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Montiel Arguello

THE RECORD WRITES THIS SPEAKER AS MONTIEL ARGUELLO

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“Nicaragua is prepared to lend its full support to all efforts made toward a new economic order which will be just and equitable for all countries.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Seven years ago this Assembly proclaimed the Second United Nations Development Decade. Half-way through the Decade a review took place. Now we are almost at the end of the period and the goals we set ourselves seven years ago have not yet been met. Many countries, instead of improving their situation, have lagged behind in their development either because of the high price of energy or because of the decline in the prices of their main exploit products which are nearly always primary products. Accordingly, we reiterate the need to establish the new international economic order as proclaimed by this Assembly, and for compliance by all countries with the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States which filled a gap existing at the United Nations with regard to the international economic situation.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Hence, we have lent cur full support to the restructuring of the Central American Common Market, and we are ready to study and analyse all the proposals which will lead to this end. Likewise, we have strengthened our links with other developing countries. We know well that co-operation among our countries is necessary and desirable. Since our problems are almost the same, we can better help and understand each other. My country will participate in the United Nations Conference on Technical Co-operation among Developing Countries for the reasons I have mentioned above, and in the hope of strengthening technical assistance, because the orderly transfer of technology in accordance with the needs of our countries is one of the means of accelerating our socio-economic development. 37.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“We hope it will- start functioning soon so as to exercise a beneficial influence in those countries where the food shortage of the population is most acute. 35. May I avail myself of this opportunity to express the gratitude of the Government of Nicaragua to UNDP for its continued valuable assistance in national plans. It is imperative that it have sufficient financial resources so as not to damage programmes drawn up earlier in reliance on UNDP assistance. We also wish to express our gratitude to UNICEF and to. the World Food Programme for the assistance given us in the past. 36. As a developing country, we are convinced that one of the means of development is economic integration.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Furthermore, to the purely economic structure of the food market, we have added an institutional framework which has enabled us, gradually and continuously, to increase social security and assistance services so as to make available to the economically weaker sectors those services that will provide them with the basic physical conditions indispensable for dignified survival. 33. I am pleased to affirm here that the development of our agriculture and of the food industry in our country has enabled us to continue to use our physical resources rationally to meet national needs; and that this sector of our economy has in percentage terms become the most important sector in context of our regional market. 34. As regards our international policy, we shall continue to lend our support to the International Fund for Agricultural Development.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Among the national programmes for agricultural and food development, the Government of my country has taken the measures necessary for the discharge of its most immediate responsibilities in this respect by increasing production possibilities, through, among other means, the prevention of climatic disasters such as drought, as well as by maintaining broad access to and participation in the benefits of a greater production and better quality for the largest number of people.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Here it is important to emphasize that to deny to countries that which is due them in justice and equity for the goods they export and to charge excessively high prices for the goods they import is a factor which has a powerful impact on the right to life, to development, to health and to education of the poorer peoples, and is therefore in itself a causal factor of the violation of the fundamental rights of the human being. 32. My Government considers the food problem one of the most urgent for the international community because in itself it is one of the determining factors in the development of the human potential which has the most intimate and immediate impact on the possibilities of achieving that development.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“On the contrary, our greater importance in international trade should be sufficient reason to encourage all sectors to seek more equity in the benefits of the international economic activities. 31. One of the reasons for the frustration, agitation and anxiety in our developing societies is precisely the fact that the injustice of the international economic order does not allow our Governments to set up a more equitable and just internal distribution system. When references are made to respect for human rights, this external factor, which carries so much weight in internal social and political questions, must not be overlooked.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“The importance of that recovery is clear for my Government, since we need the highest possible level of international consumption for our goods. However, the most fortunate of the developed countries should not forget that that recovery was possible only at high cost to the developing countries, reflected in higher unemployment and underemployment, and in the greater prevalence of outside factors in the inflationary process. 30. We believe that a reasonable price stability must be the target for the immediate effort of the international economic system. That stability, nevertheless, must not be interpreted as an obligation for the developing countries to maintain the situation of economic injustice to which they have been subjected.