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“Imre Hollai, President of the thirty- seventh session, most sincerely once again on the wise and able way he guided our work from September 1982.1 wish to thank him at the same time for having been so kind as to come to Geneva to take part in the final stage of the International Conference on the Question of Palestine, over which it was my country's great honour to preside from 29 August to 7 September E983. 200. Finally, my delegation would like to reiterate its congratulations again to the Secretary-General for the efforts he consistently makes on the five continents, continually devoting himself to the cause of peace and to the defence of the universal values of solidarity and friendship among the nations.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“197. In electing Mr. Jorge Illueca President of the thirty-eighth session, the General Assembly has paid a tribute to his country, Panama, and to him as a skilful diplomat. My country, Senegal, would like to congratulate him warmly. We are sure that he will conduct the session's business efficiently and competently, with objectivity and dedication. My delegation takes this opportunity of assuring him of its co-operation throughout this session in his delicate task. 198. My country congratulates Saint Christopher and Nevis on its admission to the Organization. 199. I should also like to congratulate Mr. Illueca's predecessor, Mr.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“It should not be forgotten that, by virtue of the role it has played and continues to play in the major turning-points in the history of mankind, the United Nations remains the support and hope, the refuge and benchmark for nations in their ceaseless quest for peace and happiness. It is for that reason that Senegal Supports it and pledges its co-operation in its historic, noble and inspiring work for the survival of mankind.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“The revision or, rather, the adaptation of the Charter to the present international situation is essential if we are to enhance the effectiveness of the United Nations in settling problems relating to peace and security throughout the world. In this connection the delegation of Senegal, in accordance with instructions received from its Government, would like to reiterate its support for and confidence in the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization and would encourage it to pursue its work actively so as to conclude its mandate as expeditiously as possible. 133.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“If relations among nations are to be based on genuine peaceful coexistence, it is essential that conciliation rather than conflict, co-operation rather than confrontation, be the general rule in these relations. Only thus can our ultimate goalóto bring about world peace on a total basis and in perpetuity, together with prosperity and justiceóbe achieved. To that end, a restructuring of the Organization is more necessary than ever. 131. In the state of restless change that is the fundamental law of our present-day worldóand never has change been as swift as it is todayóit is essential that peoples and institutions adapt to new conditions. The United Nations, our Organization, can be no exception. 132.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“We would venture to hope that the Ad Hoc Committee will continue to give this document all the attention its urgency and importance merit. Furthermore, it is to be hoped that the Ad Hoc Committee will not fail in its mandate and that, after the recent adoption by the General Assembly of the International Convention against the Taking of Hostages, a convention on mercenaries will complement the range of legal instruments adopted by the United Nations in order to provide effective protection of human rights and the rights of peoples throughout the world. 130. The confidence which we place in the United Nations has prompted us at this session to reaffirm with all sincerity our earnest commitment to seeking a permanent solution to the burning issues of the present day.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“To do that, there must be a contribution by all the States members of the community of nations, for most of those mercenaries come from non-African countries. Thus, only rational international co-operation can rid the African continent and the rest of the third world of the constant grave threat posed by that danger. 128. It is therefore the responsibility of the Organization, and more specifically the General Assembly, to draw up and adopt as swiftly as possible the text of an international convention against the recruitment, use, training and financing of mercenaries in order to respond adequately to the hopes the international community has placed and continues to place in the Organization. 129. In this connection we should like to welcome the draft convention that has been introduced by Nigeria.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“The threat posed by the activities of mercenaries in the third world in general, and in Africa in particular, has been growing. Unfortunately, despite the impressive number of resolutions adopted by the Security Council and the General Assembly, as well as by the Organization of African Unity [OAU] condemning the activities of mercenaries, it can easily be stated that the recruitment and use of mercenaries, with orders to take destabilizing action in independent African countries, has not, it seems to us, noticeably diminished. 127. In the face of that situation, the African countries, through the OAU, have adopted a convention on the elimination of mercenarism in Africa. But that legal instrument is of only regional scope and cannot solve the problem throughout the world.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“In that spirit, my Government believes that no consideration of any kind can justify the recruitment, use, financing and training of mercenaries, or armed support for the actions of certain groups which rise up in rebellion against the legal Governments of sovereign States. 