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“My delegation feels that, with this increased economic vigour, the dangers of race conflict in South Africa are being encouraged. 220. On 6 November 1962, by its resolution 1761 (XVII), the General Assembly called upon Member States to impose economic sanctions against South Africa. More than two thirds of the Member States supported that resolution. 221. Opposition to its implementation developed in some Member countries on the grounds that sanctions would be illegal, that they would be impracticable or that they would hurt those whom they were intended to benefit. But, as I had the occasion to explain to the Security Council on 8 June 1964 [1127th meeting], when this subject was raised, economic sanctions are legal because apartheid as practised In South Africa has indeed become a threat to international peace and security.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“It was in that context that the Council of Ministers of the Organization of African Unity and the first session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity called upon and subsequently entreated the trading partners of South Africa to desist from the encouragement they were giving to the policy of apartheid through their investment and trade relations with the Government in Pretoria, and requested them to cease their supply of oil and petroleum products to that Government. 219. But those appeals have not decreased the trade and economic intercourse between South Africa and those countries. Foreign reserves in South Africa have more than tripled since 1961, and so have its gold reserves.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“The report reminded the Security Council that the Organization of African Unity had come to the most painful conclusion that, in as much as the Government of South Africa had disregarded all peaceful efforts to secure the abandonment of its apartheid policy, total sanctions represented the only sure means of peacefully resolving the situation. 218.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“We are convinced that a continuation of the present position, including a denial of just representation, must lead to violent conflict and tragedy for all the people of South Africa. We wish, therefore, to emphasize the first and basic principle that all the people of South Africa should be brought into consultation and should thus be enabled to decide the future of their country at the national level." 216. In order to achieve that, the experts recommended that efforts should be directed towards the establishment of a national convention fully representative of the entire population of South Africa, in the hope of establishing a new course for the future of that country; and world opinion and the growing insistence on positive action should now be directed towards the achievement of that purpose. 217.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“The report which the group of experts presented to the Secretary-General, and which he submitted on 20 April 1964, is available to all Members. I shall restate only three main points. 215. It was the view of the United Nations group of experts, stated in the introduction to the report, that "a primary principle of first importance" was that the future of South Africa should be settled by all the people of South Africa, and in an atmosphere of free discussion. The report asserts, again in the introduction: "There can be no settlement and no peace while the great majority of the people are denied the fundamental freedom to participate in decisions on the future of their country.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“The Security Council on 4 December 1963 unanimously adopted a resolution in which it appealed to all States to comply with its resolution of 7 August 1963; urgently requested the South African Government to cease the imposition of discriminatory and repressive measures; condemned the non-compliance of South Africa with appeals made by the General Assembly and the Security Council; called upon that Government to liberate all persons subject to restriction for having opposed apartheid; and solemnly called upon all States to cease forthwith the sale and shipment of equipment and ammunition to South Africa. 214. In that same resolution, the Council requested the Secretary-General to create a small group of recognized experts to examine methods of resolving the situation. That group was headed by Mrs. Myrdal.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“That has been done solely because we are increasingly concerned at the continuous repression of the African majority In that country, and because of our love of Justice, our dedication to the freedom of the Individual and our desire to safeguard human dignity. 213.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“The injustice, pain, misery, suffering and death inflicted on innocent Africans by a horrible system which is Indirectly supported and strengthened by the policies of some Members of this Organization are bound to have serious repercussions. 211. At the summit conference of the Organization of African Unity held in Cairo in July 1964, our Heads of State and Government called for economic sanctions, especially on oil and petroleum products, against South Africa and asked the co-operation of all countries and, in particular, the major trading partners of South Africa. 212. In less than two years, the African States have on three occassions brought before the Security Council the question of apartheid and its effects on international peace and security.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“The abominable and iniquitous policy of apartheid practised by the Republic, of South Africa remains a cruel and stubborn problem and a cancerous blight on the continent of Africa. African States will not relent in their efforts to bring about the end of this repressive system. 210. I do not recall any time in history when there has been such a persistent and systematic use of laws by a minority to deny and exclude the majority from all basic and fundamental rights, the only offence committed by the majority being the possession of a different skin pigmentation. But what has really surprised me has been the apparently callous indifference shown toward that problem by those who claim to be the most civilized peoples in the most civilized nations.