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first: 1975-09-24
most recent: 1977-09-24
sittings or episodes: 2
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“I now wish to convey to this Assembly best wishes from my President and the Government and people of Malawi for every success in its deliberations.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Permit me to reiterate my country's readiness to contribute towards making this Organization a medium for ensuring the broadest co-operation among Members in order to promote world peace, understanding and security. 135. My delegation also notes the continuing interest and work of the United Nations in promoting and improving the economic, cultural and social well-being of the peoples of the world. In this connexion, I want to take this opportunity to express once again my country's appreciation for the assistance it continues to receive from the various United Nations agencies. This assistance is of great importance in our task of promoting the economic and social development of our nation. 136.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“It is our hope that others will give this example great consideration, as this will not only generate much goodwill between the developed and developing countries but also enable the latter to break out of the cycle that keeps them in perpetual debt and hinders their development. Developing countries will continue to need assistance from developed ones; but we believe that this assistance should be designed to help those to whom it is given to be independent and not perpetually dependent. 134. While problems and conflicts among nations continue in various parts of the world, my Government notes that peace and understanding have been achieved in many areas through the initiative and mediation of the United Nations. My Government appreciates all that is being done by this Organization in promoting peace-and understanding among nations.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“We had hoped, perhaps naively, that the time had passed when narrow interests and bullish attitudes were allowed to cloud reality; we had hoped that the era that the signing of the Lome Convention promised to usher in had finally come. It was, therefore, with great disappointment that my country saw the dialogue drift on to an inconclusive end, bogged down by old parochial attitudes. 133. It is Malawi's sincere hope that the North-South dialogue can be resumed and that, when negotiations restart, realism and compromise will be the guiding principles. Malawi has been encouraged by the courageous steps taken by the Government of Canada, a Co-Chairman of the North-South dialogue, in deciding to convert into grants all Canadian loans to developing countries.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“The ability of the developing countries to produce the raw materials and ensure markets for the developed countries depends on their economic stability and solvency. Unless the developing countries are able to sell at profitable prices, they cannot expand their productive capability, nor can they ensure a market for their finished goods. The continued economic stability of the developed countries depends on the economic viability of the developing ones. 132. My country had hoped that the example of the ACP/EEC Convention of Lome might encourage the participants in the negotiations between developing and developed countries, the Conference on International Economic Cooperation or North-South dialogue, which ended in Paris early this year, to take bold steps towards achieving the long-expected new economic order.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“This was the signing in April 1975 of the Lome Convention, under which 46 African, Caribbean and Pacific countries (the ACP group) and the nine members of the European Economic Community [EEC] agreed to regulate their trade and economic relations to their mutual benefit. The establishment of the Lome Convention was achieved because both the ACP Group and the EEC had agreed to negotiate in a spirit of compromise and realism, realizing that their economic interests were intertwined. 131. Events in recent years have shown that, ultimately, developing and developed countries are economically dependent on each other and that the irresponsibility of one is detrimental to both. Developing countries provide not only the source of raw materials for the developed ones, but also the larger market for the finished goods produced by the latter.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“It is my Government's hope also that the current efforts at limiting the development of strategic arms among the super-Powers not only will continue but also will be matched by equal attempts at reducing the sale of unnecessary military hardware to developing nations, particularly us African nations, so that we can devote our time and resources to the task of improving the living standards of our people. 130. When I last had the privilege of addressing this Assembly, I touched briefly on a historic event which promised the advent of a new era in trade and economic relations between developing and developed countries.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“I am informed that the developing nations have been known to have spent at least $40 billion in one year on the purchase of weapons. It can only be left to the imagination how much the manufacturing Powers must spend on the development of these weapons. Malawi believes that these resources could be better spent on improving the welfare of mankind than on threatening its security and peace. My Government, therefore, looks forward to a day when this body might meet to discuss ways and means of channelling such resources towards the elimination of poverty and disease, thereby bringing a good life to the entire international community.