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“We believe there is a broad scope for exploring an increase in official development assistance, improving the terms of trade, and transferring real resources from the developed to the developing sector, before taking measures that might lead to a higher cost of capital servicing in the future, a measure which, while giving merely a short breathing-space to countries affected by the high costs of debt servicing, would only help to increase the advantages already enjoyed by countries with a high level of capital accumulation, without providing a viable and final solution for the problem of capital formation in the developing countries. 29. The year 1977 has demonstrated the continued process of the recovery of the world economy, and particularly the recovery of the most significant of the developed economies.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Accordingly, the developing countries should continue to intensify their co-operation and should not seek solutions which, while appearing to be general solutions, in fact have the effect of benefiting some developing countries at the expense of others. 28. That is a situation that might easily arise in the negotiations on the problems of external indebtedness.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“The Government of my country has carefully followed the North-South dialogue. We are convinced that those negotiations should continue on the basis of joint consideration of the problems which are of vital importance for the development of our countries and for the development of a more equitable and efficient world economy. 27. It is natural for every country to follow the development of events in the economic field in the light of what concerns its own situation and for each country to try to obtain in the end the best possible position within an order in which there is keen competition. We must point out, however, that the limit of competition is the common interest, and once that limit is exceeded there can be no impunity for anyone.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“It should be noted, purely by way of contrast, that in the political and social fields encompassed within the United Nations system, on the other hand, the method followed has not always been that of co-operation and negotiation; instead there has been a tendency to resort more to procedures of confrontation and undue interference in the internal affairs of other countries. As a consequence, there have been clear cases of friction and tension between the system and some Member States, cases which could have been avoided if a different institutional method had been used. It is to be hoped that in the future prudence will lead us to avoid establishing organs or departments on setting up agencies except under express terms of reference with strict rules of co-operation and collaboration with Member States. 26.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“spheres of action in which the United Nations system has proved most valuable and effective has been in economic matters. The fundamental reason for its success is probably that in matters of this kind the institutional method of co-operation and negotiation has been adopted. Situations of international crisis have arisen largely when States have departed from that institutional method and instead adopted methods involving confrontation and undue interference in the affairs of others. 25.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“However, the fact that some States claim that they strictly and fully observe human rights does not entitle them to set themselves up as judges of other countries, arrogating to themselves a function which nobody has conferred on them and which is contrary to the principles of non-intervention and of the legal equality of States. 23. Last week the Government of Nicaragua declared that the exercise of all constitutional guarantees was fully restored. They had been suspended when a plot was discovered against the internal security of the country, a plot reflected in terrorist acts which were repudiated by the Nicaraguan people. The authorities, with the effective co-operation of our citizens, defended the peace in order to safeguard the political, social and economic stability of the democratic system of my Government. 24. One of the.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Out of profound conviction Nicaragua advocates strict respect for human rights and international action to promote them. We believe that this respect for and promotion of human rights, as enshrined in the constitutional Charter of our Organization, is one of its basic purposes and is an unavoidable responsibility of Member States. 21. We believe that the promotion of human rights must be undertaken at the universal level, without any attempt thereby to gain any political advantage. Otherwise, a noble cause would lose its meaning and be robbed of its ethical and moral basis. In particular, we attach great importance to the effective elimination of racial discrimination and of the exaggerated economic imbalances which create what is really de facto segregation. Such discrimination and segregation must be totally eliminated. 22.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Some Powers have come to consider that the sixth session was not only not an advance towards a solution but, rather, a step back. 19. We deem the situation very grave, and we believe that before the next session, scheduled for next year, every effort must be made to arrive at a unified approach. In negotiations, no one can try to impose all his points of view. Conciliation must be sought so as to bring positions closer. In particular, we should like to point out that those countries must not yield to the temptation of losing patience and taking unilateral measures on matters which are still the subject of the debate. Such a course of action would make it far more difficult to arrive at a consensus and would greatly jeopardize good relations among States. 20.