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first: 1947-09-24
most recent: 1978-09-24
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“During the sixth special session, the President of Liberia also uttered these words: "Living in an interdependent world, it is important to distinguish between self-interest and selfish interest. Selfish interest contains the possibility of exacting retribution for past injustices, and of seeking equalization for past exploitation. It seeks to promote the betterment of a part, while remaining oblivious to the well-being of the whole. Similarly, nationalism can be a force for good in our one world if its vision remains clearly focused on the commonality of our interests; if its overall targets are outlined in a compromising synthesis of concepts; if its efforts are exerted in a pooling of resources in a genuine pursuit of peace and freedom, security and justice." Are we continuously aware of this overriding commonality of interest?”
1974-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 29 (1974)
“What We need at this time is a joint and firm commitment to address ourselves to the problems which face the world today and which loom ahead for the future. To avoid disaster, we must avoid meaningless rhetoric and sterile exchanges designed to apportion blame, to castigate, or to justify. Liberia is concerned, rather, with the formulation of guidelines and plans by which the quality of life in our world can be improved. Liberia desires to see mere words replaced with action, and meaningless expressions of concern with carefully considered proposals. Most. of all, there must be a determination to embark upon the new course which the times require and to engage in the construction of a more equitable world order before it becomes too late. 47.”
1974-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 29 (1974)
“New insight and study of means of reconciling in a just way the interests of developing and developed countries, consumers and producers, and rich and poor nations must be found. Mutually acceptable formulas to facilitate and expand greatly the inflow of capital and technological expertise to developing countries must be devised. 46. In our common endeavor to ensure a better life for the entire family of man, it has become necessary that we look beyond narrow and short-term national interests. Ultimately, the progress and well-being of any one nation will depend on the ability of all nations to prosper. A world which continues to be so clearly divided between the wealthy and the poverty- stricken cannot for long remain a peaceful world.”
1974-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 29 (1974)
“Vet effective follow-up measures have not ensued, and many industrialized nations have indicated their dissatisfaction with various aspects of both the Declaration on the Establishment of a New International Economic Order [resolution 3201 (S-Vl) and the related Program of Action [resolution 3202 (S-VI)]. The historic dialog which we began at that time must continue with greater vigor and be guided by a clarity of perception as to the ultimate goals we seek to achieve. Efforts must be undertaken to bring to reality the great objectives we expressed at that time. While emergency assistance is required on a priority basis for those developing nations most adversely affected by the existing economic crisis, in the longer run fundamental changes in the structure of the existing trade, monetary and investment systems must be made.”
1974-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 29 (1974)
“President Tolbert said: "If this special session is destined to achieve the same quality of response as has been forthcoming from all the foregoing meetings and 'paper' declarations, then I doubt that our coming here will have been worth the effort. But if this Assembly would in a concrete manner address itself to the pressing issues of organized global development today, then, as participating countries, we must all stand determined to elevate and to reshape that process which is necessary to translate into evident reality the collective will to accommodate." 45.”
1974-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 29 (1974)
“Nevertheless, there is now nearly universal acceptance of the principle that every people has an inalienable right to political freedom, national self- determination and independence. And yet, the experience of recent years has shown that these rights cannot be entirely meaningful unless all peoples come to enjoy the freedoms which economic progress makes possible: the freedom from want, from hunger, from endemic disease, from ignorance and from poverty. Many representatives have already addressed themselves to this problem from this rostrum. 44. At the sixth special session of the General Assembly on raw materials and development held in April, to which the President of Liberia attached such great importance that he attended it himself, these issues were discussed in great depth.”
1974-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 29 (1974)
“There has never been a greater show of solidarity by the inter-national community against South Africa's arrogant disregard for every requirement of morality, decency and justice, and for the principles of the Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the many resolutions adopted by this world body. 42. Liberia believes that because South Africa has been intransigent in pursuing its evil, racist and repressive policies, and impervious to the numerous condemnations of those policies by the international community, it is South Africa which has now raised the most serious doubts as to its right to continued membership in the United Nations. 43. The struggle for national independence has in recent decades achieved remarkable progress, although, regrettably, it has not been entirely successful.”