125. It will be recalled that my country was a sponsor of the text adopted as resolution 35/48 and played an active part in its adoption by the Assembly. That resolution established the Ad hoc Committee on the Drafting if an International Convention against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries. We played that role because Senegal believes that an international convention on the subject would make a contribution to the elimination of a major cause of disturbances and destabilization in relations between States. 126.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“I now come to a question to which my Government attaches very great importance. I refer to the drafting by the Organization of an international convention against the recruitment, use, financing and training of mercenaries. 123. The Government of Senegal, indeed, has always defended here and elsewhere, on every occasion, the principles recognized by the United Nations, including those regarding the independence, national sovereignty and equality in law of States, non-interference in their internal affairs, and the non-use of force in relations between States. There is no need to stress that respect for those principles is an important condition for the establishment of international peace and security. 124.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“In that connection, this session should promote the launching of global negotiations, which will provide a long-term framework for changing the present irrational and unjust system of international economic relations. 121. The head of State of Senegal, President Abdou Diouf, has constantly emphasized the special im-portance attached by my country to the launching of global negotiations in order to promote the international co-operation they are bound to foster. For three years the General Assembly has been adopting by consensus resolutions concerning the global round of negotiations. It is urgent; we feel that the necessary political will will finally emerge in order to bring about the consensus needed to open the negotiations on an acceptable and just basis. 122.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“Unfortunately, this year, like past years, has provided a significant illustration of the inadequacy of the efforts made by the developed countries on behalf of the developing countries. 119. There is, of course, some cause for satisfaction, such as the successful outcome of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea. But the various summits of the countries of the North have not lived up with the expectations of the countries of the South. They have not resulted in the necessary decisions, which would have been such as to lead to a resumption of the North-South dialogue. 120. In our view, the thirty-seventh session of the General Assembly is all the more important because of the solutions it must strive to find for the many imbalances at present facing the international economy.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“It is good that everyone has realized this and that there is unanimous agreement that one of the great problems of our day is the revision of economic relations, particular between the rich countries and the poor countries. 116. That problem is all the more crucial because the disparities in the world economy, especially between North and Southóand their consequences for international co-operation for developmentófoster a practically chronic instability in world political relations. 117. Within nations, revolutions have always resulted from injustice, abuses and social inequalities But this time the shock-waves could affect the international order itself, for we are heartened by a vast worldwide confrontation which could bring the rich of the world into dangerous collision with the poor. H8.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“Along with other delegations present here, we hope that this thirty-seventh session will provide us with the opportunity to go more deeply into these matters in our debates; they have the highest priority of any, for on them depends the security of the world. 115. While current political events are a source of preoccupation for the international community, the economic situation, too, points to the need to mobilize all possible political will to make genuine progress. Indeed, if there are anomalies in international political relations, these exist alsoóand certainly to a greater extentóin economic relations among nations.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“But the fact that that session did not lead to concrete results only strengthens our attachment to the historic validity of the Final Document of the Tenth Special Session of the General Assembly and to the comprehensive program of disarmament prescribed therein, which has become more imperative than ever. That failure, however regrettable it may be, must not win out over our determination to redouble our efforts to succeed in the task of disarmament, which remains one of the essential keys to international peace and security. 114. Important items on the agenda of that session ófor example, those concerning studies, the improve-ment of the effectiveness of institutional machinery for disarmament and new initiativesówere not considered substantively.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“The difficulty of changing this situation, which is so dangerous for the future of mankind, has just been demonstrated once again by the failure of the second special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament, which had inspired legitimate hope in all those, like us, for whom halting the arms race is one of the major concerns of our time. It is disquieting, to say the least, the sum international situation which is constantly deteriorating, at that session it was not possible to achieve some minimal results; this points to a lack of genuine political will to achieve progress.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“The principle of reunification, which has been accepted by both countries, should be encouraged by the Organization. 111. Peace through law, the basis for 4he foundation of the United Nations, has not yet been established as a guarantee of international security. Quite the contrary, peace through terror seems to have replaced the rule of law in a world now more than ever before dominated by clashes between the interests of Powers and ideologies. 