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Inder Kumar Gujral

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1996-09-24

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1997-09-24

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un-general-debate

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1. “In these circumstances, it is even more necessary to strive for a genuine spirit of joint international endeavour in addressing the world’s problems. The United Nations is the foremost embodiment of multilateralism. No single nation or even group of nations today can expect to find solutions to the world’s problems, nor are many problems amenable to solutions in isolation. Global problems require global institutions and global solutions. This role and duty can fall only to the United Nations. We are concerned at unilateral actions and at the evident decline in the commitment to obligations under the Charter of the United Nations. International cooperation is necessary to meet the vast development needs of the developing countries, to eliminate weapons of mass destruction and to fight terrorism and crime.”

   1996-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 51 (1996)

2. “We rejoiced 12 at the end of the cold war and believed that the animosities, rivalries, suspicions and intrigues that had bedeviled the past would now be overcome and the problems of the world and their solutions could be addressed with greater, perhaps pristine, clarity. We have welcomed the reduction of global tensions and the opening up of new economic possibilities between nations. However, we cannot say that the new dawn has led to a new and genuinely cooperative web of kinship and collaboration. Regional conflicts and tensions continue to occupy us. Development problems remain acute, and there is less sensitivity to the genuine needs of struggling nations. The voice of the rich and powerful nations rings louder than ever, while the developing world feels itself more marginalized and ignored than ever.”

   1996-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 51 (1996)

3. “It gives me great pleasure to congratulate Ambassador Razali on his election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-first session. He is not present here, but I would like to say that he is no stranger to India. We are fully cognizant of his sagacity and skills and repose our confidence in his ability to successfully guide the General Assembly during its fifty-first session. May I also express my delegation’s warm appreciation for the presidency of his predecessor, His Excellency Mr. Diogo Freitas do Amaral, for a most productive tenure as President of the Assembly in its historic, landmark fiftieth year. Six years ago I had the privilege of addressing the historic forty-fifth session of this Assembly.”

   1996-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 51 (1996)