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first: 1990-09-24
most recent: 1992-09-24
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“The whole world, longing as it does for a future of liberty, justice, peace and security, has placed its trust in the United Nations and its effectiveness.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“In particular, we should like to thank the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Organization of American States (OAS) and the European Community for their cooperation and confidence. In conclusion, a few words about the United Nations. As it reaches what we might term the first stage of its existence, the balance sheet is favorable. Its work for peace has been effective. The near-unanimous opinion in recommending structural changes to strengthen it and to endow it with greater dynamism has as its sole cause the profound changes occurring in the world, which call for an Organization more in keeping with new requirements. To preserve peace will continue to be its principal task, but with a more responsive structure that will help reduce the causes of conflict.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“In the economic and social realm, my country has continued to make progress in consolidating its economy through the process of adjustment and stabilization. We have liberalized trade, and we are giving priority attention to regional integration. Our whole policy of consolidating democracy, accompanied by the necessary process of stabilizing the economy and finances, has been made possible by the determination of the Paraguayan people, who made clear to their rulers that in their country there is no longer room for dictatorship or totalitarianism. But just as the Paraguayan people have become the masters of their new democratic and free destiny, we must recognize the determined support of the international community for our process of democratic consolidation and economic and financial stabilization.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“Our President, Andres Rodriguez, in this very Hall, addressing the General Assembly during the forty-fourth session, said: "Paraguay has set its feet firmly on the path of political democracy." (A/44/PV.6. p. 21) Today I can say, with legitimate pride, that the Government of Paraguay is keeping its promise. My country is living in a legitimate, genuine and fruitful democracy based on boundless respect for human rights and fundamental human freedoms. A new national Constitution, effective since 20 June 1992, is now governing the destiny of my country. This is the result of a democratic debate in a constituent national convention elected by popular will in free elections with the participation of all political forces, and was observed by members of international organizations, both governmental and non-governmental.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“The process of regional integration, whose ultimate objective is that of creating a vast common economic zone throughout the American continent, has, in addition to MERCOSUR, made great progress in the form of the Andean Pact, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and, first and foremost, the North American Free Trade Association (NAFTA), which is a blueprint for integration that has already been agreed upon by the United States of America and by Mexico and Canada. On behalf of my country, I should like to extend my congratulations and best wishes for success to those countries. Permit me to speak to you, however briefly, about Paraguay, my own country, which was reborn to democracy and recovered its freedom just four years ago.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“In November, it will be holding constituent elections with the participation, at its request, of an observer mission from the Organization of American States. We hope that Peru will find solutions to the grave problems it is confronting and that we will shortly be able to welcome it back to the Rio Group. The Rio Group showed that it is a reliable mechanism for political consultation and cooperation, as it demonstrated when the crisis which endangered the constitution of Venezuela occurred and when it sent a delegation which took an active part in seeking to restore full democracy in Peru. Furthermore, through the Rio Group, meetings were held and a treaty of cooperation with the European Community was signed, and meetings were also held with countries of the Persian Gulf, Japan, China and Canada.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“The process of democratization in Latin America in this new era was, in a sense, what triggered the liberation movements in other parts of the world. Today, in America, with a few exceptions. Governments enjoy a legitimacy conferred upon them by free and unchallenged elections. The last flickers of violence are dying out, and peoples are living in freedom and democracy, with respect for human rights. The civil war in El Salvador is now history. That country, together with Honduras, has set an example for the international community by taking its international conflicts to the International Court of Justice for settlement. Peru is once again taking the path of restoring its constitution.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“But what is more, we are currently studying a draft project for the development of the western region of my country, with the support of the European Community, paying particular attention to the preservation of the environment in an area of more than 240,000 square kilometres, which represents more than half of our territory. The Rio Conference made it possible for the whole world to become more aware of the relationship between development and the environment. It will be difficult to achieve lasting success in the endeavour of bringing about sustainable development of the Earth if the countries that bear the major responsibility for polluting the planet do not make available the necessary resources.