112. While many decisions of the Organization remain unimplemented, 3th race for destructive power continues inexorably, posing an increasing threat to the pea e and security of our planet. 113.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“As for the distressing Iraq-Iran conflict, the international community should show greater tenacity by increasing and strengthening the efforts already undertaken under various auspices to induce the two belligerents to settle their dispute by peaceful means, within the framework of a comprehensive, just and honorable solution. The Islamic Peace Committee, established in January 1981 at Taif, the mediation committee of the movement of non-aligned countries, and the United Nations have made praiseworthy efforts in this connection; the international community should encourage pursuit of those efforts in order to put an end to a conflict with many repercussions for international security. 110. We should also give our attention to the question of Korea.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“With regard to Afghanistan, my country has been following with sustained interest the efforts made by the Secretary-General to achieve an acceptable solution to this problem in the true interest of this sorely tried brother people. We remain ready, in the name of solidarity among nations and the principles contained in the Charter, to contribute to these peace efforts within the limits of our modest possibilities, convinced as we are that a stubborn desire to find a solution by force will simply pointlessly prolong the tragedy of the people of Afghanistan and serve only to increase tension among the States of the region. 109.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“My country, Senegal with continue to support law and justice, which are on the side of those who are subjected by force to intolerable situation, as is the case today of Kampuchea and Afghanistan. 107. With respect more particular to the problem of Kampuchea, the Net/ Committee Mel's was created by the International Conference convened on the question in July 1981óa Committee ever which my country presidesóis continuing it?, efforts to formulate concrete proposals so Chat negotiations may at last take place, to the benefit of the Kampuchean people, which has suffered so much from this tragedy. True, a solution is certainly not yet in sight, but there is reason for hope, as attested to by the formation last June of coalition government composed of the various components of the heroic resistance of the people of Kampuchea. 108.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“At issue is the credibility of the United Nations in small countries and with oppressed peoples, which, like the Palestinian people, are only claiming their right to freedom and independence. 106. It makes our countries very bitter to note that the indifference to the appeals of the community of nations has become almost deafness today when problems directly affecting the freedom and dignity of third-world peoples are involved. Like the peoples of South Africa, Namibia and Palestine, the peoples of Kampuchea and Afghanistan remain subject to laws imposed upon them by foreign Borders in defiance of the principles of the Charter, in all those cases the Nations has repeatedly demanded the withdrawal of the occupying troops and the restoration the sovereignty of those States by the formation of legitimately chosen government.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, over which my country has the honor to preside, long ago outlined the framework for a just and comprehensive solution of the Middle East question. In the past as today, our basic objective must be to implement the recommendations of that Committee, as well as those of the Security Council, so that the Palestinian people will not lose hope in the triumph of international law, for, if it did, that would only pointlessly prolong a tragedy whose outcome in the short or long run is perfectly clear: nothing can be imposed on a people which refuses to submit. 105. The stakes are high.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“As it hails the courage and determination with which the valiant Palestinian patriots continue to resist the repeated assaults of the Israeli aggressor, my country, Senegal, wishes solemnly to reaffirm here its constant and unswerving support of the Palestinian cause, under the guidance of its authentic and legitimate representative, the PLO, courageously led by Yasser Arafat, to whom I wish here, on behalf of my country, to pay a heartfelt tribute for the admirable and victorious way in which for several weeks he organized the heroic Palestinian resistance in west Beirut. To that I add the support of the Senegalese people for the brother people of Lebanon which, through its dignity and spirit of self-sacrifice, is providing the world a living example of its genius and capacity for survival. 104.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“The blind massacre of Lebanese id Palestinian civilians therefore compounded the most serious challenge that has ever been posed to the authority of the Organization. 102. Thus defying with impunity the authority of the United Nations, Israel continues to demand that the legitimate rights of the peoples of the region be sacrificed to the imperatives of its so-called security. It is clear that the United Nations could not and cannot accept the dangerous prospect of such a situation. 103. The Palestinian nation exists; it is built on suffering and frustration and seasoned by years of struggle for freedom and independence.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“By that new act of blind violence, Israel has once become an outlaw in our communally, which has M down its rules for peaceful and sound coexistence based on philosophical and political principles that have constituted and still constitute the positive extension of all that is lofty and great in the history of human endeavor. 101. Need we recall the bloody premeditated invasion of Lebanon by Israel in June 1982, with the avowed purpose of drowning the resistance of Palestinian patriots in blood? The military liquidation of the PLO, in Israeli logic, was designed to allow the Tel Aviv authorities to impose on the inhabitants of the occupied territories an ' autonomous" status which would only facilitate the final annexation of the territories occupied by force since 1967.