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Upadhyay

THE RECORD WRITES THIS SPEAKER AS UPADHYAY

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58

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1959-09-24

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1989-09-24

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1. “The two Power groups, in our view, are a reality and it is also a fact that they have been coexisting for almost a decade and a half in peace though it has been a kind of uneasy peace. Besides, there have been, in. the course of the last fourteen years, certain periods when one or the other group has appeared to possess an over-all military superiority over another, and has yet refrained from actually plunging the world into war. This being the case, we hold the view that in the present world situation, which is likely to continue for quite a long time, total war does not appear to us to be probable and we still put trust in the basic wisdom of the world's statesmen. 11.”

   1959-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 14 (1959)

2. “The United Nations has reflected in positive terms, as in a mirror, this great creative work of building a new world order that is going on around us in the form of a search for new values, new attitudes and new centres of gravity and interest, but it has unfortunately reflected also the negative and destructive aspects of this great process. On the negative side there are still many countries which have yet to become free. The bitter struggle for national independence that is going on in Algeria and other parts of Africa comes to mind, and we appeal to the colonial powers to respond more adequately to the nationalist aspirations of these countries. 10. We believe that the policy of non-alignment which we have pursued in relation to rival international power groups is a policy dictated by the acceptance of present international reality.”

   1959-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 14 (1959)

3. “We have, therefore, watched with special interest, sympathy and even pride the growth of nationalism in Asia and Africa, and have been happy to welcome from year to year many new Members into the United Nations, as a result of their attaining full statehood. We welcomed the Federation of Malaya last year and we are happy to welcome the Republic of Guinea this year. We hope and believe that we will have the opportunity to welcome many more Members into this august world body in the future. 9. The growth of nationalism and of movements of resurgence in Asia and Africa is a great creative process.”

   1959-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 14 (1959)

4. “Our faith in the United Nations, and as a matter of fact, the faith of all the smaller countries in this world Organization, has been strengthened by the fact that in times of great crisis the United Nations has not satisfied itself with the mere passing of pious resolutions, but has actually taken actions which have often proved adequate to meet the situation, as for example in Suez, Laos, and other areas. Thus, on different occasions, the United Nations has succeeded in saving the world from the imminent threat of war. 8. We have taken an unequivocal stand against imperialism or colonialism in any shape or form and have maintained that every step toward the independence and freedom of dependent countries is a step toward progress and peace.”

   1959-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 14 (1959)

5. “Koirala, would personally have liked to come and participate in the work of the United Nations, but pressing work at home, especially because our Government has been just recently installed, has prevented him from doing so. 7. For the past three years we have expressed on different occasions our point of view on many international questions. We have not only declared our faith, our unqualified faith, in the aims and purposes of the United Nations Charter, but we have actually tried hard to work and live in reality in accordance with the spirit of the Charter.”

   1959-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 14 (1959)

6. “In other words, we are firmly convinced that if we want to really serve the cause of world peace we must direct our energies towards the political and economic progress of the people even more than to the problems of the world outside. And, actuated by this belief, we have set up for the first time in our history a liberal government freely elected on the basis of universal adult franchise responsible to the people and responsive to their aspirations. His Majesty King Mahendra has happily associated himself with this great experiment in democratic evolution. In this new political set-up, our Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Mr. B. P.”

   1959-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 14 (1959)

7. “At the same time, I should fail in my duty if I did not take this opportunity to express my Government's deep appreciation of the Work of Mr. Charles Malik of Lebanon, who guided the deliberations of the Assembly in difficult times last year. 5. We have been in the United Nations for a little more than three years, and during these three eventful years we have sought to work to the best of our ability, both nationally and internationally, for those principles and practices which in our opinion would strengthen world peace and security. 6. In the domestic field we have believed that political, economic and social progress within our country is in itself an important contribution to world peace.”

   1959-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 14 (1959)

8. “1. Let me first of all express the heartfelt condolences of all members of my delegation to our Ceylonese friends on the irreparable loss they have sustained in the death of their great Prime Minister, Mr. Bandaranaike. 2. We were also extremely sorry to hear about the heavy loss of life and properly in Japan caused by the recent typhoon there. We extend our deepest sympathy to our Japanese friends. 3. Mr. President, I should now like to extend to you the warm felicitations of His Majesty's Government of Nepal and my own congratulations on your election as President of the fourteenth session of the General Assembly. We have no doubt that, with your long and distinguished record of service in the United Nations and in international conferences generally, you will discharge the heavy responsibilities of this high office with distinction. 4.”

   1959-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 14 (1959)