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“The former administering Power also deserves our appreciation, as we have found that, unlike some of the other colonial Powers, Great Britain, realizing the possible impact of popular struggle, has conceded independence to many of its former colonial territories. Guyana emerges as a sovereign State in the Western Hemisphere with the distinctive traditions of Asia and Africa. We are confident that Guyana will provide an example to the world as to how the descendants of peoples migrating from two different continents can establish their merged national identity in a third continent. 111. When delegations assemble here every year, the primary concern that they express is that arising from the problem of war and peace.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“My delegation realizes the importance attached to the question of principle and the question of conscience referred to by the Secretary-General in explaining the reasons that were responsible for his decision to terminate his association as Secretary-General after the expiry of his current term. We do feel that the prospects for the continued peace of the world are not bright, that the Powers that matter are not attempting a solution of the problems referred to by the Secretary-General. This is also why the world Organization stands in need of the continued service of a dedicated servant of peace such as U Thant. 110. I should like to take this opportunity to welcome Guyana as the newest Member of the United Nations. The people of Guyana have achieved their independence after a long period of heroic struggle.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“T would also like to pay tribute to the Soviet Government, through whose good offices normal relations between the two countries could be re-established. Good relations between India and Pakistan are very dear to our hearts, not only because Nepal is a neighbour of both of these countries, but also because we have always espoused the cause of world peace and prosperity. 108. On behalf of His Majesty's Government, I should like to express our profound confidence in the Secretary-General, U Thant. He has not only served the Organization with distinction and devotion, but has also received the respect and confidence of the entire Membership. My Government was one of the many which appealed to him to make himself available for a second term as Secretary-General of the United Nations. 109.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“The United Nations may not have achieved the desired success in the field of peace-keeping, but in spite of that, the handling of the India-Pakistan conflict by the world Organization last year showed that the United Nations still remains a powerful peacemaker. Had the United Nations not acted in time, the India-Pakistan conflict might have brought untold misery to the millions of people living in the subcontinent, and would have imposed further political and economic strain on both the countries, which are Nepal's immediate neighbours. 107. The efficient handling of the recent India-Pakistan conflict by Secretary-General U Thant has further established his dedication to the cause of the United Nations and to world peace.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“Your demonstrated abilities as the representative of your great country, during the past many years, Mr. President, assure the successful outcome of the present session. 105. We were happy to note that, unlike its predecessor, which was paralysed by the no-vote procedure, the twentieth session of the General Assembly could carry on its business smoothly and effectively. Much of the credit for the success of the twentieth session of the General Assembly goes to a distinguished statesman of Europe, His Excellency Amintore Fanfani, under whose wise direction we were privileged to work. 106.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“102. Mr. President, I should like to take this opportunity to convey to you, and, through you, to the distinguished representatives, the greetings and good wishes of His Majesty King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev for the success of the twenty-first session of the General Assembly. 103. On behalf of the delegation of Nepal and on my own behalf, I extend to you our most sincere congratulations on your election to the high office of the Presidency of the General Assembly at its twenty-first session. We greatly rejoice in your election because not only are Afghanistan and Nepal ruled by the most enlightened constitutional monarchs having only the welfare of their peoples at heart, but both of our countries have also common aspirations and common goals in international affairs. 104.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“Nepal, for its part, has placed complete confidence in the United Nations, for it genuinely considers that the United Nations — and only the United Nations — can safeguard the interests of small as well as big nations, and thereby greatly contribute to world peace.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“Finally, in the twentieth anniversary year of the United Nations, which also happens to be the tenth anniversary year of Nepal's membership in it, I should like to reiterate Nepal's unswerving faith in the principles enshrined in the Charter and the lofty ideals of the United Nations. I should like to stress further that it is the only hope of mankind for averting nuclear holocaust and for preserving peace. The United Nations has already played great roles in the field of maintaining world peace; and if all of us combine our efforts and channel our resources for its financial stability, it is bound to play greater roles. Let us all renew our pledge at this twentieth anniversary of our Organization. 171.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“However fruitful and diversified the activities of the United Nations system have been, it lacked, until then, such institutional framework for world-wide planning and co-operation in the all-important and closely interdependent fields of trade and development. Hence, the significance of the creation of the Conference on Trade and Development has been unequivocally recognized the world over. The Conference has placed the truth before those who are ahead of us economically and technologically that world prosperity is indivisible, and that prosperity cannot be separated from peace. 