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“Thus, after having annexed the Syrian Golan Heights last December, the Tel Aviv authorities, deaf to the repeated appeals of the international community, seem today to have decided to accelerate the process of annexing the occupied territories of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, while the occupation of part of the Lebanese territory continues. The criminal massacre just a few days ago of innocent Palestinian civiliansówomen, children and the elderlyóunfortunate once again demonstrates a policy which is immoral and categorically condemned by international law.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“The problem before us in that region is all the mote alarming because the Security Council has still not managed to obtain the implementation of the measures it has adopted to achieve the restoration of a just peace in that area through respect for the immutable principles of international law. 98. Since the last three sessions of the General Assembly, the Israeli leaders have not confined themselves to making further claims on the occupied Arab territories: they have again moved into action with the annexation of the eastern part of the city of Jerusalem in June 1980, action which the international community condemned in the most categorical terms and which my country, Senegal, continues to oppose within the Al Quds Committee of the Organization of the Islamic Conference. 100.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“We in Senegal continue to hope that a dynamic African-style compromise will be found soon in order to extract the continental organization from the present dangerous impasse. 96. As for the Comorian island of Mayotte, we shall continue to encourage the parties concerned to engage in constant dialogue and we reiterate our readiness to do everything within our means to help them to do that. 97. It often happens that on the eve of a session an important event moves to front stage on the international scene. This applies today to the Middle East crisis. The deterioration of the situation in that part of the world has now reached alarming proportions.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“We say "stage" because genuine peace cannot be established in southern Africa so long as the racist minority continues to deny the majority in South Africa itself the fundamental right to a life of dignity and freedom. The condemned system of apartheid, which has created a dangerous and explosive situation throughout southern Africa, calls for active solidarity on the part of all of us with the oppressed majority of South Africa. I take this opportunity to reaffirm here, on behalf of my country, the determination of the Government and the people of Senegal to continue to provide aid and support to our brothers in South Africa organized in the African National Congress and the Pan Africanist Congress. 95. At the other end of the continent, Western Sahara is today the basis for problems which Africa couM and should have been able to avoid.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“My delegation wishes once again to appeal to the group of Western countries that initiated the settlement plan to bring more pressure to bear on the Pretoria regime to induce it, in the negotiations under way, to comply with the provisions of Security Council resolution 435 (1978), the only valid framework in which a solution in accordance with the legitimate aspirations of the Namibian people can be founds 93. In this respect, it is fitting to underscore the efforts undertaken, in sometimes difficult conditions, by the five countries of the contact group. May they find in our words renewed encouragement to continue these efforts, because a solution to the Namibian problem will be an important stage towards peace and stability in that part of the world? 94.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“Those hopes were dashed, basically because of the delaying tactics of the Pretoria leaders. In fact, in response to the responsible and courageous attitude taken by SWAPO in the negotiations initiated by the contact group of the five Western countries, South Africa, running out of pretexts, is today attempting to give an East-West dimension to a strictly colonial-type problem by making new demands of certain sovereign States in the region at every stage. 92.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“Not satisfied with trampling underfoot the resolutions and decisions of the United Nations, the Government of South Africa persists in its use of violence and repression against Namibian patriots while perpetrating ever more acts of aggression against neighbouring States in general, and in particular, against Angola, part of whose territory remains occupied illegally by Pretoria's troops. 90. It is none the less a fact that the mobilization of South Africa's political and military apparatus can in no way affect the outcome of the freedom fight waged by our brothers of the South West Africa People's Organization. 91. A year ago, during the eighth special session of the General Assembly, devoted to the question of Namibia, a good number of us still harbored the hope that 1982 would be the year of independence for Namibia.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“Outlawed by the international community for many years now for its odious system of government, South Africa, supported materially, financially and militarily by certain industrialized States, still arrogantly ignores the resolutions and recommendations of the Organization. Today, four and a half years after the adoption of the settlement plan which was to have led Namibia to independence, the Pretoria racist regime is still trying, through unspeakable maneuvers, to promote the establishment of a so-called internal Settlementóas though the edifying example of Zimbabwe had not demonstrated the fate that history unfailingly reserves for that type of undertaking.