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Sheikh AL-THANI

lines on the record: 43
first: 1982-09-24
most recent: 1995-09-24
sittings or episodes: 2
sources: un-general-debate

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“As we celebrate the anniversary, at the threshold of the twenty-first century, it is our hope that we shall build a new United Nations that will lead us in the direction of a new world of genuine peace, security, under an effective international order that would guarantee the well-being of all people and preserve the dignity of man, a world where the strong will not dominate the weak or the rich exploit the poor; a world where tolerance and well-being would not be far-fetched dreams. If we mobilize the full potential of mankind we shall be able, under the guidance of the United Nations and its agencies, to usher in such a brave new world.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“Such threats as the deterioration of the environment on a global scale, poverty, underdevelopment, drugs, epidemics of fatal diseases, terrorism and violations of human rights which are becoming more and more serious day by day, are not of a military or political nature. Regardless, they need to be addressed urgently and global solutions have to be found for them if they are not to become untreatable and threaten all humanity. In just a few days we shall be celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations. This is an extremely important occasion, reflecting as it does a genuine desire on the part of the peoples of the world to preserve the United Nations as a strong and active Organization whose purpose is to achieve noble goals and safeguard the future of mankind.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“It is our hope that the matters that were debated will not be used as a pretext for interference in the internal affairs of other States or as justification for discriminatory treatment and the imposition of conditions on the provision of economic assistance or development aid. I should like to refer in this context to the tendency to impose, unilaterally or collectively, a carbon tax, for the purpose, it is alleged, of protecting the environment. The truth of the matter is that the tax is a purely economic measure, which will impact negatively on the economies of the petroleum-exporting countries, particularly the Gulf States. The threats that face mankind at present and will continue to do so in the future are not all political or military.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“Having taken shape in a number of international conferences, it should be adopted by all the nations of the world. We attach particular importance to the results of the conferences that have been held in recent years in the context of the importance accorded by the international community to this common goal, namely, the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, in Rio de Janeiro; the International Conference on Population and Development, in Cairo; the World Summit for Social Development, in Copenhagen; and the Fourth World Conference on Women, held in Beijing, to emphasize the role of women in development with due consideration of the cultural differences between peoples and the various noble ideals of the Islamic faith.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“Our economic objectives are the following: to exploit our own natural wealth; to export our products on the best possible terms; to strengthen our industrial base by consolidating and developing our current industries and by creating new ones on the basis of our natural resources, particularly petroleum and gas; to strengthen and encourage investment in all areas, making it possible for private capital to be involved in economic 20 development; and to emphasize infrastructure projects, as these are the main requirements for socio-economic development. All this highlights the reason why we attach such importance to economic and social development as a mainstay of international peace and security. That is why development has become a common goal for the international community.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“As confirmation of this, His Highness the Emir of the State of Qatar has extolled the merit, from Qatar’s point of view, of particular political groups, saying that, despite the fact that ours is a small country, we are trying to react favourably to the new international situation in order to find our proper place in it. We are also taking action to strengthen the ways and means available to us, for the achievement of that goal.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“Since sustainable and long-term development is one of the cornerstones of genuine peace, it is a high priority for the United Nations and the international community to focus on development, particularly in the developing countries. A commitment to development in all its aspects is, indeed, the very bedrock of the international economic order — the new order that we all look forward to and hope that it will be based essentially on interdependence. The international community has already started to move in that direction, through the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and the establishment of the World Trade Organization. This will help to strengthen the multilateral trade system, which is based on the liberalization and expansion of international trade.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“The international community must, of necessity, act to restore a just peace in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and to ensure that that country may enjoy stability, sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity and get down to the business of economic and social development. We hope that the Serbian war criminals will be duly tried and that this will be a lesson to all such criminals. Qatar is profoundly convinced that peace and development follow the same path, that development is as necessary for the international community as is peace. It is possible to ensure continuous development only if there is peace, and vice-versa.