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“My delegation considers that the feelings of frustration born of the third session of UNCTAD must give way, for the rich and poor alike, to an attempt at objective thought and analysis in order to bring about genuine peace, genuine because it would be the fruit of freedom, harmonization and solidarity among all men in all continents. 168. I can assure members that, to the reasons for discouragement systematically maintained by the rich countries, the poorer countries will respond with courage, an awareness that they must stick together in order to integrate their economies rationally within regional and subregional structures, such as the recent inception of the future economic community of West Africa, to the formation of which my country is proud to have made its modest contribution. 169.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“And President Senghor reiterated forcefully: "It is the duty and in the interests of the rich nations, in order to spare an anguished world a world war in which the proletarian countries, pushed to despair, will have nothing further to lose and nothing to hope for, to put into practice without delay a new strategy for the creation of a new system of trade which will be truly international-that is to say, more ecumenical-more human because more just. That strategy must be adequate for the planet and the universal civilization which we are building." 166. Does that mean that, faced with the distressing spectacle of impoverishment in the midst of abundance, we. the have-not countries, are irremediably doomed to suffer the fate of Tantalus? Must we therefore give way to despair and seek refuge in total resignation? Of course not. 167.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“As regards the legitimate claims of the third world for partial disarmament to help development or even the establishment of an automatic link between special drawing rights and assistance to the third world, there again we are bound to record the negative-balance balance-sheet of the work of the third session of UNCTAD. 164. Here we must refer to the appeal for human solidarity launched from this rostrum by the Prime Minister of Senegal on the occasion of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the United Nations. He said: "... in the present state of disharmony in the world, what better activity could the rich countries undertake than to promote the development of the poor countries? " [1872nd meeting, para. 156.] 165.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“I am speaking of the refusal of the developed countries, be they capitalist or socialist, to accept precise commitments toward the third world. 162. Indeed, no specific agreement can be achieved on improving the terms of development financing, extrication from over-indebtedness and the rules to be established to reduce the harm suffered by the developing countries as a result of the international monetary crisis. The major preoccupation of the Group of 77 developing countries with finding a solution to the tragic commodity crisis through the regulation of production and the stabilization of prices has hardly fared any better. 163.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“The clearest and most recent proof of this dramatic situation is undoubtedly the failure of the third session of UNCTAD held in Santiago, Chile. 160. My delegation has the deep-rooted belief that the failure in Santiago had only one cause-the total absence of political will among the wealthy countries. It is no longer a secret to anyone that, as was stated at the end of the work of the second session of UNCTAD by the eminent economist Raoul Prebisch: the developed countries, with a few exceptions, continue to consider the problem of development to be a secondary problem which can be solved here and there by means of a few inadequate measures and not by bold and resolute action. 161. The verdict on Santiago will have the rare merit of highlighting what, after all, has now become obvious to all.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“For the Chief of State of Senegal, among the problems which confront the third world, problems which are dialectically connected, there is one of capital importance and that is the problem of the deterioration of the terms of trade-of the more equitable distribution of the world's wealth, three quarters of which are unjustly confiscated by the rich nations for their own benefit. 158. "The imperialism of ideology", to use the words of the most authoritative voice in Senegal, is precisely this economy of concerted domination practiced by the great Powers to the detriment of the developing countries. 159. That is why the year which has elapsed, far from revealing any favorable prospects, has on the contrary been a disappointment for the poor countries and thereby for the whole world.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“The most salient features of the strengthening of that unholy alliance undoubtedly find their most sinister expression in the political, military and financial support which that trio of colonial oppressors is getting from certain members of NATO. 156. Nevertheless, the international crises of the moment should not cause us to overlook the agonizing question of economic under-development, which is the principal characteristic of three quarters of mankind. As President Senghor mentioned in his famous speech at the fifty-sixth session of the general conference of the International Labor Organization, "a just and enduring world peace cannot be built on social injustice any more than on disregard of the ideals of the essential solidarity which must unite mankind". 157.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“In South Africa and this is obvious the measures prescribed by the United Nations have not been successful either in ending the fierce repression of the innocent population or in wiping out or eliminating apartheid, which is nothing but a complete ideology of rules and constraints erected by a white minority in order to dominate and exploit the Africans. It seems to me unnecessary to refer to the case of Namibia, whose Territory has been illegally occupied by the Government of South Africa for the past six years in defiance of the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and the Security Council, as well as the opinion of the International Court of Justice. 155. But there is something even more serious. For several years we have seen the strengthening of the Lisbon- Salisbury-Pretoria axis.