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“In contributing to this debate, we should like to express first of all, on behalf of Mr. Abdou Diouf, head of State, and of our country, Senegal, the fervent hope that at this session the Assembly will not shy away from the need for a lucid analysis of the problems confronting the international community nor from the courageous and persistent search for the most appropriate solutions, so that mankind may at last come to experience an era of peace, security and prosperity in the very spirit of the Charter of the United Nations. 89. Indeed, the situation facing the community of nations is but a sign that the international order which was established after the Second World War has run its course. Among the anomalies in this international order, colonialism and apartheid have shown exceptional longevity.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“The thirty-seventh session of the General Assembly is opening at an especially disquieting time in international affairs with an increase and intensification of hotbeds of tension and various conflicts as well as an ever-worsening imbalance in political and economic relations among nations. Thus relations between the major Powers are steadily deteriorating, the prospects for effective disarmament seem to be receding and throughout the world the problems dividing peoples are multiplying dangerously. Moreover, progress in reorganizing the world economy on a more just and agreed basis is perilously slow. 87. We must therefore determine how to use the framework, structures and procedures provided us by the United Nations to improve, in peace and stability, the situation of the world. 88.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“I wish to pay a tribute also to the Secretary- General, Mr. Perez de Cuellar, for his tireless efforts and to congratulate him warmly once again on behalf of Mr. Abdou Diouf, President of the Republic of Senegal, and on behalf of the Government and people of Senegal, on his election as Secretary-General. For almost a year now, Mr. Perez de Cuellar, through his repeated initiatives and courageous actions, has been engaged in the promising beginning of work that Will be remembered in history as particularly positive for the peace and security of the world. 86.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“I should like first of all to express the heartfelt congratulations of the Senegalese delegation to you, Sir, on your brilliant election to the presidency of the Assembly. Your long experience in the United Nations, your unanimously recognized competence, your solid intellectual and moral qualities is all a guarantee of the success of this important session. 84. It is also a great pleasure for me to pay a tribute to your predecessor, Mr. Kittani, for the remarkable way in which he conducted the debates at the thirty- sixth session. We express these feelings to him, with pride and appreciation, convinced that the results attained at the many sessions that took place this year are due in large measure to the expertise and intelligent authority that he demonstrated in accomplishing his delicate task. 85.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“And to this end we must settle our disputes by peaceful means, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter of the United Nations and the charters of the nonaligned movement and the Organization of African Unity." 256. May our Assembly, throughout its work, contribute to the achievement of those ideals. The salvation of mankind is at stake.”
1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)
“It was this vocation of peoples determined to reach out to others while remaining themselves a vocation which Senegal shares with the countries represented here that our head of State, Mr. Abdou Diouf, on behalf of his African colleagues, at the opening of the OAU Assembly at Nairobi last June, was recalling when he said: "Our combat is a shared one, for justice, dignity and the salvation of our peoples. "If our ambitions, prospects, programs and situations are to be achieved, there must be unity and solidarity among us. If unity and solidarity are to be achieved, there must be a spirit of tolerance based on the right to differ.”
1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)
“Our country, together with other nations devoted to safeguarding the values that inspire the destiny of mankind, takes the opportunity offered by the thirty-sixth session of the General Assembly solemnly to reaffirm that it will spare no effort to contribute positively to the search for, and implementation of, relevant solutions, to put an end to the various conflicts dividing the world, to lead and assist peoples to tolerate one another, to get along amicably with one another and to cooperate, in a spirit of mutual confidence and respect for each other's interests, culture and civilization, so that they may fulfill their destiny in freedom and peace. 255.”
1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)
“Mr Kgba Mbaye, the first President of the Supreme Court of Senegal and Rapporteur of the ministerial conference which prepared the text, declared in submitting it to the eighteenth session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity at Nairobi: "Our draft, by the balance it strikes between human rights and the rights of peoples, between civil and political rights and economic, social and cultural rights, and between freedoms and duties, bears the imprint of our specific nature." 253. In conclusion, I should like to state that on several occasions the Republic of Senegal has already given proof of its devotion to the universal principles proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations. 254.”
1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)
“The achievement of this new international economic order presupposes a new humanism in other words, a new kind of healthy relationship among the members of the international community. To be sure, the violation of fundamental freedoms is a serious breach of the policy of development and cannot be justified by the requirements of such a policy. 251. Human rights are an essential dimension of development. Thus, on the proposal of my country, the sixteenth session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity, which met at Monrovia in 1979, adopted resolution 115 (XVI) calling for the elaboration of a draft African charter of human and peoples' rights. 252. Dakar, capital of Senegal, had the honor of hosting the high-level meeting of African experts which prepared the preliminary draft.”