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“It is clear that the present patterns of trade favour the developed countries. I doubt that anyone in the developing countries wants things handed out on a silver platter, but as our terms of trade deteriorate, our exports of primary commodities earn less for us, while the prices of manufactured goods continue to soar and we see ourselves getting poorer. It is reasonable that we should seek measures to reverse the trend by removing obstacles to the expansion of our export earnings. 208. Let us bear in mind that a dangerous situation will exist if the gap between rich and poor widens. It is in the long-range interests of all that the gap be bridged as quickly as possible. 209.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“That the developing countries should seek unity among themselves, especially in regard to the problem of trade and development, seems tome a desirable thing, and should meet with the approbation of all. The developing countries are In part united by economic and other ties. Such unity of the developing countries in trying to negotiate most favourable solutions for themselves should not produce rigid attitudes in the developed countries. 206. I am certain that the developing countries are anxious, in a spirit of fairness and understanding, to seek healthy compromises satisfactory to all, but they ask also for more sympathetic understanding from the developed countries. 207. As I mentioned earlier, a substantial portion of the people of this world live under terribly substandard conditions.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“The decisions and recommendations of that conference have made it plain that changes in the policies of the developed countries in regard to international economic co-operation are Indispensable, and have indicated the direction In which those changes should be made. 204. The developing nations should work for the establishment of a broadly based international economic machinery as an integral part of the United Nations. Such machinery should be capable of Influencing and applying new international economic policies to trade, especially in its relationship to development, so as to contribute to the acceleration of economic growth and development in the developing States, The action of the developing States at this session should seek to make concrete the Initiative taken last March In Geneva, and broaden its perspective. 205.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“Recommendations to the Assembly of Heads of State In July of this year specified that the African Member States should seek the help of their Asian and other friends in getting the United Nations to give Increased assistance for the solution of the problem on the continent. It is the feeling of my delegation that a decision at this session should make It possible for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to maintain an even closer co-ordination of efforts with the Commission for Refugees in Africa. 203. After months of preparation and sustained struggle by the developing countries, the historic United Nations Conference on Trade and Development was convened.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“It is in that context that I believe that the suggestion of the Secretary-General for a meeting of the five nuclear Powers holds promise and has merits. 201. The problem of refugees, which has plagued the United Nations, has now become a serious matter in certain areas of the African continent. My Government has always tried to co-operate in this Organization in seeking a solution to the problem. 202. The Council of Ministers of the Organization of African Unity, at its second ordinary session in Lagos in February 1964, set up a commission consisting of ten African States to examine the refugee problem in Africa.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“My delegation's position is motivated partly by the report of the Secretary-General to the seventeenth session of the General Assembly on the economic and social consequences of disarmament, in view of the fact that the position of the primary producing countries would be improved if resources now being allocated to armaments were applied to peaceful ends, and of the fact that the great Powers have been urged by people from all over the world to take new and urgent steps towards achieving general and complete disarmament under strict and effective international control. 199. The Chinese nuclear - explosion seems to have strengthened the belief of many States that the People's Republic of China should be a participant in any and all discussions on disarmament, international peace and security. 200.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“Because the pace for the achievement of disarmament has been very slow, my delegation feels that the General Assembly should again take a decision along the lines of resolution 1653 (XVI), in which we reaffirmed that the use of nuclear and thermonuclear weapons was contrary to the United Nations Charter, to international law and to the law of humanity, 197. Pursuant to that resolution, the Secretary- General obtained the views of Member States on whether a conference should now be convened for the purpose of signing a convention prohibiting the use of nuclear weapons. More than seventy countries endorsed the idea. My delegation feels that the small countries should seize the initiative on this question and move the nuclear Powers away from a meaningless centre. 198.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“At its eighteenth session, the General Assembly urged that a solution be found, and suggested guidelines for the future work of the committee in its quest for a code of space law. My Government is happy that, along the lines of resolution 1962 (XVIII), the major Powers have agreed to respect the principles enunciated in the declaration, and to continue to work for the elimination of the dangers likely to result from the destructive uses of outer space. It would seem to be propitious also to develop a convention to regulate the use of outer space. 196.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“My Government is against explosions of nuclear or thermonuclear weapons, whether in Africa or Australia, in America or Russia, in the Pacific or the Atlantic, in Asia or Europe. We therefore deplore this new and unfortunate development. 