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first: 1993-09-24
most recent: 1995-09-24
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“Fifty years later, as we take stock, the changes that have taken place in the international arena only bear out the validity of these ideals of the founding fathers. The celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations is an occasion for us to recognize the capacities of this Organization and the need to reform it in order to turn it into an increasingly effective instrument that can face the challenges of the twenty-first century to build a better world.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“Since the end of the cold war, a war that actually was only cold on the territories of the great Powers, the limited conflicts that seemed to go along with the inherent situation there have multiplied constantly. We must recognize that only the pretexts have changed. The real reasons for those conflicts, we repeat, are the maintenance of an excessively profitable trade in conventional weapons. Today, the standing of a nation is not measured, and should no longer be measured, by its economic power or its military arsenal. Today, a great nation must apply itself to solving the problems of its people and those of mankind as a whole. In 1945, 51 States created the United Nations, whose intrinsic purpose was to maintain international peace and security and to promote the economic development of all its Members.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“Discriminatory policies, racism and xenophobia will only inflame an already tragic situation which has long troubled our conscience. It is time for barbarism to give way to civilization and for respect for human rights to be enjoyed by all, men and women, without distinction. The Government of the Republic of Haiti supports the plan to create an international criminal court to give effect to the principle of individual criminal responsibility in cases of serious and unacceptable violations of human rights. My Government is deeply alarmed at the scale of the illicit production of, trafficking in and abuse of narcotics around the world. In order to protect ourselves against this scourge, it calls on producer and consumer States, transit countries and those laundering drug money to give their full support to the fight against this evil.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“We must acknowledge the fact that, increasingly, these organizations are serving as forums for reflection and initiatives in civil society and are becoming essential partners in the quest for a new world of more human and integrated development. 4 One area of great concern to the Government of Haiti is the precarious nature of the present situation of many refugees, especially women and unaccompanied children, who deserve special attention. Also, I take this opportunity to state our increasingly resolute opposition to any forced repatriation of refugees in violation of international legal instruments that govern this question, including the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“Faced with those daunting challenges, some of which are as yet unknown or unimagined, it is important to restructure and to strengthen the basic framework of this universal Organization. The strengthening of the United Nations structure should, we believe, be built around a legal, administrative and institutional reform. In that respect, my Government would ardently wish to see a reform of the Security Council, with respect both to its mode of operation, which should be more democratic, and to its membership, which should better reflect the diversity that characterizes the great family of the United Nations. In this regard, we invite all States to look into the most effective ways and means to cooperate with non- governmental organizations.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“In the long term, this process of regression in the area of financial contributions will constitute a definite threat to the various operations conducted by the United Nations system, whether it be in the field of peace-keeping or in the area of development activities properly speaking. These considerations prompt us to ask the question that concerns all of us on this fiftieth anniversary, the question of the reform of the United Nations system. At the dawn of a twenty-first century that is so filled with promise — but also so disturbing in certain respects — our Organization will increasingly be called upon to face certain major challenges in the fields of ecology, population, economics, information and the fight against organized crime.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“And we ask: What are the risks to the international community if it engages in an experiment sufficiently limited not to frighten us, yet sufficiently important to test the desirability of extending it to more determining situations and bringing about a significant institutional change? Our Organization is at a decisive crossroads in its history. As we celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of its founding, we are faced increasingly with the problem of the financing of the Organization’s budget for the operation of the system. From the experts’ reports, we have already learned that the core resources of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have shrunk by 15 per cent, and we have noted, with some fear, that contributions to various United Nations trust funds have been undergoing some decline for at least four years.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“In the context of increased interdependence, which is characteristic of national policies — especially those of third world countries — the instruments used by international institutions and bilateral agreements determine any experience of a certain scope. For that reason, it is not just support that we are requesting from our partners: we are asking them to share with us the experience of addressing these challenges. Let them have a stake and involvement — which is possible and even probable — in the redefinition of their own instruments, which should change if those instruments are to be equal to the challenges which, for decades, have faced the world’s efforts to improve the world order. We can understand that changes in institutions of a certain size may give rise to much reluctance.