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“By the same token, we hope that the weapons embargo will be lifted, in order for these people to defend themselves, to preserve the independence of their country and to ensure the triumph of the principles of the Charter. The Serbian barbarity they have endured has engulfed even the safe areas. Qatar also supports the stance of the Contact Group of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, which deems the embargo on weapons to be illegal and supports the fraternal Muslim people of Bosnia and Herzegovina. We are now at a critical stage in the conflict in the former Yugoslavia.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“Those practices are totally against the most elementary rules and norms of humanitarian law and the Charter of the United Nations. We welcome the military action undertaken by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), in cooperation with the forces of the United Nations, to put an end to Serbian aggression. We hope that those measures of deterrence will make it possible for peace to be achieved at long last and that the international community will take a very firm and resolute stand, both through the United Nations and through the major Powers that are actively involved, to guarantee the safety of the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“We therefore call on the General Assembly to reaffirm all prior resolutions on the question of Palestine and the situation in the Middle East, so that the goal of a just, comprehensive peace can be achieved. My Government follows with great concern developments in Afghanistan, Somalia and Chechnya. We appeal for the intensification of international efforts to bring peace, justice and stability to those areas. We also reaffirm — as we have frequently done, both officially and in public statements — our solidarity with the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina. We are concerned over the continuing bloodshed, four years after the outbreak of the war. Together with many other States, we have deplored the savage practices of ethnic cleansing pursued by the Serbian forces under the eyes of the entire world.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“19 By the same token, Qatar wishes to voice its deep concern at the fact that talks between Syria and Israel are lagging behind. We hope for substantial progress on that track so that the Israeli occupation of the Syrian Arab Golan may come to an end. We hope also that there will be progress on the Lebanese-Israeli track, so that southern Lebanon may be freed from the Israeli presence under which it has been the victim of much aggression and oppression. It is our hope that a just and lasting peace will be established on the basis of the Madrid formula and the relevant Security Council resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973) and 425 (1978) and on the basis of the land-for- peace formula.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“We hope that it will prove successful and that it will at long last bring a just and lasting peace to the region and lead to Israel’s complete withdrawal from all the occupied Arab and Palestinian territories, including the Golan Heights, southern Lebanon and, particularly, Al-Quds Al-Sharif. This will make it possible for the Palestinian people to regain its right to establish a State of its own, on its own soil, with Al-Quds as its capital. Qatar welcomes the expanded autonomy of the Palestinians under the agreement signed last Thursday at Washington between the Palestinians and the Israelis. We hope this agreement will open the doors that lead to peace and stability in the region and will prove to be an important step towards full implementation of the Declaration of Principles signed by the two parties in September 1993.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“Qatar, therefore, fully supports the activities of the Gulf Cooperation Council, which are in the interest of the well-being of all our peoples. It is our hope that security and stability will soon reign in our region, for this is an integral part of the security and stability of the Middle East at large. To that end, Qatar is continuing its good offices and its efforts to improve the situation in the Arab world and to consolidate Arab solidarity, which will make it possible for the nation to pursue its special role in the history of civilization. It is on the basis of these principles that we have welcomed the Middle East peace process.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“Iraq’s recognition of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the State of Kuwait, and of its international boundaries, in accordance with Security Council resolution 833 (1993) is a very important step in the right direction towards full implementation of all Security Council resolutions, a fact that should speed up the mitigation of the suffering of the brotherly Iraqi people who continue to face an acute shortage of essential goods, especially foods and medicine. Inspired by the guidelines established by His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Hamad Al Thani, Qatar has been participating, to the best of its financial and human abilities, in addressing the major issues of the Gulf region and of our Arab and Islamic nation.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“Moreover, Qatar is making efforts to establish good relations with all States of the region on the basis of good-neighbourliness, mutual respect, non-interference in the internal affairs of others, respect for international legality, and the settlement of problems by peaceful means through dialogue, mediation or recourse to the International Court of Justice. Proceeding from this, we support resolution of the dispute between the United Arab Emirates and the Islamic Republic of Iran with respect to the three islands by peaceful means. With regard to Iraq, our position remains unchanged: Iraq’s unity and territorial integrity must be preserved. Iraq must implement all Security Council resolutions.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“By joining our brethren in the Gulf Cooperation Council, we have set a course towards the achievement of the noble goals that reflect the aspirations of the peoples of the Gulf after peace, stability, cooperation and prosperity. The security of the Gulf is one of the major concerns of its peoples. Our region has witnessed two major wars, during which our peoples have made great sacrifices that have taken the shape of financial burdens which we continue to shoulder at a time when we move towards development and modernization. We are determined to overcome the negative effects of those two wars and to spare the region any further conflict.