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“No substantive result was achieved at those meetings, and we therefore request that the mandate of the Ad Hoc Committee be renewed and that it be invited to continue its work in the years to come. 18. Two months ago, the sixth session of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea came to a close. In our statement of last year we expressed our trust that the sixth session would achieve the reconciliation of opposing positions and would formulate the rules for a new law of the sea that would be more just and equitable than that which has governed us traditionally. That trust was disappointed, and all we have from the sixth session is an integrated text drafted by the President which is far from having obtained the necessary consensus.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“The number of innocent victims rises while our Organization cannot reach an agreement on the adoption of concrete and specific measures for the prevention and suppression of such acts. We believe in the value of human life, and we consider there can be no political or ideological justification for the destruction of human life. 17. Last year the Federal Republic of Germany presented to the General Assembly for its consideration a proposed item concerning the drafting of an international convention against the taking of hostages, one of the acts of terrorism most repugnant to world conscience. My country supported that proposal and was one of the members of the Ad Hoc Committee responsible for drafting the convention, which met during the month of August of this year.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Accordingly, at the present session we shall support efforts intended to promote an international policy based increasingly on peaceful relations among States and including the establishment of more zones of peace and the prohibition of nuclear weapons, treaties designed to achieve the complete prohibition of nuclear and thermonuclear tests, to prohibit the development of new weapons of mass destruction or to impose growing restrictions on the development of the capacity. 16. For five years now the General Assembly has had before it an item on international terrorism. Certainly, the results achieved so far have been minimal. Meanwhile, terrorist crimes are on the increase.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“The Government of my country finds no justification for separating the foreign policy of the nation of Nicaragua from thos.3 principles and aims of the Latin American region. On the contrary, we consider that if any deviation is observed, every effort should be exerted to keep our continent on a course ever further from the use of force and more within the framework of law. In this respect we welcomed the recent signing by the United States of America of Additional Protocol I of the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (Treaty of Hatelolco). We are also pleased to observe the growing number of States which condemn the proliferation of nuclear weapons and other means of mass destruction. 15.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Traditionally the promotion of international peace, the prohibition of war as a political instrument, the creation of zones set aside by law for peaceful uses and the gradual building of legal barriers to curb the arms race and the destruction caused by war have been an integral part of Latin American policy. In this connexion the legal history of Latin America has been markedly linked with the establishment of a more harmonious international order; to the devotion .to peaceful purposes of outer space, the Antarctic, the sea-bed and ocean floor beyond the limits of national jurisdiction; and to the establishment of a larger number of denuclearized zones, the first of which was located in our own central and South American continent. 14.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“We consider that to be an event of far-reaching historical implications that will favourably affect future relations between the United States and Latin America, which has always been in solidarity with Panama concerning its claim to complete sovereignty over its entire territory. 12. Closely linked to the tensions and interests of the great Powers, the arms race has received a new impetus which is turning disarmament into a meaningless concept. We deem it immoral for the great Powers to spend vast sums on arms to deal with situations they have themselves created. The policy of dangerous consumption that the constant preparation and replacement of arms by the great Powers represents transfers a substantial part of their costs to our economies and uses up resources that could better be used in raising the standard of living of mankind. 13.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“Once more we have seen the direct effects of foreign intervention, which render the solution of conflicts more difficult because it introduces elements which do take account not of the interests of the countries primarily involved but rather of the neo-colonialist strategies and long-term interests of the countries that carry out the intervention. 10. It is our hope that the African continent will develop politically and economically. That will, however, be difficult if foreign intervention persists. We would wish the path to that progress to be freely chosen by the will of the Africans and not imposed on them from outside. We once again energetically condemn intervention as contrary to the principles that should govern relations among peoples. 11. My country was very pleased to note the signing of the treaties on the Panama Canal.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“The resolutions of the General Assembly do not appear to have given effective guidelines for the solution of that dangerous situation. A new effort should be made in the light of the additional factors that might be brought out in a more open and direct discussion of the problem among the parties directly concerned. 8. We cannot fail to be concerned at the rising tensions among the great Powers. The risks of a direct confrontation between then are less than in the .past; nevertheless, a rise in those tensions has an adverse effect in the countries that are politically at the periphery, and our peripheral societies are inevitably victims of the tension. 