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1978-09-24

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1. “-- which was the result of a compromise; but that compromise, in our view, was meant to be a dynamic one leading to the total independence, without any territorial amputation, of Namibia. Today—thanks to the five Western members of the United Nations contact group, whose spirit of initiative in getting the Namibian problem out of a rut I wish to salute-the initiative is With the United Nations, and that is a legitimate reason for hope. The United Nations must be aware of the fact that the credibility of the Organization is once again totally committed in the Namibian affair and that world opinion is carefully observing the outcome of the various decisions adopted by the Security Council on this important question. 196.”

   1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)

2. “As regards more specifically Namibia, the Government of Senegal has already had occasion at the last series of meetings of the Security Council devoted to that country to express its views19 concerning the way in which that problem was developing, without concealing in any way its concerns for the future. 194. Senegal, as everyone is aware, welcomed at the time the Luanda Agreement, which was the result of long efforts aimed at putting an end to a situation that had been condemned on so many occasions by the whole of the international community at this very rostrum. 195. We understand and admit the imperfect nature of the Luanda Agreement - what man-made agreement is perfect?”

   1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)

3. “These unresolved problems in turn exacerbate the tensions between the great Powers and so, through the interplay of alliances, run the risk of delivering the whole of mankind to the demons of nuclear war in a holocaust. 191. Among these unresolved problems I should like on behalf of my country to refer to the situation in southern Africa and that prevailing in the Middle East and Cyprus, and I shall also, of course, be speaking of disarmament as well as the new international economic order. 192. In southern Africa, the situation in Namibia, in South Africa itself and in Zimbabwe continues to engage the full attention of the Government of Senegal. 193.”

   1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)

4. “This capacity to intervene in turn depends upon the will of States, and especially of the great Powers, which are, and let us never forget this, the very founders of our Organization, but whose positive action in favour of international peace and security is frequently hampered, slowed and compromised by great-Power selfishness and a narrow view of what their economic and military security should be, or, unfortunately and more seriously, by hegemonistic struggles for the conquest of new spheres of influence or the maintenance of earlier principles-in other words, in the final analysis, by a policy that is not especially oriented towards the continuing search for solutions to the numerous extremely painful economic and political problems of our time. 190.”

   1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)

5. “Indeed, the fate of mankind depends very largely upon them and also and especially upon the capacity of the United Nations to intervene successfully in the constant search for equitable solutions to the grave economic and cultural problems our world is facing.”

   1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)

6. “Of course, today man is the master and owner of nature, but his intimate being—that is, his psychology and mentality as well as his reflexes and appetites—has remained fundamentally the same, and in this respect homo sapiens of today is little different from his most ancient forebears. 189. Even so, there is no reason to plunge into pessimism and despair, for the responsibilities of statesmen, diplomats and scholars are rendered all the more real today because they make them more conscious of the efforts expected of them to provide mankind with salvation, to which all the peoples of the world today aspire.”

   1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)

7. “Mankind—and this has been emphasized on a number of occasions in this hall—is going through a crucial stage in its existence and is agonizingly questioning itself about its own destiny. Scientific, technical and technological progress, which may have, and should have, contributed to its liberation, are, on the contrary, unfortunately threatening to put a final end to the human adventure itself. As a result of the progress made in means of communication of all kinds, this world has become truly one, while the mastery of the atom and the unprecedented accumulation of weapons of mass destruction may at any moment bring about the apocalypse. 188. The bitter truth is that the scientific, technical and technological progress, to which I referred a moment ago, is, unfortunately, not accompanied by any equivalent progress in the ethical field.”

   1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)

8. “My delegation likewise addresses its sincere thanks to the outgoing President, Mr. Lazar Mojsov, whose talents as a diplomat and statesman made possible the successful conduct of the work of the thirty-second regular session of the General Assembly and the special sessions devoted to Lebanon, Namibia and disarmament. 186. On behalf of my country and its President, I also congratulate the Secretary-General, Mr. Kurt Waldheim, whose experience, wisdom and excellent knowledge of international relations have on more than one occasion and for many years made it possible for the United Nations to avoid so many of the reefs and shoals that dot the course of international life at the present time. 187.”

   1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)

9. “183. Mr. President, in speaking for the first time before this Assembly I am happy first of all to extend, through you, Sir, the warmest congratulations of the delegation of Senegal to Mr. Lievano on his brilliant election to the post of President of this thirty-third session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. This election is an eloquent tribute and testimony of the confidence he has always inspired in his peers. It is evidence of the high esteem in which they all hold him, and at the same time it is a deserved tribute to his country. I assure him that, as always, my delegation will make its full contribution to his exercise of his high functions. 184. May I be permitted on behalf of my country to extend congratulations also to all the Vice-Presidents of this Assembly. 185.”

   1978-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 33 (1978)