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1965-09-24
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  1. “The peoples of the developing countries demand justice and an equal chance to live as human beings. 56. One of the greatest failures of the United Nations is the denial of justice to the Arabs of Palestine. This failure is all the more deplorable as the United Nations itself must bear the major responsibility for the injustice done to this people. Contrary to the principles and provisions of the Charter, the General Assembly took the unprecedented decision on 29 November 1947 [resolution 181 (II)] to partition the country against the wishes of the majority of its peoples.”

    1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)

  2. “It is not sufficiently recognized, though the proposition is often repeated, that the causes of war lie in social and economic discontent leading to despair and enmity, The wars of our time are nothing but the surface manifestations of deeper revolutionary forces erupting into violent conflict, internal as well as international, 55. In our time the line between civil and international war cannot always be easily drawn. The one infringes on and merges into the other. For the peoples of the under-developed world have been aroused and their imagination fired with the prospect of a better life. They have nothing to lose but their misery and they will rise against national or foreign obstacles to their progress towards a life of decency and human dignity.”

    1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)

  3. “It was a new beginning, a stepping-stone in the difficult climb to the higher ground of an interdependent, mutually profitable and prosperous economic association of the developed and developing world. Last December, an otherwise paralysed General Assembly found harmony and unanimity in its decision to establish the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development as an organ of the General Assembly and to endow it with its own machinery and an independent secretariat [resolution 1995 (XIX)]. It remains to be seen how well the Conference will be able to accomplish its task. For it must succeed if division and conflict between rich and poor nations is to be avoided and if international economic co-operation conducive to world prosperity and peace is to prevail. 54. The United Nations must lay the solid foundations for a durable peace.”

    1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)

  4. “Dozens of resolutions unanimously adopted by the General Assembly on trade and development have received scant attention from the Governments of the industrialized countries and have remained unimplemented. The United Nations Development Decade is now halfway through — but little, if any, progress has been made in the fulfilment of its targets. As a result, there is increasing frustration of the high hopes entertained when it was first proclaimed. 53. The first United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, of which I had the privilege of serving as Rapporteur, represented a landmark in international co-operation in the interests of world economic development.”

    1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)

  5. “The developed countries have rejected the projects, unanimously supported by the developing countries, of the Special United Nations Fund for Economic Development or the United Nations Capital Development Fund, as it was later designated. They have not heeded the appeal repeatedly made to channel more economic aid through the United Nations or other agencies and thus to make that aid more multi-lateral and less bilateral. They have done nothing to correct the patterns of trade, which have been detrimental to the exporters of primary commodities and have resulted in a steady deterioration of the terms of trade of the developing countries.”

    1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)

  6. “Together with other developing countries, we have called for greater United Nations responsibilities and participation in the greatest enterprise of our time, which is the global co-operative effort to raise living standards of peoples everywhere. This must be essentially a United Nations effort undertaken in the interests of all nations, whatever their wealth, their stage of development, their size or their economic and social system. The wealthy industrialized nations have failed to respond to our call. 52. The United Nations has been excluded from the field of capital and financial assistance to the developing world.”

    1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)

  7. “However, the success of the United Nations in furthering the political liberation of peoples has not been matched with similar success in the promotion of economic and social liberation from the bondage of poverty, ignorance and disease. Political emancipation is not enough. It must be followed by economic independence in order to produce its full fruits in wellbeing for the people as a whole. In spite of the valiant efforts of the United Nations in the field of technical assistance and preinvestment, the impact on the under-developed world has been very slight. 51. While we have always appreciated and supported the services of the Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance and the Special Fund, we have always insisted that these services, useful as far as they go, are woefully inadequate.”

    1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)

  8. “Not only has the United Kingdom Government failed to implement the provisions of this resolution, but by its recent action it has done the exact opposite, by abolishing constitutional government and abrogating the political and legal rights of the people of Aden. 49. The delegation of Lebanon will continue to give its full support to the Special Committee which is charged with the implementation of General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) in its efforts to achieve the objective proclaimed in that resolution, namely, "bringing to a speedy and unconditional end colonialism in all its forms and manifestations". 50.”

