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first: 1964-09-24
most recent: 1969-09-24
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“Indeed, it has intensified measures to suppress the people of Mozambique, Angola and so-called Portuguese Guinea. 13. Continued and intensified measures of oppression and military brutality perpetrated by Portugal against the African people in its colonies are crimes against this Organization, they are crimes against humanity. The General Assembly has urged Member States to take coercive measures, including the breaking off of diplomatic, consular and trade relations with Portugal; yet many Member States which are traditional partners of Portugal do not seem to have paid any attention to such appeals. This support has put Portugal in an intransigent mood and has enabled it to flout all United Nations resolutions with impunity. 14.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“It is my delegation’s hope that South Africa, which is a Member State of this Organization, will change its policies and, instead of continuing defiance of this body, will co-operate with the United Nations Council for South West Africa to enable it to lead this Territory to independence by June 1968, as provided for by the United Nations General Assembly resolution [2248 (S-V)]. 12. Prompt action is required, not only in Rhodesia and South West Africa, but also in the Portuguese colonies of Angola, Mozambique and so-called Portuguese Guinea, Portugal is today controlling, under conditions of serfdom, an estimated population of thirteen million people. Portugal, like its South African friend, has continued to ignore United Nations resolutions concerning its colonies.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“In the case of South West Africa, which was debated in a special session of this Assembly, we are left in no doubt that we need a new formula, a new strategy, to save the people of South West Africa, The well-being, dignity and future of South West Africa are at the mercy of this Organization, The United Nations must continue relentlessly in the spirit in which it adopted the General Assembly resolution [2145 (XXI)] terminating South Africa’s mandate. We must find effective ways of implementing our decisions, otherwise the situation will continue to deteriorate and will lead to an explosion between the races in Southwest Africa.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“We are, however, uncompromising in our rejection of the policy that political power should "be confined to the so-called "civilized hands", which to the South Africans means white hands. It is only right and proper that all persons should be in a position to participate in the political life of their nation. The United Nations Charter is built on the principle of equality and self- determination. Therefore, we believe that it is the duty of the United Nations to ensure that South Africa, South West Africa and Rhodesia do not become islands of totalitarianism outside the effect and influence of the Charter. It is this principle which guides our views on the whole question of South West Africa and the whole problem of southern Africa. 11.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“We in Africa cannot ignore the threatening remarks by the South African and Rhodesian authorities against the neighbouring Republic of Zambia, The United Nations cannot afford to make the mistake of waiting until these threats are translated into action. The Security Council should, as a matter of urgency, take note of these grave developments. Uganda feels that the time has come for the Security Council to reconsider the problem of Rhodesia, to work out new and more effective ways to dislodge the illegal régime. 10. The policy of my Government and, indeed, of most African Governments, has been stated in this forum. We have said that we welcome developments and the creation of non-racial societies in Africa. We have never advocated the elimination of other races, either in our own individual countries or in southern Africa.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“To eliminate loopholes and to ensure that sanctions are effective, there is no other way but for the Security Council to impose comprehensive and mandatory sanctions under Chapter VII of the Charter. 8. The Smith regime has made it clear that it intends to adopt the obnoxious policy of apartheid. We read daily of increasing acts of brutality and loss of lives inflicted by the Smith régime on the Africans in Rhodesia. I fear that, unless the United Nations takes effective measures to contain the situation, the conflict with its attendant evils will spread into other neighbouring African countries. 9.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“We have been told that our misgivings are untimely and that we should give sanctions time to work. We have even been told that sanctions are "biting". There is a real danger that the present go-slow policy adopted by the United Kingdom and even by the United Nations may result in maintaining the status quo. 7. Further, there is a danger that the United Nations might be diverted from the important problem of Rhodesian independence under majority rule and will become pre-occupied with the question of sanctions as such. We believe that sanctions, in their present form, will never overthrow the Illegal regime, unless they are comprehensive and mandatory.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“This matter has been discussed for years in the Organization of African Unity (OAU), in this Assembly and in Commonwealth Conferences, and in spite of differences in approach we seem to agree on the objectives. The policy agreed on is that there should be no Independence before majority rule. The problem before us is how to achieve this goal. 6. Time and again, the United Kingdom Government has declared its objectives and guiding principles in Rhodesia. We welcome its declared policy of "no independence before majority rule". We are, however, concerned at the time factor, for time is against us. Sincerity on the part of the administering Power, accompanied by an unending period of inactivity, will never bring about majority rule in Rhodesia. Mere wishes will never topple the Smith regime.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“It is a matter of regret, therefore, that the beginning of this twenty-second session, unlike that of earlier sessions, finds no new Members being admitted to the United Nations. It is the duty of this Assembly, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, to find ways and means to lead all colonial peoples to Independence. The Assembly is aware of the unanimously adopted resolution 1514 (XV), which proclaims the necessity of bringing a speedy and unconditional end to colonialism in all its forms and manifestations. Looking back at the past twelve months, it is regrettable that no significant progress has been made in this important and urgent matter. 5. In the field of decolonization, Uganda considers Rhodesia and the solution of problems created by the unilateral and illegal declaration of independence a matter of top priority.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“During the present session grave issues on the international scene will be discussed and, although the general political situation has deteriorated in the last twelve months, my delegation hopes that under your wise guidance it will be possible for this Assembly to chart new ways through which it could reduce world tension and make positive progress towards peace and freedom. 4. In my statement I shall concern myself chiefly with African problems, not because I am unmindful of other issues but because the war against colonialism and neo-colonialism in Africa tends, as Ambassador Pazhwak put it the other day, to become an "almost forgotten war" [1560th meeting, para, 22], In Africa and Asia many peoples are still struggling against heavy odds for self-determination and independence.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“1. Mr. President, on behalf of the Uganda delegation, allow me to convey to you my sincere congratulations on your election to the high office of the Presidency of the twenty-second session of the General Assembly. I am confident that your recognized statesmanship, personal qualities and experience will guide us successfully in our search for solutions to the important and urgent issues that are before this Assembly. 2. I should also like to pay special tribute to the outgoing President of the twenty-first session who presided over three important and difficult sessions with great wisdom and impartiality. 3.”