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“Joint efforts such as those we have mentioned and those promised in the Americas Initiative, as well as the solidarity and support that my country has received from other countries such as Japan and Germany, give us hope for a future of concerted effort for the development of those who need it most. In the course of this year, my country attended the Earth Summit in Rio, eager to add its efforts to those of the other countries committed to preserving the environment. We announced measures adopted in this area, such as the declaration as a protected ecological zone of an area covering about 60,000 hectares of woods, with an indigenous population and natural fauna.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“Today, as a coincidence, the world is entering into a new stage that is also promising and full of hope. It is for this generation to consolidate the future, and for our Organization to ensure that there is peace and to promote social development. To mark the quincentenary, the countries of Ibero-America met last year in Guadalajara, Mexico, determined to make the strength of our community count in the future. The response was positive, and at the second summit of Heads of State and of Government of Ibero-America, held this year in Madrid, effective projects designed to help the Ibero-American peoples were approved.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“Murder, extortion, kidnapping and corruption all have their - roots in the traffic in drugs. Magistrates, civil servants and anyone opposed to this criminal traffic are under constant threat, and many have paid for their ideals, their courage and their dignity with their lives. We agree with stress laid by the President of Colombia on the responsibility of the major consuming centres, and on countries' obligation to participate in a total war against drug trafficking. As the President said, we must have determined, collective international and multilateral action to combat this scourge on all fronts. Five hundred years ago, the imagination and daring of Columbus ushered in a new era. America, a continent of hope, was incorporated into the adventure of mankind, and it was destined to have a profound effect on the future.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“We cannot talk about a future of peace or of sustained development without total respect for human rights. The dissemination of these rights and their constant observance is also a task for the United Nations. Respect for human rights must underpin any process of change. Hence, we welcome the World Conference on Human Rights, to be held in June 1993 in Vienna, and are pleased at the timeliness of its convening. Flagrant violations of human rights, such as terrorism, still persist. Once and for all we must accept that terrorism is on of the most serious violations, attacking as it does fundamental human rights such as the rights to life, security and patrimony. Just a few days ago, in this very Hall, we were moved by the words of the President of Colombia about the battle being waged by his people and Government against drug trafficking.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“The "Agenda for Peace" proposed by the Secretary-General deserves all our support: it could be the starting point for the search for new structures and new paths towards lasting and constructive peace. We believe, along with the Rio Group, that international peace and security will be truly guaranteed only in so far as the underlying causes of conflicts are eliminated. We therefore reaffirm the vital importance of economic and social development in the process of consolidating peace. The gap reflected in the disparity in wealth between the North and the South must be narrowed if we want to avoid a chain reaction of unsatisfied needs leading to profound crises in developing countries, with the danger of returning to systems which we have abandoned and which have caused our peoples so much suffering.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“The United Nations has lent its assistance to the peace process in South Africa through the Security Council. It is now up to the Government and the opposition to find appropriate solutions which provide, courageously and realistically, for the possibility of coexistence in a climate of peace, justice and security. As the United Nations enters the new world order that is the fruit of East-West detente, its structure and agenda must be reorganized. Social development and the maintenance of peace must be its major concerns. It will be vital for it to find appropriate machinery to fulfil these aims, and for it to have the unreserved support of those who can provide their decisive cooperation.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“Paraguay will support in the strongest possible terms any action by the Security Council designed to seek a final solution to this grave situation, as indeed we voted in favour of resolution 46/242 of the General Assembly. Exacerbated nationalisms, racisms, religious hatreds and prejudices must disappear from the world if it wants to be more fraternal and humane. We are regarding with particular interest the continuation of negotiations to find a final solution to the Palestine question. It is our hope that these talks will contribute positively towards finding a peaceful and negotiated, final and lasting solution which would provide, as we have already said, for the right of the State of Israel to live in peace within its own borders and the right of the Palestinian people to its own homeland.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“The expectations the developing countries had for free trade are being blocked by the barriers of protectionism set up by the industrialized countries, which, paradoxically, are proclaiming the triumph of the free market. We need to .seek solutions that will alleviate the tragedy of the countries suffering the scourge of poverty. We are confident that, thanks to the welcome initiative of Chile in calling for the holding of a summit conference for social development, this will be a suitable opportunity for achieving world planning to promote the development of the poorest countries. The hatred, the intolerance and the constant violation of human rights in former Yugoslavia, particularly in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and in Somalia remind us that the battle for peace has not ended. Peace is a gift, and its preservation requires constant work.