9. Nor can we fail to mention the warlike actions and the profound political disturbances on the African continent.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“The progress achieved in regularizing the situation in Lebanon deserves particular mention. The factors involved led us to fear an extension of the conflict, and its confinement has clearly revealed the existence of a spirit of international responsibility, which all the nations here must welcome. 6. The general situation in the Middle East shows signs of improvement. We hope that in due course the Geneva Peace Conference on the Middle East will be reconvened and that it will lead to agreements satisfactory to all the parties and will establish a permanent peace that, will enable the peoples concerned to resume ;he course of their development. 7. While paying a well-deserved tribute to the late President of the Republic of Cyprus, Archbishop Makarios, my Government notes the stagnation in the situation in that country.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“During the first year of his new term of office he has discharged effectively the duties imposed on him by his august office in a manner which has reflected his ability, his dignity and his work for world peace. This, together with his long experience in the international sphere, will enable us to carry out more easily the difficult tasks which no doubt will face us in the future. 3. This year we welcome the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam and the Republic of Djibouti, Their presence among us brings us closer to the fall application of the cardinal principle of universality for our Organization. 4. In my statement to this Assembly last year I expressed cautious optimism on the question of international peace and security, and some of the events that have occurred since then have confirmed that attitude. 5.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“1. Mr. President, it is a great pleasure for me, on behalf of my country and on my own behalf, to congratulate you most sincerely on the excellent decision made in electing you to preside over the thirty-second session of the General Assembly. Your merits and experience ensure for our debates an expert guidance which will contribute to their success. 2. I should like to pay a tribute to your predecessor, Mr. Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe, the head of the delegation of Sri Lanka, for his excellent work as President of the thirty-first session. I also wish to salute Mr. Kurt Waldheim and to congratulate him on behalf of my country on being re-elected Secretary-General of our Organization.”
1977-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 32 (1977)
“We also believe it valid to apply the principles of efficiency and effectiveness to the administration of resources as the most useful element for the determination of the extent of an undertaking especially because the main promotion in development should be oriented towards the ethical basis of well-being and equity.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“For reasons similar to those given in regard to the Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Coordinator, my delegation believes that the administrative and financial expenditure of the Special Fund should be charged to the regular budget of the United Nations and not defrayed through voluntary contributions. 181. In reaffirming the concept of the ethics of development, my Government does not disregard the need for objectivity, pragmatism and foresight in the new structures and programs. We sincerely believe in the compensatory stimulus of capital and labor on which our economic system of private property and free enterprise is based. 182.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“The work of the United Nations Special Fund, the report of whose Board of Governors we have before us [AII002I], calls in our view for consideration and reform. We believe that a review of the criteria laid down for determining which countries are most seriously affected by the international economic crisis should be undertaken. A more significant set of economic variables which realistically and more accurately reflect the harm done by the present international crisis should be applied. Otherwise, the impoverishment of countries having serious economic difficulties aggravated by the crisis, will grow. Those countries see that their options are greatly narrowed or reduced by the application of restrictive criteria which would lead to a slowing down of the development of their peoples. 180.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“The population of the developing countries is still affected by a shortage of foodstuffs and production is still concentrated in the developed countries. The acceptable solution to shortages resulting from droughts or other natural disasters is that of the supply of foodstuffs to affected countries, but the only long-term solution against chronic shortages is the promotion of the production of foodstuffs while improving procedures for financing, production and storage. 178. In order to achieve that objective and through it to achieve world food security, international cooperation, the contribution of capital and the transfer of technology which will extend the areas of land under cultivation, irrigation, the acquisition of agricultural machinery, the use of insecticides and fertilizers are indispensable. 179.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“If this is not done, uncertainty regarding the availability of funds and the possibility of political pressures being exerted by voluntary donors in respect of the use of such funds, will continue. Moreover, the basic guidelines of the programs should stem principally from those countries which, for various geographical reasons or because of their degree of development, are the most vulnerable when natural disasters occur. 176. Although at the beginning of my statement I gave a general outline of our position in respect of economic and social questions, I would venture to single out some specific topics to which my Governments attaches particular importance. 