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Baroum

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lines on the record: 81
first: 1964-09-24
most recent: 1969-09-24
sittings or episodes: 5
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“Although the introduction to the Secretary-General’s annual report seems to be far from optimistic, the Republic of Chad hopes that the Second United Nations Development Decade will be more successful than the First and welcomes the creation of a Centre for Economic and Social Information as a necessary means of support for the Second Decade [see A/760/Add.1, para. 85]. 109. On many occasions in this Assembly the delegation of the Republic of Chad has expressed its unflagging devotion to the United Nations, despite the growing practice of dealing with the world’s most urgent problems outside the Organization. Once again, my country reaffirms its deep faith and full confidence in the United Nations.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“Friends of Africa, help us to have peace. Civil war must be stopped. 107. Every year the reports of the United Nations emphasize the growing gap between the rich and the poor nations. Everything has been attempted here to persuade the wealthier countries to show more generosity. Even though this situation contains the seeds of a possible catastrophe for mankind, the developed countries have no intention of making any substantial concessions in the name of world solidarity. Nevertheless, Chad believes firmly in international co-operation. The United Nations Development Programme has just started in our country; some surveys and projects are being carried out. 108.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“In Nigeria the civil war continues to occasion great suffering, as we all know. But the leaders of Chad are also aware of the efforts made by the Federal Government to Spare and assist the civilian population of the region of Nigeria occupied by the secessionists. If this civil war had really been an internal Nigerian affair, it would not have lasted so long. But the involvement of foreign interests in Nigeria prevented the ad hoc Committee of the Organization of African Unity from working objectively and effectively for peace. 106. In any case, all the African countries have inherited frontiers artificially created by the former colonial Powers, and none of them can afford to fall prey to vultures through acts of secession taking place in Nigeria, as today in the Congo, is inseparable for peace in Africa, and therefore from world peace.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“But instead of that, we are witnessing the manifestation of the will of certain champions of foreign interests to set Africa aflame, at a time when it has only just emerged from the horrors of its grim past. 104. Even Chad, where, according to the classic manuals of colonial days, there is nothing but “wind and sand”, has not been spared. To quote once again what the President of the Republic of Chad said from this rostrum last year, speaking of Chad: “In the eyes of a certain press, that country is rather poorly understood; it has its detractors, who address it in highly unfavourable terms.” [Ibid., para. 34.] Despite the attempts to discredit us, despite the organized campaign of lies, Chad will continue along the path of progress and maintain its policies of peace and good neighbourliness. 105.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“Concerning the part that could be played by the great Powers in our present-day societies, for good or for ill, the President of the Republic of Chad made the following statement on 7 October 1968 from this very rostrum: “Several times in history, dominant nations incapable of allowing their reason to control them have dragged all mankind into insensate and dangerous adventures merely to satisfy the whims of their pride or their passions. The very genius with which they were endowed did not give them light enough, for they regarded it as an instrument with which the more easily to dominate others.” [1684th meeting, para. 16.] 103. Thus, neo-colonialism and imperialism can be contained if we wish it. As we have seen, everything depends on the will of man.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“In other words, Africa ardently desires independence with strict respect for the right of peoples to self-determination, so that they can participate in the work of peace. Africa has no wish to become the scene of disturbance, violence, hatred or war. But that is what we must expect if there is no change in the situation in southern Africa. 101. In fact, despite the sincere desire of Africans to create a new, progressive and just society, in which every man will have the right to work, live and acquire an education, the retrogade forces of neo-colonialism are busy once again. Everything has been set in motion to frustrate the attempts to unify Africa, of whatever nature. 102.