193. The nuclear Powers and those close to joining the "nuclear club" cannot afford to disregard the survival of the world and the future of the human race. They can display a sense of responsibility if they divert the astronomical amounts now used on arms to a productive cause, that of permitting mankind to cross the frontiers of hope free from fear, poverty, ignorance and disease. 194. I wish to make a brief comment on the work of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space. 195.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“At the second conference of the Organization of African Unity in Cairo in July of this year, our Heads of State and Government adopted a resolution in which they expressed their grave concern for the safety of Africa and of the world in the light of the increasing development of nuclear weapons and the disastrous effects which might result from their proliferation. 191. It is unfortunate that more countries have joined the "nuclear club" in spite of our having obtained agreement among 100 States on a partial nuclear test ban treaty. A continuation will surely have grave consequences. 192. The recent atomic explosion does not contribute to the peace and security of the world. It is indeed disheartening and disturbing that there should be a resumption of the pollution of the atmosphere.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“In this age, when the overwhelming destruction with which we are threatened because of nuclear and thermo-nuclear weapons is hardly imaginable, and when the arms race fosters an enormous waste of resources in a world where the majority of its people are ill-housed, ill-clad, hungry and poverty-stricken, let us not delude ourselves or commit the reckless folly of putting our hopes for security in more and better arms. Instead, let us strive more intensely to put into effect the practical and only solution: disarmament. 190.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“At no time in world history has an arms race brought security. While it has made the nations participating in such a race more powerful militarily, it has increased their anxieties, nurtured their suspicions and made them feel more insecure. The only rational solution left to be tried is the one that the world has always rejected. That solution, albeit a political one, is disarmament through a reduction of arms and control of armaments.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“We wish to urge that each Member State should uphold the principle that peace-keeping operations are one of the essential objectives of the United Nations and, therefore, the financing of such operations is the collective responsibility of all Member States. It is encouraging to observe that all Members of the United Nations have expressed their desire to strengthen the Organization. Each one of us, then, has an obligation to lend our best efforts to remove the obstacles impeding the solution of this critical and vital issue. 188. A significant achievement in the improvement of relations between East and West was the partial nuclear test ban treaty, achieved on 5 August 1963, which has since been adhered to by over 100 States. But in spite of this achievement, disarmament continues to be the world's greatest and most urgent problem. 189.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“Political developments in South-East Asia and certain areas of the eastern Mediterranean have given cause for some concern since our last session. There also exists at the present time a difficult financial crisis which raises doubts about the future effectiveness of our Organization. It is the hope of my delegation that we shall be able to tackle the roots of these problems with a view to finding some permanent solution at this session. 186. The financial crisis facing the United Nations presents a formidable challenge to us. The effectiveness and even the survival of the Organization seem to be threatened. The complexity of this question has been brought into clear focus, and we have sought to avoid controversial questions in the first stage of the Assembly's work. 187.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“We are happy that Malawi and Zambia have now joined their sister African States to give additional support to this international body in its efforts to assist- in the total liberation of Africa and to strive for peace. We also greet and welcome into the Organization the new State of Malta, which has a gallant history. 184. We meet at a momentous and trying period of history. There has been a regrettable addition to the "nuclear club". We must not forget the perennial problems which beset developing countries — poverty, ignorance and disease — for which some solution must be found if these areas are not to become a cauldron of violence and hatred. All of these have added to the complexity of the problems affecting the peace and stability of the world. 185.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“As you commence your new, challenging and difficult assignment, all Africa is with you and wishes you well. Liberia gladly pledges its whole-hearted support and fullest co-operation. 182. I should like to extend a hearty welcome and greetings to Africa's thirty-fourth and thirty-fifth independent States, Malawi and Zambia, which were admitted to full membership a few days ago. Both were born as a triumph against a federation created without the consent of the majority of their people, and built on alien minority rule. We hope that before long Southern Rhodesia, the last remaining portion of that federation, will soon enjoy the blessings of freedom under majority rule, thus representing an important victory in the African freedom struggle. 183.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“180. It is an honour and a pleasant duty, on behalf of the delegation of Liberia and myself, as well as on behalf of the President, the Government and the people of Liberia, to extend to you, Mr. President, sincere and fraternal felicitations on your election by acclamation to the presidency of the nineteenth session of the General Assembly. 181. Over the past few years you have contributed many of your talents to the United Nations as a permanent representative, and you have assisted in shaping new and meaningful concepts of the realities of our world. Today, you have been chosen to place your training, your wisdom, your capabilities and your experience at the service of this world body; and we are confident that you will capably direct the affairs of this Assembly.