170.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“It is perhaps not without significance also that the new Convention on Transit Trade of Land-locked States is one of the first and, perhaps, so far the most important, concrete results of the Geneva Conference on Trade and Development. There is general consensus that the Conference was a historic event. For, in the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations was able to create, for the first time, an institutional framework for international economic co-operation between the prosperous minority and the less prosperous majority of mankind, for generating a spirit of co-operation amongst them. 169.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“Although the text adopted by the Conference of Plenipotentiaries is not to the complete satisfaction of the land-locked countries, yet it has broken new grounds. We feel that it has removed any doubt, if such doubts ever existed, regarding the right of land-locked States to free and unrestricted transit to and from the sea. At the same time, by clearly establishing the principle of reciprocity between land-locked and costal countries, it shows the willingness of land-locked countries — within their geographic possibilities — to act, themselves, as transit countries — that is, as bridges between their own neighbours. These, and some other principles laid down in the new Convention, should prove advantageous to all countries, whether land-locked or coastal. 168.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“Instead of attempting to help the developing countries to overcome their unfavourable terms of trade, unfortunate attempts are being made by the developed countries to undo the recommendations of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. This can lead only to greater economic tensions between the North-South group of countries potentially more dangerous than the political tensions between the East-West group of nations. 167. As a land-locked country, Nepal's prime concern in its attempt for diversifying its trade was to get certain norms of transit trade established by the international community. We are satisfied that the Secretary-General convened the Conference of Plenipotentiaries, as recommended by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, to adopt a convention on transit trade of land-locked countries.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“We are confident that continued efforts by the United Nations, coupled with a determined fight for freedom by the peoples under colonial domination, will before long bring the end of all forms of colonial rule and and thereby help the peoples of these colonies to attain their rightful aspiration for national independence and sovereignty. 166. The dawn of the sixties witnessed the launching of the United Nations Development Decade. High hopes were expressed for the attainment of the growth target set for the decade. But against these high expectations, the ever-widening gap between the rich and the poor countries has, in the middle of the Development Decade, regrettably registered a deceleration in the rate of growth of the developing countries.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“We have full sympathy and support for the brave peoples of Angola, Mozambique and other colonial territories fighting resolutely against the last vestiges of colonialism. At this point, I cannot but recall the great contribution made by the United Nations in helping countries under colonial domination to attain their emancipation. Had it not been for the United Nations, the process of decolonization would not have been so fast as it has been in the last ten years or so. Many countries were able to throw off the yoke of foreign domination, and generally the moral pressure of the United Nations was felt in most cases.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“Examining the situation in these Territories, the Committee of Twenty-Four, after many meetings in different parts of Africa, has recognized the legitimacy of the struggle of the peoples of these Territories for independence and self-determination. The recommendations of this Committee [A/6000/ Rev.1] should be carried out in order to safeguard the political rights of the African population still languishing under colonialism. As regards Muscat and Oman also, the legitimate aspirations of their people should be fully vindicated on the basis of the report of the Ad Hoc Committee on Oman. 165. His Majesty's Government of Nepal has consistently advocated the eradication of colonialism in all its forms and manifestations.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“It is our earnest desire that the specific recommendations of the Special Committee be carried out in good faith, in an effort to wipe out the tyrannical rule of the South African Government. 163. A similar type of case is posed by the minority Government of Southern Rhodesia. The insistence of the minority Government on ruling against the wishes of the majority is a return to an age which has gone for ever. 164. The happenings in Angola, Mozambique, Portuguese Guinea and South West Africa are equally depressing. Their African populations are subjected to humiliation and exploitation by hard measures of repression and by military operations of the Portuguese and South African Governments. The conditions obtaining in the Territories of Basutoland, Bechuanaland and Swaziland are also far from satisfactory.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“The Special Committee on the Policies of apartheid of the Government of South Africa, in which the representative of Nepal has been serving as Rapporteur, has adopted a special report [A/5957] with specific recommendations to the Security Council and to this General Assembly for putting an end to the present policies of the South African Government. Among other things, the report asks for the severance of diplomatic relations and for an economic boycott as basic measures which should immediately be applied in regard to the South African Government. 162. In this connexion, I wish to recall the appeal made by our representative in the Special Committee on Apartheid that the major trading partners of South Africa should cease to sacrifice human dignity and justice to the profit motive.