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“As for apartheid, that monstrosity begotten by a so-called civilized society in South Africa, the position of Chad is widely known. Furthermore, Chad subscribed some months ago to the Manifesto on Southern Africa, paragraph 7 of which reads: “Our objectives in southern Africa stem from our commitment to this principle of human equality. We are not hostile to the administrations of these States because they are manned and controlled by white people. We are hostile to them because they are systems of minority control which exist as a result of, and in the pursuance of, doctrines of human inequality. What we are working for is the right of self-determination for the people of those territories. We are working for a rule in those countries which is based on the will of all the people and an acceptance of the equality of every citizen.” 100.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“Once again we address an urgent appeal to Portugal’s allies to persuade that country to listen to reason before it is too late to start a dialogue in Africa. 97. The Rhodesia of Ian Smith is a disguised creation of the United Kingdom which it will one day have cause to regret, because human rights cannot be violated with impunity, even if the people of Zimbabwe have not attained the necessary degree of development. We believe that short-term profits are the sole reason for this adventurism on the part of the United Kingdom. 98. The problem of Namibia remains unchanged, and we wonder what method the great Powers will propose to enable the United Nations to resume its trusteeship over that part of the African heritage and lead it to independence. 99.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“But death still strikes blindly in Viet-Nam. The people of Viet-Nam, whose sufferings have lasted for too long, must now be allowed to choose their own form of government; this would in no way diminish the power of either side. 95. In Africa, colonialism in its most unspeakable form still reigns in the Portuguese territories. The delegation of Chad urges the great Powers which are allies of Portugal and support and sustain it to help the United Nations to bring about a speedy application of the principle of decolonization in those territories. 96. The African peoples now under colonial rule ask only to exercise their right to self-determination. The African lands of Angola, Mozambique and Guinea (Bissau) can welcome future African citizens from Portugal or elsewhere, but they cannot be overseas provinces of Portugal.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“The crisis areas of the world are in fact nothing but testing grounds for new weapons or for strategies which, we are assured by both sides, are always defensive. It is against this background that Europe must study its basic security problems, both medium-term and long-term, for the peace of the world depends on it. 93. In the Middle East, a grave situation seems to be taking shape which could lead to a final confrontation between the forces I have just mentioned, if the well-endowed nations do not find the basis for a peace that would be equitable for all, especially as their interests are involved in this interminable conflict. The Security Council resolution [242 (1967)] of 22 November 1967 should by now have borne fruit. 94. In Viet-Nam an important step forward has been taken, leading to the current Paris negotiations.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“There are certain facts with which our world has to live: nuclear weapons, bacteriological weapons, chemical weapons, and the means of delivering them. This is the beginning of October 1969; is mankind to resign itself to mass suicide? 91. What we wish above all is that negotiations on this all-important subject should be resumed as early as possible. The work of the technical committees proceeds too slowly. The Assembly must set the negotiations in motion again. That is why the items entitled “The strengthening of international security” and “Question of general and complete disarmament” have been rightly included in the agenda of this session. 92. The reason why the delegation of Chad dwells on the question of disarmament is to prevent us from being unable to see the wood for the trees.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“In real life terror has never been balanced, particularly as it is an essentially subjective thing which no weapon can measure accurately. It would be better for mankind to be made fully aware that, in the present state of affairs, the odds are over nine to ten that those terrible weapons will one day be used in a struggle for domination. 89. The young nations, in the present situation, cannot accept the idea of a “balance of terror’. It would be more accurate to speak of a world “neurosis” — something that can still be halted. I have used this expression because there is now a nuclear Power which is not a member of the United Nations. It is, therefore, an unknown quantity in the “balance of terror”. 90.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“87. It was with a glimmer of hope that, in July 1968, Chad signed the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons [resolution 2373 (XXII)]. In the introduction to his annual report, the Secretary-General is more pessimistic on that point than he was last year. He speaks of “fear”, “insecurity” and “frustration”, and he states with clarity what we already believe: “The notion of ‘superiority’ in such a race is an illusion, as that notion can only lead to an endless competition in which each side steps up its nuclear capabilities in an effort to match, or exceed, the other side until the race ends in unmitigated disaster for all.” [A/7601/Add.1, para, 28.] 