, this endeavour remains worthy of our continuing efforts and our constant determination to ensure that everything possible is done so that the logic of force will give way to the desire and need for peace, understanding and concord, which should prevail over conflict and disunity. 154. At this crucial stage when so much is at stake, the work of the OAU requires the contribution and support of the United Nations.”
1984-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 39 (1984)
“Thus, on the eve of the twentieth session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity, those who have assumed their duty are well known, just as those who have shirked their duty are known. Algeria ventures to hope that the work of peace has not exhausted its available resources or had its last word. 153.”
1984-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 39 (1984)
“If that framework was not used and if those means failed, it is not because the current chairman of the OAU or the implementation committee established by the continental organization had not done everything possible to achieve peace; nor is it the fault of the Saharan Arab Democratic Republic, because it has abundantly demonstrated its commitment to reconciliation between the brotherly peoples of Morocco and Western Sahara. The current Chairman of the OAU and all of Africa have properly located the responsibility for the present impasse. The readiness shown by some who have attempted, albeit in vain, to thwart and to counter the intransigence of others can therefore be measured.”
1984-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 39 (1984)
“Particularly in this case, this is the view of the Organization of African Unity [OAU] expressed in resolution AHG/Res.104 (XIX), adopted by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity at its nineteenth ordinary session, held at Addis Ababa in June 1983, and endorsed by the General Assembly in resolution 38/40. This view has been the subject of African consensus and of the international community as a whole. Through the OAU and the United Nations, whose actions and initiatives are complementary and mutually supportive in this matter, the means of bringing about a just settlement remain open. The OAU, in particular, provides the natural framework and the necessary means for such a just settlement.”
1984-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 39 (1984)
“If the building of the Greater Maghreb brings about the conditions for a just settlement of that conflict, it is equally clear that in this work of construction nothing should be allowed to infringe the national rights of the people of Western Sahara or to damage or prejudice them in any way. 152. It could not be otherwise for my country, for Africa and for the international community as a whole, which has determined that the question of Western Sahara is part of the ongoing process of decolonization.”
1984-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 39 (1984)
“The plan for a Greater Maghreb can only have as its grand design those elements which, free from temporary objectives, are aimed at meeting the true expectations of the peoples of the region. 150. In our region a body of understanding, peace and co-operation is being built. There are people ready to unite for the collective good; there are also the will and the determination—and in my country these are resolute—to work for active good neighbourliness in the enlightened interests of all the peoples of the region. 151. The building of a Greater Maghreb offers unique conditions for overcoming misunderstanding, tension and conflict in the region, in particular, in Western Sahara.”
1984-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 39 (1984)
“This treaty has a philosophy, namely, that of unity, and all of its provisions stem from the will for action undertaken towards that end. Benefiting from our past experience, it has integrated those lessons in the plan for action adopted and the objectives laid down. The treaty is open to all those animated by a sincere belief in the unity of the Greater Maghreb and by a genuine will to bring about its complete success. 149. The plan for a Greater Maghreb can only be brought about by actions which, avoiding precipitate undertakings that might be harmful, are properly and thoughtfully organized. This plan is that of an endeavour which brings together that which is ready and does not divide any further that which is available to be pooled.”
1984-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 39 (1984)
“One fact must be understood: any unified action which disregards or is thought to disregard these imperatives cannot be implemented. When it is a matter of the destiny of peoples and the future of countries, a belief in voluntarism—however worthy of respect it may be—cannot take the place of the needed clarity and method, just as spontaneity itself—however creative it may be—cannot prevail over the need for discipline and for building gradually on experience. 147. The treaty of fraternity and concord, which has been supported by Mauritania, Tunisia and Algeria, is steeped in these imperatives. It was created by actively taking these requirements into account, the cardinal objective remaining that of creating a healthier climate and the establishment of a framework more propitious for the unification of the Greater Maghreb. 148.”
1984-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 39 (1984)
“It is essential that hidden realities do not degenerate into additional obstacles, just as it is essential that underestimating the opportunities available does not lead to resignation and a wait-and-see attitude. 144. In all this, no lucid, coherent unified endeavour can be credible to or supported by our peoples unless it faces realities rather than ignoring them for the sake of making things easier or of short-term considerations. 145. The very relevant lessons learned from past experience, the strength of our commitment to the ideal of unity and the respect rightly due to the aspirations of our peoples call, here too, for clear-sightedness in our approach and discipline in defining and reaching the various stages in the process. 146.”