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“To the Bretton Woods institutions, we would say that structural adjustment programmes are useful only to the extent that they lead to actual development programmes based on growth, full employment and equity, designed and carried out primarily for the benefit of the most disadvantaged classes of society. This awareness, which implies the will to put forward a new global contract, also prompts us, on behalf of the Haitian Government, to call upon the relevant forums, not only to define and articulate once and for all the areas of common interest in the various activities of the Organization, but also to seek out the ways and means to release the financial resources necessary to make the actions of our Organization more relevant.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“This is a timely occasion for our Organization to play its role as an instrument of solidarity and international cooperation, in keeping with the mandate that was conferred on it 50 years ago. The implementation without delay of the Copenhagen decisions would be desirable. It should be of concern that, otherwise, these situations would spill over national borders and become a source of destabilization on a world-wide scale. In that regard, let us recall that sustainable development is the process that guarantees economic, social, political and cultural progress for the present population, and survival with happiness, dignity, peace, democracy and justice for future generations.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“In a world where the burden of globalization in all of its forms is increasingly being felt, the need for a new global contract is becoming more and more imperative, as a means to guarantee international peace and security. At the present time, many countries, including my own, are not able to satisfy the most elementary needs of the majority of their population. With the increasing 3 globalization of markets, and the political, economic, financial and cultural environment of the world, some countries are achieving a degree of success, while other countries continue to slip towards deterioration. The result is that millions of men, women and children are living in subhuman poverty, without access to health care or to adequate nutrition.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“This year, the Caribbean region has been the victim of an unprecedented number of hurricanes and tropical storms, which have caused significant damage to the infrastructure of a number of countries, which have seen years of effort shattered in a few hours or less. We extend our sympathy to our brother countries, and appeal to the international community to mobilize all the resources needed for their rehabilitation. Clearly, small island States are not equipped to deal with such situations. Perhaps we should consider a multilateral instrument that could limit their effects on the lives and property of affected populations. In that connection, we welcome the “White Berets” initiative inspired by Argentina, of which Haiti was the first beneficiary.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“In many speeches, the Secretary-General has said that the globalization of problems requires global solutions, whether in the sphere of the environment, migrations, development or international security. It is also time to adopt a comprehensive approach to the collateral effects of inevitable structural adjustment. A timid step in that direction was taken at the Halifax summit of the seven most highly industrialized countries, but what is needed most is greater participation by the countries of the South in the international economic system with a view to defusing the fearsome “social bomb” described at the Copenhagen World Summit for Social Development. Let us remember how vulnerable our countries — especially small island States — are to natural disasters.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“My delegation hopes that the nuclear-weapon States will keep the promises they made at the 1995 Review and Extension Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), with respect to ridding the planet of nuclear weapons. The conclusion of a nuclear-test-ban treaty, next year we hope, would be an important step towards that goal. One of the ideas developed by the Secretary-General in his “Agenda for Peace” is that peace cannot be viable without development. It is acknowledged that a basic cause of instability and conflict throughout the world is increasingly flagrant social and economic disparities and the destitution afflicting a large part of mankind.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“In Bosnia and Herzegovina, Rwanda, Burundi, Georgia and Liberia to name but a few, wars born for the most part of ethnic, religious or tribal antagonisms seem to resist any attempt at solution by the international community. It is true that there has been significant progress with respect to certain crises, such as those of the Middle East and Angola, and my Government joyfully welcomes this. But the persistence of such conflicts dampens our hopes for the establishment of a lasting peace. In that context, I want to recall the threat that mankind still faces from stockpiles of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“With the support of the international community our nation is working with high hopes to build a State based on law and to restore the fabric of our national economy. The example of Haiti, which I have just described, along with other successes achieved by the United Nations over the past 50 years, must not hide the reality of a world far from fully achieving the objectives of peace and social progress for all that were the dream of our forerunners. Despite the end of the cold war, which has lessened the probability of nuclear conflict, the Earth continues to be an arena of murderous conflicts that cause unspeakable suffering and vast humanitarian tragedies.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“It is along these lines that we shall define policies of direct State management, fiscal, monetary, budgetary, public- investment, public-administration, public-enterprise management, credit and other policies, as well as policies that demand a degree of partnership with various sectors of the nation. When the conditions are met we will be able to engage in a process of restoring social balance through an improved sharing of national wealth. From there we shall move gradually to narrow the gap between the individual incomes of different groups. If the State uses the means and the tools at its disposal, especially fiscal and credit measures, it should be possible to hasten this movement.