88. The more optimistic speak of the “balance of terror”. They believe that the bombs perfected and accumulated day by day, along with their means of delivery, will never explode.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“My delegation is quite unabashed about repeating the same truth over and over again, when there is an evident danger that failure to acknowledge that truth may cause irreparable damage to the universe. 86. And today, more than ever, the plain truth is that we must put an end to the armaments race, and that it can be done. Once the armaments race has been stopped, as a prelude to further progress towards universal disarmament, then the fact that man has set foot on the moon will indeed be seen to be an unprecedented leap forward and will acquire its full significance for our future development. Even so, my delegation wishes to pay a well-deserved tribute to all the teams of workers, skilled technicians and political figures who have imparted a new dimension to our conception of the world through the success of the United States astronauts.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“We therefore follow with great Sympathy the efforts made day by day by U Thant, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, to find a way through complex situations that will allay some of our immediate apprehensions and even suggest the beginnings of a solution. For young people in my country, the Secretary-General symbolizes courage and peace and personifies the United Nations. 85. I referred just now to the complexity of the problems which our Assembly and Organization will have to face. But among these problems, there is one which is the Gordian knot for us all: the armaments race, involving arms of every kind, and ‘the perfecting of the means of delivery of weapons of mass destruction.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“We all know that you are experienced, and the delegation of Chad has full confidence in you. My country will do its utmost to assist you in your heavy task. 82. For yours is indeed a heavy task, at a time when from this rostrum so many diagnoses are made of the ills afflicting mankind. From there, too, the possible remedies are also examined, yet no one wants to take the first step, so much does confidence seem definitely to have left the community of men. 83. You may rest assured, Madam President, that Chad will at all times be at your side, limited though our means are, whenever anything has to be done to promote peace. For without peace, how can the young nations grow up normally? 84. We are the more firmly convinced of this, because peace is the only real way out.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“To symbolize the sacrifices of women in every continent and of every race and nationality, we could not have done better than to choose a woman from among the bravest of women, a woman from Africa which has experienced five centuries of humiliation, exploitation and slavery; at this very moment, part of it is imprisoned in a system of oppression and assassination which history will never dare to describe in full. 81. The fact that in holding your present office you represent all the women on earth is due in no small degree to your personal merits: as a daughter of one of the first black nations of the world, Liberia, you are among the great pioneers of the Africa of today. I am speaking now of all those nations of Africa which in less than 20 years have joined the ranks of the free nations.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“What he then had in mind, as the delegation of Chad understood it, was an appeal to Heads of State in general and to those of the great Powers in particular. 80. Madam President, in these times of continual confusion and disorder, it is hard for me to express the satisfaction and pride of the Government and people of Chad at seeing you in the office of President of the twenty-fourth session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. The honour thus conferred on you by virtually all members of this Assembly is a mark of the sympathy and solidarity which the nations, large and small, feel with all women, for they have paid with their sweat, their blood, their life, and their youth for the triumph of life on our planet.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“78. Madam President, allow me to begin by saying a few words in this great forum about Mr, Emilio Arenales, President of the twenty-third session of the General Assembly, who is no longer with us, but who remains for my country a great champion of the United Nations, and for Guatemala a statesman whom his countrymen will long mourn. 79. Last year, during his brief meeting with the President of the Republic of Chad here at United Nations Headquarters, Mr. Arenales drew attention, courteously but energetically, to the decisive part which Heads of State and Government can play in making our Organization a truly effective, decision-making body in most of the many matters which fall within its competence under the San Francisco Charter.”