1984-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 39 (1984)
“It is obvious that, in its very essence, the building of the great Arab Maghreb is also in keeping with the requirements of our national development processes through the mobilization of our potentials and of our complementary elements, without which there can be nothing but unavoidable harm and damage, manifested in dislocation in our ranks, in wasted resources and in lost opportunities. There can be nothing but retreat, when the need is to advance and rise to the heights required so desperately by the needs of our peoples. There can be nothing but disunity, when collective effort and a determination to overcome circumstances can and must make the endeavour an authentically united one. 143. In making that endeavour, there are regional realities which must be taken into account, just as there are real opportunities which must be seized.”
1984-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 39 (1984)
“We have faith in all our available means to overcome transitory hazards and passing problems, for we cannot believe that they can indefinitely thwart the task of unification which is so broadly shared and so greatly desired. There are imperatives to meet and demands to satisfy in the building of this structure. The first among them is to achieve the most favourable conditions, to define clear-cut principles and to establish a sound basis for bringing together the will of peoples and the pooling of their efforts. 142.”
1984-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 39 (1984)
“It has taken on the duty strictly to observe principles leading to the achievement of co-operation, understanding and free exchange among nations. Algeria has also taken on the duty to contribute to the spread throughout the world of the policy of good neighbourliness, the negotiated settlement of disputes and the realization of the legitimate aspirations of peoples, with respect for the identity, the options and the rights of all. 141. That same duty guides Algeria's behaviour in the region to which it belongs: the great Arab Maghreb. For my country, the building of the great Maghreb is part of a joint destiny and, hence, of historical determinism itself. We are convinced that what brings us together legitimizes our ambitions, the magnitude of our objectives and the credibility of our means of attaining them.”
1984-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 39 (1984)
“In mankind's progress towards the fulfilment of its destiny, is it only the inevitability of fear which can dissuade, and guaranteed mutual annihilation which can lead to peace on this earth? Cannot human intelligence and the world's vast resources make possible a destiny—for all and with the participation of all—other than that of wealth for a few and deprivation for the majority? 139. The improvement of international relations and the task of establishing a new universal order demand co-operation and participation by all. Everyone must make his contribution to the building of peace, justice and progress. 140. Algeria learned from its war of national liberation, and it is identified with the ideal of non- alignment.”
1984-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 39 (1984)
“The world economy today cannot merely submit to the natural state of affairs. In a situation of critical inequality of resources and of opportunities for growth and development, the laws of nature consolidate existing pockets of opulence and expand areas of deprivation, wherever they persist. 137. The only conclusion to be drawn is that we seem to be determined—or at least resigned—not to see coexistence among our peoples and our nations except, on the one hand, through the primacy of force and claims to domination and, on the other, through exploitation aimed at keeping the largest possible number of people beyond the pale of prosperity and well-being. 138. Is there no reasonable alternative to all this, which is part of a fatal fascination with destruction?”
1984-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 39 (1984)
“135. At a time when interdependence is a fact, there is no room for narrow views of the world order. In the face of the obvious interrelationship among these problems and the influence of one sector of human activity upon others, it is futile to reduce the solution to a search for initiatives regarding individual sectors or for fragmented action. It is equally futile to bank on a fragile and precarious recovery in some countries without a guarantee of development for all the others. 136. The international community cannot possibly avoid these facts which relate, essentially, to the structures of the prevailing system of international relations. The changes under way—however diverse their origins and varied their manifestation or means of implementation—all point to the need for structural action.”
1984-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 39 (1984)
“It is hardly necessary to add that a world economic crisis worsens the crisis that I have described and feeds on it. An analysis of all recent international financial events can lead only to the conclusion that there is a constant decline in international co-operation for development. 134. The clear threats to the international monetary and financial system have not sufficed to call attention to the crucial problem of development financing. The indescribably tragic economic situation in Africa has given rise to initiatives, recommendations and programmes of action, all of which have faced obstruction or, at best, indifference. The commodity market, international trade in general, monetary disarray, and access to technology and to capital markets are factors which are at the heart of today's fundamental imbalances in the world economy.”
1984-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 39 (1984)
“Relations of co-operation and exchange between States are still subject to restrictive approaches conceived and carried out in terms of political allegiance and obedience. 132. In its high degree of sophistication and destructive power, the escalation of the arms race combines the horrific and the absurd. Space itself is being opened up to rivalry and confrontation, the prospects of which boggle our imagination. Accordingly, the crisis in international relations has come closer to the brink than ever. It is accompanied by an unprecedented breakdown in dialogue and communication, which worsens the crisis, increases mistrust, adds to uncertainty and dangerously darkens the world horizon. In addition, it seriously disturbs the rare possibilities that still exist. 133.”