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“Natural resources — restored, revived and protected from continuous and uncoordinated overexploitation — must be managed by citizens, families and communities, 2 who shall learn to acquire know-how, to share knowledge, to spread information, and to tap both the vast, exciting stockpile of human knowledge and their own rich national culture. Through formal and non-formal education and by using all training and information technologies, we must meet the needs of our population, from elementary education to command of the high technology appropriate to our development. It is easy to see that, because of their importance, those two fundamental decisions will involve redefining all sectoral and non-sectoral policies and programmes.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“There are still some problems to be solved, but no one can question the enormous progress accomplished since 15 October 1994. The struggle for the establishment of a democratic State in Haiti continues with ever-greater determination. However, there can be no viable democracy without sustained economic development. In Haiti, the link between democracy and development is fundamental, affecting as it does the very survival of our nation. In this connection the Haitian Government has given pride of place to two major approaches that define the national development policy, namely, regeneration of the space some 8 million inhabitants will share before the end of the century, and universal education.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“To strengthen the population’s confidence in the process of national reconciliation the Government has set up a National Commission for Truth and Justice to shed light on the atrocities committed during the three years of coup d’état, and that Commission has made great progress in its work. In addition, the Government has understood the need to go further in making reparations and combating the acceptance of impunity. In a Decree of 29 September 1995, the Government decided to allocate 20 per cent of the budget of the Ministry of Justice to victims of the coup d’état and to provide them with legal aid in bringing cases and prosecuting criminals. Such measures demonstrate a determination to put an end to impunity and to render justice to those to whom justice is due. Thus, we are firmly and irreversibly committed to democracy.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“Among others, I would cite the dismantling of the corps of section heads and their auxiliaries, the demobilization of the armed forces pending approval by Parliament of their dissolution, the establishment of a new national police force in keeping with the wishes expressed in the 1987 Constitution, the creation of the National Magistrature School and the National Penitentiary Administration. All of those measures enjoyed the wholehearted assistance of the United Nations Mission in Haiti, which has been an invaluable partner in the restoration of democratic processes in Haiti.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“The Government has made it a point of honour to draw the Assembly’s attention to the fact that the rights of all Haitians are scrupulously respected, freedom of expression and association is guaranteed, our institutions have resumed their normal functioning, the scheduled legislative and municipal elections have been carried out, and insecurity in both towns and countryside has noticeably diminished. In achieving that result the Government had to adopt measures that were vigorous but welcomed by the vast majority of the population.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“You helped us to emerge from a period of turbulence and to create in our country conditions favourable to peace and development, replacing the repression under which we had lived for the three years of coup d’état. Once again, I wish to express the deep gratitude of the Haitian people to the great family of the United Nations and to each of the nations that, in one way or another, provided support for the return of constitutional order. In this connection I should like to share with the Assembly the work our Government has accomplished since its restoration. One year after the return of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to Haiti, significant progress has been achieved in all spheres of national activity.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“Quite recently, United Nations activities in support of peace have taken on added scope with the increase in peace-keeping operations, some of which have met with outstanding success — operations in Cambodia, in El Salvador or in my own country, Haiti, where the joint action of the United Nations and the Organization of American States brought about a return of constitutional order and thereby provided eloquent testimony to this success. In that connection allow me on behalf of the people and Government of Haiti to express to the international community our gratitude for its support and its contribution to the restoration of the democratic process in Haiti. Thanks to you, Haiti now has a valid peace; political stability is on the verge of becoming a reality; and the security of Haitian society is a virtual fact.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“Thus, the United Nations has distinguished itself in the decisive role it has played in the decolonization process, in the strengthening of international security and in the restoration of peace in many parts of the world. It has also contributed to the development of international law. Through a series of global conferences, it has progressed towards an international consensus on such world problems as the environment, population, human rights, the status of women, the rights of the child, sustainable development and many other fundamental questions.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“More than any other, this session is destined to affect the history of our Organization because of the reflection this anniversary will certainly inspire with regard to its future. Fifty years have elapsed since 51 States, including my own, the Republic of Haiti, recognizing the absolute need to take collective action to work for peace, development and social progress, decided to found the United Nations. From its inception, the United Nations has been a focus of the aspirations and hopes of peoples world wide for a more peaceful future and a more promising tomorrow. Throughout the half century of its existence the Organization has exerted great efforts to achieve the goals set forth in the Charter. It has addressed a broad range of complex international problems and has, in many cases, been able to find a satisfactory solution to them.