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“For only then can genuine, lasting peace be assured. 128. My Government has noted with great concern the continuing sale of sophisticated and very costly military hardware to young nations by major Powers. We are- concerned not only that these weapons drain the meagre resources of these emerging nations. The sale of arms does great harm to international relations and increases the threat to world peace. My Government is further concerned about the continuing nuclear proliferation on the international scene. Malawi can see no need for the increased manufacture of these instruments of mass destruction at a time when the United Nations is committed to a search for international peace. 129. As a developing nation, Malawi is concerned about the enormous amounts of money expended on the purchase of military hardware.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Another troubled area whose problems continue to confront this Assembly year after year is that of the Middle East. We have welcomed and, indeed, followed with interest in recent months the efforts of the United States to find a way to bring to a conference table the various parties to the conflict. We have also noted the joint declaration issued on 1 October, over a week ago, by the two Co-Chairmen of the adjourned Geneva Peace Conference on the Middle East, the United States and the Soviet Union, as a further step towards facilitating the resumption of the Conference. It is our sincere hope that a solution will be found which will take into account the fears, hopes, needs and aspirations of all the people in the region. We believe that this can be achieved, given good will and a willingness to compromise among the parties concerned.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Change is inevitable in southern Africa. How soon it will come, however, will depend on our efforts to make the recalcitrant elements realize that time is not on their side. We must therefore create a climate that will lead them to respond positively to the call for change. In this respect, I make bold to say that Malawi has always been in the forefront in advocating peaceful change in our region of Africa. My Government has noted the positive development of the process of contact and dialogue which is manifested in a number of current developments. It is the Malawi Government's intention to continue to play a leading role in the creation of a permanent climate conducive to the rapid change desired by the international community. 127.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“We pray and hope that it will not be long before we welcome a free Zimbabwe into the community of free nations. 125. I should also like to record Malawi's support for the efforts being made by five Western countries of the Security Council, namely, the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Canada, and the Federal Republic of Germany, to find, on the basis of Council resolution 385 (1976) of January 1976, an internationally acceptable solution of the problem of independence for South West Africa (Namibia), again through peaceful means. My delegation has noted the positive steps taken by the Government of South Africa in this connexion, and hopes that good faith will prevail on all sides to ensure a successful conclusion to this long-standing problem. As with Rhodesia, we hope that an independent Namibia will soon emerge. 126.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“123. In Rhodesia, regrettably, the political deadlock remains unresolved. Indeed, the position has become even more acute. As representatives have already heard, lives are being lost there—the lives of people fighting for their political rights. We are happy, however, that the United Kingdom, whose responsibility Rhodesia is, in conjunction with the United States, has now taken positive steps to find a solution of the problem through peaceful means. We note with satisfaction also the positive decision adopted by the United Nations Security Council a fortnight ago in its resolution 415 (1977), endorsing these efforts. 124. I wish to record Malawi's support for these efforts, and any others that are directed towards finding a peaceful solution of the Rhodesian issue.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“But my Government has not stopped only at condemning apartheid. We have called upon the South African Government and the white people in that country to change. However, we have done that not with any rhetorical platitudes. We have done so in the context of political reality as we see it today. That is why we have preferred to employ persuasive means of contact and dialogue, as opposed to isolation and ostracism. We believe that this is a matter in which we, the truly independent black African States, must give the lead and example to the whites to the south of us. We believe that by seeing how black Africans treat the white citizens of their respective countries, the whites in the Republic of South Africa can be influenced to change, as they are assured that all we are against is the political system they pursue and not them as persons.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“We are thus among the best placed to understand the scope and magnitude of the problems of the area. By the same token, what happens there affects us in some way or other. Malawi has made no secret of it: abhorrence of and distaste for the existing racial policies in South Africa. We have condemned apartheid and the methods used to enforce it; we continue to do so to this day. 121. In pursuit of its policy of apartheid, the South African Government last year granted so-called independence to an area of that country called the Transkei. Later this year, yet another area will be granted the same sort of independence. My Government rejects this type of independence. Therefore, Malawi could not and did not recognize the Transkei as a sovereign State, neither will it recognize any other area which is granted such paper independence. 