1984-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 39 (1984)
“The exacerbation of the East-West confrontation and the recrudescence of imperialist activities threaten world peace and hinder co-operation between nations. The few accomplishments of detente are still being questioned. The Movement of Non- Aligned Countries welcomed the beginning of detente, because it held the promise of universal application. 131. There are strong, pressing tendencies today to reduce the aspirations of our peoples and the interests of our nations to mere aspects of the East-West rift. The search for spheres of influence and States which may be used as staging posts or strategic points remains at the heart of confrontational power relationships. The natural right of peoples to freedom and the sovereign right of States freely to choose their own means of nation-building are still being hindered or actively thwarted.”
1984-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 39 (1984)
“We cannot praise too highly his actions and initiatives in his efforts to bring to bear, in the easing of tensions and the peaceful settlement of conflicts, the contribution of the United Nations, the force of its principles and the justice of its objectives of universal peace and prosperity. 128. The Algerian delegation also takes pleasure in welcoming Brunei Darussalam to the United Nations. 129. At this time of taking stock, looking back and evaluating what has been accomplished, so that we may better appreciate what has still to be done, we find no grounds for encouragement. The concerns expressed, the growing uncertainty and self-centred attitudes are sure to continue in view of the worsening of the international environment. 130.”
1984-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 39 (1984)
“The fact that you come from Africa, Sir, gives a further dimension to your selection—that of the African presence at this session, which brings even more forcefully to the attention of the international community, meeting here, all that remains to be done to bring about the triumph throughout our continent of the aspirations of its peoples freely to decide their own destiny and be assured of the means to improve their lot. 126. Your predecessor, Mr. Jorge Illueca, served the United Nations well. In a gravely troubled world environment, he strove to play his part, which was an important one, in our common endeavour to restore the dialogue and rebuild the confidence that are today so sorely lacking in the international community. 127. The Algerian delegation wishes to include in these congratulations and this tribute the Secretary- General.”
1984-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 39 (1984)
“Your selection, Sir, is also naturally a tribute to your country, Zambia, whose initiatives and actions have consistently demonstrated a profound commitment to the restoration of the rule of law wherever it is undermined and the restoration of justice wherever it is flouted. This commitment, which is part of your country's heritage and tradition, has found a powerful means of expression and implementation in the wisdom and enlightened vision of President Kenneth Kaunda. 125.”
1984-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 39 (1984)
“123. Your assumption, Sir, of the presidency of the thirty-ninth session of the General Assembly gives the Algerian delegation much pleasure and many reasons for satisfaction. Your selection is fitting recognition of your well-known and highly regarded competence and experience, as well as evidence of the international community's gratitude to you as President of the United Nations Council for Namibia, which has made a much valued commitment to the liberation of that Territory and the recovery of the full rights of its people and has made praiseworthy efforts to bring them about. 124.”
1984-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 39 (1984)
“With international society in upheaval and its very foundations shaken by a crisis of confidence, a crisis of identity, indeed, a crisis of values, non-alignment, identifying itself with the work of the United Nations, is the bearer of a plan for a new era. 215. The plan is far-reaching and will not be easy to achieve. We are aware of this. Difficult, persistent problems and resistance exist, but to the extent that we are imbued with the necessary faith and resolution, our undertaking remains possible and healthy. The United Nations is an act of hope; by adopting this undertaking it will respond to the common aspiration of the well-being of all and will remain faithful to what it stands for.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“By defining the true causes of that inability to shape the future of mankind and setting forth the conditions for overcoming them, the Non-Aligned Movement will have made its contribution to reviving the ideal of the United Nations. 212. The message of the Seventh Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries demonstrates our deep belief in the ability of the United Nations to unite mankind in its call for a universal order of peace and progress. 213. The Chairman of our Movement, Mrs. Indira Gandhi, the Prime Minister of India, came here and issued, with dignity, a call for collective action commensurate with the seriousness of the times. 214.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“This means that the General Assembly has an even greater responsibility at this session for organizing a discussion that will be faithful to the dimensions of the proposals the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries. 210. In this pessimistic climate, there is a glimmer of hope, however. Co-operation among developing countries is being organized and intensified. Since a promising start has been made, it is important not to let it wither. South-South co-operation must become ever more complete and close, resolutely making use of every possibility offered our countries. F 211. In a world facing an uncertain future and prey to doubt when faced with the immensity and overwhelming weight of problems, a new outlook had to emerge.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“Need we say also that the scope of the crisis and its fearful effects on the economies of the ever-growing number of developing countries call for the adoption of urgent measures in areas of critical interest for those countries? 