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“No state of politics can endure when people do not have the minimum they need for a life of dignity. If there is no tolerance, there will be hatred and resentment. If there is no education, the future of the world cannot be certain. Now is the time for continental solidarity. Now is the time for doing away with prejudices and egoism. Now that the arms race is over, it would seem that the most powerful countries are preparing for another war, the economic war. Alliances are forming; they are trying to improve their competitiveness. The winner will be the one who produces and sells the most, without regard to the social cost, without regard to the fact that the products of the less developed countries are constantly losing value and that as a result it is more and more difficult for them to achieve development.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“This communications link, which has the support of the Organization and other international communities, is designed to be one of the major river transport routes and an effective instrument for development by the MERCOSUR countries and our sister Republic of Bolivia. The danger of a nuclear conflagration that would jeopardize the very existence of mankind has disappeared. Common sense and moral values have prevailed. Today there are very few cases of armed confrontation in the world. Never, perhaps, in its history has mankind enjoyed so much peace as now. But history has not come to an end: hunger, disease, lack of education, intolerance and prejudice continue to affect most parts of the world. If we love liberty, if we love democracy, we must find a solution to these problems.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“The Las Leilas meeting of Presidents on 26 and 27 June 1992 approved and is implementing a programme of measures which sets out a process of alleviating and eliminating customs duties and non-tariff barriers and of requiring the gradual coordination of macroeconomic and sectoral policies. The recent signing of an agreement with the European Community is an important element of extraregional cooperation for MERCOSUR. As part of this same commitment to integration, Paraguay is moving ahead with the necessary legal instruments for making better uses of the Paraguay-Paran waterway.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“On the other, we see plans for the integration of countries which are seeking, by this means, the right direction for achieving better economic development and trying to find, as in the case of the Southern Cone Common Market (MERCOSUR), the proper response to the requirements of their peoples for a better quality of life. The integration of our countries Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay through MERCOSUR is something more than a mere strategy for development: it is a commitment of peoples with the same origin, with common cultural, historical, linguistic and religious identities, to share the common destiny of nations that were born in a territory of equality and hope. The timetable for our fledgling integration process is being met.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“In welcoming the admission to membership of the United Nations of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Republic of Moldova, San Marino, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, we hail the triumph of freedom and of mankind's universal desire to live in peace and democracy, while retaining the individual's own identity. Ancient banners have come to wave proudly again over their homelands. A new order is emerging in our universe. On the one hand, we see the rebirth of old nationalisms.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“First of all, permit me to express to you. Sir, my congratulations and best wishes on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly in its work at the forty-seventh session. We are sure that under your intelligent guidance, our endeavours will achieve the results we all desire. Also at the outset, allow me to extend to Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Secretary-General of the United Nations, cordial greetings from the Government and the people of the Republic of Paraguay, and to express our commitment to support him at all times in the difficult task of leading this Organization in its efforts for peace and international security.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“The changes that have occurred, in America and Europe in particular, constitute above all a triumph of liberty and the right of people to choose their own future and to enjoy the rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. America, our America, is experiencing a unique time of democratically elected governments that answer to the demands of the people and have begun to move towards integration. America would like to have a single homeland, the fulfilment of its hopes and dreams. We reaffirm our confidence in the United Nations. It will continue to be the primary instrument to preserve world peace and, above all, to guarantee the liberties, independence and integrity of peoples and nations, enforce the law, and achieve acceptance of the solution to all disputes.”
1990-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 45 (1990)
“The solution to some problems makes it possible to solve other problems that were overshadowed by the first. The major political and economic reforms that allow us to see a new Paraguay, one filled with hope for greater well-being and happiness, have made it possible to better appreciate the existence of problems that the national Government is today determined to resolve. For that, we need the co-operation and understanding of the United Nations and of friendly nations at a higher level of development. The major changes that are taking place in the world reaffirm our faith in the destiny of mankind. With the fall of walls and the opening of borders, humanity is moving towards a future in which it can exercise its inalienable rights.”