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“This policy of discrimination between Whites and the non-Whites is in gross contradiction to the principle of equality of all peoples, as enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations. I should therefore like to reaffirm here our earlier unconditional support to all freedom fighters of South Africa who are waging a relentless struggle against apartheid, and to appeal to all freedom-loving nations to give it a final blow, collectively and once and for all, in defence of elementary human rights. 161.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“Equally, a non-proliferation agreement could be achieved if the nuclear Powers could give positive expression to their clear intention of not extending their nuclear capability and of limiting their nuclear stockpile. 160. I now come to another serious problem, which, in our opinion, is a potential threat to peace. I am referring to the continuous violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms by the Government of the Republic of South Africa through its exhibition of a supercilious sense of racial discrimination practised as State policy. This is nothing but a relic of primitive barbarism, which has reached fantastic heights in the policy of apartheid.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“A number of delegations of smaller countries, concerned as they are with the frightening consequences of war, undoubtedly made important contributions in suggesting compromise solutions between the conflicting positions of the two big Powers. 159. The Eighteen-Nation Disarmament Committee unfortunately could make little headway in negotiating the extension of the partial test-ban Treaty to cover underground tests and the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons. These two most urgent tasks assigned to the Committee would undoubtedly require a substantial period of time for negotiation because the contradictory stands on methods of detection of underground tests would need sound scientific proof for resolution.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“It is difficult to conceive of general and complete disarmament, or of any meaningful step towards it, without the participation of all nuclear Powers in the negotiations. 158. The delegation of Nepal strongly appeals to the General Assembly to adopt the recommendation of the Disarmament Commission and convene a world disarmament conference, possibly by the middle of 1966. Some hope was pinned on a positive outcome of the resumed meetings of the Eighteen-Nation Disarmament Committee in Geneva. But, except for the reiteration of cold-war polemics in the deliberations, the outcome was of little significance.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“These steps have certainly opened the door to further talks to explore areas of agreement on disarmament, even though the disarmament conference held under the aegis of the Eighteen-Nation Disarmament Committee in Geneva has shown little progress. 156. The Disarmament Commission meeting this year took the correct decision of recommending to the twentieth session of the General Assembly the convening of a world disarmament Conference. We genuinely feel that, without a real exhibition of earnestness and determination by all the five nuclear Powers at a world disarmament parley, the goal of general and complete disarmament would be impossible of universal achievement. 157. The People's Republic of China, which has recently entered the group of nuclear Powers, has so far not been invited to participate in any disarmament conferences.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“In focusing our attention on the peace-keeping role of the United Nations, we are naturally reminded of the burning problem of disarmament — the most urgent task for the safety and prosperity of mankind. The partial nuclear test-ban Treaty, the establishment of a "hot line" between Moscow and Washington, and the agreement to refrain from placing in orbit objects of mass destruction or installing them in outer space [resolution 1884 (XVIII)] were important initial steps towards the goal of general and complete disarmament. But the world has not witnessed the real process of disarmament either in the nuclear or the conventional field. However, we can find encouragement in the fact that these initial steps have brought about more favourable conditions than before.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“We are doubtful whether the twentieth session can successfully determine the modalities of future peace-keeping operations unless we are able to define correctly and with unanimity what shall constitute peace-keeping operations. Are we going to limit the concept of peace-keeping operations only to violations of peace by smaller countries, or are we going to evolve methods to control possible violations of the peace by big Powers as well? On this alone will depend the entire future peace-keeping efforts of the United Nations. 154. We believe that active invocation of Article 43 of the Charter is essential for the purpose of maintaining international peace and security. Nepal, on its part, is prepared to contribute its mite to strengthening the peace-keeping efforts of the United Nations. 155.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“If we are keen to strengthen the Organization further, reconciliation must be effected between the powers of the Big Five and the voting rights of the smaller nations. Voluntary contributions to ease the financial difficulties of the Organization are but temporary palliatives. Mere numerical addition to the Security Council under the revised Charter will only expand the Council without achieving any clear objective. For the greater interest of peace and international co-operation, the concept of collective responsibility cannot and should not be ignored. 153. The consensus reached at the end of the nineteenth session could only solve the question of the finances of the United Nations Emergency Force [UNEF] and the operations in the Congo [ONUC], but the question of future peace-keeping operations is still in the dark.