1974-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 29 (1974)
“And in that event, those nations which through their trade and investment activities directly or indirectly strengthen the hands of the South African Government and of the Smith regime and stiffen their resolve will then have to bear their full share of the responsibility. 41. We witnessed yesterday [2248th meeting] the action taken by an overwhelming number of States Members of the Organization rejecting the credentials of the delegation of the minority racist South African regime and adopting by an almost unanimous vote a resolution calling upon the Security Council to review the relationship between the United Nations and South Africa [resolution 3207 (XXIX)].”
1974-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 29 (1974)
“They would also contribute to the spirit of reconciliation, co-operation and common purpose which is beginning to take hold among the nations of the world. Otherwise, it may be that the only answer will lie in a greater resort to armed struggle by the African peoples of South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe. 40. Such a development would be extremely regrettable to my Government because of the incalculable cost in human lives which would result and because of the greater threat such a situation would present to international peace and security. But the peoples of those areas may decide that they are left with no other choice.”
1974-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 29 (1974)
“Whatever excuses are advanced, whatever subterfuges cm- ployed, the stark reality is that the South African Government and the illegal Ian Smith regime are maintaining and expanding systems designed to enhance the well-being and ensure the special privileges of a minority, while denying the African majority their basic, elementary and inalienable rights as human beings. 39. There is an alternative route they could pursue: they could do what is right and just. They could turn with all sincerity to the obliteration of racism and to the establishment of equitable multiracial nations in which the rights of each individual are secured, cultural differences are respected, and special privileges are eliminated. They would thereby ensure, we believe, the peace and harmony of all the people of those countries.”
1974-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 29 (1974)
“That will cannot be defeated. We have embarked upon a path from which there can be no turning back. Apartheid and alien minority rule, whether in Zimbabwe, Namibia or South Africa itself, cannot long survive. The torch of freedom has reached the very doorsteps of the most evil of the oppressors. Doubts and insecurity are bound to affect their national life and, in desperation, they can be expected to engage in ever more oppressive measures and to employ greater violence. But all that, in the end, cannot change the inevitable: the majority of the people of those countries will play their full role in political, economic and social affairs and come to enjoy all their rights as citizens.”
1974-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 29 (1974)
“It represents also a victory for the people of Portugal themselves, for it frees them from the burden of waging what the Foreign Minister of Portugal has referred to as "a long, useless war" [2239th meeting, para. 102], so costly in precious human lives. It has also gained for Portugal a respected place in the world community. 38. That frame of mind which welcomed and sup-ported the most blatant exploitation of one people by another, which created colonialism and continues to feed apartheid and other systems based on racial prejudice, must give way entirely to the demands of a new age. The peoples of Africa still subjected to such exploitation and discriminatory treatment are determined to be free, to enjoy human dignity and to take their rightful place in the life of their respective countries and of our world.”
1974-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 29 (1974)
“We feel certain that the Portuguese Government, consistent with the progressive attitude and good faith it has already demonstrated, will continue with even greater intensity its efforts designed to arrive at an acceptable arrangement with the African nationalists in Angola so that that Territory may, within the shortest possible time, enjoy the right of self-determination, independence and sovereignty. 37. The decision taken by the Government of Portugal to bring to a close many centuries of Portuguese colonial domination in Africa represents primarily a victory for those valiant freedom fighters who, in Guinea-Bissau, in Mozambique and in Angola, have never wavered in their determination to attain national independence and forge their own national destinies.”