1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)
“These structures would make possible better financing of scientific and technical activities and the participation of all African States in decisions in this field. 248. We also believe that the consensus achieved on the International Development Strategy for the Third United Nations Development Decade offers a way of recognizing the interdependence of States and of opening the door to international cooperation. 249. The political will which made possible the consensus on that Strategy should inspire those Member States which prevented the reaching of consensus on procedural aspects of the global negotiations. Certainly the interdependence of the nations represented here calls, at the least, for international cooperation in the interests of all peoples. 250.”
1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)
“My country must ask the Assembly to give consideration to the adoption of a suitable solution to the problem of the United Nations financing system for science and technology for development. 247. In this respect, Senegal would like once again to appeal to all Powers, whether of the East or the West, to manifest real political will to accept an adequate method of financing through voluntary contributions and the speedy establishment of institutional provisions. All our efforts must be united within the Assembly in order to achieve and bring about the necessary structures, namely, an executive committee and a secretarial These two bodies would be coupled with the intergovernmental committee which already exists.”
1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)
“In this respect, the appeal of the General Assembly for a new international economic order, made during the sixth and seventh special sessions in 1974 and 1975, proved an "unexpected blessing", as has already been stated, since it aroused the awareness of the leaders of the developing countries to the vital need fundamentally to review the notion of development and growth. 245. Developing countries must strive to gain acceptance for a more complete definition of development, no longer based primarily on an almost one dimensional vision of progress tied to purely quantitative growth. Development criteria must also, and at the same time, take into account the mastery of scientific and technical data, which requires adequate human as well as financial resources, and respect for the traditional values of developing countries. 246.”
1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)
“All these questions which are called "fratricidal wars", "the perpetuation of colonial type domination", "the arms race" are dangerously mortgaging the future of international economic relations, already darkened by the parade of poverty and suffering which is the daily lot of the developing countries, the first victims of the crisis of the 1970s. 243. We in the third world deplore this situation, which is particularly disturbing for the stability of developing countries and for world peace, since it is coupled with the persistence of economic structures which oppress developing countries and have been inherited from the period of the great colonial empires. 244. The future of mankind might not be so dark, however, if the international community were deliberately to choose new economic options based on justice and solidarity.”
1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)
“strengthen the peacekeeping capacity of the Organization, even if this means changes in the present structures and amendments to existing texts. In this respect Senegal, which voted during the thirty-fifth session of the General Assembly for the resolution on the peaceful settlement of disputes among States [resolution 35/160], continues to follow with great attention the work of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization. We hope that this Committee will be able to work out as speedily as possible a draft declaration on the peaceful settlement of international disputes. 242.”
1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)
“This year, once again, the Assembly will consider the implementation of the decisions and recommendations adopted by the General Assembly at its first special session on disarmament, and will hear the report of the Preparatory Committee on the second special session on disarmament, scheduled for next year. 241. Disarmament and the halting of the race towards collective genocide should, we believe, be fundamental concerns, and, in fact, they are. In line with this principle, we must stress the settlement of disputes by peaceful means. Thus, the Government of the Republic of Senegal feels that it is urgently necessary to increase the effectiveness of the principle of peaceful settlement of disputes and to...”
1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)
“III], adopted during the tenth special session of the General Assembly, devoted to disarmament, in 1978. On this question, which is vital for the future of the world, we small countries can only try to convince the great Powers which hold in their hands the keys to real solutions in this connection. However, it is recognized that the shared destiny of all States of our planet should lead us to show wisdom and political determination. However, we, the representatives of third world countries, which have always been the arena in which armed conflicts have taken place conflicts often provoked, encouraged and maintained by Powers foreign to the regions concerned, thus involving all mankind in the arms race must therefore show all the more zeal in achieving the objectives of disarmament. 240.”
1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)
“As member of a certain number of groups of experts set up by this Assembly among others, that to study institutional aspects of the disarmament process and the group of experts on the relationship between disarmament and development my country has worked to develop the proposals to which I have referred here at previous sessions. In this spirit, I would recall with emphasis my country's belief in the essential need for the denuclearization of third world regions, feeling that this question deserves the highest priority from our Assembly. 239. While supporting efforts in connection with generalized disarmament, unfortunately we can only deplore the slowness of negotiations on the implementation of the program of Action on nuclear disarmament [resolution S10/2, sect.”
1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)