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“As we all know, the nineteenth session of the General Assembly had to be adjourned without ever adopting an agenda, because of the wrangle over the peace-keeping costs of the United Nations. In fact, more than anything else in its history, it was the financial crisis which put the United Nations into difficulties. The conciliatory gesture shown by the Government of the United States of America by withdrawing its demand for the application of Article 19 of the Charter apparently removed the threat of the possible destruction of the United Nations. I should like to express our thanks to the Government of the United States of America for its wise and practical decision in this regard. 152. But this by itself is not the end of the problem.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“Nepal, from the very beginning, has been insistently advocating the replacement of Kuomintang China by the People's Republic of China, The continued absence of the Government of the People's Republic of China gives an air of unreality to all decisions and deliberations of the United Nations. We should like to repeat here that there is one China and that is the People's Republic of China; and a refusal of its rightful claim to be within the United Nations today is completely contrary to the realities of the present-day world. Whether in the question of general and complete disarmament or in the political settlement of the South East Asia problem, the participation of the People's Republic of China is one of the prime necessities for attaining peace in the world. 151.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“In view of the seriousness of the situation, His Majesty's Government of Nepal considers it necessary that in the interest of South-East Asia in particular and of the world in general, all external provocations leading to the escalation of war in Viet-Nam should be brought to an end immediately. We are of the opinion that the most important task for us is to evolve a situation in which the United Nations could, in contrast to its present helplessness, effectively play the role of the principal agency for bringing about peace in Viet-Nam within the framework of the Geneva Agreements of 1954. 150. This leads me to the question of the representation of the People's Republic of China in the United Nations.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“Consolidation of peace depends largely on the settlement of these problems, some of which are now causing graver and more wide-spread concern than ever before. 148. If, against this background, we look at the developments in Viet-Nam, we cannot but express our sorrow at the unhappy situations that are created by the clash of opposing forces in a cold-war atmosphere. The measures which are prescribed in the 1954 Geneva Agreements and which were designed to settle the crisis over Indo-China have not been fully Implemented. For the same reason, it has become difficult for the International Commission for Supervision and Control to carry out its tasks. 149.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“I should like to reiterate here the firm view of His Majesty's Government of Nepal that the future of the Cypriot people must be settled by themselves in co-operation with the peace-keeping efforts of the United Nations and without any outside interference. 147. When we think of the forcible division of nations, we are naturally reminded of the explosive problems of Berlin, Germany, the region of South- East Asia, and the Far East. Any one of them IS likely, one day, to emit the sparks of conflagration and, indeed, of general war which may affect the destiny of all mankind. Problems resulting from the division of nations against the wishes of their people have been a source of permanent danger to the peace of the world.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“Many trouble-spots in the world, such as Cyprus and Viet-Nam, are causing great concern to all of us. Although there has been relative quiet for the past few months in Cyprus, the basic situation there remains unchanged. As for the evolution of a commonly acceptable formula regarding the two Cypriot communities, no real progress has been achieved so far. The quiet atmosphere which now prevails in the Island is tenuous. Under difficult conditions, the manner in which the United Nations Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus, in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the Security Council, has been able to prevent an occasional recurrence of fighting is indeed very encouraging.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“As a matter of fact, the wishes of the people and the interests of the areas directly concerned and affected were not taken into consideration; what mattered was modern power politics. 145. My delegation feels strongly that the original sense of joint responsibility which was the very basis of this world body as a bulwark of peace has sometimes been lacking on the part of some countries, due to their post-war trend towards the building up of their spheres of interest. Unless the big Powers take the smaller countries of the world along with them in the solutions of the outstanding problems which continue to vex the world even today, mankind will not be safe from the scourge of war for the prevention of which the United Nations was brought into being. 146.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“I have the honour to inform this Assembly that in order to assist in the peace-keeping efforts of the Secretary-General, His Majesty's Government of Nepal has detailed five officers of the Royal Nepalese Army for the United Nations India-Pakistan Observation Mission. 144. The present international situation appears to be far from satisfactory. There are still many explosive spots in the world which pose a constant threat to international peace and security. The way in which the issues involved in such situations have been treated or handled so far does not seem to take into account the widely prevailing opinion in the world, nor does it conform to realities.