1974-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 29 (1974)
“Because of that historical experience, Liberia attaches the greatest importance to the struggle against colonialism and minority rule anywhere, but most particularly on the African continent. It was the Liberian Government, through its representative on the Security Council, which, on 15 February 1961, first brought to the attention of the Organization the deplorable situation in the Portuguese Territories.2 We are therefore particularly gratified that, the Republic of Guinea- Bissau having entered our midst as a Member of the United Nations, we can anticipate with pleasure both the independence of Mozambique and its entry into the Organization within the next year. 36.”
1974-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 29 (1974)
“Liberia once again whole-heartedly welcomes this sister African State into this world forum and celebrates with it the hard-won freedom of its people to enjoy self-determination and national independence after so many years of difficult and self-sacrificing struggle. 35. More than 127 years ago, on 26 July 1847, the people of the Republic of Liberia declared their national independence. Since that time, moved by the most remarkable determination, they have preserved the independence of Liberia despite numerous threats and acts of aggression by foreign Powers, to which an independent African State was completely unacceptable. They endured that, as well as the taunts, insults and falsehoods, all deliberately designed to discredit Liberia in an attempt to prove that Africans were incapable of self-government.”
1974-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 29 (1974)
“Leopoldo Benites of Ecuador, who presided with calm and wisdom over the work both of the twenty-eighth session of the General Assembly and of the historic sixth special session. 34. Significantly, a little more than one year ago, on 24 September 1973, the courageous people of Guinea-Bissau declared the independence and sovereignty of their country, having liberated the greater part of their national territory. Today they have won the battle which, against great odds, they had fought to consolidate their independence and to free every inch of their land from the grasp of an oppressive colonialism. The Republic of Guinea-Bissau has now been accented- as a State Member of the United Nations.”
1974-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 29 (1974)
“I am particularly pleased at this time to extend to you, Mr. President, on behalf of the Government of Liberia, heartiest congratulations on your unanimous election as President of the twenty-ninth session of the General Assembly. You have for many years demonstrated astute statesmanship and unwavering dedication not only to the cause of international peace and global understanding but also to our common world Organization, the United Nations, in your capacity as the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria. Please accept our very best wishes and be assured of our fullest co-operation as you discharge the grave and historic responsibility of guiding the important work of this twenty-ninth session. 33. I should like also to express our most genuine appreciation to your distinguished predecessor, Mr.”
1974-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 29 (1974)
“Let us therefore focus on this task and rise to this grave challenge and, in so doing, fulfil the sacred purpose of this great repository of man's hopes: to attain peace in our time and for all time, and to promote the economic and social advancement of all peoples in freedom and justice.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“The interest of a nation in peace, justice and economic progress does not increase or decrease in degree with the size of its population or the military power contained in its arsenals. These are issues which are vital to all nations and on which all nations should speak with equally authoritative voices. 124. My President recently said: "At its birth, the United Nations placed great emphasis upon the limitless possibilities of the human mind — and personality. It affirmed the equal creation of all human beings, and expressed the hope that the developing nations of the world would enjoy the right to share equitably in the wealth of the world. Unfortunately, after 27 years of its existence, man's hopes for a world order of peace, equality and justice have remained disappointingly unfulfilled." 125.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“However, in the spirit of major-Power detente which now prevails, ushering in a spirit of increased trust, tolerance, understanding and co-operation, we sincerely believe that this proposal will receive the consideration it deserves. 122. It is perhaps fitting at this time to remind ourselves that a new order of change has come into being in international relations, and to ponder over the fate of this Organization and refuse to permit sterility of imagination to cause us to remain unresponsive to problems that have been defined by new realities. 123. In this regard, we call upon all Member States, big and small, to give serious consideration to measures which will make this Organization more effective in today's world by enhancing its democratic character and adding to the impact of its decisions.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“Andrei Gromyko, Foreign Minister of the Soviet Union [2126th meeting], that the military budgets of States permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and other States with major military and economic potential be reduced by 10 per cent, and that part of those savings be directed towards providing assistance for developing countries. This is a notable and commendable positive step, and my delegation calls upon the General Assembly to consider this proposal seriously. 