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“Let us make this an Assembly of additional steps towards our ultimate goal of peace. 86. I hope that our deliberations during this Assembly will redound to the benefit of mankind by leading to international peace and security, and I assure you that the Liberian delegation will co-operate in all legitimate endeavours towards this end.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“I do not know what posterity will think and say about us if, after reading of the vast sums of money spent on armaments in this century, they discover in the next chapter of their history books that the Third World War —the awful ruins of which they will see around them— became inevitable because the United Nations was made impotent in its functions by being unable to pay its debts. Let us, therefore, consider the establishment of a fund for peace-keeping operations which would ensure the existence of funds whenever an emergency occurs. 85. With the improved international atmosphere, our task is to take advantage of every opportunity further to improve the climate, to lessen tensions and to find fair and practical solutions to the problems besetting us, no matter how complex they may be.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“It is sad to recognize that, at the beginning of 1963, twenty-five Member States, about one- fourth of the Members of the Organization, had paid nothing at all towards the United Nations Emergency Force assessments; that forty-eight States had paid nothing in the levies for the Congo; and that since 1960 some States have withheld or delayed their payments for the regular budget assessments. 83. My delegation appeals to all Member States which may be in default to pay up their assessments, and let us endeavour, in the words of the Secretary-General; to "evolve a satisfactory method of financing future peace-keeping operations" [A/5501/Add.1, section XI]. Such operations are necessary if international peace and security are to be maintained. 84.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“It is a crisis of the very survival of the United Nations itself. It raises a series of problems about the ability of this Organization to function effectively in the future, to remain an effective instrument in the settlement of international disputes, in the maintenance of peace or in its efforts to assist economic and social advancement in the United Nations plans for the Development Decade. Member States must recognize that we are draining the life blood of the Organization and threatening its very existence, not only by withholding funds for these military operations, but equally so in our failure to pay our annual assessments in full.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“81. A special session was convened on 14 May 1963 to consider this financial situation. We are all familiar with the prevailing points of view on the legal question of the cost of the United Nations Emergency Force and the United Nations Operation in the Congo. Therefore the political and other arguments adduced to show why payment should or should not be made towards the fulfilment of those two operations hardly need to be restated. My Government believes there are other problems related to the financial crisis of the Organization which are not necessarily connected with the cost of the United Nations Force and the United Nations operations in the Congo. 82. Whatever political and legal points of view Member States may hold, the crisis goes beyond mere political and legal points.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“We are also concerned about Southern Rhodesia and the present status of the African majority in that colony. We call on the United Kingdom not to take any action that will cause a deterioration in that situation. 80. Looking again at the report of the Secretary-General, I note that he has reminded Member States of the financial situation of the Organization. It is to the matter of the present financial crisis and what efforts we should exert towards resolving that crisis that I should now like to turn. Speaking on the matter last year [1132nd meeting], I solemnly appealed "to all Members to accept the International Court's opinion and show their good faith by contributing their quota to these peace-keeping operations". I observed further that a failure to do so may be to paralyse the United Nations in one of its most important functions.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“Turning to the decision of the Security Council in respect of the policy of apartheid practised by the South African Government, we are again grateful for the action which the Council took. It is noteworthy that for the first time the Security Council, by that resolution, has considered the racial policies of apartheid ad a source of disturbance to international peace and security rather than as only a violation of the human- rights provisions of the Charter. Similarly the policy of apartheid has found no shred of support from any Member State of the United Nations. We are also awaiting the report of the Secretary-General on 30 October 1963 pursuant to operative paragraph 4 of the Security Council's resolution on apartheid adopted on 7 August 1963. 79.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“On 12 August 1963 the Portuguese Prime Minister made a speech in which he said his country would fight to the limit of its human resources to maintain its so- called overseas provinces. We will, of course, await the report of the Secretary-General; but if this is the line that the Portuguese Government will pursue, the burden on the United Nations will become heavier, for each day the limits of endurance and the self-imposed patience of the African States grow less and less and the pressure of frustration mounts. 77. It is incumbent on the Security Council to take appropriate action to remove this dangerous threat to peace which results from these conditions of injustice and inhumanity, which can only lead to conflict as they have done in other instances. 78.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“It has, accordingly, called upon Portugal to recognize the right of self-determination, to stop its repression, to enter into negotiations and to transfer power, after conclusion of such negotiations, to the indigenous inhabitants of these areas. 