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first: 1952-09-24
most recent: 1957-09-24
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“The task in the social field is an arduous one but it has been tackled with energy and we believe that, within a few years, we shall see the disappearance of a number of ills which prevent mankind from obtaining the full enjoyment of its rights. The eradication of disease, the cleaning up of unhealthy areas, the provision of a balanced and full diet, assistance to mothers and young children, universal education, social security, comfortable, hygienic and attractive dwellings and institutions, work for all in conditions which provide the necessary time and leisure to enjoy the good things of life — all these are measures which will transform the social atmosphere and give opportunities to all. 126. The work of the United Nations, although not completely realized as yet, deserves general commendation.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“Great progress has also been made in the social field, thanks to the efforts of the United Nations and the specialized agencies. It may justly be said that the greatest and most successful experiments and studies in the field of contemporary sociology have been due both to this world Organization and to the specialized agencies. We can say with complete confidence that the scope of our social action is increasing from day to day and that there is scarcely any region in the world where the benefits of the United Nations do not make themselves felt. As greater impulse is given to the development of the community, the nations will strengthen and the development of their energies will be more balanced, thus avoiding the disequilibrium between economic and social development which is so frequently encountered. 125.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“The economic activities of the United Nations are being carried on satisfactorily, and if, this year, the Special United Nations Fund for Economic Development (SUNFED) comes into operation, in accordance with the recommendations of the experts in the matter and the wishes of the less developed countries, satisfaction will have been given to one of the great desires of the poorer countries which for lack of sufficient means have been unable to develop their economies. 123. This year, during this session, we shall be studying the interim report [A/3134] of the Ad Hoc Committee which examined the replies of all the Governments with regard to SUNFED, and I feel sure that this new agency, for which so many delegations, and in particular those of Latin America, have striven, will shortly come into existence and begin to function. 124.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“If we study carefully the work done by the Economic and Social Council, the regional economic commissions, the Technical Assistance Board, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Monetary Fund, we must admit that there has been considerable progress. This does not mean, of course, that the assistance given to the underdeveloped countries has been sufficient for all their needs. The task is a tremendous one, which has only been begun. 121. With the solution of the difficulties in the way of stabilizing the prices of raw materials and of investing capital in such countries and for such undertakings as really need it, the foundations will have been laid for the genuine independence of the under-developed peoples. 122.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“It was by that means, often a cruel means, that a common denominator of civilization could be extended to the ends of the earth. 118. Material backwardness and primitive cultures remain in only a few places in certain continents. Most of the territories administered by foreign Powers have already reached a stage of maturity which renders them capable of self-determination. Let us then nourish the hope that the Administering Powers will recognize that the time has come to give up their colonies and confine the exercise of sovereignty to their own territories. Only thus can a beginning be made towards the equality demanded by all the peoples in this era of universal democracy. 119. In the economic field the United Nations has achieved successes which otherwise would not have occurred, or at least would have been long in coming. 120.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“Nothing poisons the international atmosphere in the modern world so much as this systematic, unjust refusal of requests which are put forward in a peaceful manner and which should, in recognition of such an incontestable historic fact as the decay of the colonial system, be wisely and generously granted, so that peoples which are truly deserving of the opportunity might be enabled to set themselves up as sovereign States. Those peoples would then become the friends and partners of the former colonizers, their erstwhile masters and guides, and universal progress would ensue. 117. It is generally recognized that the relatively good feature of colonialism was that it brought to backward, undeveloped and primitive areas the civilization of the colonial Powers.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“One of these problems is the self-determination of peoples or, in other words, respect for the personality of groups of human beings who, owing to the circumstances of history and in some cases the hazards of geography, are under the domination of States which do not believe in self-determination, simply because they consider it prejudicial to their own interests. 116. It is true that there are peoples which are not yet ready to guide their own destiny, but for the most part these peoples do not ask for self-determination.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“These three aims are closely interrelated, but, despite the attention they deserve from our Organization, progress, particularly in the political field, is very slow. 115. We do not yet have reason to be proud of the successes of the United Nations, for at every step we encounter difficulties, and we are satisfied with temporary solutions that do not eliminate the underlying causes of conflict. We cannot get to the root of these causes without impairing certain interests which, although inconsistent with the welfare of humanity, are sacrosanct because they appertain to certain Powers.