121. It is true that a nearly identical proposal was put forward by the Soviet Union in 1958*4 and 1959, but as an essential twin goal of the proposal is to effectuate some progress in the area of disarmament, those years of cold war may not have allowed for its serious consideration.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“At a time in history when the genius of mankind has provided the means for vastly increasing agricultural production on less acreage, for producing heavy machinery and consumer goods on a massive scale, for arresting many of the conditions which breed disease and ill health, the challenge which faces us collectively is to use this capability for improving the condition of humanity. Let us refrain from large and wasteful expenditure of scarce resources on implements designed for the destruction of human life. Let us create in our one world that degree of mutual trust, tolerance and goodwill which will ensure that all men, regardless of race, creed, religion or ideological persuasion, shall live together in peace and prosperity. 120. I applaud, therefore, the recent proposal put forward by Mr.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“It is only by those means that the chronic problems of underdevelopment and the resulting instances of human misery, the inability of all men fully to have the opportunity of realizing their individual capacities, may be effectively tackled. 118. The President of Liberia has called upon all Liberians to become totally involved in building a better Liberia, in working for the development of the country to the benefit of all. He has therefore emphasized that the primary effort of ensuring development must be ours. "Self-reliance for self-sufficiency"-this phrase sums up his challenge to the people of Liberia. But these policies are not limited to measures taken within the boundaries of Liberia, for we believe strongly in economic co-operation among all nations for the benefit of all the peoples of the world. 119.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“We look now to achievement of the goals set forth for the Second. But what becomes increasingly apparent is that a firm commitment from the developed countries has not existed in the past. Without that commitment, these efforts cannot yield success. Moreover, the vicissitudes of the international economy, and the world monetary system, factors over which developing countries exercise no control, often adversely affect our economies. 117. What is at stake is to ensure that the prerequisites of development, including capital inputs and technological assistance, are available to all nations on a sufficiently large scale, with reasonable and unburdensome terms.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“The emphasis placed on the social and economic advancement of the world's peoples reflects the belief that all the peoples of the world should share in the bounties of this earth and that freedom from hunger and want, from poverty, ignorance and disease is an essential prerequisite to the enjoyment of all fundamental rights. We affirm these beliefs primarily because it is right and just to do so. But more than that, we do so in the sure knowledge that world peace and security cannot be long ensured if the gap between the "have" and the "have-not" nations remains so vast and apparently unbridgeable. That this gap continues to widen is unacceptable and extremely dangerous to the achievement of international stability and harmony. 116. The First United Nations Development Decade has been a painful disappointment.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“Recently, the United Nations commendably assisted the countries of the Sudano-Sahelian region in dealing with the human problems resulting from the severe droughts which have affected that region and drastically reduced the availability of both crops and livestock. The United Nations also rendered prompt and valuable assistance to the peoples of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh during the recent natural disasters affecting those countries. 114. However, effective as those measures have been, much more must be done. 115. The framers of the Charter wisely understood that the problem of preserving international peace and stability was not solely a matter of providing means for ensuring the peaceful resolution of international conflicts and the prevention of aggression around the globe.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“Moreover, Chapter IX of the Charter specifically deals with economic and social co-operation for the purpose of ensuring "the creation of conditions of stability and well-being which are necessary for peaceful and friendly relations among nations ...". 112. Although United Nations efforts in pursuance of these goals have fallen short of the purposes and principles of the Charter, the assistance rendered by the specialized agencies of the United Nations has been helpful in meeting both chronic and emergency needs around the world, thereby fostering the kind of co-operation among the peoples of our one world which exemplifies the highest ideals of this Organization put to practical effect. 113.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“For this reason, my Government has attached the greatest importance to the work of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of the Sea-Bed and the Ocean Floor beyond the Limits of National Jurisdiction, of which we have been a member since its beginning in 1967. 