1969-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 24 (1969)
“A final concern of the Government of the Republic of Chad is disarmament, and on several occasions we have spoken in this Assembly denouncing the proliferation of nuclear and thermo-nuclear weapons, and the arms race. 19. If, after much hesitation, the delegation of Chad has spoken in this great Assembly, it is because it sincerely believes that its statement, modest though it is, is a contribution to the cause of universal peace.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“Some African countries have in fact allowed themselves to be beguiled by the pipe-dream of becoming in their turn neo-colonialist Powers. But all this is merely the aftermath of long years of brainwashing and exploitation. 16. Peace, as we have said, is still possible. But in saying this we also had in mind the urgent need to eliminate all possible sources of conflict. The problems of divided nations and countries should be accorded special attention by the Organization. 17. World economy is a source of possible friction over the short or long term, because of the grave injustice it engenders. It must be rethought out on new foundations. Despite past efforts, the results to date are meagre. 18.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“With regard to Viet-Nam, the lesson to be drawn from the situation there is that if the United States Government were to stop the bombing of North Viet- Nam at once, unilaterally, and return to the 1954 Geneva Agreements as a basis for the solution of the problem in that region, the United States would win prestige and hold out to the coming generations of Americans a future free from dilemma and rancour. That at any rate is the deep conviction of my delegation. 15. Meanwhile the African States continue to be the victims of the conflict, official or unofficial, of powerful vested interests. Subversion takes a variety of forms. Zones of influence are well defined. We often hear of subversion, but it is hard to unmask the perpetrators.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“In the light of these hasty considerations, the delegation of Chad points out that its vote in favour of the Latin American resolution at the fifth emergency special session of the General Assembly was based on its abiding will to respect the Charter of the Organization and to help the Member States to find a more or less enduring solution to the problem of the Middle East. The people of Chad believe that when hot passions have cooled, it is reasonable to hope for a permanent restoration of peace in the Middle East, based on the goodwill of all the States in the region. 14.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“The truth is that the Organization stands at the crossroads, that is to say nothing is as yet beyond recall, and there is an urgent need to restore international morality: the colonized and oppressed peoples must be released from their shackles; permanent and just norms must govern the mutual relations of nations, and safeguard their interests. 12. This is not beyond the capacity of the great Powers — the ones referred to in this context — for the same is true of nations as of men: the more powerful and wealthy they are, the greater their obligations towards the community. Narrow selfishness does not befit great Powers. It might even be said that it diminishes their greatness and gradually whittles it away. 13.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“Nogueira, had sent a letter to the President of the Security Council in which the Portuguese Government claimed compensation under Article 50 of the United Nations Charter for the damage suffered by the economy of Mozambique as a result of the implementation of the Security Council resolution imposing economic sanctions on Rhodesia. 10. This attitude calls for no comment, but it is a definite sign that a kind of confusion and discouragement hovers over the Organization. International justice and morality are fading and the spectre of war looms larger. Thus U Thant was right in stating in the introduction to his annual report that "We now again see violence, threats, incitement, intimidation and even hatred being used as weapons of policy in increasingly numerous areas of the world." [Ibid,, para. 150.] 11.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“When certain influential Members of this Organization countenance the crimes perpetrated by South Africa against mankind; when they have acquiesced in Portugal's deliberate violations of the decisions of the United Nations; when they have accepted, and at times assisted, the Government of the racist minority in Southern Rhodesia; when the Fifth Special Session of the General Assembly on South West Africa ended in indecision and non-commitment, it is only logical to expect that other United Nations decisions will be trampled underfoot from one day to the next. 9. The crowning irony was when the news agencies gave out on 2 October 1967 that the Portuguese Foreign Minister, Mr.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“The essential and constant contribution of the people of Chad, of its party and its Government, is its stronger and stronger allegiance to the Charter of the United Nations and its unbounded faith in the Organization. We cannot help but feel that, whatever fate has in store for the world, such survivors as there may be from a general conflagration will realize better than anyone ever did the need to achieve and strengthen the idea of universal organization which our generation was able to bring to fruition. 