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“Qatar continues to believe that Israel should accede to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and should place its nuclear installations under the safeguards regime of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as a prelude to the implementation of the General Assembly’s resolution establishing a nuclear- weapon-free zone in the Middle East. This would contribute to equitable, balanced peace and stability in that vital region of the world. Since His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Hamad Al- Thani became Emir, he has stressed Qatar’s adherence to its regional and international obligations, and has emphasized that Qatar will act through international and regional organizations in strengthening international peace and security.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“Proceeding from its conviction that international peace can be achieved only through disarmament and restraining the arms race, particularly with respect to 18 weapons of mass destruction and that halting the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction is one of the most important foundations of international peace and security, the State of Qatar welcomed the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction, and supported the extension of the Treaty on the Non- Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), even if it considers that the indefinite extension of the Treaty will never achieve the desired result unless all States accede to it. We therefore hope that all the States which have not yet acceded to the Treaty will do so.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“As for the State of Qatar, it attaches particular importance to efforts to reform the Council and to increase its membership proportionately with the increased membership of the United Nations itself. We must also bear in mind the need to increase the number of permanent seats to ensure balanced representation. The great challenge the international community faces as it strives to reform the Security Council is to achieve a balanced membership and to ensure that the changes will make for increased effectiveness. We should also speed up reform of the working methods and procedures of the Security Council. We must review the right of veto and rein in its use as that right has frequently been used against the interests of the international community and in favour of individual States.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“Hence the urgent need during this fiftieth anniversary to make every effort to fundamentally reform the United Nations to enhance its effectiveness and its standing. I think we all aspire to the goal of reforming the United Nations, and my country attaches particular importance to it; it would strengthen the effectiveness of the international Organization and enhance its image. We know that the obstacles facing the Security Council have been the reason behind the demand for reforming that principal organ with the Charter responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. A high priority is given to this reform of the Security Council which tops the list of the desired reforms of the United Nations.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“While expressing our appreciation for the efforts that have been made by this Organization to cope with the deplorable events that have taken place in Somalia, Rwanda, Burundi and Bosnia and Herzegovina, we are mindful of the difficulties that obstruct such efforts and make it difficult for the Organization to find the desired solutions to those problems. On top of all this, it is patently clear that the Security Council, which has adopted pertinent resolutions to solve these problems, has come face to face with obstacles that hampered the achievement of the desired solutions. The continued presence of such obstacles has affected the credibility and standing of the United Nations. In the post-cold-war period, the United Nations has been put to the test in the areas of peace-keeping and the maintenance of international peace and security.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“These concepts, because of their diversity and the erratic course they follow, create a number of serious difficulties and obstacles that face the emergence of the desired international order. All this has taken concrete form in the resurgence of inter-ethnic and inter-racial extremist conflicts that threaten the very foundations of international society, which should continue to be based on tolerance and the principles and values of the United Nations. Hence the need to redouble our efforts to put an end to such conflicts and to contain their consequences and the threats they pose to the international community.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“In fact, he is doing a great deal to serve this international Organization, and has been extremely assiduous in implementing its noble principles and strengthening its role in the maintenance of international peace and security. I should like to congratulate the Member States that have recently joined the Organization. We hope that those States will be active participants in and will contribute constructively to the activities of the United Nations and to the defence of its principles. This fiftieth session is being held at a historic and complex turning point in history, where extreme complexity characterizes the concepts relating to international relations.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“At the outset, it gives me great pleasure to congratulate His Excellency Mr. Diogo Freitas do Amaral on his election to the presidency of this historic fiftieth session of the General Assembly. His election reflects the esteem in which Member States hold his country, the friendly country of Portugal, and the confidence that his diplomatic talents will make possible the successful culmination of the work of this important session. I should also like to express my delegation’s esteem for his predecessor, His Excellency Mr. Amara Essy, for the competent way in which he conducted the work of the forty-ninth session. It is also my pleasure to express Qatar’s full confidence in and esteem for the Secretary-General, Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali.”