1967-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 22 (1967)
“I should therefore like to repeat the appeal made by my President, together with other Heads of Government of the Commonwealth, to U Thant to reconsider his decision, so as to enable the Organization to retain his services.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“We welcome a suggestion put forward by GATT that developing countries should negotiate tariff concessions among themselves with, a view to increasing their trade. It is the belief of my Government that tariff concessions, particularly on manufactured and semi- manufactured goods, would help tremendously in developing the trade of our countries and in increasing our chances of competing with the more developed countries. 145. In conclusion, I should like to express, on behalf of my delegation, our appreciation for the work that has been and is being done by the Secretary-General, U Thant. It is my sincere belief that the United Nations has an invaluable role to play in the present age and that the continued presence of U Thant as Secretary-General would be a blessing to the Organization.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“We shall be discussing this matter in greater detail at other conferences dealing specifically with the problem. 143. My delegation would like to appeal to developed countries to honour their pledges made several times in the past at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) to remove tariff barriers on trade in the interest of developing countries. If and when those pledges are translated Into action the present widening gap between the economies of developed and developing countries will stand a chance of being narrowed. In this respect we are appreciative of the role played by the United Nations through its Trade and Development Board to increase trade between developing and developed countries, particularly by its effort in export promotion. 144.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“Quite often, in spite of our clear Government policy that no refugees will be allowed to use Uganda territory as a base for launching attacks on their country of origin, there have been instances where refugees' activities have resulted in misunderstandings with our neighbours. Our objective has been to give the refugees a choice of either settling permanently in Uganda or being repatriated to their country of origin when conditions are propitious for their return. In order to minimize friction, we have had to remove refugees from the borders and build camps for them further inland. While appreciating the help that the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has given, we feel that more could be done to help Uganda in tackling this world problem which has baffled countries with greater financial and human resources.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“It is my delegation's hope that no more obstacles will be put in the way of the admission of the People's Republic of China, and that the Government of Peking will similarly not impose conditions which would make its admission difficult. 142. I should like to discuss briefly the problem of refugees. Uganda is faced with the problem of refugees from its neighbouring States of Rwanda, Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In spite of our slender resources, we have offered asylum to them on humanitarian grounds. We have tried to provide them with the bare necessities of life. The presence of large numbers of refugees on the borders of our country has been a source of friction with our neighbours.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“My delegation will be happy to support any genuine attempt from either side which will help to end the Viet-Nam war and which will give the people of Viet-Nam an opportunity to decide on the future of its country in accordance with its right to freedom, self-determination, independence and sovereignty. 141. The solution of the complex Viet-Nam problem is made even more difficult by the absence from this Assembly of some of the parties involved, especially the People's Republic of China. My country's stand has been stated before and remains unchanged. The lawful rights and membership of the People's Republic of China should be restored if the United Nations is to realize Its objective of universality.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“Statements have been made a number of times about the desirability of transferring the conflict from the battlefield to the negotiating table, but, because of the conditions demanded before a cease-fire could be effected, the war in Viet-Nam has not only continued but has also been intensified. Last year, my delegation appealed to all those in the conflict to cease hostilities and to come to the negotiating table. We appeal to them once again to stop fighting and to seek a peaceful conclusion of the conflict in accordance with the Geneva Agreements of 1954, We consider that this is a political question and that the best answer is to try to find a political solution rather than a military one.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“We consider that our continent can do a lot to prove not only that there is room for peaceful coexistence, but that, in Africa, people of different races, colours and creeds can play their part in developing the resources with which nature has endowed the African continent. Furthermore, we consider that if these problems are not given the attention they deserve they will pose a real danger to peace, not only on the continent of Africa, but also in the world. 140. Viet-Nam presents us with an example of a country that has not known peace for a long time. It presents us with the problem of cold-war and ideological conflicts. These conflicts have led to misery and loss of human lives.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“We also believe that the question posed in Southern Rhodesia, in South West Africa and in South Africa, apart from being a direct challenge to the principle on which the United Nations is based, is also a direct challenge to the very existence of independent States in that continent. These problems pose threats of perpetuating fascist regimes. 139. We have said that we shall be happy to see multiracial societies develop in Rhodesia, Mozambique and Angola and in South Africa. In Uganda and in our neighbouring States of Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia the experiment of multiracial societies has succeeded. We believe that if the people in Rhodesia, South Africa, Mozambique and Angola could forget about the arrogance of racial superiority and attempt the experiment of living together on an equal footing, these experiments would succeed.