111. The Preamble to the Charter of the United Nations refers to our determination both "to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war" and "to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom". In accomplishing these ends, we are pledged, among other things, to employ international machinery for the economic and social advancement of all peoples.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“In that brief span of years, the increase of world population, the birth of new nations and revolutionary advances in science and technology have combined to make , the question of the uses of ocean space a foremost question of our day. 110. If, in our one world, inequalities still abound and the gulf between rich and poor nations continues to widen, the causes lie in the way in which the wealth generated from the quarter of the earth's surface comprising land space has been unevenly distributed. The forthcoming Conference on the Law of the Sea affords us an historic opportunity to advance the cause of peace and prosperity for all nations by the legal order we shall frame to govern the three-quarters of our earth comprising ocean space.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“We note with deep appreciation the action taken by the General Assembly to ban the use of bacteriological weapons [resolution 2826 (XXVI)] and we express the hope that measures will soon be undertaken by the Assembly to prohibit the employment of chemical weapons as well. 109. With the convening of the proposed Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, an opportunity will be presented to all of us to assist in furthering the realization of universal peace by justly contributing to the economic development of all nations. Thirteen years have passed since the Second Conference took place in Geneva.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“Ten years after the whole world sighed with relief when the nuclear test ban treaty of 1963 was signed, promising a lessening of the threat of nuclear war and raising hopes that the danger of radioactive contamination had ended, it is regrettable that some countries continue to conduct nuclear tests in the atmosphere. Such actions threaten the hopes of mankind not only for a safe and clean environment but also for world peace. 107. At this, the focal point of the conscience of mankind, we appeal to all Governments concerned to heed the anguished pleas of a concerned people and to desist from all further nuclear tests in the interest of humanity. 108.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“We believe that the territorial integrity and the right to national existence of all the States in that region must be ensured. Therefore we emphatically oppose all forms of aggression and the acquisition of territory by force of arms. For this reason, the implementation of Security Council resolution 242 (1967) appeals to us as the most practical measure for ensuring a just and lasting solution to an admittedly difficult situation. The Secretary-General should be complimented for his untiring efforts in seeking ways to bring a speedy and lasting solution to the problems of this troubled region of the world. We note with appreciation his recent visit to the Middle East and look forward to further positive action to this end. 106.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“Instead, the Government of South Africa seeks to entrench in Namibia its grim policies of apartheid and exploitation. 104. As the mission of the Secretary-General to Namibia may not continue after this year, the question that confronts us now is, What next? If a tragic and violent confrontation is to be avoided and the rights of the people of Namibia ensured, then the United Nations, and in particular the five permanent members of the Security Council, must urgently undertake new initiatives designed to bring about the speedy implementation of the decisions both of the General Assembly and of the Security Council. 105. The Liberian Government remains convinced that the highly explosive situation existing in the Middle East constitutes a grave threat to world peace.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“The General Assembly, through resolutions 2145 (XXI) and 2248 (S-V), by which it terminated South Africa's mandate over Namibia and provided for the establishment of a Council to administer the affairs of Namibia, and the Security Council, by agreeing in resolution 301 (1971) with the opinion of the International Court of Justice that South Africa's presence in Namibia is illegal, have together established a firm base upon which the United Nations would be enabled to use the best channels available to it to bring about a peaceful transfer of power from South Africa to the people of Namibia. 103. However, the United Nations Council for Namibia remains totally ineffective because South Africa neither recognizes it nor permits it to exercise its lawful role in ensuring the independence of Namibia.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“Moreover, as a mark of its profound solidarity with the new Government and people of Guinea-Bissau and as an expression of its deepest satisfaction and joy at their declaration of independence, my Government will, as soon as a constitution of the new Republic is announced and the new Government is organized, proclaim a national holiday in commemoration of their attainment of independence. We cherish the hope that Guinea-Bissau will soon assume its rightful place among the ranks of nations in our world Organization which are contributing to international peace, security and co-operation. 