177. In particular, we attach great importance to international co-operation in regard to food.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“In reiterating our condolences to Turkey following the recent earthquake that shook that country, may I be permitted to make a few remarks on the subject of natural disasters? 173. As a country which received assistance from the Organization as a result of the destruction of our capital city by an earthquake in December 1972, Nicaragua is highly conscious of the importance of international aid in cases of natural disaster in the developing countries. 174. We believe that for that assistance to be more effective the Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordination should be strengthened and that the expenditure incurred should be charged to the regular budget of the United Nations. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjold Library 175.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“As agreed three years ago, 1975 was proclaimed International Women's Year, and the culmination of the program was the holding of the World Conference of the International Women's Year at Mexico City from 19 June to 2 July. 171. We believe that respect for human dignity imposes equality between men and women and that both the legal and customary obstacles that, in the course of centuries, have prevented that equality being made effective, should be eliminated in order that we may have a society based on justice where the beneficial influence of women may be felt in all spheres of human endeavor. Consequently, my dele-gation will support any initiative aimed at giving practical effect to the relevant resolutions of the world Conference. 172.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“Nicaragua is especially interested in participating in those negotiations and sincerely hopes that the Conference will be successful in adjusting the law of the sea to present-day circumstances, while eliminating a source of acute controversy and international conflict that undoubtedly would arise unless a solution is found that reconciles important conflicting interests while still not losing sight of the need to achieve a more equitable international order where obsolete theories are abandoned and account is taken of the just aspirations of the developing nations for whom the sea is an indispensable element of full development. 170.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“Although it has consistently maintained a positive attitude towards the political and economic problems of peoples, it has always believed that no measure of or desire for conciliation and peace should prevent compliance with the first duty of a democratic State, which is vigorously to condemn every movement of terrorism and violence. 168. The Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea was held from March to May this year. That Conference drafted a single text which should serve as a basis for purposes of negotiation. 169. My delegation attaches particular importance to informal consultations among delegations attending the current session of the General Assembly as such consultations will advance the work of the fourth session of the Conference to be held as of March next year.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“In the inter-American sphere we have pursued our task of restructuring our regional organization, which was established within the framework of regional agreements as laid down in Chapter VIII of the Charter, and a little over a month ago a conference was held which amended the Rio de Janeiro Treaty of 1947, so as to make it applicable, in regard to the maintenance of peace and security on the American continent, to the prevailing circumstances. My Government considers that tensions and situations of terrorism and violence must be replaced once and for all by constructive dialog and a climate of democracy and freedom.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“We believe that the solution lies in the peaceful reunification of Korea through negotiations between the North and the South, that the parties directly concerned should be encouraged to hold such negotiations so that it may be possible to dissolve the United Nations Command while maintaining in force the Armistice Agreement of 27 July 1953. The foregoing would be a logical development of resolution 3333 (XXIX) adopted last year and a positive step towards peace and security in that important region of the world. 167.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“We believe that it represents an important step in the quest for new forms of improved relations and the elimination of international tension, provided there is a will to apply in good faith the letter and spirit of the agreements. 166. Permit me to dwell for a moment on the question of Korea, since my delegation, together with delegations of countries from several regions of the world, has sponsored a draft resolution on that question which will be submitted to the Assembly for consideration [A/C.IIL.708].”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“There has been no significant progress in the reduction of the armed confrontation between the great Powers and the atomic danger hovers ominously over the whole of mankind. Small countries are marching increasingly towards the acquisition of arms, and this has the two-pronged effect of delaying their economic progress and fostering new tensions and crises. Recent events in South-East Asia have had repercussions in the area of Korea, leading to an increase in tension between the North and the South. 165. One might almost say that the only ray of light on the horizon was the convening of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe, which was held at Helsinki.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“The agenda of the current session is lengthy and includes many important items. The responsibilities that the Charter and practice have imposed on the United Nations encompass the most varied of responses to the problems affecting man and States. The approach to problems and to the solutions achieved is not uniform, and divergences of view and the need to harmonize them justify a dialog. I shall venture to express some specific views that Nicaragua regards as important. Mr. Al-Khalifa (Bahrain), Vice-President, took the Chair. 