122.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“My delegation welcomes the membership of Djibouti and has no doubt that our Organization will be the richer for it. In recognition of this development the Malawi delegation extends its heartiest congratulations to the Government and people of the new Republic of Djibouti on the attainment of their nationhood. My delegation also extends similar congratulations to the Government of France for expediting the process of decolonization in the Horn of Africa. 119. There are, however, disturbing developments in other parts of our continent of Africa. In southern Africa, for instance, the problems related to the denial of political rights to the majority governments remain unresolved and the situation has now become serious. 120. We are a part of that trouble-stricken region of southern Africa. We live with the situation day in and day out.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“We have noted with satisfaction the consolidation of peace in South-East Asia, it possible for the peoples of that region to assume their rightful place in the community of nations. In this connexion my delegation welcomes the membership of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam in the United Nations. 117. These developments give mankind a ray of hope that our world can be made a little safer and demonstrate the usefulness of contact and dialogue as a means of solving problems. 118. My delegation has also noted with satisfaction that the process of decolonization in Africa, though still not completed, has achieved yet another step forward. A fitting illustration of this is the presence in our midst today of the new sister State of Djibouti as a Member of the United Nations.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“My Government therefore regards his reappointment for a second term of office as a fitting tribute to his dedication to duty and his total commitment to international peace and stability. 115. We are meeting at the thirty-second session of the Assembly at a time when we face a global situation which gives both encouragement and grave concern: encouragement because, since we met last, there have been some signs of a decrease in tension in some areas of conflict and some progress towards the goal of achieving self-determination for all peoples of the world; and concern because in others of those areas tensions have escalated. 116. My delegation welcomes the lessening of tension in East-West relations manifested in the detente that has been taking place.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe of Sri Lanka, who presided superbly over the thirty-first session of the General Assembly and steered its deliberations to a satisfactory conclusion. 114. It would be remiss of me if I did not in like manner pay a tribute to the Secretary-General, Mr. Kurt Waldheim. His is an unenviable position and his responsibilities are enormous. My Government appreciates the difficulties he has in serving, to the satisfaction of all, a membership that is as a matter of principle equal in sovereignty but yet different in other aspects, such as population, economic strength, military might and, of course, political outlook. I am sure that representatives will agree with me that Mr. Waldheim has acquitted himself well in the discharge of his duties.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“112. Mr. President, just as the speakers who have preceded me have rightly done, I, too, congratulate you upon your election as President of this year's session of this Assembly. The responsibilities devolving on the holder of that high office are not only arduous but also very demanding. Indeed the task before you calls for a high degree of patience, fairness and impartiality. Happily these qualities are not lacking in your person. I have no doubt, therefore, that the Assembly could not have made a better choice. It only remains then for me to assure you of my delegation's co-operation. 113. I should like also, with your permission, to pay a tribute to your predecessor, Mr.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Before I come to the end of my address I want to thank the President, the Secretary-General and the members of the Assembly very much for their patience and indulgence in listening to my country's views on some of the pressing problems of our times. May the spirit of contact among nations and communication of ideas which symbolize the objectives of this Assembly continue to enrich our minds and broaden our outlook on the major issues facing the international community. To that end, allow me to assure the President that the constructive efforts of the United Nations towards those goals will enjoy the full support of the Government of the Republic of Malawi.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“Before I conclude, allow me to reiterate once more my Government's belief in the policy of contact and dialog or contact and discussion as the only practical way of solving most of the world's political problems and conflicts. Speaking on this very rostrum in 1964 my President, Ngwazi H. Kamuzu Banda, made it clear that Malawi believes passionately in ideals for which the United Nations stands; that is world peace, security and justice. We believe that these ideals can be realized through peaceful discussions among nations and not through threats or violence. We believe that, had the policy of contact and discussion which my President initiated been adopted among nations, most of the problems and conflicts which confront mankind today would have been solved long ago. 370.