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“My delegation is happy to avail itself of this opportunity to express once again our trust and confidence in the person of the Secretary-General whose dedicated efforts in quest of a permanent solution to the India-Pakistan conflict will, we hope, meet with a favourable response from both parties. We hope that, in this connexion, both India and Pakistan will show a conciliatory attitude and a respectful willingness to co-operate with the Secretary-General in achieving a commonly accepted formula for permanent peace 'between these two countries. This alone, we believe, will make a lasting contribution to the Bandung principles for which they stand.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“In this connexion, may I quote the message personally addressed to the Secretary-General by His Majesty King Mahendra: "Please accept our sincere congratulations for your exemplary role as peacemaker in the recent India-Pakistan conflict. By your relentless efforts to bring about peace in this war-threatened part of the world, you have merited the gratitude of all peace-loving mankind. As guardian of international peace and security, the United Nations Security Council has once again proved equal to its responsibility and put an end to the armed hostilities between two of the largest countries of Asia. Nepal has welcomed the cease-fire with great relief and believes that yours has been the greatest single role in overcoming the crisis which posed a most serious threat to the peace of the world." 143.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“Alex Quaison-Sackey, whose skilled statesmanship and untiring efforts were able to turn the session of despondency and disillusion into one of consensus and hope. 142. I also wish to pay my tribute to our Secretary- General, U Thant, for his devotion and dedication to duty and his persistent endeavour to preserve the prestige and integrity of the United Nations in times of crisis. His recent efforts in the cause of peace between India and Pakistan, both of which are our close friends and neighbours, were indeed most remarkable. Once again, the world has witnessed the unique service which the Secretary-General has rendered in bringing about a cease-fire in the Indo-Pakistan conflict.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“We are particularly happy to find amongst us the three new Member States — the Gambia, the Maldive Islands, and Singapore — whose admission to this body has been a positive step towards attaining the ideal of universality. We cordially greet them and wish them well-being and prosperity. 140. I feel particular pleasure at this opportune moment in referring to the inspiring message of peace delivered by His Holiness Pope Paul VI yesterday. His role as an apostle of peace is well known throughout the world. We greatly value his message of universal brotherhood and world peace. 141. May I also be permitted, on this occasion, to take the liberty of expressing our deep appreciation of the services rendered by your predecessor, Mr.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“138. Mr. President, first of all, I should like to convey to you and, through you, to representatives, the greetings and good wishes of my Sovereign, His Majesty King Mahendra, and the Government and the people of Nepal for the success of this twentieth session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, I wish to associate myself with the sentiments expressed by previous speakers in extending to you our sincere congratulations on your well deserved election to the high office of President of this session of the General Assembly. This great honour bears witness to your excellent qualities, which have been amply demonstrated by your skill and statesmanship as Prime Minister, and now as Foreign Minister, of your great country, with which we have the best of relations. 139.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“It is the gravity of this problem that I am sure has impressed us all, and has continuously impelled us to try to find acceptable ways and means that will preserve the Organization rather than launch it on a slow process of disintegration by weakening it, At stake are serious issues that effect not only the big Powers but the rest of the membership, which has an equal or perhaps a greater stake in the preservation and strengthening of the Organization. My delegation sincerely hopes that the negotiations that are still in progress will bear positive results in a manner that will strengthen rather than weaken the Organization, in consonance with the principle of collective responsibility for peace-keeping operations as laid down in the Charter.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“The crisis that is at present faced by the United Nations, therefore, goes deeper than restoring the financial health of the Organization, which of course can also not be ignored as if it did not exist at all. The financial deficit is real, and hard money will be needed to remove the prospects of financial bankruptcy faced by the Organization. But the constitutional crisis or the political crisis faced by the Organization in its nineteenth year is much more serious and of graver concern to all of us. Its outcome is fraught with far-reaching consequences for the future effectiveness of the Organization. 131.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“When finally adopted, this convention will prove a great step forward in international relations, facilitating the understanding of the economic problems and juridical rights of smaller and weaker States. 129. Among the various problems that are faced by our Organization, only a few of which have been touched upon by me, the most immediate one facing us is that of the financial health of the United Nations. The financial deficit faced by the Organization, as we all are so well aware, has resulted from its inability so far to find a satisfactory formula for the financing of peace-keeping operations undertaken by it. At the root of this failure to arrive at a satisfactory solution of the problem is, of course, the divergence of opinion among the great Powers regarding the authority of the Security Council and the General Assembly. 130.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“Such countries would benefit very little even if preferences were accorded by the developed countries to the developing world, unless additional measures were taken to deal with their special problems. 