208. Need we also mention in such a vital area as finance and currency that action is called for? An international conference that would respect the principle of universality must, through dialogue, endeavour to undertake reform that will be a valid response to the needs of growth and development. 209. A clear and far-sighted stock-taking that acknowledges that the sixth session of the United Nations conference on Trade and Development did not live up to its promise leads us to the problem of restructuring the world economy. The problem is still there.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“This appeal expresses the conviction that it is imperative to change international relations in an orderly way and in concert. At the same time, it shows the urgent need to act. This appeal suggests methods and sets out a framework for action. Beginning with a lucid evaluation and imbued with a sense of responsibility, the initiative for restructuring the global negotiations shows a sincere consideration for the concerns of our partners. Because it goes beyond the peripheral problems of organization and procedure, this restructuring allows for discussion and pragmatic decision-making as the negotiating process progresses. It is our hope that the same open mindedness that prompts us will find an echo in the reply we expect from our partners. 207.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“This calls for a responsible and action-oriented political dialogue; a political dialogue that, in establishing without complacency a diagnosis of the crisis and judging its proper, recognizes that everything goes back to the qualitative transformation of international relations; a responsible dialogue that, no longer an end in itself, brings together the spheres of the States' decision-making in putting the world economy in order again; an action-oriented dialogue that would be reconciled with the natural mission of being a condition and means of promoting and organizing change. 206. It is to such a dialogue that an appeal for common prosperity was made at the Seventh Conference of Heads of State or Government of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“If we are convinced that to a global challenge we should give a global response, then a new and daring approach must be used. Any delay in defining and implementing it makes ever more distant the prospect of a new upsurge in the world economy and jeopardizes the development effort. This answer must, without any discrimination or arbitrariness, bring together all the conditions for establishing new international relations freed from the burdens and mistakes of the past.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“How can we believe in the viability of this recovery when there is no lasting base or stable foundations sustained by a powerful dynamic which the third world, given the means to develop, could generate and maintain? 203. Furthermore, how can we believe in the lasting power of a recovery when everything suggests that only a structural reshaping of the world's economic framework can ensure for growth and development, in their natural interrelationships, the conditions of their viability? 204. It is time to let go of visions that reduce the present crisis to symptomatic passing disturbances of a mere exhaustion of growth or cyclical indicators of difficulties of a development model. It is high time to get down to the necessary job of revitalizing international cooperation. 205.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“A worldwide, deep-rooted and lasting deterioration is seriously affecting and upsetting the prospects of growth and development in economic terms. While its nature may be challenged or its scale under-estimated, this crisis obliges the international community, and through it the United Nations, to take up the challenge of the organization and management of the welfare of all. The real answer clearly called for by this advanced deterioration in the world economy is still elusive. 202. The recovery alluded to is uncertain, fragile and precarious. How can we believe in these early indications and too hastily decoded signals at a time when there is still contraction in international trade, monetary disorder, protectionist outbursts and a stagnant raw materials and capital market?”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“It is to the credit of the United Nations that it has helped to bring about a greater awareness of the common terms in which the problems of peace, security and development are couched. The establishment of the new international economic order can thus be analysed as part of a new system of just and democratic international relations, bringing together the independent data of true collective security and international economic co-operation which is new in concept, bases and methods of use. The problems of peace and development come together in a single dynamic leading to the restructuring of the existing order. 201. The crisis of international relations has a forceful impact on the world economic atmosphere.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“We place great hope in the commendable initiative of the Contadora Group which is striving responsibly, within the framework of the essential policy of good-neighbourliness, for a negotiated settlement which respects the fundamental wishes of the people of the region. Any settlement of the other crises and conflicts in Asia, Africa and Latin America must conform to these same principles. 199. In the context of a serious international crisis, the United Nations is being put to the test in the consolidation of the structure of peace. This presupposes a system of collective security which recognizes the freedom of peoples and nations, puts an end to spiralling over-armament and, more essentially, rids the international society of power relations that lead to conflicts. 200.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“We are persuaded that the Greater Arab Maghreb is the perfect setting for such a reconciliation and, in terms of the Western Sahara conflict, provides all the conditions necessary to go beyond this. 197. We believe in the policy of positive good-neighbourliness. We work towards this end with conviction, responsibility and perseverance. Through this—and this alone—can the essential imperatives of stability, security and co-operation be ensured at the regional level, in the interest of all peoples, with respect for the identity and options of each, and for the greater well-being of the community. 