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Kodjo

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1976-09-24
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1977-09-24
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  1. “By not meditating profoundly on the lessons of history, by not integrating in their conscience and in their acts the eloquent and flagrant facts involved, by attempting to ignore reality-the most elementary manifestation of which is that man is man regardless of the color of his skin-the white minority, stubbornly retrenched upon the odious principle of apartheid and its accursed off-shoot "bantustanization" which deceives no one, and scornful of general reprobation, has unleashed an irreversible process having incalculable consequences. The revolt of the students and pupils and the strikes of the workers of the ghettos-clear manifestations of opposition to the defiling policy of racial segregation are in turn repressed by bloody massacres, arbitrary arrests and summary sentences. 15. At a time when Mr.”

    1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)

  2. “The recent change noticed in this part of the world cannot make us overlook the fact that normally, at this, very moment, Namibia should have already gained its independence and all other rights of a sovereign State. 13. Respect for man requires always, here as elsewhere, the primary duty that we insist upon the application of decisions taken earlier by our Organization. 14. In the Republic of South Africa the tragedy which was smoldering under the ashes for a long time has suddenly broken out into the open.”

    1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)

  3. “In Namibia the illegal occupation by the racist minority regime of South Africa persists in spite of the frequently expressed censure of the international community, just as the perfidious intention to violate the national unity and territorial integrity of this country by Balkanizing it through the establishment of false national homelands continues. We can do no less than condemn firmly this policy of division and continuous occupation and call for its immediate cessation, with the transfer of powers to the Namibian people under the direction of the South West African People's Organization fSWAPOJ, the only authentic representative recognized by our Organization.”

    1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)

  4. “And it is around him and by him that our problems will be solved and our anguish dispelled. It is -in this sense that I shall bring before you the views of the Togolese Government on the problems which are confronting our sorely tried mankind. 11. Most of the critical situations that the present world is facing are at an impasse, and the recent rays of hope that have appeared here and there cannot make us overlook the extent of the anguish and the gravity of problems which arise. This applies to respect for human rights and decolonization. 12.”

    1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)

  5. “It is for us to act in order to prevent the perverse effects which are corroding our dichotomous world, which is bogged down in unprecedented crisis-a political crisis, an economic crisis, a moral crisis and a social crisis, all these calamities having been made possible because the cardinal principles of the United Nations Charter have been lost sight of. And yet hope must be maintained to be able to dominate the apparent anathema that the present society seems to be under, if indeed we wish by our thinking and actions to benefit mankind. 10. It was written that the world has been suffering from a cancer, and that cancer is man. This is an accurate statement in one sense, but man has this fundamental and comforting ambivalence that he is both the sickness and the remedy.”

    1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)

  6. “But that suddenly, beyond the gropings and oblique pathways, false processes and uncertain actions, there should appear a strong and clear will with a definite sense of direction and grandeur which tries to achieve a complete and radical mastery of the problems that arise, is by no means evident, and mankind therefore continues to stumble along toward an uncertain future. It is for us, however, within the framework of our Organization, which has been so badly criticized but which is so necessary, to raise hope and to shatter fear.”

    1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)

  7. “The numerous and complex problems which trouble our world and which affect the future of each one of our States, bring out once again the common nature of the destiny of our peoples and their inexorable interdependence. Accordingly, it is the duty of all Governments to seek clear solutions to these problems which guarantee the legitimate interest of all concerned, and this is an essential condition for the maintenance of international peace and security. 8. The world of today is dominated by anguish and fear: is this not a truism? The very survival of the human species beet with its own contradictions is clearly at stake: is this not another evident truth? That there should exist a world-wide series of problems today standing before us in the full glare of their brutality and their despair: who would deny this? 9.”

    1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)

  8. “An indefatigable messenger of peace, a courageous defender of the fundamental principles of our Charter and in particular of the essential principle of the right to self-determination, the Secretary-General has given a positive impetus and a realistic direction to the events of a world in transition. My Government considers that Mr. Kurt Waldheim is greatly deserving in the eyes of the international community as a whole, and more specifically in the eyes of the developing countries for his courageous decisions and his appropriate interventions. 6. Lastly, I would certainly be remiss if I did not hail, on behalf of my Government and the people of Togo, the memory of chairman Mao Tsetung, who had led, by his efforts and dignity, the great and noble people of China towards development and well-being. 7.”

    1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)

  9. “Lastly, it is with pleasure that I fulfill one of the primary duties that I have assigned to myself as new Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Togolese Republic, that of paying a tribute on behalf of the President of the Togolese Republic, General Gnassingbe Eyadema, of his Government and of his great party of the national union, the Rassemblement du peuple togolais, to our Secretary- General, Mr. Kurt Waldheim, for the remarkable work he has accomplished at the head of our Organization. And we would wish warmly to congratulate him for the persistent action that he has consistently taken and for the brilliant successes that he has achieved in the particularly difficult and delicate circumstances in which he had to carry them out.”

    1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)

  10. “Amerasinghe acceding to the post of President of our session as he is one of the best sons of a country which has consistently and vigilantly set itself up as the primary defender of the interests of the third world. He may fully count upon the co-operation of my delegation in the fulfillment of the important tasks that have been entrusted to him. 4. The congratulations of the Togolese delegation are likewise addressed to the outgoing President, Mr. Gaston Thorn, Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, who with considerable mastery and competence was able to conduct also to a successful conclusion the work of the thirtieth session of the General Assembly. 5.”

    1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)

  11. “Amerasinghe the warm congratulations of the Togolese delegation upon his brilliant election to the post of President of the thirty-first session of our Assembly. Mr. Amerasinghe's reputation of skillful diplomat because he has raised in the house, his great qualities of mind and heart, his competence and perfect knowledge of the difficult problems which our modern world is confronted with, are a guarantee for us of the harmonious unfolding of our debates, and of the success of our undertaking. 3. Coming from Sri Lanka, a smiling and hospitable country situated in a continent with age-old virtues of tolerance, wisdom and equanimity, he will beyond any doubt, lead the work of the thirty-first session to a successful conclusion. My delegation is likewise pleased to see Mr.”

    1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)

  12. “As William Shakespeare said in Act I, scene 2, of Julius Caesar: "Men at some time are masters of their fate: The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings." In speaking for the first time at the rostrum of this Assembly, you may forgive me, Mr. President, if immediately overlooking the emotion that binds me and the honor that I feel, and torn between the impertinence of the novice and the naiVete of the dreamer, I venture to allocate responsibilities in this immense debate which is agitating a world which is questioning itself. 2. But you will probably permit me before going any further to hail here the brother country of Seychelles which we welcome with considerable pleasure, and to address to Mr.”

    1976-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 31 (1976)