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“Amara Essy, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Côte d’Ivoire, for the wisdom and ability he showed in conducting the work of the forty-ninth session. Allow me also to congratulate Mr. Boutros Boutros- Ghali on his effective management as Secretary-General of our Organization. His thorough knowledge of the issues and his proposals contained in the Agenda for Peace and the Agenda for Development have enabled him to make a significant contribution to the thinking on reforming the Organization with a view to making it more capable of facing the challenges of the twenty-first century. This session of the General Assembly coincides with our commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the United Nations.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“With 15 October 1995 only a few days away — the first anniversary of the restoration of the democratic process in Haiti — I am pleased on behalf of the Government and people of Haiti to extend our greetings to the international community gathered here and our wishes for a long life to the United Nations, which is playing an ever more decisive role in the lives of our peoples. I should like to extend my warmest congratulations to His Excellency Mr. Diogo Freitas do Amaral of Portugal on his election to the presidency of this fiftieth session of the General Assembly and extend my best wishes for his success in the exercise of his important duties. I should like also to pay a well-deserved tribute to His Excellency Mr.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“We want to take this opportunity to extend a warm welcome to the new Member States and we hope that the ad hoc committee which is to study the question of Taiwan will find a solution that is satisfactory to all the parties concerned, in keeping with the fundamental principles of international law. Let us take the tremendous opportunity being given to us today to build the new world that generations of men and women are awaiting; let us take this opportunity to help each other by establishing a continuous dialogue between North and South in order to find urgent responses and solutions to the problem of underdevelopment and poverty, that ailment of our century which has shaken mankind. May dialogue become our password.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“While we recognize that no price can be placed on peace we do believe that it requires dialogue and reconciliation, without which the process of transition cannot lead to lasting democracy. The fashioning of a new world has been the shared responsibility of us all since the founding of the Organization in 1945. At the San Francisco Conference the Haitian delegation, imbued with the historic responsibility of being the first black republic in the world, had understood, above and beyond the inspiration of the day which led to the establishment of the United Nations, that the Organization represented an opportunity not only for our island nation but also for all responsible countries that would join this community of nations.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“The time has come to transform the vast upsurge of solidarity which we have seen in the course of the past two years, into a powerful, concerted effort at open, fruitful and substantially enhanced cooperation. The Organization, better than anyone, is aware of the breadth of the challenges today confronting the Government of Haiti. It would be futile to hope for a strengthening of the rule of law, which remains our priority objective, if we are not able rapidly to alleviate the enormous distress facing the overwhelming majority of the Haitian people. We want to be assured that today as in the past the Organization will continue to stand by us at this crucial stage, as a result of which socio-economic conditions should be substantially improved in a Haiti that is reconciled with itself and in which rights and freedoms flourish.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“In order to restore the process of democracy and the rule of law in the country the population of Haiti and its legitimate Government have made enormous sacrifices. These sacrifices, together with a long history of corruption, denial of rights, and plundering, have led to disaster at the economic, social and environmental levels. Whole sectors of national production have been destructured and the environment has been dramatically affected. The social cost of a return to democracy is extremely high and has therefore in advance jeopardized all future endogenous development efforts. That is why we ask for the unfailing support and backing of the international community, which, we feel, should in the short-, medium- and long-term involve substantial, increased and strengthened technical and financial cooperation.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“Lasting, bold and courageous solutions must be found if we truly want to lift the barriers that prevent the economic development of the group of countries to which we belong. The questions of debt, delays in the flow of technology, of capital, and of direct investment to the countries of the South, the constant decline in the prices of commodities, worsening access to markets and deterioration in the terms of trade are all questions that need to be discussed seriously by the international community if we are to arrive at a better balanced, new international economic order. The Republic of Haiti, which over the past two years has experienced a situation that the Security Council described as unique and exceptional, is now at a crossroads.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“As we approach the twenty-first century a profound reform of the international system, particularly in the fields of trade, finance and technology, has become vitally important. I do mean profound reform, Forty-eighth session - 11 October l993 11 a reform that will bring about a restructured dialogue between North and South; a reform that will lead to viable and sustainable economic growth for the countries of both North and South, a growth which will be measured not only by growth in gross national product but also by certain social and political achievements; the access by all without any discrimination to fundamental services such as food, health- care, housing and appropriate education; and access to a democratic form of government and effective system of justice to protect all the people.