74. Further, the Security Council [1049th meeting] placed into the hands of the Secretary-General the responsibility for seeing that the Government of Portugal complies with that resolution, and the Secretary-General has been requested to submit to the Security Council, by 31 October 1963, a report on the results of his efforts. 75. African States are aware of the present efforts of the Secretary-General through his deputy, Mr. Godfrey Amachree, who has been in Lisbon recently. We are also aware of conversations taking place between the United States and Portuguese Governments. 76.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“on the situation of African territories under Portuguese domination" and "to inform the Security Council of the explosive situation existing in South Africa". 72. Member Governments are fully aware of the decision of the Security Council on these two matters. The resolutions which were approved by the Council reflect the result of consultation and a very cordial and amicable exchange of views between the Members of the Council and the Foreign Minister. 73. In respect of the Security Council's decision on the Portuguese territories, my Government feels that that resolution has determined once and for all that the situation is disturbing peace and security in Africa.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“All the actions of the African States in these matters have been founded on the basic principle that, as fundamental human rights are essential to the welfare of all men and to the development of the stable conditions necessary for peaceful and friendly relations among States, the United Nations has to take action to uphold principles which were clearly expressed in the Charter and which affect the very foundation of the Organization. Our efforts have, as you well know, been totally rejected both by the Governments of Portugal and South Africa. 71. Having exhausted every other means for a solution, the Heads of African States, at their summit Conference last May, decided among other things to instruct four African Foreign Ministers "to speak on behalf of all African States in the meetings of the Security Council ...”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“Even following the disturbances in Angola and the subsequent actions of the General Assembly and the Security Council, and with the feeling aroused in the world, the Government of Portugal still defied these resolutions and made no response. It is difficult to visualize what it hopes to achieve from this deliberate policy of self-isolation, which is so sharply at variance with the obligations of all Member States under the Charter of the United Nations. 70. The General Assembly has considered the question of apartheid since its sixth session in 1951 and the general problem related to the maltreatment of, and discrimination against, non-whites in South Africa since the first session.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“For several years the African States have tried, in as reasonable and conciliatory a manner as they could, especially within the United Nations, to have the Government of Portugal recognize that the United Nations does have competence to discuss the territories under Portuguese administration in Africa, that the inhabitants of these territories do have the right to self-determination and independence, and that Portugal has the obligation of international accountability to the United Nations for its dependent peoples. 69. In spite of several resolutions which have been passed by large majorities in the General Assembly and the Security Council, confirming these principles, the Government of Portugal had defiantly refused to comply with these resolutions.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“It may be useful to inform this body that, at the Conference of Heads of African States and Governments, this matter was discussed, and a specific resolution was passed instructing African representatives to take all possible steps to achieve a more equitable representation of the African region. 67. We look forward to executing these instructions, we hope, with the full co-operation and assistance of all Members of the Assembly. We note with satisfaction that an item appears on the agenda of this session which deals with the question of equitable representation on the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council, 68. Turning to the question of Portuguese territories in Africa and that of South Africa, the world has witnessed some strange and almost incomprehensible developments.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“The consensus seems to have favoured an expansion of membership [960th meeting] of both the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council, from the regions of Africa and Asia in order that these two regions might participate more effectively in these organs. 65. At the seventeenth session, the Assembly decided that a Committee, appointed to make arrangements for a Conference on reviewing the Charter, should meet not later than July of this year and report to this session the results of its efforts [resolution 1756 (XVII)]. My Government is pleased that the Committee seems in agreement that the composition of the organs should better reflect the increased membership of the United Nations. 66.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“When the structure of the United Nations was being erected in San Francisco in 1945, Liberia was persistent in defending the principle of equitable representation on the Security Council and proposed an alphabetical rotation of non-permanent Members on the Council to guarantee the participation of all States in this body, inasmuch as geographical distribution could not be satisfied or applied through only six non-permanent seats. That proposal was regrettably defeated. 63. It is not reasonable, fair nor just that thirty-two African Members of the United Nations should be denied the right to be seated in the important bodies of the Organization. 64. It is to be recalled that the General Assembly, at its fifteenth session, discussed the question of an increase in the membership of the Security Council and of the Economic and Social Council.