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“We feel also that, while the existing specialized bodies of the United Nations, such as the Economic Commission for Africa, the International Labor Organization, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Environment Program, and so on, have done much commendable work in their respective fields, they still have a lot to do if they are to sustain their credibility. Experience has shown us that these organizations have over the years tended to hold more seminars and dwell more on the theoretical aspects of the various problems which face mankind today We think that the time has come for these bodies to talk less and act more and that they should refrain from holding numerous seminars and engaging jn voluminous paper work instead of concentrating on finding practical solutions to our problems. 369.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“Usually, the functions of the new bodies are not clearly defined, but, all the same, Member States have to contribute to their financing and the annual budget of the United Nations continues to be revised upwards. In this connexion, the Malawi delegation supports the need to restructure the United Nations economic and social system as recommended in the report of the Group of Experts on the Structure of the United Nations System.16 367. We feel that steps ought to be taken to arrest this over-expansion of United Nations functional bodies. In order to take this step, a review of the United Nations system is called for. It is my country's feeling that most of the functions now being performed by the specialized bodies could be adequately discharged within the machinery of the traditional United Nations specialized agencies. 368.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“But there are certain standards and patterns of growth which any institution must adhere to in order to maintain its shape and to remain within reasonable proportions. It is the feeling of my Government that the expansion of the Organization has been out of proportion. 366. I am referring to the emergence of numerous functional bodies within the United Nations family which purport to perform specialized activities. We are indeed aware that, with the strides being made in scientific and technological sophistication, the world has become more complex. But are we not making it more complicated by continuing to create more organs to perform essentially the same traditional roles? More and more United Nations specialized bodies are being created.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“I also wish to place on record our gratitude, not only to the United Nations and its specialized agencies, but also to those Member States of the world body whose generous contributions have made it possible for the agencies to fulfill their commitments. 365. We have been an active Member of this Organization for more than a decade now. During this time, we have seen the United Nations grow both in functional bodies and in the responsibilities assigned to it. There is a tendency in the United Nations to try to expand it. However, we are not against progress and expansion. On the contrary, we believe that society is by nature dynamic and, bearing that in mind, its institutions must grow in order to respond to changing circumstances.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“We, in Malawi, are proud to be parties to the ACP-EEC Convention of Lome and we shall do all we can to ensure that these African, Caribbean and Pacific countries' relations with Europe are maintained to the benefit of all concerned. 364. It would be remiss on my part if I did not express once again my country's appreciation of and gratitude for the assistance which we have received and continue to receive from the United Nations and its economic, social and technical agencies. This assistance has been and still is of vital importance in our struggle to create a truly viable economy and achieve a state of meaningful economic as well as political independence.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“That Convention, which was signed in Lome, Togo, in February this year, brings together 46 African, Caribbean and Pacific States in a global effort to rationalize trade relations with the EEC. The ACP group of countries is a unique association which brings together States of varying colonial backgrounds and, in most cases, of conflicting post-independence ideologies. However, the very fact that such countries could negotiate and come to a unanimous agreement is an encouraging sign that we can bury our differences if we want to achieve a common goal. 363. There is no doubt that the ACP group of countries bargained convincingly with the EEC, and through the concessions inherent in the Lome Convention, they are bound to gain.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“It is our sincere hope that a more lasting agreement will be achieved so that permanent peace can be attained in that troubled area. 361. Turning to South-East Asia, my delegation is happy to see that the wars which characterized life in that region have come to an end. At least there is no more loss of life or damage to property. 362. I should like to say a word or two about an economic achievement which has been realized on the African continent and of which Africa must be very proud. I am referring to the ACP-EEC convention of Lome signed by the countries of Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific [A CP] and the countries of the European Economic Community [EEC].”