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“The United Nations has three fundamental aims: the political aim of safeguarding world peace and security ; the economic aim of promoting the economic development of all the peoples of the earth, of raising their level of living and of enabling all men to participate in the advances that have been made in the conquest of the forces of nature; and the social aim of mobilizing all individual and collective energies so as to achieve a social development matching the economic development. These political, economic and social aims are the reasons why there is a United Nations, for such aims, being of universal scope, can be attained not by a single State or group of States, but only through the co-ordinated efforts of them all.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“The events of the Middle East and in Hungary serve as a lesson that from now on problems and questions such as those which are at this time threatening world peace must not be allowed to become permanent or be left in suspense, since at the most unexpected moment they may arise like monsters threatening to destroy the well-being of nations and seriously to obstruct the peaceful development of mankind. 114.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“In the Middle East, after the cease-fire and the effective withdrawal of the invading armies, many problems will remain to be solved in connexion with the Suez Canal and the conclusion of peace treaties between Israel and the neighbouring Arab countries. The United Nations and the countries directly concerned in this conflict will thus be required to exert their utmost efforts to achieve a durable peace based on respect for the rights of all parties. 113.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“The United Nations in truth can exercise nothing more than moral force, and that, unfortunately, has gone unheeded by those who have recently taken the short cut of violence and lawlessness, disregarding the recommendations for wisdom and calmness heard from this platform. 111. The United Nations has succeeded in obtaining a cease-fire in the Middle East, but unfortunately the massacre in Hungary has not ceased. Perhaps in that unhappy country, the home of one of Europe’s oldest cultures, we shall find ourselves in a few days confronted with a fait accompli and be unable to do more than mourn the cruel fate which has befallen a people worthy to live in freedom and the enjoyment of all human rights. 112.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“No one is any longer misled by sophisms, half-truths or lies, because in the modern world we have sources of information that cannot easily be obstructed and also because we are endowed with a mysterious intuition that inevitably leads us to truth and right despite any apparent temporary ascendancy of evil. 110. The United Nations does not yet have an army to support it or to enforce its resolutions. This is because the great Powers which were to organize it could not reach any agreement, even though they are members of the Military Staff Committee, which is situated in this city and which was established by the highest military authorities of those Powers.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“In this world forum, accusers and accused have had an opportunity to state their views, and an exhaustive analysis has been made of the deplorable events in Egypt and in Central Europe. 108. I consider that the debates have clarified the historic process through which we are living with a sensation of tragedy. The resolutions that have been adopted seem to interpret the feelings of the majority of Governments and peoples, who will not be deceived as to what party or parties are responsible for the fact that the two conflicts or either one of them are not yielding to the satisfactory solution which all desire in the hope that the effectiveness of the United Nations as an organization for the maintenance of peace will not be seriously impaired. 109.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“Then suddenly the atmosphere of international peaceful coexistence became troubled, and a rapid series of mistakes, which have inflamed men’s feelings and brought to the surface the flotsam and jetsam of past moral shipwrecks, brought us to the verge of a conflict that, if not promptly settled, may well be the beginning of a tragedy whose consequences would be incalculable. 106. The conflict in the Middle East and the cruel armed intervention of which Hungary has been the victim both spring from the same cause: the violation of law by the use of force. 107. During the two emergency special sessions of the General Assembly that have just been held, we have heard aggression denounced by almost all the peoples of the earth.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“When we celebrated the tenth anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Charter at San Francisco, none could have imagined that a year later our Organization would be undergoing one of the severest tests that could confront a social institution which is still in the experimental stage and which is designed to introduce new methods of international life so as to ensure the security of States, peace among peoples and the extension of the benefits of modern scientific and technical achievements to all men, without distinction of race, nationality or economic situation. We were filled with hope, and we believed that all our problems would be effectively solved by means of peaceful negotiation; we hoped that the bloody and painful lesson of the last two wars would not be forgotten by the generations that suffered from them.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“I also take this opportunity to thank you and the members of the Government of your great country for the courtesy shown me when I visited the capital of Thailand and was able to see the great efforts being made to endow Bangkok, one of the fairest cities of the Far East, with all the amenities of modern civilization. Thailand shows the fruits of a tremendous effort which is deserving of mention as an example to other peoples in a similar situation. 105.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“Let me begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, on your well-deserved election by the General Assembly at one of the most critical moments the United Nations has known, when every gift of intellect and heart is required if this Organization, which came into being after the Second World War, is not to be discredited or destroyed by passions and interests rebelling against the rule of law. 103. Your election to the Presidency of the eleventh session of the General Assembly is an act not only of justice, but also of reparation; its represents the choice of a person who can guide this delicate organism with vigour, tact and wisdom so that at the conclusion of its work it will have written a fresh chapter in its successful history, thanks to your efforts and to our co-operation. 104.”