128. In this connexion, I am happy to note that the committee of twenty-four appointed by the Secretary- General to prepare a draft convention relating to transit trade of land-locked countries will be able to recommend to the future conference of plenipotentiaries a draft convention for its consideration and adoption. The question of free and unrestricted transit of the land-locked countries received due attention at the Second Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries in Cairo, in October 1964, which also recommended convening the conference of plenipotentiaries early in 1965.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“My delegation is hopeful that the continuing machinery of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, as envisaged in the Trade and Development Board, will pursue the issue posed at the conference and ultimately solve them, thereby helping the developing countries to attain a desirable rate of growth, so that an integrated world economy may be achieved. 127. At this point, I would like to stress that, in considering the report of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, special consideration should be shown to the problems of the countries at lower stages of development. Those countries, including the developing land-locked countries like my own, constitute areas of great economic depression.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“It provided a great forum to review this serious and threatening problem, and recommended measures to overcome the difficulties faced by the developing countries in meeting their trade gap. Though the conference could not produce immediate practical results, it evolved certain dynamic principles of international trade, including transit trade of the landlocked countries. If those principles and recommendations were to be faithfully implemented, many of the economic ills faced by the developing countries would be to a great extent solved. 126.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“Land reform in a predominantly agricultural country like Nepal is bound to have a lasting effect in both the economic and the social structure of the country. This revolution is being quietly achieved in Nepal today. 124. Whereas we in Nepal feel confident about the success of our efforts in economic and social development, we also realize, like the rest of the developing world, that our fate is greatly affected by economic forces in the rest of the world. It was with a keen realization of this fact that my Government participated in the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development held this year. 125. The conference was a right step towards the solution of the grave problem of the economic gap between the rich countries and the poor countries of the world.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“These laws are aimed at guaranteeing fundamental human rights to all, irrespective of race, sex, caste or religion, as enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 123. In keeping with these efforts to eradicate social inequalities, His Majesty's Government has launched an equally vigorous programme for eliminating sources of economic inequality as well as for creating opportunities for economic advancement for all. The most significant step in this direction has been the land reform programme, under which ceilings on land- holdings have been fixed for different parts of the country. Also tenancy rights have been effectively secured for tenant farmers throughout the country.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“The system of "Panchayat" democracy has provided them with the machinery for maximum possible participation in their government, and for engaging directly in its task of social and economic development under national development plans. 122. Realizing fully the significance of co-ordinated development in both the social and the economic spheres of the national life, Nepal has also vigorously embarked upon a programme of social reform of far-reaching consequences. The recent revision and modernization of the Code of Laws has introduced revolutionary changes in our social structure — a task that has been achieved over centuries and only after bloodshed in several progressive countries of the world.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“His Majesty King Mahendra, to whom the credit for these revolutionary changes goes, has made it abundantly clear, inaction as well as in words, that the destiny of a particular community cannot be worked out in isolation or apart from the destiny of the rest of the world. 121. We, in Nepal, have therefore been trying to mould our national life in line with the revolutionary changes which have been occurring every moment in our world. Nepal's new "Panchayat" system of democracy has its origin in this line of thinking, and embodies in its philosophy as well as in its practice the healthy tradition, genius and will of our peace-loving and constructive people.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“The unfavourable terms of trade for the developing countries are creating such economic tensions between the northern and southern groups of countries that ultimately they will prove far more dangerous than the East-West political tensions. 120. In my own country, an increasing realization has dawned in the minds of the people that their wellbeing and prosperity is linked to the happiness and peace of other peoples of the world. They have therefore discarded the outmoded systems of social and economic structure of their lives, and have embarked upon a system suitable to their national genius and traditions.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)
“We are of the opinion that besides political questions and issues of human rights, the causes of potential world conflict can also be found in the ever- widening gap between the rich and the poor countries of the world. 119. The developing countries, though in the middle of the Development Decade, have not been able to register a growth rate which could lead them to the modest target set for the United Nations Development Decade. The chasm between the rich and the poor countries has widened continuously, and it will continue to widen unless the recommendations of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development are vigorously implemented.”
1964-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 19 (1964)