198. In Central America the people are experiencing disquieting developments.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“In this matter the now clearly identified parties to the conflict and the carefully established means of solution determine the framework for a just and lasting settlement, offering the brother peoples of Morocco and Western Sahara the path to reconciliation and agreement. 195. Africa hopes that the obstacles which have arisen to the implementation of the resolution on Western Sahara adopted at the nineteenth ordinary session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity —notably, at the last meeting of the Implementation Committee of Heads of State on Western Sahara—will finally be overcome. 196. Algeria, for its part, true to its principles, is still sincerely and fully ready to work towards that end.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“This Organization must also help in the search for the African solution which the Organization of African Unity [Q/4t/j is striving to promote in order to hasten national reconciliation in that country. 193. With regard to Western Sahara, Africa, in its wisdom and perspicacity, has made the voice of justice heard loud and clear by proclaiming the right of a people to a freely chosen national existence. It is the duty of the United Nations to echo that voice, just as it is its duty to foster the process leading to a solution, the bases for which now exist. In this work for peace the United Nations must give assistance and support to the OAU. 194.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“Lastly, with regard to the front-line States, it is the duty of the international community to show solidarity. The independent existence of those countries is imperilled and their development efforts are being seriously hampered. It is incumbent upon the United Nations to translate expressions of support for them into effective measures and specific actions. 191. A bloody fratricidal conflict is engulfing Chad. Outside interventions have given it dimensions that it would not otherwise have attained. Only if there is an end to such intervention in all its forms and manifestations will the people of Chad be able to decide, without constraint or hindrance, on a settlement of their problem. 192.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“The Namibian people are continuing a heroic struggle under the leadership of SWAPO, their sole legitimate representative, and they must see their right to independence triumph. To that end, Security Council resolution 435 (1978) remains the framework for an ideal settlement on which there is today a genuine international consensus. It is incumbent upon the United Nations to ensure full implementation of that resolution. It must also avert any attempts to distort the process of decolonization in Namibia. 189. Condemnation of the apartheid regime must continue unabated, and collective action to eliminate it and to outlaw it from international society must continue unceasingly. Similarly, there must be outright denunciation of all manifestations of racial oppression, which infringe the most basic human right: the right to live. 190.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“There is little need for me to say once again that the United Nations has an obligation to the Palestinian people and has a duty to promote an overall settlement with proper regard for the security of the Arab States which have suffered aggression, particularly Syria, and ensuring for Lebanon respect for its national unity, territorial integrity and sovereignty. In this connection, it is to be hoped that the recent cease-fire in Lebanon will finally open up the path towards the national consensus which is the only path that can lead to reconciliation in that country and to its reconstruction in concord and harmony. 88. The United Nations, which has the historic task of ensuring complete decolonization, has a special responsibility regarding the national aspirations of the Namibian people.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“The United Nations must respond and thus live up to the expectations which the international community thus expressed. 186. The only possible solution of the Middle East crisis is a comprehensive settlement. The recognized failure of piecemeal approaches requires that the only path to peace must finally be taken, namely, a solution divorced from the facile temptation merely to give legal colour to the existing balance of relations of force, a solution which holds aloof from the play of circumstance. The participation of the PLO, the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people, is essential in developing this solution. 187.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“In the Middle East there is a crystallization of the most serious challenge to the fundamental principles of the United Nations: denial of the rights of the Palestinian people, systematic recourse to a policy of force, and attacks on the unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Arab States. 185. It is absolutely essential for the United Nations to defuse this challenge and to impose the obligation to abide by the law. This means promoting a just and lasting settlement, including as its central element implementation of the inalienable national rights of the Palestinian people and the fulfilment of its historic aspiration to an independent State. The recent International Conference on the Question of Palestine invited the United Nations to do exactly that.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“Its primary functions of preserving peace and security and guiding international co-operation for development are, unfortunately, repeatedly set aside. 183. The United Nations system, with its universality and its ideal of democracy in handling common problems and in decision-making, must remain the major framework for our thinking and action. It must remain the holy, inviolate sanctuary for the fundamental principles on which international society is built and for the aims of peace and progress that it has set itself. Paramount among these is to ensure that all peoples have full control of their own destinies. That is indeed the primary role and the first duty of the United Nations. 184.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)