1956-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 11 (1956)
“In the name of the Government of Ecuador I renew, on this solemn and important occasion, our pledge of loyalty to the Organization and our hope that it may, conquering time, take root more and more deeply in the conscience of all men who desire peace, security, freedom and justice, and may be transformed into an effective instrument of concord and friendship between peoples and put an end for ever to wars of aggression and all violations of international law.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“This complaint by Ecuador could 'be made by many other Latin American countries and countries of other continents which have always aligned themselves with the democracies in defence of those principles that now enable the victors of the last war to develop peacefully their great plans of economic and international policy. The request we now make, that the fund should be set up as quickly as possible to assist us, is fully justified. 29.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“The increase was due particularly to the marked rise in the production of certain export goods...” The report goes on to say: “Banana production continued to increase; new plantations more than offset the waste caused by disease and insufficient transport. The crop of 870,000 tons exceeded that of the previous year by 37 per cent and, although exports increased to a lesser degree, Ecuador retained the position of principal world exporter gained in 1953” [E/CN.12/362/ Rev.1, p, 170], 28. As can be seen, we are struggling with tremendous difficulties in every branch of economic life, and we are not over-enthusiastic about our small successes in agriculture and in the direction of our economy. Although our Government is asking for help compatible with our credit capacity, no one listens to us and we are left to our own efforts.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“Unfortunately, with our meagre national resources, we cannot rapidly complete the programmes which have been planned, and in spite of the enthusiasm, the conscientiousness and the vigilance which the Chief of State always devotes to the fulfilment of such projects, they are developing slowly and are not yet producing the results we hoped for, However, in the Economic Survey of Latin America, 1954, prepared by the secretariat of the Economic Commission for Latin America, we read the following with respect to my country: “Good weather conditions, the impetus of sustained external demand, and a continuing development policy, were, the factors which brought Ecuador’s agricultural production in 1954 to a level substantially greater than those of previous years.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“This wise and succinct definition of the institution for whose creation we have been calling for the last few years makes it unnecessary for me to comment further. All the countries of Latin America urgently need the special fund, and they hope that this Assembly will be sufficiently generous and understanding to adopt the recommendation submitted to it by the Economic and Social Council on this question after careful study of the problem at its twentieth session, held in Geneva [resolution 583 (XX)]. 27. Ecuador is engaged in transforming its economy, and to this end has launched a series of projects which call for a large-scale economic effort.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“Consequently, international banks and private credit institutions must be supplemented by a United Nations fund devoted exclusively to this task which has emerged from the new concept of international cooperation. 26. The Committee of Experts, working together with Mr. Raymond Scheyven, state in the report which they have submitted to the General Assembly on this point, that “it would be the function of the Special Fund to finance any investment, whether economic or social, in the under-developed countries, which was part of a coherent programme designed to attain the maximum rise in national income and which could not be fully financed by private capital, the International Bank or any other loan-making institution” [A/2906, para. 13].”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“The true purpose of the United Nations should be to bring about a higher standard, of living for all peoples throughout the world and to eliminate the shameful disparities between the industrialized nations and the nations that produce raw materials, between the rich nations and the poor nations. The United Nations will not have achieved its ideal of peace and security unless men can live in full enjoyment of their elementary rights in an economic environment which enables them to enjoy honestly all the benefits of progress. If private capital cannot and should not be sacrificed for the benefit of peoples who need the investment of capital in sufficient quantities for their normal development it is for public capital, i.e., State funds, to carry out this new international task through the United Nations.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“Every country should, by its own efforts, reach the highest level of economic and cultural development of which it is capable, but it is extraordinarily difficult — and this we all know — for the under-developed countries, with their meagre resources, to keep abreast of those States which hold the lead in material progress. We must therefore practise international co-operation in the economic field more effectively than hitherto, since political instability will become more and more acute if the differences between the revenues of the members of the same international community continue to increase. 25. Existing credit institutions need to be supplemented by others acting in fields in which the former cannot operate.