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“In spite of all that, the values proposed - entrepreneurship, growth, profit and so on - remain inaccessible to the great majority of people living in the countries of the South. This poses a grave threat to one of the very cornerstones of human rights: the right to development. Day by day the world is becoming increasingly interdependent and, in a sense, increasingly integrated. We are confronting a profound transition that promises to be complex and hazardous. We must do our best so that this globalization, this world economy, will not further widen the gap between North and South. The absence of an equitable system is being felt increasingly. The South remains in a position of subordination and dependence which prevents it from managing this new world order well. Global initiatives are indeed necessary.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“Poverty, ignorance and the scourge of disease are still negative factors threatening the very cohesion of States and continuing to cause gross imbalances in the countries of the South, especially the least developed among them. An unbridled imitation of Western models has led some countries to ignore almost completely the value of their heritage of creativity and wisdom and their enterprising spirit. The result is the absence of a cultural dimension of development and a lack of participation by an important sector of their societies: the most impoverished sector, which is unable to protest, or to protect its own interests, a sector made up especially of women, children and the masses of disenfranchised poor. Efforts have been made at the national, regional and international levels. A certain amount of progress has been achieved.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“The invaluable support of the international community will make possible the return of constitutional order in my country, and we shall apply all our national resources to the construction of a State where the rule of law genuinely prevails, a State that does not content itself merely with guaranteeing public freedoms, but that also seeks to promote equality and solidarity. This is the challenge we shall try to meet, because we firmly believe that a State in which all its children cannot live because of dictatorship and barbarism is unacceptable at the dawning of the twenty-first century. The political stakes the international community must face are compounded by economic, social and cultural challenges.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“The return of constitutional order in Haiti will be a victory of the State and the rule of law over totalitarianism and imposture, an ongoing struggle that unites us all and makes it possible for us to confront those who jeopardize peace. We know that in the absence of democracy and, therefore, in the absence of the institutions and structures of the rule of law, the protection of human rights would be quixotic and ineffectual, especially in my country. This democracy requires real participation, pluralistic and transparent. This democracy, in our view, cannot mean only the holding of periodic elections; it means, rather, a collective way of life in an adapted economy.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“The return of constitutional order in Haiti is part of the genuine international political plan for which we have fought, and it symbolizes at the same time an effort for a democratization process in Haiti and, at the world level, the triumph of law, supported by the moral solidarity of the international community. The free and honest elections of 16 December 1990, which brought President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to power, represent the country’s first democratic experience since its independence, the first application of the Haitian Constitution of 1987 and, above all, the first step towards guaranteeing the rights of the citizen. Our experiences over the past two years have convinced us that the protection of democracy and fundamental rights is a cause that transcends our national borders and takes on an international dimension.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“Aware that this situation cannot go on, we send out from this rostrum a sincere appeal to all those who wish in good will to build a better life today and a better future for the children of Haiti and to give to our country an opportunity to renew its path of progress. We also appeal to the international community to maintain its pressure so that the minority forces opposing the democratic aspirations of the Haitian people will find themselves completely isolated and so that they will have no choice other than dialogue and reconciliation.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“Just a few hours ago, armed groups demonstrated at Port-au- 10 General Assembly - Forty-eighth session Prince to oppose the arrival of the members of the technical mission of the United Nations. The national radio station was under assault by armed individuals manifestly opposed to a peaceful settlement of the crisis. Such behaviour clearly jeopardizes the success of the Governors Island Agreement. The setting up of such institutionalized mechanisms of violence and intimidation by factions opposing the establishment of democracy and the growing number of human-rights violations worry us, because they reveal the deliberate bad faith of institutions whose function it is precisely to safeguard security and our citizens’ exercise of their rights.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“Technical assistance, to strengthen the institutions and to consolidate democracy, is taking shape through the United Nations Mission in Haiti, which is already beginning to be deployed. With a view to fostering national reconciliation,t h e President of the Republic has granted an amnesty in respect of political offences committed during the period of the coup d’état. Other steps remain to be taken before October 30, when His Excellency Mr. Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the democratically elected President, returns to Haiti to take up again the mandate conferred upon him by the Haitian people. None the less, recent events, characterized by an upsurge of violence, greatly discredit the political will of the other party to respect scrupulously all the terms of the Governors Island Agreement and the New York Pact.