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1961-09-24

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1967-09-24

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1. “Peace alone will enable us to avoid dissipating our efforts and to concentrate on what we consider vital for the construction of our young countries and for the improved conditions which our people so sorely need, 5. Independence is for us but a means. The objective we are pursuing is an improvement in our conditions. In view of the great gap, which is becoming even greater, between the two sections of mankind — the rich and tile poor — anything that diverts the unfavoured nations from the great tasks before them is obviously to their disadvantage. If we can speak of war at all, it can only be of war against hunger, poverty and ignorance. 6. But it is equally true that even the greatest Powers would have nothing to gain, materially or morally from the outbreak of a new war.”

   1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)

2. “Is it possible to find a satisfactory solution to the great problems on which the future of humanity depends? That is the question with which we are confronted and to which it is the duty of our Assembly to give a reply during the present session. 4. I shall try to present to you, very briefly, Senegal's point of view on these problems. First of .all, the question of peace. The basic object of any foreign policy should be the maintenance of peace on our own frontiers and in the world. That, in any event, is the objective of the underdeveloped countries. On the morrow of independence, faced with all the tasks our economic development demands, our common interest is obviously peace.”

   1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)

3. “It would indeed be superfluous to stress the importance of the sixteenth session of the United Nations General Assembly. Many delicate questions, left in abeyance, now call for urgent solution. Since we dispersed in spring 1961, new difficulties have appeared on the international scene. Apart from the local conflicts which have important international repercussions, the problem of peace has become acute. The process of decolonization, which in 196.0 appeared to be well On the way to completion, especially with the emergence of numerous independent African States, still suffering many setbacks. All these complications create a state of permanent tension, with the most unfortunate consequences for the United Nations .whose authority and prestige are being progressively undermined. 3.”

   1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)

4. “His exceptional intelligence, his balanced judgement and his sense of proportion marked him out quite naturally for the responsibilities which have been entrusted to him at a particularly critical moment in the history of mankind and at the very time when our Assembly has just suffered the cruel loss of our valorous Secretary-General, Dag Hammarskjold. The death of Mr. Hammarskjold is profoundly felt within these walls. He devoted his entire life to his noble mission. May we at least have the Consolation of seeing his loss provoke a reaction and perhaps the beginning of an awakening of conscience and may our present mood of introspection promote the solution of the grave problems which we have to face at this session. 2.”

   1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)

5. “1. I need scarcely say what particular joy we Senegalese feel on the occasion of Mr. Slim's illustrious election, as President of the General Assembly. The friendship between Senegal and Tunisia is enhanced by a striking identity of views on great world problems and on the methods that our two States have often used to solve them. Our two Heads of State are united by a special bond of friendship. Like many others in this Assembly, I have had occasion to appreciate Mr. Slim's outstanding qualities as a patriot and ft fighter for the great African cause, his devotion to the principles of the United Nations Charter and his brilliant distinction as a diplomat.”

   1961-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 16 (1961)