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“This suggestion was, however, rejected. I now see that both Professor Bhabha, the distinguished President of the Conference and head of the Indian Atomic Energy Commission, and Mr. Dulles in his speech this morning [518th meeting], expressed the hope that another scientific conference on atomic energy would be held within two or three years in order to continue the work so well begun. It would therefore be appropriate to amend the resolution, adding what has been said by the learned Indian professor and confirmed here by the United States Secretary of State. 24.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“The Secretary-General was assisted by the seven- Power Advisory Committee whose representatives also deserve our gratitude for having contributed, by their, talent and knowledge, to the success of the Conference. The delegation of Ecuador supports the Secretary-General’s proposal concerning the desirability of keeping this Committee in being, with its present composition and rules, so that it may continue to give valuable advice on matters relating to atomic energy with which the United Nations Secretariat may have to deal. 23. I would remind you here that in the debate in the First Committee on the draft resolution which was the origin of this scientific conference, the representative of Ecuador ventured to propose a small amendment to the effect that such scientific conferences should be held periodically [723rd meeting, para. 19].”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“All the technical difficulties were overcome with admirable skill despite the fact that there were no precedents in our history for such a meeting, which was in every sense original. This international conference, with all its complexities, was successful only because the United Nations had the necessary means at its disposal. The Secretary-General deserves our highest praise for the skill he showed in arranging this scientific conference for the benefit of peace and human progress. As he himself states in his report on this Conference, it was “an expression in effective action of the purposes and principles of the United Nations. With this Conference the United Nations entered a new field of activity which may properly inspire great, hopes and expectations" [A/2967, para. 17]. 22.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“Last year, at the proposal of the United States delegation, we decided that an international technical conference of Governments should be held, under the auspices of the United Nations, to explore means of developing the peaceful uses of atomic energy through international co-operation and, in particular, to study the development of atomic power and to consider other technical areas — such as biology, medicine, radiation protection and fundamental science — in which international co-operation might most effectively be accomplished. This conference was held in Geneva, with a large attendance of delegates and observers, and we may affirm that it was one of the most glorious triumphs of the United Nations.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“Those of us who take this line are convinced that a session of the General Assembly in Moscow would be a most important step towards ending the cold war. Mr. Molotov, the Foreign Minister of the Soviet Union, who has been present here, can fully realize that the atmosphere is favourable for such a step, and it is to be hoped that he will transmit the idea to his Government, at least as a suggestion, giving it the importance it deserves. 21.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“I should like to put forward, however, as a simple suggestion, the idea which I have heard expressed by many delegations and which is supported by my own, that the General Assembly and its special conferences should be held not only at Headquarters, here in New York, but also in other cities of the world, a policy which would attract enormous popular support and lead to a better understanding of the United Nations. Many of us believe, for example, that it would be an excellent idea if the delegation of the Soviet Union agreed that the special conference to review the Charter, or the next regular session of the General Assembly, should be held in Moscow. That great capital has every facility for a meeting of such magnitude.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“We should subject to careful legal scrutiny each one of the various proposals which have given rise to our bitterest debates and see whether we can find solutions which, instead of dividing us, will bring us closer together and enable us to pursue our common task. 19. Many articles of the Charter should be redrafted and remodelled to meet the needs of the time, while those articles which have not proved applicable to contemporary international realities should be deleted or substantially changed. In any case, what the delegation of Ecuador wants is that we should, decide to hold the conference for studying this problem and that the question of where and when it should be held should be left open. These matters can be settled later in the light of the political considerations that are of particular concern to the great Powers. 20.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“The delegation of Ecuador has thus already stated that it favours the convening of a general conference to review the Charter in detail and to adapt it to the new conditions which have arisen, taking into account the experience which has been acquired in respect of many of its provisions. 18. If we are objective we must clearly recognize that the conditions which obtain today, in 1955, are completely different from those which obtained in 1945, when the Charter was signed. For our part, we are prepared to agree to new adjustments and compromises for the preservation of the Organization and, above all, of its spirit and ideals.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“It is to be hoped that during this session we shall have the pleasure and honour of seating in this hall the representatives of many States whose presence will raise the prestige of the Organization and increase its effectiveness in every sphere of its activity. 