1995-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 50 (1995)
“We look forward to a sincere and constructive international dialogue in which all nations of the world participate to consider solutions for current international economic problems: world recession, currency fluctuations, deterioration of the terms of trade, increased indebtedness in the developing countries and chronic disequilibrium in the balance of payments of the least developed countries. 25. As a Member of the United Nations, the State of Qatar pledges that it will cooperate fully with the rest of the Member States, sparing no effort to preserve the principles of the Organization, which are aimed at achieving dignity, security and stability for all mankind.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“The State of Qatar wishes to stress in this international forum its conviction that the task of grappling with and resolving the economic problems of the developing countries rests, in the first place, with the Governments and individuals of those countries. However, as we are all well aware, because of their nature the solution of these problems requires, in addition to the efforts of the developing countries, the consistent and collective efforts of the international community with regard to debts, the flow of financial and technical aid and the laying of the foundations of modem technology. 24.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“We maintain that the efforts being made to this end at present by various international organizations and agencies should be supported. 22. If economic stability is jeopardized that creates a threat to international peace and security. Developing countries cannot overcome poverty and food problems, as well as their other economic problems, without concrete aid from the international community. This should be directed essentially to effecting structural changes in the economies of these countries to enable them to advance the wheel of development in such a way as to realize their ambition to achieve a proper degree of economic growth. 23.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“19. It has become clear to the international community that the establishment of a new international economic order is indispensable if we are to prevent the crises and problems that may occur in the future if international economic relations remain unchanged. 20. The economy of each State in our world today is, in varying degrees, in constant interaction with the economies of other States. We are fully convinced that the sooner we determine the effects of this the greater will be our chance of averting exacerbation of the negative implications. We can then draw up national policies taking into account their implications for the international economy. 21. Our target is stability for the international economy which is the cornerstone of the achievement of international economic progress.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“We call on all peace loving States to exercise all forms of pressure on the Government of South Africa to compel it to respond to international good offices aimed at achieving a comprehensive and just settlement of the situation there and nullifying South Africa's designs and stratagems to prevent agreement on a peaceful settlement. 18. The whole world was bitterly disappointed when the second special session devoted to disarmament resulted in failure. That was clear evidence of the desire of certain parties to continue to develop means of destruction and place the entire world under constant fear and anxiety as a result. This effort should have been directed towards the achievement of tranquility and a peaceful life for all. The astronomical sums involved should be spent on developing and improving man's life everywhere on this planet.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“We have pinned high hopes on the holding of an international conference to consider the issue of the Indian Ocean as a zone of peace, since this is one of our repeated demands. We hope that this will take place as soon as possible so as to contribute to world peace and stability. 17. The situation on the African continent is also one of our concerns. We sincerely hope that appropriate solutions will be reached concerning the areas of tension there. We affirm our support for and solidarity with the people of Namibia in its just struggle under the leadership of the South West Africa People's Organization and the national majority in South Africa in the struggle being waged against the policies of and racial discrimination pursued by the white minority Government.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“It is a testimony to the desire of those six States to achieve peace and prosperity for their region. We pledge that the member States of this Council will exert all possible efforts through it to maintain the security and peace of that strategic region of the world. 14. My country views with concern the present situation in Afghanistan because it is an Islamic country with which we are linked by bonds of brotherhood and religion and because it is one of the hotbeds of tension in our area. 15. We earnestly hope that the Soviet Union will heed the calls of the international community and withdraw all its forces from Afghan territory so that the Afghan refugees may return to their homeland and the Afghan people may choose their own political system and forge their destiny in freedom. 16.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“My country supports and sees a good omen in the Iraqi initiative under which Iraqi troops were withdrawn to the international borders, and Iraq indicated continued willingness to negotiate on a cessation of hostilities. We sincerely hope that the Government of Iran will respond to this good initiative to avert Moslem bloodshed and to allow these two brother peoples to apply themselves to the task of reconstruction and rehabilitation in order to repair the havoc wreaked in that fierce war. 13. The establishment of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and that of the League of Arab States, reflected the will of six Gulf States. They envisaged it as a prime necessity to achieve political, economic and security complementarity and coordination.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“However, there are other issues that produce permanent hotbeds of tension, including the security of the Arab Gulf and the war between Iraq and the Islamic Republic of Iran. The State of Qatar firmly believes that ensuring the security of the Gulf area is the task of the States of the area. This will be possible only when the big Powers refrain from interfering in their affairs. 12. The Iraqi Iranian war constitutes a disturbing situation for and causes apprehension to all the States of the area and the whole world, because of its brutality, the time it has lasted and the act that it is raging in a strategic and important location for all States of the world.