8. The paralysis and demise of the United Nations would mean war. And we know that our weaknesses and our vacillations would be to blame.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“As U Thant, the Secretary-General, who has done so much and given so much to help the Organization, put it with admirable lucidity: "When force and military competitiveness displace co-operation, negotiations, law and diplomacy as the natural elements of the relations between States, the nightmare of a third world war comes steadily nearer to the world of reality." [A/6701/ Add.1, para. 151.] 7. But in the face of this pessimistic view, we ask ourselves what contribution the Republic of Chad can make to the cause of peace when everything has been said and re-said without any of it bringing the slightest glimmer of hope to the world.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“It would be more accurate to state that it is the shortcoming of Governments which have failed to bring the deliberations of this supreme organ to their peoples." [Ibid., para. 9.] 5. What international diplomacy in all its ramifications has been unable to achieve during these twelve months, weapons and shootings are equally incapable of achieving. This is the situation with which the nations of the world find themselves confronted at this twenty-second session. The confusion which reigns today is such that nations large and small are caught up in a kind of bewilderment and lassitude. The prospects for peace are receding further and further, to the point where calm has given way to a kind of frenzy of diplomatic acrobatics. 6.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“Abdul Rahman Pazhwak, the outgoing President, to whom my delegation pays a tribute for the competence and patience with which he guided the wide variety of deliberations, speaking at the opening of the present session, pointed out the significance for the world of these additional labours placed on the shoulders of the United Nations in the following words: "Few, if any, calamities in our time have befallen the world without some advance notice from the collective utterance from this rostrum." [Ibid., para. 7.] And a little further on in his statement, Mr. Pazhwak added: "The failure of Governments to heed them [the warnings] is another matter. This is often and wrongly referred to as 'the shortcoming of the United Nations'.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“Your personal experience of international life is common knowledge; and in spite of the disenchantment characteristic of the twenty-second session, the delegation of Chad trusts that under your Presidency the United Nations will spotlight more closely the major, burning issues confronting all mankind, with a view to resolving them in the interests of the whole world. 4. During the past twelve months, the Organization has met three times in General Assembly, and Mr.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“1. Mr. President, the delegation of the Republic of Chad salutes your impressive election to the Presidency of the twenty-second session of the United Nations General Assembly. 2. The reputation of Romanian diplomacy, of which you are one of the leading representatives, is well known in Chad, even though our two countries do not as yet maintain diplomatic relations. The significance of your election was highlighted by you yourself in your statement of 19 September 1967, when you said: "The General Assembly’s decision to elect the representative of a socialist country as President of the current session is a recognition of the need for equal participation by the various regions and systems in the work of the United Nations.” [1560th meeting, para. 61.] 3.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“We offer them our best wishes for health and prosperity, although there again the immediate threats presented by South Africa have not been removed. 82. Last year, in this Assembly, my delegation expressed its regrets at Indonesia's withdrawal from the United Nations. Our hopes for its return have now been fulfilled, and we wish to welcome this great country back in our midst. 83. Lastly, the United Nations has this year gained another new Member, Guyana. We welcome it to the international family. This birth of a new nation proves that life goes on and will triumph, despite the muffled rumblings of war. 84. Long live the United Nations. Long live peace.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“While the world's economic, and therefore political, difficulties are clearly long-range matters, the problem of universal disarmament, and particularly the problem of the destruction of nuclear, thermonuclear, chemical, bacteriological and other weapons, is of the utmost urgency, it is a matter of life and death for mankind; yet it would seem that no one believes in disarmament any longer, and the failure of attempts to engage in a dialogue suggest that the proliferation of these terrifying weapons will continue and increase. This is no longer a "balance of terror", but a race towards world imbalance through terror. 81. In conclusion, the delegation of the Republic of Chad would like to depart from this anguished mood to welcome the independence of two former United Kingdom colonies, Bechuanaland and Basutoland.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“Despite the praiseworthy efforts of the United Nations in this area, my delegation is convinced that, in order to break the vicious circle of poverty, the developing nations must join together to study as soon as possible practical measures to halt this drain; for, in most cases, manufactured goods are produced with the raw materials purchased at very low prices in the so-called poor countries. 