17. The agenda of the present session includes the very important item concerning the proposal to call a general conference for the purpose of reviewing the Charter by virtue of Article 109. In previous years the delegation of Ecuador has spoken of the need to revise our Charter and has gone so far as to put forward some ideas relating to certain chapters which urgently require amendment if the claim that all Member States of the United Nations are equal is to be translated into reality.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“Yet I wonder whether many of the States represented here would have been able to join if they had been judged by the same strict standards which we are now applying to those seeking membership. I think that many of them would have to leave this nail. I consider that the most sensible plan, and the one which is most in keeping with the principles of the Charter, would be to allow the applicant State to prove the sincerity of its desire for peace within the Organization to let the General Assembly take the final decision about the admission of new Members. As a tribute to the General Assembly, the Security Council should recommend for its consideration the names of all the applicant States.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“At this time, when the cold war seems to have ended and international relations are developing in a less stormy atmosphere, it is urgently necessary to dispose of these problems, which may once again create misunderstanding 'between the democratic Powers and the peoples’ republics. I therefore make a respectful and friendly appeal to the members of the Security Council to try once more to find a formula which will allow the General Assembly to adopt a resolution admitting the applicant countries, thus removing one of the most serious problems which have intensified the cold war and discredited our noble institution. 16. We must admit that in many cases there may be reason to doubt whether a given State has the necessary ability and qualifications for admission to the United Nations.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“At the request of the four Spanish-speaking members of the Economic and Social Council, Spain, that great and beloved country, has just been granted the right to attend sessions of the Economic Commission for Latin America. Spain cannot continue to be excluded from the United Nations, since the majority of the Latin American peoples, whose opinions count for much in the world Organization, are vigorously demanding its admission. If Spain, with its traditional pride, has not yet made a formal, application for membership, it is because it does not wish to suffer the undeserved rebuff which other such worthy nations are suffering. 15.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“Furthermore, Italy is the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; Italy is also the Administering Authority for the Trust Territory of Somaliland; Italy, the cradle of our legal system, a country to which, therefore, Western culture owes so much and which has signed a peace treaty entitling it to become a Member of the United Nations, is still unjustly excluded from this Organization. Several of the applicant States are members of the regional, economic commissions, by special permission of the Economic and Social Council. Some of them have shown such a lively interest in being admitted that they have appointed special permanent observers to attend meetings of particular organs, thus showing that they are well able to co-operate with us.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“The United Nations and its 11 specialized agencies are building this better world which we all desire, I mention this aspect because 18 of the 21 applicant States whose admission to the United Nations is being delayed because of inexplicable rivalries between the great Powers are already members of the United Nations family through their membership in these specialized agencies. Albania, the Hashemite Kingdom of the Jordan, Portugal, the Republic of Ireland, Hungary, Italy, Austria, Romania, Bulgaria, Finland, Ceylon, the Republic of Korea, Nepal, Viet-Nam, Libya, Cambodia, Japan and Laos are members of one or more of the specialized agencies.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“The efforts that have been made through the press, education, books, wireless, television, posters and so on to ensure that even in the most remote corners of the world people may know what the United Nations means and the work it is doing for the benefit of the under-developed peoples are truly admirable. It may be said that there is not a single person of average education, whatever his race or nationality, who does not know what the United Nations is, what it means and what it is doing., 13. Under Articles 57 and 63 of the Charter, the United Nations has signed special agreements with 11 agencies dedicated to work in the most important social fields. Together with the United Nations, these specialized agencies form a social aggregate which is becoming more and more closely integrated. 14.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“Since then, 30 States have applied for membership, nine of which were admitted and are represented here today. The other 21 States which applied are still knocking at the doors of our Organization, but we have not yet found the keys, to open them, although they are close at hand. 12. At the Same time, the United Nations has developed in such a manner that it now constitutes a fundamental element of international life. As we know, any such body corporate derives its vitality from the human conscience based upon juridical standards which must be respected and understood.