    1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)

  9. “The Lebanese delegation strongly deplores the recent action of the United Kingdom in suspending the Constitution of Aden. This action flouts the authority of the General Assembly as expressed in its resolution 1949 (XVIII) of 11 December 1963, which was adopted by an overwhelming majority. This resolution recommended that the people of Aden "should be allowed to exercise their right to self-determination with regard to their future, the exercise of that right to take the form of a consultation of the whole population, to be held as soon as possible on the basis of universal adult suffrage". It also called on the administering Power, inter alia, "to repeal all the laws which restrict public freedoms" and "to cease forthwith all repressive action against the people of the Territory".”

    1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)

  10. “The stage has been reached and set for genuine international co-operation among sovereign States on a basis of equality and mutual respect, with a view to building a peaceful and progressive world order. 47. But the task of the United Nations in eliminating colonial rule is not yet completed. Colonialism is not yet altogether dead and buried. There are still several territories in Africa, Asia and Latin America whose peoples are struggling for their right to self-determination and independence. 48. In Africa, the Portuguese colonies of Angola, Mozambique and the so-called Portuguese Guinea should be granted their independence without delay. Likewise, the territories of Aden, Southern Arabia and Oman, where the struggle for self-determination goes on unabated, must be freed from the shackles of colonialism.”

    1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)

  11. “The influence of the new nations on our Organization has been profound. Some fifty States Members of the United Nations were not independent in 1945, when the Charter was signed in San Francisco. Their accession to sovereignty and their admission to United Nations membership have changed the character of our Organization. The African and Asian States now constitute more than half its membership. This has brought about a new balance of power and influence in United Nations affairs. No longer can it be said that the world Organization is dominated by one great Power or group of Powers. It has become truly universal and now reflects the diversity of cultures and peoples that inhabit our planet.”

    1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)

  12. “I take this opportunity to express a hearty welcome to the three latest of them: the Gambia, Singapore and the Maldive Islands. 45. Some might say that colonialism was crumbling in our post-war world and the national liberation movement was destined to succeed with or without action taken to give effect to the principles and provisions of the Charter. That is quite true, for the revolutionary forces could not be defeated and the rising tide of national freedom from colonial rule could not be stemmed. But the contribution of our world Organization remains immense. For, acting as the midwife of history, the United Nations facilitated the birth of new nations so that their emergence to independent life was accomplished with less violence and suffering than might have been the case. 46.”

    1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)

  13. “The most important successes of our Organization were achieved in the field of decolonization. The principles and provisions of the Charter furnished a powerful basis for debate and action, giving the needed impetus to the historical transition of many countries from colonial rule to independence. The necessity of eliminating all forms of colonialism was given eloquent expression by the historic Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples in General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960. Under United Nations prodding, guidance and assistance, a rapid and far-reaching change has taken place on the international scene with the emergence of the new nations of Africa and Asia as independent and sovereign States which are now Members of our Organization.”

    1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)

  14. “Quaison-Sackey's presidency will always be remembered as a landmark in the history of our Organization. 42. The United Nations is twenty years old. This is a time for stock-taking. It is also a time for self- examination and soul-searching by those of us who have been closely associated with the world Organization as well as by leaders of Member States who bear the heavy burden of responsibility for its future performance. 43. The United Nations has had its successes and failures during the last twenty years. I will not attempt to draw up a balance-sheet of the credits and debits of its activities. I will simply indicate briefly the highlights of its impact on world affairs so as to draw conclusions and lessons which may be of help in the improvement of its future work. 44.”

    1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)

  15. “Following the great traditions of your country and people, you are eminently qualified to preside over this Assembly of nations. I am confident that your well-known experience and capacity and the high qualities of leadership you have shown in your own Government will contribute greatly to the success of our deliberations. 41. I take this opportunity to express my appreciation and that of my delegation for the valuable contributions which my friend and colleague Ghana's Foreign Minister, Alex Quaison-Sackey, made as President of the nineteenth session, in a period of crisis for the United Nations. His capable leadership and patient efforts were crowned with success in the decision to resume normal procedures in the Assembly. In spite of the abnormal situation prevailing at our last session, Mr.”

    1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)

  16. “40. Mr. President, it gives me great pleasure, on behalf of the Government and delegation of Lebanon, to congratulate you on your election to the Presidency of the twentieth session of the General Assembly. Italy and Lebanon are bound together by long-standing ties of friendship and history. The waters of the Mediterranean which wash the shores of both our countries have witnessed the common endeavours of our peoples for human progress over the last 3,000 years. Both our countries have participated in the great movements of men, and of ideas, in search of a community of interests and cultures that could serve as a true basis for peace and a better world order. The quest for peace now takes place on a universal scale.”

    1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)