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“The core of what is termed the Middle East question is the Palestinian question. Unless the international community finds a just solution for it the situation there will remain unstable and there will be a state of constant turmoil and the threat of a conflagration at any moment. A collective Arab resolution was put forward on the basis of the comprehensive principles approved at the Twelfth Arab Summit Conference, held at Fez in 1982. The Arabs considered this an acceptable basis upon which to resolve the Palestinian question peacefully and permanently, proceeding from the basic principles contained in United Nations resolutions. These principles provide a good opportunity to reach a peaceful solution to the question. 11.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“This issue requires all of us, as an international community, to take the necessary effective measures to compel Israel to comply with Security Council resolutions 508 (1982) and 509 (1982) concerning immediate and unconditional withdrawal from Lebanese territory. 9. My delegation holds the international community represented in the Organization responsible for allowing Israel to remain a Member of the Organization. My delegation calls for the suspension of its membership and the adoption of stringent measures against it to compel it to comply with the relevant resolutions of the Organization, the principal demands of which are total and unconditional withdrawal from all occupied Arab territories and that the Palestinian people be enabled to return to its homeland and establish its independent national entity. 10.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“Israel is well aware that wherever the Palestinian people exists, its right to its homeland and the right to return will remain unshaken. A/37/PY.22 8. The fact that Israel ravaged west Beirut and forced its way into civilian quarters after the forces of the Palestine Liberation Organization had withdrawn, under a guarantee from the United States Government that Israel would not intervene or harm the civilian population there, is irrefutable and is proof of the wanton Israeli practices that flout all covenants, values and instruments. In this connation, we affirm to the entire world that fraternal Lebanon, its territorial integrity and the security of its people should not be the subject of interpretation and discussions.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“The most recent manifestation of its barbarism and racism was its genocidal onslaught on the camps of Sabra and Shatila in Lebanon, which claimed thousands of victims women and children who had lived in peace in those camps, suffering from alienation and dispossession. They have been driven there by Israelitself since 1947. 7. As if the displacement it caused them were not enough and as if their agonizing plight, living in inhuman conditions in shanty towns, did not satiate it, Israel did not renounce the principle which brought it into being that genocidal principle to which it had previously had recourse in the Palestinian villages of Deir Yassin and Kafr Qasim, as well as in other massacres of the Palestinian people.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“It has gone so far as to violate them daily, cutting the whole world to the quick by trampling on its most noble human sentiments, propped up by States that shower it with financial and military aid. This aid is coupled with the individualistic political stand that opposes all the peace loving voices concerned with the general good of man and which seek to impose sanctions on the aggressor in such a way as to preserve the human rights and dignity of the victim. 6. Israel is an anomalous phenomenon in the international community. It came into being through oppression and aggression. It murdered and rendered homeless thousands of Arab Palestinians for its selfish ends. This is its persistent policy and immutable creed: murder, murder and more murder.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“It is surely the corollary of certain policies that have recently emerged on the international scene to resolve conflicts and problems on the basis of unilateral initiatives outside the effective framework of the United Nations, which is the only international organ qualified to solve such conflicts by peaceful means. As such practices and unilateral initiatives have increased, it is natural that the effectiveness of the role of the Security Council in the maintenance of international peace and security not to mention the very credibility of the Organization, has diminished. 5. The question of Palestine is a genuine embodiment of the aforementioned fact. Hundreds of resolutions have been adopted on this question, but Israel, with its customary tyranny and intransigence, has persistently rejected all those resolutions.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“Undoubtedly, the Secretary General reveals the heart of the matter and puts his finger on the root malaise when he states that, as a result of the breach of the provisions and principles of the Charter by certain States, the Security Council clearly all too often finds itself unable to take decisive action to resolve international conflicts. This feeling of incompetence is intensified by the fact that Security Council resolutions, which include resolutions adopted unanimously, are increasingly defied and ignored by those who feel themselves strong enough to do so. That strength may be their own or may be derived from the absolute support given them by a super Power. 4. This phenomenon did not emanate from a vacuum.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“The deteriorating political conditions which have recently dominated the entire world are a grave indicator of the incompetence of the Organization in contributing to international peace. It is not true that the Organization, despite all its great and meritorious endeavors, has not been able to resolve the problems before it and has not brought about the peace for which our world longs? 3. I do not believe that we are the only ones that pose this question. In his report on the work of the Organization the Secretary General, with commendable candor and objectivity, warns of the emergence of indications of such a sad state of affairs.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“1. On behalf of the State of Qatar, it gives me great pleasure, Sir, to express to you warm felicitations on your election as President of the current session of the General Assembly. I also wish to pay a tribute to your predecessor, Mr. Kittani, who presided over the past session and conducted its proceedings with exemplary competence and objectivity. I should like to avail myself of this opportunity to extend my sincere congratulations to the Secretary General. I wish him, on behalf of my country, full success in all his efforts and activities aimed at increasing the effectiveness of the Organization in the service of the international community. I also wish to thank his predecessor, Mr. Kurt Waldheim, for the praiseworthy and sincere efforts that he made throughout his term of office as Secretary General. 2.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)