1990-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 45 (1990)
“We can thus point to the repeal of repressive laws; the adoption by our National Congress of a new electoral code incorporating Paraguay's legislation in institutions appropriate to modern participatory democracy; the convening in 1991 of the first direct municipal elections in the history of Paraguay; and the restoration of a sincere climate of tolerance and dialogue in our country between all political parties, without ideological prejudice. We have respect and guarantees for the right of assembly. Workers' associations are free to express themselves through trade unions, and there are no political prisoners in our country. In the economic sphere, the Government has accepted the responsibility of redressing the country's imbalances by adopting the necessary economic, financial, monetary and exchange policies.”
1990-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 45 (1990)
“In that respect, the countries of the South American common market region have adopted a joint position with regard to arriving at a specific agreement with the United States Government. Since the advent of democracy, a freely elected Government was established in my country under the leadership of President Andres Rodriguez, with full respect for human rights and legitimacy. One of our first tasks has been the reform of legal and institutional instruments, allowing us to ensure full exercise of democracy in our country.”
1990-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 45 (1990)
“Paraguay's pro-integration position is expressed not only in the declaration of principles set forth in our national Constitution, but also in our deeply rooted links with our neighbours on the American continent, both in commercial enterprises such as power-generation and infrastructure, as well as in joint efforts such as the Paraguay-Parana waterway. We hope that this decade will be known in America as the decade of integration, and we are sure that it will benefit our peoples. America must comply with the historic mandate of unity. President Bush's America’s initiative has been welcomed by the countries of the hemisphere, and expresses the spirit of unity and continental solidarity and the intention the Government of the United States to help developing countries.”
1990-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 45 (1990)
“With the end of the East-West conflict we can conceive of a community of nations investing all its strengths in a new type of struggle, in which North and South, united in common ideals, will strive to put an end to the main causes of human suffering» We aspire to a world of integration, co-operation, assistance for development, and not merely a world of peaceful coexistence. For Paraguay integration is a comprehensive factor for development as the best political and economic means to achieve a future for Latin America. That is why we have accepted an invitation to participate in a process begun by Argentina and Brazil, and also involving Chile and Uruguay.”
1990-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 45 (1990)
“The prices of our commodities are declining in real terms and all our efforts to capitalize are thus fruitless. Technical assistance and the transfer of technology assists countries of average development, which need it most, our ever-dwindling financial resources and external debt are some of our problems that seem unsolvable or only partially solvable. We are fully convinced that it is indispensable to deal with the social and economic problems of our international society in a global fashion by adopting measures that will effectively change the very structure of the world economy, thus creating a new, more just international economic order. No future strategy can have definitive results if it does not include structural reforms.”
1990-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 45 (1990)
“Our Government, committed to a better future for mankind, is bent on helping to adopt all measures to preserve our natural resources for future generations, and expresses its determination to adopt and implement all measures necessary towards that end. In 1992, 500 years after its discovery, America will once again express its hopes for a better world for humanity when the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development is held in Brazil. Thirty years ago, in 1960, we launched the first United Nations Development Programme and we prepared an action strategy. Nevertheless, the problems of the developing countries are far from being solved. We still have serious obstacles to the expansion of our trade. Instead of a growing transfer of resources from the industrialized nations to our countries, the opposite is true.”
1990-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 45 (1990)
“At the same time, co-operation programmes are being established within the legal framework of the agreements we have recently signed with neighbouring countries and with the United States for more effective joint action. Along the same lines, Paraguay ratified the United Nations Convention against illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances. We believe that in our country and the world at large, tangible progress has been made in the struggle against the illegal traffic and consumption of drugs. We will continue our struggle to ensure that by educating our youth and creating better social conditions, the consumption of drugs will no longer be attractive.”