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“That is why, following the recent resounding rejection by the people of the "test of acceptability" submitted by the Pearce Commission, it is essential, in order to put a final end to the Salisbury rebellion, to resort immediately to the sort of prompt and energetic action which so serious a situation demands, in conformity with Chapter VII of the Charter. It goes without saying that Great Britain, in view of its responsibility for that Territory, must give active support to such action by displaying henceforth greater authority and determination in the exercise of its prerogatives as administering Power. 154.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“We must proclaim to all those who, under the cloak of political disinterestedness, continue to deny the valiant people of Zimbabwe its right to human dignity that it is precisely their unshakable readiness to recognize a white minority domination of millions of blacks that indubitably constitutes the most monstrous political act, since it is dictated solely by racist concerns. 152. Everyone knows that what we are witnessing on the part of the illegal Ian Smith regime at present is a total and systematic rejection of all preexisting values and hence the acme of mental aberration demonstrated by its unrestrained and uncontrolled use of the one form of total non-existence available to man violent death. 153.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“It is true that, contrary to expectations, those sanctions have not had a decisive effect on the economic situation in Southern Rhodesia and therefore do not seem capable of producing the expected political changes, bearing in mind the assistance that South Africa is giving to the rebel colony. 151. Only a few days ago, under the shallow pretext of the effect it was having on "Olympic peace", the blacks of all continents were unjustly made the object of vituperation worse, they were denied some of their victories in the competitions by a fierce coalition of whites of all convictions unable to accept the unanimous will of Africa to oppose Rhodesian participation in the Olympic Games.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“In spite of everything my Government, which has welcomed 80,000 refugees from Guinea (Bissau) to its territory, would be prepared to believe that Portugal is not racist, but the logical conclusion of such an absence of prejudice would be, indeed, respect for and strict application of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, contained in resolution 1514 (XV). 150. In Southern Rhodesia the minority, illegal and racist regime is still in power seven years after the unilateral and illegal declaration of independence and two years after the proclamation of the no less illegal "republic". That rebel regime grows stronger every day in spite of the mandatory economic sanctions dictated by the United Nations, particularly by the Security Council.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“How, therefore, can we endure Africa's continuing to pay a heavy tribute to this phenomenon of decolonization? How can we endure that Portugal, South Africa and the illegal and racist regime in Southern Rhodesia continue with impunity to keep millions of human beings in the fetters of colonial oppression and thereby violate in the most flagrant way fundamental human rights? 149. In Angola, Mozambique and Guinea (Bissau), Portugal, for the past 10 years, has been pursuing an archaic war of colonial reconquest. Although condemned many times by the Security Council following repeated complaints from African States bordering the Territories under Portuguese administration, the Lisbon authorities have nevertheless shown their determination to be sucked into the quicksand of armed aggression and provocation.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“I emphasize, moreover, that my country will oppose in the most categorical fashion any Initiative to put the slightest impediment in the way of the noble and just liberation movements that are operating on the African continent. 147. There is a problem of as much concern as that of the Middle East. I am referring to the problem of colonialism, which imperils peace and security throughout the world. Decolonization in other words, the implementation of the right of peoples to self-determination constitutes, as we know, the most sacred foundation of the United Nations family. This is a fundamental rule an embodiment of the chief safeguard of human rights which, for every government worthy of the name, must guarantee the certainty of peace. 148.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“In referring to this gloomy picture of the Middle East we have to recall, in the case of international terrorism, which everybody agrees must be denounced as a threat to peace, that it is a constant truth that to be radical the eradication of any evil necessarily requires a thorough knowledge of its profound causes. 146. To my delegation it is important first of all to define clearly what is meant by the word "terrorism" and to study all its aspects, including the underlying motivations which engender terror throughout the world, before seeking to determine subsequently forceful measures that might eliminate it as a means of action in conflicts between States.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“It is therefore pertinent that the advent of peace to the area depends exclusively on a dialog between Moslems, Jews, Arabs and Bedouins. 144. Accordingly, it is now for the United Nations to require that Israel establish the conditions necessary for such a dialog through strict compliance with and full application of the pertinent provisions of Security Council resolution 242(1967), and that it publicly declare at the same time its intention not to annex occupied Arab territories. That would be a decisive step for Israel that would lead to the negotiating table, Egypt no longer being able, at the risk of losing its territorial integrity and identity, to make any further concessions. 145.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“However, far from despairing of peace in the Middle East, the countries of the third world and also, and especially, the great Powers of the European Economic Community are duty-bound to redouble their efforts towards a prompt settlement of the conflict, a settlement which would be in accord with their interests, especially since the two belligerent Powers are associate members of the Common Market. 143. Just as my Government has maintained and still maintains that there are truths and realities imposed by reason, and the existence of Israel is just such a reality, it is also convinced that the security of the Jewish State will not be ensured in the long run except through dialog and agreement with its Arab neighbors the latter having to realize that peace is more than ever necessary to their unity and development.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“As President Senghor has indicated, the painful Israel-Arab struggle amounts to a fratricidal struggle between two branches of the great Semitic family, which has given to the world irreplaceable messages. Suddenly, the unprecedented actions of the "10 wise men" of the Organization of African Unity [OAU], with a view to Ambassador Jarring resuming negotiations, take on a special significance. 