102. The Government of Liberia continues to view the question of Namibia as a serious special case for the United Nations.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“Today, in Mozambique as well as in Angola, Portugal continues its ever more repressive and desperate activities, the last faint flickers of a dying and vicious colonialism. The dead are now indeed counted by thousands, but the will of the people to freedom cannot be denied. How long will we tolerate this? 101. I must make special mention of the gallant people of Guinea-Bissau who, having liberated three fourths of their country, happily proclaimed their independence on 24 September. My Government on 26 September joyously accorded recognition to this new sister State.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“This is not the first time that Portuguese atrocities have attracted world-wide attention. The representative of Liberia on 20 February 1961 sounded an early warning in a letter to the President of the Security Council in which he asked that immediate action be taken by the Council to prevent further deterioration and abuse of human rights in Angola. He then gave the following reasons why it was necessary for the Council to meet: "This is necessary because men are dying in Angola, because men are being cast into prison without trial, because men are living under conditions which are an affront to human dignity and a defiance of human rights. .. . Must the machinery of the United Nations wait until the dead are counted not by the scores, but by the thousands before action is taken? " 100.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“Such practices must shock the conscience of the world-and if the people and leaders who perpetuate and benefit from them cannot be convinced by measures now being employed, then it is. the responsibility of the entire international community to undertake whatever new measures are required to eliminate those injustices. 97. We reaffirm our commitment to and total solidarity with our oppressed brothers in Mozambique, and Angola. Portugal should now know that there is no price which the people of Africa will not pay to end oppression and colonial domination. 98. The Assembly is aware of the recent reports of massacres in Mozambique. Portugal, in its brutal attempts to intimidate the courageous people of Mozambique, has resorted to mass indiscriminate slaughter of innocent men, women and children. 99.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“In all forums of this Organization, Liberia and other nations have appealed for justice, self-determination and freedom for all the peoples of Zimbabwe; yet the illegal regime of Ian Smith continues its oppressive domination of the majority African population while denying to them the basic rights of political representation and equal economic and social opportunities. Most African political leaders in Zimbabwe are either in prison or have severe restrictions placed on their movements. This increasingly intolerable situation cannot and will not last. A small group of men, solely for racial reasons and because they possess the power to do so, continue to deprive the African majority in Africa of all their political rights, as well as of their equitable share of the wealth of their own land.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“The Secretary of State of the United States, Henry Kissinger, in his brilliant address before this twenty-eighth session of the General Assembly on 24 September, said, among other things: "We shall honour our pledge to promote self- determination, economic development and human dignity across the continent of Africa." [2124th meeting, para. 51. J 95. My Government finds those commitments most encouraging and expresses the hope that all nations will desist from those activities which perpetuate injustice and inhumanity in southern Africa and, rather, render substantial moral and material assistance to the peoples of South Africa and southern Africa as they seek to acquire their fundamental freedoms. 96.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“We express the hope that the principal trading partners of South Africa will weigh their desire for profits and immediate financial returns against their responsibility to assist, on moral grounds and in keeping with their obligations as Members of the United Nations, the oppressed peoples of South Africa to obtain their most basic, fundamental and God-given rights as human beings. 93. Willy Brandt, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, in his profound statement delivered before this Assembly on 26 September, said unreservedly for his country that ". . . we condemn racism as inhuman and as the cause of the most terrible crimes" and reaffirmed its support for "the principle of the universality of human rights." [2128th meeting, paras. 59 and 60.] 94.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“These practices, clear manifestations of a bold and unrepentant racism, and the system of government which fosters them, are so deeply wrong, so offensive to morality, so unbearable, so unjust, so clearly at variance with the noble sentiments contained in the Charter of this Organization that it is still astounding and a source of despair that men can support and uphold such practices and such a system, seemingly blind to the terrifying evil and inhumanity of it all. 92.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“Unless this Organization can find means effectively and speedily to implement its resolutions on South Africa, I foresee a deterioration of the existing situation and a consequent failure of all efforts aimed at a peaceful solution. 