1990-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 45 (1990)
“For the first time, with the co-operation of the United Nations, we held a seminar on human rights last July. Our national Government attaches the greatest importance to the well-being of children and therefore welcomed with satisfaction news of the convening of a United Nations summit conference at which practical measures can be discussed and decisions adopted with a view to solving problems affecting children. On the national level end in our bilateral relations, specific measures are being adopted to strengthen our country's legal and institutional instruments in order to control the illicit production and traffic of dangerous drugs more effectively.”
1990-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 45 (1990)
“Given the dimensions of various world problems, we are all very much aware of the dangers of nuclear confrontation. The need to give full effect to human rights and fundamental freedoms has been one of the main concerns of the democratic Government of my country established after the elections of 1 May 1989. Political will has made it possible for our country to be counted among those States Members of the Organisation that fully respect human rights. My country's Government is making great efforts to adapt its legislation so that it may be among the most advanced in this respect and to disseminate fundamental principles in order to train its people in knowledge of a respect for human rights. To that end we are being assisted by the Organisation.”
1990-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 45 (1990)
“We also wish to take this opportunity to express our Government's solidarity with the constant efforts of the Republic of Korea to achieve through dialogue reconciliation of the Korean people in accordance with the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter. We hope that in the near future the people of Korea will be represented in our midst. The question of disarmament continues to be a priority issue for our Organization. The new climate of confidence and dialogue established between the super-Powers gives us hope that part of the resources used for the production of armaments can be redirected towards helping development. Peace and security can be achieved only by taking the needs of people into account and considering the causes and sources of violence.”
1990-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 45 (1990)
“Paraguay will endorse any initiative that will lead to the peaceful solution of the differences separating the peoples of Israel and the Arab States and that takes account of the Palestinian people's right to its own homeland and the State of Israel's right to live in peace within its own borders. Signs of a possible negotiated end to the long-standing conflict in Cambodia have been strengthened by the decisions of the parties to accept a peace plan and a broad solution with the help of the United Nations. Paraguay is pleased to support those steps and urges the parties concerned to take advantage of this historic opportunity for peace and reconciliation for the Cambodian people.”
1990-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 45 (1990)
“Paraguay, which has always had very close links of co-operation with the Federal Republic of Germany, cannot fail to express its satisfaction with the decision of the German States to reunite in a single great nation. We hail the trend towards the normalization of internal relations in the Republic of South Africa and we support any reform which, with the consent of the various sectors that stake up South African society, will lead to the full integration of all of its citizens without discrimination. We note with concern that solution of the problem of the Middle East .is not yet within the grasp of the Organization.”
1990-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 45 (1990)
“The rights of independence, territorial integrity and free exercise of sovereignty by a State are essential to the very existence of the international legal order. Without full and complete respect for such rights, peace among the community of nations is inconceivable. For that reason Paraguay has not only publicly condemned that aggression against a Member State of our Organization but, in strict compliance with the provisions adopted by the Security Council, also has taken measures we have already reported. We take this opportunity to encourage the Secretary-General to undertake new efforts to solve the conflict within the framework of the United Nations.”
1990-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 45 (1990)
“The important changes that have taken place in the world make it possible to predict an era of peace and good will among people and of increased understanding between the super-Powers and co-operation, and assistance among all nations. In this international context the United Nations is acquiring new importance as a forum for the co-ordination of national and regional activities and as an instrument indispensable to world peace and security. The work done by the Security Council has been essential to the strengthening of the Organisation, and its recent action has reaffirmed the need for multilateralism. The Republic of Paraguay shares and fully supports the thrust of the Security Council resolutions clearly and categorically condemning the invasion of Kuwait and adopting measures to deter the aggression.”
1990-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 45 (1990)
“At the outset I should like to congratulate the President on his election to his high office at the forty-fifth session of the General Assembly. Because of his great intellectual and moral qualities we are convinced he will be able to conduct our work with the utmost competence and resolve. We extend the greetings of our Government to Mr. Javier Perez de Cuellar, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, and express our satisfaction at his excellent performance with regard to the task entrusted to him. We also wish to join with those delegations that have expressed satisfaction at the admission to membership in the United Nations of the principality of Liechtenstein and the Republic of Namibia. We have come to this forum convinced of the continuing validity of the major purposes and principles set forth in the Charter.”
1990-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 45 (1990)