164. The Middle East crisis is far from settled, although we welcomed with great satisfaction the agreement arrived at this very month between Egypt and Israel. A similar remark can be made about the crisis in Cyprus.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“It is now the task of Governments to interpret those purposes, implement those plans, achieve those goals, recognize that the essence of the new international economic order is co-operation, streamline the international institutional framework in order to supplement national development efforts, and become aware of the fact that the objectives of that order are universal and that the continuing process of development should not offer an opportunity for new profits but rather COnstlDigitiZed by Dag HammarSkjold Library progressive./ to reduce disparities between the nations of the world. 162. The foregoing leads to the recognition of the fact that the structural reform of th^ United Nations must include the reform of its juridical! bases. Nicaragua has endorsed such efforts since they were first undertaken. 163.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“Allow me simply to recall that during that special session the head of the Nicaraguan delegation, said "My delegation trusts that the method selected by the Ad Hoc Committee [of the seventh special session] to carry out its discussions and negotiations will lead to practicable results."5 It was that body, appointed at that session, that produced a new document which was adopted by consensus [resolution 3362 (S-Vll)]. 161.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“Thus another milestone is added to resolutions 3172 (XXVIII) and 3343 (XXIX), to the declaration and the program of Action on the Establishment of a New International Economic Order [resolutions 3201 (S-VI) and 3202 (S-VI)] and to the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States [resolution 3281 (XXIX)] produced by the General Assembly in these past years. 160. This is not the appropriate time or place to analyze in detail the results of the seventh special session, which is to be done at the level of the Main Committees.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“I do not believe that it can be said that the behavior of the international community is entirely satisfactory as I shall indicate later and undeniably the Organization must undergo considerable reform, which should begin at its very root. 159. I believe that the seventh special session wa» a significant step towards that end, since it continued the process for the establishment of a new international economic order and created an Ad Hoc Committee on the Restructuring of the Economic and Social Sectors of the United Nations System [resolution 3362 (S-VII)], open to all States, to initiate the process of restructuring the United Nations system in regard to international co-operation and development.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“Hence, if the United Nations is fully to comply with its traditional purposes it must, in addition to jeing universal, be an effective and formal source of international law and a center of initiatives and action aimed at the economic and social development of all peoples. It is on this fundamental concept of the purposes and principles of the Organization that the action of the delegation of Nicaragua is based. 157. The thirtieth anniversary of the United Nations affords us an opportunity to reflect about the coming decades. It is impossible to judge a historical period exclusively in relation to events occurring within that period particularly when those spans of i.me are short and the events occurring are the consequence of earlier developments or initiative" engendered subsequent to their inception. 158.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“The functioning of the United Nations has shown that the present international community demands new purposes and new activities from an organization such as ours. 154. International peace and security, friendship and co-operation among peoples cannot be achieved by discrimination. Universality should not be a mere word used in speeches. It should be practiced effectively. We must guarantee to all peoples without exception their admission as fully fledged Members of the United Nations, by reason of the fact that they are States and meet the requirements of the Charter. 155. Development and relations among nations have shown that some States are more vulnerable than others to the effects of power and influence. The international order and its regulating organs must have more rational bases. 156.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“The emergence of independent nations is a characteristic feature of history that repeats itself today, because in this century the African peoples have waged an unremitting war against colonialism, a struggle in which the United Nations has played so crucial a part. 152. In the exercise of its universal responsibility as a harmonizer and promoter of the aspirations for development of all peoples, our Organization has no parallel. It has succeeded while at the same time fulfilling the other three purposes laid down in Article 1 of the Charter: the maintenance of international peace and security, the development of friendly relations among peoples, and the achievement of international co-operation in solving the world's economic, social, cultural and humanitarian problems. 153.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)
“It was at the end of a war which had devastated the free world as a result of the ambitions of the Axis Powers which, in the previous month of May, had suffered a further defeat at the hands of the liberating Allied Command. Nicaragua is proud of the fact that it was one of the signatories of the Charter and that its delegation has subscribed to it and attended all regular and special sessions of the General Assembly. 150. Now that the United Nations has completed 30 years of existence, we welcome the admission of Mozambique, Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe, to whose delegations we extend a warm welcome. 151.”
1975-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 30 (1975)