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“We hope that the discussions that have continued to take place between the various leaders in that country will lead to a satisfactory solution. 360. The Government of Malawi continues to follow with interest the evolution of events in the Middle East. Our concern over the state of affairs prevailing in that region is due to our conviction that international peace is indivisible. In this connexion, I would like to applaud the role which the United States Secretary of State, Mr. Henry Kissinger, has played and continues to play in the search for a durable peace in that area. It is a matter of great encouragement and relief to most of us that an interim peace agreement between Israel and Egypt has been signed. The success of that agreement will depend on the good will of all the nations involved in the crisis.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“As believers in the philosophy of contact and dialog as the only practical way of solving the problems of southern Africa, we welcome the efforts which have been made during the past year by the leaders of Zambia, the United Republic of Tanzania, Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa and others towards a constitutional settlement in Rhodesia and, at the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the OAU, held at Kampala from 28 July to 1 August, Malawi has in its own way kept abreast of developments and has taken part in one way or another in the quest for a solution of the Rhodesian problem. 359. We are also concerned that Namibia continues to be a problem and that no just solution to it has been found.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“He also emphasized that our "policy towards free and independent Mozambique is, and always will be, the traditional Malawi policy. That policy, as everyone knows, is one of good-neighborliness, friendship and go-operation and, when necessary and possible, helpfulness to neighbors." 357. While my delegation is happy that Mozambique, Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe are now independent, we are deeply distressed that at a time when independence in Angola is on the doorstep the loss of life in that country has been and continues to be heavy. 358. In like manner, Rhodesia is a similar case. My delegation cannot but express its satisfaction that the policy of dialog and negotiations is being accepted as one of the ways of achieving peaceful solutions to the problems of that country.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“Their admission is not only consistent with the principle of universality but it also gives the world body a truly representative character. 356. It gives me great pleasure to welcome our neighbor, Mozambique, to this Organization. The President-for-Life of the Republic of Malawi, Ngwazi H. Kamuzu Banda, has already stated on more than one occasion that the Government and People of Malawi greatly rejoice in Mozambique's independence. He has said that Malawi is happy that Mozambique is now a free and independent sovereign State. He reiterated what he said many times, namely, that Malawians and Mozambicans were one and the same people and that the boundaries between the two countries were "not of God's making and not of our own making, but of other people's making, the former colonial and imperial Powers".”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Algeria, for the able manner in which he conducted the deliberations of the twenty-ninth session of our Assembly. 355. If we look back over the annals of our Organization, the events of last year stand out remarkably as milestones on the road to the realization of the aims and purposes of the United Nations. Of all the recent developments, the termination of the 500-year-old Portuguese empire has been of great importance. This year we all participate in an enlarged Assembly with the admission of newly independent States. Permit me to express our hearty congratulations to the leaders and the peoples of the States of Mozambique, Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe and to welcome their leaders here on behalf of my President and the Government and the people of the Republic of Malawi.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“His election is viewed by the Malawi delegation as an expression of the appreciation felt by the United Nations of the peaceful and constructive work which the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has done in various international forums. Our two countries are far apart geographically, but our peoples have for a long time had each other's respect and understanding. In his high office, to which he comes armed with distinction and obvious talent, I am confident that his understanding, knowledge, vision and rich experience in the United Nations will play a vital role in ensuring the successful deliberations of this session of the General Assembly. To this end, I wish to assure him of the full co-operation of the Malawi delegation. 354. 1 wish also to pay my country's tribute to his predecessor, Mr.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“352. I bring to this Assembly warm and fraternal greetings and best wishes from my President, Ngwazi H. Kamuzu Banda, and the Government and people of the Republic of Malawi. It is my President's sincere hope and belief that the deliberations of this session will be guided with wisdom and maturity in an atmosphere of mutual understanding and a willingness to reach compromises on any divergent issues that may come before it. 353. On behalf of the Malawi delegation and on my own behalf, I wish to offer the President heartfelt congratulations upon his election to the high post of President of the thirtieth session of the General Assembly.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)