90. Regrettably, the South African police, in a repetition of the Sharpeville tragedy, recently murdered several black workers whose only crime was their boldness in pointing out the inequities of existing employment practices and economic benefits. But were those murderers punished? No-they were rewarded with words of congratulation. 91.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“The Government of South Africa, supported by a minority racist clique from within and by its powerful trading partners from without, carries on with impunity what this Organization has rightly called "crimes against humanity". Apartheid, the worst form of racism in existence today, continues to plague the African peoples of South Africa. The United Nations has condemned this outrageous policy, which denies to the African majority their fundamental freedoms and constitutes a threat to the maintenance of international peace and security. Our brothers in South Africa have demonstrated extraordinary patience and endurance, but their patience is not unlimited.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“That the era of cold war and confrontation among the major Powers is being replaced by a new era of negotiation and detente is a heartening development, which my Government unreservedly welcomes and will actively support. We do not, however, believe that the achievement of this long-awaited detente in itself guarantees the establishment of a just and lasting peace. Such a peace can best be assured if all the nations strive to promote an atmosphere of trust and tolerance in international affairs and assiduously grapple with the perennial economic, social and political problems with which we are all still confronted. The seeds of peace and concord have been sown, but they cannot be nurtured into a satisfying harvest so long as situations which constitute threats to international peace and security are not promptly and fairly dealt with. 89.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“My Government also wishes to convey to the Secretary-General its deepest appreciation for the dedicated and wise manner in which he is discharging his arduous and highly important task on behalf of justice, peace and security for all peoples throughout the world. 87. Liberia reasserts its firm belief in the principle of universality, because it is only by the harmonization of action by the peace-loving peoples of the world that mankind can achieve that security and lasting peace to which this Organization is dedicated. I therefore again express, on behalf of my Government, a warm welcome to the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic on their admission to this Organization. 88.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
“85. Having already had the privilege of expressing to you, Sir, the profound congratulations of the Government of Liberia on your election to the presidency of the twenty-eighth session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, and our very best wishes and assurances of our co-operation as you assume your grave responsibilities in the interest of securing world peace, you will permit me now to extend our sincere appreciation to your illustrious predecessor, Mr. Stanislaw Trepczynski, the Deputy Foreign Minister of Poland, for the able and astute manner in which he conducted the affairs of the twenty-seventh session of the General Assembly. 86.”
1973-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 28 (1973)
““This is the ultimate objective of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which we, in conjunction with a majority of Member States, have unreservedly adopted. The sacred fulfilment of all of the propositions of this Declaration is not only, a just challenge to the United Nations, but seems to me to be the bastion of understanding and the surest pathway to enduring, universal peace and happiness” 37. This is the spirit and the principle by which the Liberian delegation will be guided in its approach to all issues affecting the destiny of the peoples which may be brought up for consideration at the present session.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“The policy of the Government of Liberia in respect of this basic, all-important question, was clearly and forcefully outlined by the President of the Republic on 7 January 1952, when he said, inter alia: “With the firm belief and steadfast faith in the axiom that all men are created free and independent, and therefore entitled to the benefits and privileges of self-determination and the natural right to conduct their own political affairs, we shall seek to co-operate with all democratic and freedom-loving peoples and nations, through the aegis of the United Nations Organization, to adopt measures whereby the teeming millions of mankind inhabiting most of the under-developed areas of the world who, because of their peculiar circumstances, are considered unprepared presently to assume the responsibility of full sovereignty and independence, may be able to do so in common with us in the shortest possible period of time.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)
“It is our ardent hope that the United Nations will preserve and continue to exert pressure on the colonial Powers to loosen their grip in the colonial orbit, where the urge for self-government and independence has assumed considerable proportions. We hope that the aspirations of these people will continue to receive the sympathetic consideration of the General Assembly in their-struggle. 36.”
1952-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 7 (1952)