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“In this respect, we should like to express warm thanks to the Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General and the Organization of American States for his inestimable achievement. We hope that we shall be able to continue to cooperate with him towards securing a definitive settlement of the Haitian crisis. As members know, the Governors Island Agreement was signed on 3 July 1993. That instrument sets the modalities for the restoration of constitutional order and democracy in Haiti. On 30 August a Prime Minister, chosen in accordance with our Constitution, took office, and a consensus Government was established. The economic measures that had been adopted by the Security Council were suspended, and they will be lifted definitively at the end of the transitional process.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“My Government, which was established as a result of the Governors Island Agreements, believes that the fundamental principles proclaimed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in the Haitian Constitution should be constantly in our minds, motivating us to provide all the better for the well-being of our people. For two years the Haitian people has been waging an earnest and constant struggle for the restoration of democracy in Haiti and of the fundamental rights that were stolen from it in the coup d’état of 30 September 1991. Today, thanks to the constant support of the international community, we are on the eve of turning this painful page in the history of our country.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“We believe that United Nations activities in the field of economic and social development should be given at least as much attention as that accorded to peace-keeping operations. Unquestionably, the "Agenda for Peace" provides the Organization with a point of reference, which enables us to approach the problems of peace in a global environment that is in a state of change and compels us to reflect on the question of what constitutes the very foundations of peace. Some say that peace is indissociably related to democracy and development. We share this view. Without peace, there can be no development, and, without development and respect for human rights, one cannot expect social peace.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“We support the Secretary-General’s sustained efforts to contribute to the process of bringing peace to these peoples, whose pain, privation and distress resonate deeply in the hearts of the Haitian people. There is no doubt that the concepts of preventive diplomacy, maintenance of peace, restoration of peace and peace building that are developed in the Secretary-General’s "Agenda for Peace" are guiding principles for this Organization in its action to guarantee international peace and security. But, in order to meet the diverse challenges confronting it and to respond to the expectations placed in it, the United Nations must adapt to a new reality and must have adequate means to do so. In this context, the Haitian delegation supports the process of reform and restructuring aimed at increasing the Organization’s effectiveness.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“This has made possible the holding of democratic general elections and the establishment of a legitimate Government. After 12 years of armed conflict, El Salvador, with the signing of the Mexico Agreements, is moving towards the consolidation of peace. We must note that, in all continents, considerable progress is being made in the search for peace, although the existence of hotbeds of tension of all types - fuelled by, among other factors, racial, ethnic, tribal or clan differences - indicates that dialogue, which alone can ensure harmonious human coexistence, is not always achieved spontaneously. The United Nations has played a decisive role in the mediation aimed at securing a negotiated settlement of these crises.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“In the search for a new dimension to give to peace, leaders in various parts of the world have begun a dialogue that, in the past, was thought impossible. This is the case in the Middle East, where, after decades of hostility, Israelis and Palestinians have embarked on the path to a historic rapprochement, which we hope will be of benefit to the two peoples and the entire region. Forty-eighth session - 11 October l993 9 Likewise, recent developments in South Africa - notably the establishment of the Transitional Executive Council and the announcement that free elections are to be held on 27 April 1994 on the basis of universal suffrage - signal the long-awaited building of a multi-racial, democratic and united society. Following two decades of civil war, Cambodia is at last experiencing a period of peace.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“This is also an opportunity for me to express our profound appreciation to the Secretary-General, Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, for his remarkable efforts in the cause of peace and for the new dynamics that he has stamped on the Organization. As the century draws to a close, history is being made at a remarkable pace. Every day there are important events that put international life on a new course because of the profound impact they have on the destiny of peoples. It seems to us that, at the dawn of the third millennium, the world is seeking new direction. Respect for the person, the need for democracy and fundamental freedoms and the climate of peace to which peoples throughout the world aspire: these concepts are taking concrete form in major events that attract our attention today.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“For the Haitian delegation, the assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly by, for the first time ever, a representative of the Caribbean is a source of pride and satisfaction. I should like to convey to you, Mr. President, the warm congratulations of the President, the Government and the people of the Republic of Haiti on your unanimous election and their best wishes for success in your endeavours. Your selection is undoubtedly a manifestation of the well-founded acknowledgement of your eminent personal qualities and rich diplomatic experience, and also attests to the growing role of your country, the Republic of Guyana, in international relations. I wish also to congratulate your predecessor, Mr. Stoyan Ganev of Bulgaria, who successfully directed the Assembly’s work at its forty-seventh session.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)