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“Public opinion throughout the world is calling for an immediate solution of this problem and for an end to the petty quarrels and constant rivalries which have prevented a very large group of countries from becoming Members of the-United Nations. The exclusion of such countries is a real obstacle to the effective functioning of the United Nations, and is regarded as unjust discrimination against peoples who have as much right as we to participate in the joint efforts of States to build the world society which nothing can hold back in these times when, thanks to the tremendous advances in technical development, the peoples of the world are becoming increasingly interdependent. 11. Allow me to examine the facts which have led to the. present situation. The original Members of the United Nations numbered 51.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“For the past ten years this problem has been discussed in its two aspects — legal and political — at each successive session of the General Assembly. Latin American statesmen have taken the greatest interest in the solution of the problem and have brought to bear upon it their great literary and juridical ability, their political tact and their indefatigable desire to serve the cause of a greater United Nations. I do not propose to go into a detailed examination of the provisions of the Charter which relate to this question, since the subject has been almost exhausted and all Member States have already formed their opinions on the matter. I shall refer only to the incongruities, almost absurdities, which expose our Organization to very justifiable criticism in relation to this question.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“We can never lay too much emphasis on the urgent need for our Organization to be based on the principle of universality. For this reason I believe that the first item to be considered is the one relating to the admission of new Members. It is intolerable that only 60 States should be Members of this Organization, while a large number of others remain outside it, deprived of their rights and unable to take a direct part in its complex functions or to assume the many obligations arising from the Charter. If the United Nations aspires to become a true society of States, it must lay aside this inflexible policy, which has excluded States that are the legitimate pride of our culture, like Spain, Italy and Portugal, to mention only three of those which lie closest to our hearts. 10.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“If the international atmosphere which was engendered at San Francisco and developed in Geneva continues until October, the United Nations may well receive assistance of inestimable value which will facilitate the great work upon which it is engaged. 8. The Ecuadorian Government’s position with regard to the United Nations was stated at San Francisco; I shall therefore confine myself today to confirming everything that the Foreign Minister of my country said on that occasion and to speaking about certain items on the agenda which, although they will be the subject of special statements in the respective Committees, call for some prior analysis from this rostrum because they give us the necessary background for the general picture of the United Nations and the present position of international relations. 9.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“The good news that the world was entering upon a period of peace was confirmed at Geneva, where the heads of the four great Powers which hold the tremendous responsibility for the fate of mankind spoke in tones of cordiality, their words echoing the feelings of their peoples. No definite agreement was reached in Geneva, but the statesmen concerned demonstrated that it was possible to speak a common language and to pursue similar aims, despite entirely different political and economic ideals. At this first meeting, the idea of defining a new world policy was deliberately set aside, but the door was left open for the four Foreign Ministers to meet and discuss the most serious problems of our times.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“Since San Francisco, our world Organization has shown greater vitality and we have the impression that the second decade of its life is beginning with greater possibilities of success in all its undertakings. It also seems that the great Powers are now pursuing new ideas of international policy and are eager that the former tension should be replaced by friendly relations between their senior representatives. Throughout the world, hope is reviving that peace and international order will be strengthened as the United Nations works in greater accordance with the Purposes and Principles of the Charter. 7.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“The speeches which we heard on that memorable occasion were a dispassionate, thorough and sincere analysis of almost every aspect of the diverse and complicated work the United Nations has accomplished in this first step on the long road which all of us hope it will travel for centuries to come. 5. We left San Francisco with the impression that this international Organization was eagerly preparing to continue its role as the centre to which all interests, rivalries and plans are brought, so that they may be studied in an atmosphere of mutual understanding with a view to arriving at the best possible solution, given the capacity of the Organization and the historical and social conditions in which it is functioning, 6.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)
“The General Assembly is holding its tenth session barely three months after that magnificent meeting in San Francisco, at which the majority of Member States were represented by their Foreign Ministers. 4. On that occasion we were celebrating the first decade of the life of the United Nations — the first ten years of an experiment to replace relations based on force by relations based on law and reason. That commemorative meeting was the most vigorous _ expression of our common faith in the ideal of building a better world within the framework of an Organization in which States may understand each other and discuss frankly all the problems which divide them.”
1955-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 10 (1955)