80.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“There is a very great disparity between the industrialized nations and the newer States, Objective economists throughout the world have warned us that the gap will continue to widen to the detriment of the developing countries unless the relations governing the economies of the two groups of countries are corrected. 78. The newer nations are forced to sell their raw materials at lower and lower prices, while the prices of the manufactured goods which they consume but do not produce are constantly rising. This situation has unfavourable repercussions on all the national economies and, by causing a decline in the level of living, on social conditions. Most of the so-called poor countries are reduced to serving as markets for the major industries, and their development is halted, or even regulated. 79.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“My delegation wishes to reaffirm its adherence to the principles set forth in the Declaration on the Inadmissibility of Intervention in the Domestic Affairs of States and the Protection of Their Independence and Sovereignty, adopted by the General Assembly at its twentieth session. 76. Another source of world concern is the problem of the divided nations, because it may lead to armed conflict. Although the final answer rests with the great Powers involved, my delegation believes that commitments made in the past can be honoured. The ultimate solution is a matter for the peoples themselves. Settlement of the German and Korean questions is therefore possible. 77. Another long-term world crisis is the problem of the inequitable distribution of the total income from men's labours.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“With reference to the question of the inadmissibility of intervention in the domestic affairs of States, despite the Charters of the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity, despite the Declaration on this subject which the General Assembly adopted in its resolution 2131 (XX), acts of subversion of: every kind continue to rock the newer States of the world. To the Governments of these countries, however, the essential thing is to know the origins and purposes of these subversive activities. As with all epidemic diseases of childhood, all that is needed is to build up an adequate defensive reaction within the affected organism.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“We are witnessing a gradual disengagement by the very ones who fought fascism twenty-five years ago with the support of all the peoples of the earth. Amnesia seems suddenly to have stricken some of the technically advanced nations; for there can be no other explanation of the situation which has arisen in Southern Rhodesia. The United Kingdom, which is always conscious of its own best interests, this time has played the wrong card with Ian Smith. My delegation hopes it will take back that card before irreparable harm has been done. 75.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“Portugal and its ally, South Africa — both supported by some great Powers — continue to make a mockery of world opinion, and have even boldly set themselves up as the champions of recolonization, South Africa, with its policies of apartheid, is the symbol of a return of man, with all his animal instincts reawakened, to the dark ages of history. It is a great challenge to mankind as it is today, and a constant challenge to all Africa. Narrowly selfish interests have always engendered such situations, but very often they are but a last refuge, and these interests are therefore mistaken interests. 74. It was this feeling which led the International Court of Justice to render a disgraceful Judgment on the South West African situation.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“Needless to say, this statement in no way affects our prior commitments, particularly those which link the Republic of Chad with the republic of China. 72. In addition to Viet-Nam, there are many other problems and situations which could lead to war. One of these is colonialism, which is still rampant in part of the African continent and which has taken on forms of genocide that defy description, because the imagination boggles at them. The United Nations has often helped in the struggle against this situation, but it is for the Africans themselves, and for all truly peace-loving nations, to make the decisive efforts. 73.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“There is reason to think that everything possible has not been done to seek peace in South-East Asia. Every Member of this Assembly would therefore like negotiations to be initiated, on a just basis; for they are now more necessary than ever. Objectively speaking, it is deplorable that the United Nations should be reduced to impotence in the Viet-Nam crisis, but this situation is due also to the fact that some of the parties to the conflict are not members of the Organization. Although my country is aware that the lack of United Nations representation for great communities, such as Peking China, is a serious obstacle for the Organization in its search for peace, it believes that it would be dangerous and irregular to make special provisions for the admission of any State wishing to become a Member.