142. Unfortunately, the policies of certain great Powers, which seem to accommodate themselves to the proposition of "no peace, no war" in the Middle East, seem, in all likelihood, to spell ultimate ruin for the efforts of the OAU.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“It is also the moment for our Organization in this respect following the clearly expressed will of the George-town Conference of Foreign Ministers of Non-Aligned Countries to re-establish as a full pledged Member of the United Nations the regime of Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia, which not often is recognized by the majority of members of the international community but, above all, controls more than 85 per cent of the national territory, which to this day harbors more than 11 members of the Government. 140. I do not doubt, in the light of events which have taken place recently, that we may at last be on the eve of seeing, if not an era of peace, at least a certain era of calm in South-East Asia, a region that has long been sorely tried. 141. May the hope for the Far East extend also to the Middle East.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“Without further delay the United Nations must echo the words of President Senghor, who stated recently: "It is time for weapons to be silent in VietNam as well as in the Middle East so that a just and durable peace may come, based upon the self-determination of peoples, without foreign intervention." This is the prior condition whose realization would make it possible for the Paris conference to embark resolutely upon a decisive course with increased chances of success. 139.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“The VietNamese people, tragically torn asunder by a horrible fratricidal war of 20 years duration, have undeniably shown to South-East Asia a spirit of determination and sacrifice, until now unsuspected. Because their thirst for freedom and their refusal to capitulate has surely converted the VietNamese conflict into the martyrdom of an entire people, it appears to us that there, as elsewhere, negotiation remains the Only course towards a constructive peace, since it would be freely consented to.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“Were we to stop to meditate on this depressing situation we would become bitterly aware of the nefarious role played in the world by selfishness and the Wish for power of one or the other of the great Powers even though they claim to belong to different ideologies. 136. That is why it is already high time to address an urgent appeal to all peoples and men of goodwill to join their energies and bend all their will towards the achievement of justice and peace in the world. 137. In formulating that wish I must turn my eyes towards the ancient continent of Asia, from which so many messages of peace emanated, but which today offers the distressing spectacle of one of the most horrible human tragedies: I refer to the War in IndoChina. 138.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“And yet what do we see from continent to continent? Everywhere conflicts are breaking out. Numerous bombings with their aftermath of iron, fire and blood still ravage various points on our planet. Millions of innocent victims are dressing their wounds when they are not weeping for their dead. Others continue to live in dreadful poverty, condemned, most frequently, to the darkness of colonial servitude. 135. These atrocities and I am not saying anything that is not already well known affect by some irony of fate the countries of the third world, those very countries which are trying to achieve stability and peace in order to ensure their material and moral development.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“It is nevertheless essential in this ever-changing world whose transformations are frequently beyond our understanding that we not let ourselves be carried away by the illusion of apparent security. 133. It is evident that the most cynical person would be unable to deliver a speech on the state of the world, which we are invited to do at the annual session of the General Assembly, without expressing a feeling of profound misgiving at the growing gap between the noble ideals set for itself by the international community and the melancholy reality. To ensure peace among States, to induce respect for the sovereignty of the weak against the strong through respect for international law, which is the guarantor of freedom for peoples and men: is that not a grandiose task in defense of which all countries should be mobilized? 134.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“The most striking illustration of this radical transformation in international order is surely to be found in the following significant events: the Sino-American rapprochement, which took the form of an official trip by President Nixon to China; the determination proclaimed by the Governments of Pyongyang and Seoul to promote the peaceful and independent reunification of Korea; the equally evident will of the two German States to modify their fundamental relationships; the prospect for detente in Indo-Pakistani relations as a result of the Simla Agreement of 3 July 1972 and subsequent talks; and the determination of Japan and China to normalize their relations. 132.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“To our Secretary-General I wish to express the gratification of my delegation for his excellent introduction to the work of the present session. Since his election to his responsible post he has continued to show the measure of his authority and his competence in the face of the important affairs of a world in a constant state of flux. 131. Today we are gathered in a climate which is propitious for fundamental changes, harbingers of a new era in international relations.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)
“Mr. President, I am particularly pleased to have the opportunity today to associate myself with the speakers who have preceded me in offering to you the warmest congratulations of my delegation and expressing to you our deep satisfaction at seeing an eminent representative of Eastern Europe, ardent defender, moreover, of the cause of oppressed peoples, presiding over the destinies of the twenty-seventh session of the General Assembly. 129. I also wish, in accordance with the traditions of equity of this august Assembly, to pay a tribute to Mr. Adam Malik for the tact and competence that he displayed during the work-which is now history-of the last session of the General Assembly, work to which he brought so much intelligence and nobility of spirit. 130.”
1972-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 27 (1972)