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“2.] I further said: "But there are important organs from which African-Asian States are excluded under agreements made before the increase in membership. Either the membership of these organs has to be increased or we will strive to use our votes to ensure adequate representation on each of them." [Ibid., para. 39.] 61. My Government does not consider the Charter of the United Nations as a static document, but as an instrument which is adaptable to changing needs and circumstances. Consequently, we feel that there is a pressing need for the necessary improvements in the Charter to obtain better representation for Africa and Asia on the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council. 62.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“As I expressed at the seventeenth session we must not risk a situation in which: "the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. Prosperity must be indivisible. The world cannot survive if it is to be part palace, part slum" [1132nd meeting, para. 22]. 60. I come now to the question of equitable representation on the main organs of the United Nations. Speaking at the seventeenth session on this matter, I said: "The expansion of the United Nations membership is, in the opinion of the delegation of Liberia, of great importance for the Organization's role in the maintenance of international peace and security. By such expansion the United Nations moves much closer to being the universal organization it was intended to be." [Ibid., para.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“My Government welcomes the coming Conference because we feel that the decisions to be reached should have two essential objectives: that of expanding world trade which means an increase in the production of all trading countries; and the establishment of fair terms of trade between the developing and the highly industrialized countries by arresting and stabilizing, at equitable remunerative levels, the steady deterioration in the prices of primary commodities and reversing their movements in relation to the prices of manufactured goods. 59. Unless this is done, we may as well resign ourselves to the unpleasant fact that the Development Decade is bound to fail. Our efforts this year must be dedicated to the achievement of these essential and indispensable objectives.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“We who are the sellers of raw materials can translate the observation of Mr. de Seynes into cold, declining figures. The stark reality is that, while prices of our primary products are decreasing, the prices of industrial products are, increasing. We are thus permitting an already wide gap between developing and developed countries to widen, a fact which can have dangerous consequences for the fate of the world. 57. If the objectives of the Development Decade, for which our Secretary-General is so earnestly striving, are to be attained, there must be an improvement of the terms of trade of the developing countries and also an increase in the share of world trade. In short, international trade needs a thorough and fundamental reassessment and the efforts and objectives set forth by the United Nations must be paramount in this respect. 58.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“At its seventeenth session, the General Assembly adopted resolution 1785 (XVII) and endorse the decisions of the Economic and Social Council to convene a United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. A preparatory Committee was constituted to render the necessary assistance in the preparation of that conference. My Government considers that the conference is likely to prove a most important factor in opening up new avenues of economic hope for the developing countries. 56. In his report to the Second Committee [795th meeting], Mr. de Seynes, Under-Secretary for Economic Affairs in the United Nations, last year noted the stubborn downward trend in the prices or raw materials and observed that the determinants of that trend revealed nothing to indicate a change for the better.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“The Congolese Government seems confident that this task can be completed in 1964 and has suggested that, after its completion, the process of relieving the United Nations Force could be effected with greater smoothness and efficiency. 54. This assessment made by the Congolese Government itself, and the appeal made by its Prime Minister, should receive the careful and sympathetic consideration of this Organization so as to achieve the best possible results from the efforts and expenditure made in the past few years. It would be tragic if a memorable and important accomplishment in the cause of peace were partly undone by an error in timing of the disengagement of these forces. 55.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“We note, in the report of the Secretary-General of 17 September 1963 to the Security Council, his recognition that serious risks are involved in an early withdrawal of the forces and that the United Nations Forces in the Congo could continue to be helpful to the Government and the country until the first half of 1964. We accept his suggestion that the time must come when the Government of the Congo will have to assume full responsibility for security and law and order in the country. 53. Nevertheless, the Liberian Government is very sympathetic to the views expressed by the Congolese Government, which is currently concentrating on the organization and training of its armed forces with a view to their deployment throughout the entire country.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)
“I will submit a few brief comments on his able and comprehensive report. 51. The Secretary-General has advocated the continuance of technical assistance and the civilian operations in the Congo but has recommended that, in view of the considerably improved situation there, especially in the military character of the United Nations operations, an early withdrawal and winding-up of the United Nations Force should be envisaged and "the Congolese Government should assume full responsibility throughout the Congo for the maintenance of law and order" [A/5501/Add.1, section V]. My Government understands fully all the reasons which have led the Secretary-General to advance this suggestion. 52. In a communication, the Prime Minister, Mr. Cyrille Adoula, appealed for United Nations military forces to remain in the Congo for the first half of 1964.”
1963-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 18 (1963)