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“For instance, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, U Thant, who is very highly regarded by the people of Chad and is known among us as the guardian of world peace, wrote in his letter of 1 September 1966 to the members of the' Security Council and to the Permanent Representatives to the United Nations: "The state of affairs in South-East Asia is already a source of grave concern and is bound to be a source of even greater anxiety, not only to the parties directly involved and to the major Powers but also to other Members of the Organization. It is of the deepest concern to me personally." [See A/6400.] 70. My delegation sincerely hopes that U Thant will agree to serve another term as Secretary-General; for a situation as complex as this requires the presence of a man of faith, justice and courage. 71.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“Viet-Nam, or more precisely, what is happening in Viet-Nam, is a haunting knell in all our hearts. The concern of my delegation is all the more profound because the issue involves a people which until recently was colonized and which today is still far from having decided its future. After long years of bitter struggle, it is again plunged into the horrors of war, and the United Nations, witnessing this descent into hell, is impotent. The fate of mankind may once again be decided independently and unbeknown to most of the peoples of the world. 69. Men who have refused to stifle their consciences have expressed their alarm.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“Otherwise, we should have to acknowledge that, despite all its striking and awesome technological achievements, our world is but a jungle where the stronger nations will destroy those that are less well equipped. 67. In these last few months of 1966, the prospects for peace seem dangerously uncertain; and yet, last year in this same hall, eminent speakers raised their voices to denounce situations in the world that might lead to war or might turn a local conflict into a general conflagration. Exactly one year ago today, on 4 October 1965, His Holiness Pope Paul VI addressed the Members of this great Assembly; from this rostrum he appealed to the great Powers to safeguard peace on earth [1347th meeting]. This voice of truth and sincerity resounded with - emotion in this hall. Was it, then, a vain entreaty? 68.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“While it is true that only the great Powers can launch armed conflict on a world scale, history has shown it to be no less true that a return to peace is the fruit of long efforts by all-countries, great and small, not to mention the daily work of the common man. 65. The Republic of Chad firmly believes in the United Nations, which today is carrying out the only undertakings of man truly indicative of his intelligence and his superiority over the other creatures of the earth. 66. The Republic of Chad is entering the seventh year of its existence. It is not, therefore, one of the veterans on the international scene, but its people's will to preserve and strengthen their independence in order to ensure a future of freedom and dignity for all men is reflected in its unshakable faith in the United Nations.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“My delegation hopes that steps will be taken without delay to remedy this injustice. 63. At a time when all the nations of the world, at this twenty-first session of the General Assembly, sense that the shadow of death lies over mankind, at a time when we are relying entirely on the good will of the great Powers, my delegation believes that it is the absolute duty of the newer States like mine to raise their voices in this Assembly, in order to shatter this resignation which is creeping insidiously into all our minds: the acceptance of war as an inevitable evil against which men are powerless to act. 64.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“60. On behalf of the delegation of Chad, I should like to express to Mr. Abdul Rahman Pazhwak, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Afghanistan, my warmest congratulations on his election to the Presidency of the General Assembly at its twenty-first session. 61. In addition to his recognized ability and his long experience in the United Nations, Mr. Pazhwak is the representative of a country which, like Chad, has no outlet to the sea and whose problems, in more than one respect, are doubtless much the same as those facing the Republic of Chad. He may therefore count on our understanding throughout his term of office. 62. Before I proceed, I should also like to state that my country regrets the status accorded to the French language, which is accepted as a working language of the United Nations on the same footing as English.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“For the emerging and developing nations as well as for the powerful and industrialized nations, peace alone — universal peace — means long life and lasting prosperity.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“We refer to nuclear and thermonuclear weapons. It is stated officially that five nations possess such weapons and unofficially that sixteen nations would be in a position to manufacture them within a few decades. 172. If it is true that the countries possessing these engines of destruction think that they will never use these weapons, it is nevertheless true that the arms race, on the pretext of establishing a balance, often ends in armed conflict. I do not think that any of us in this Hall would dare to contemplate war without alarm, particularly war with nuclear and thermonuclear weapons. 173. We shall not be able really to speak of lasting peace until disarmament is general and complete. The negotiations on this subject should bring together all States in the world, whether or not they possess the atomic bomb. 174.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)