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“Many of our States have chosen the policy of non-alignment in an attempt to avoid getting involved in ideological struggles of the cold war. We should like to be left alone, free to determine our own destiny in accordance with our best lights. We should like to be free to co-operate with all friendly countries, irrespective of political ideologies. 138. I have spoken more on colonial issues, not because I do not regard other world problems as important, but because the decolonization of our continent is a primary duty for us in the Organization of African Unity and also because quite often it does not receive the same attention in the statements of other States.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“We appeal to all peace-loving countries everywhere to bring pressure to bear on Portugal so that it agrees to guide these countries to self-government and independence, as has been the case with other administering Powers in other parts of the world. 137. Independent States in Africa have noted in recent months a definite pattern and development whereby outside Powers have sought to interfere in the internal affairs of States so as to control and influence their policies both in the political and in the economic fields. This interference is contrary to the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of independent States and is a real threat to the continued existence and sovereignty of many countries in Africa.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“It is very disturbing that Portugal has been able to suppress the heroic struggle of the peoples of Angola, Mozambique and so-called Portuguese Guinea through the massive military support it has received from NATO. It has thus not only been able to kill and bomb defenceless people, including women and children, in its colonies, but also to launch attacks on peaceful neighbouring independent States. We shall not be satisfied with any palliative measures that fall short of ensuring that Portugal accepts its responsibility as an administering Power under Article 37 of the United Nations Charter and recognizes the inalienable right of the peoples in its colonies by granting self-determination and independence. We appeal to Portugal and its friends to review their stand and policies.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“After considering the colonial manoeuvres of South Africa in South West Africa, my delegation is further disappointed to see that Portugal continues to defy the world and maintains its position that its colonies are an integral part of Portugal. Uganda, in accordance with the resolutions of the Security Council, the General Assembly and the Organization of African Unity, has severed all trade links and diplomatic relations with Portugal because of its colonial policy, and will continue to oppose Portugal, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 2107 (XX) of 21 December 1965, until it pays heed to the wind of change and grants independence to the oppressed people of the so-called Portuguese territories. 136.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“I should like to express thanks on behalf of my delegation to the Governments of Ethiopia and Liberia and other members of the Organization of African Unity which gave financial support to enable the case of South West Africa to be considered by the International Court of Justice. 134. The Uganda delegation will speak later on this question. At the moment I should like to place it on record that my Government would support the revocation of the Mandate and call for direct administration by the United Nations and measures designed to revive and reassert the authority of the United Nations over South West Africa until its inhabitants are led to self-government and independence. 135.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“It poses the danger that the territories now controlled by Portugal may take the same line that Smith and his racialists have taken. It is conceivable that if there is no solution to the Rhodesian question both Mozambique and Angola could take similar steps and flout world opinion. That would make the whole problem of decolonization more complex. It would mean a prolongation of the endeavours of all peace-loving people to solve the question that is posed by the regimes in Southern Africa. 133. It is in the light of this that I now turn to the other problem, which is so closely related to the one 1 have been discussing — the question of South West Africa.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“We consider that a failure to solve this problem would be unfortunate. This Organization is dedicated to upholding human rights and human dignity. The United Nations must agree to the upholding of those cherished ideals in Rhodesia and South Africa. As this Organization Is based on a belief in the equality of man and on the right of all nations to self-determination, it has a duty to uphold those principles and to oppose regimes based on a belief in the superiority of race and on the perpetuation of the exploitation of groups of human beings by others. It is because of this that we appeal to the United Nations to realize that this problem is a moral challenge to the very existence of this Organization and to consider it as such. 132. Failure to solve the Rhodesian problem poses yet another danger.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“That provisional Government should be broadly based and representative of all sections of Rhodesians, We should like to see the release of all political leaders who are now being detained by the illegal regime to enable them to organize their people and to participate in the provisional Government. The provisional Government should also be charged and empowered by the Administering Authority to control all machinery of government including police and the armed forces. Immediately the provisional Government has assumed authority in Rhodesia, Uganda would be happy, as a member of the Commonwealth, to be associated in any consultations leading to a constitutional conference prior to the granting of independence on a basis acceptable to the people of Rhodesia. 131. This issue of Rhodesia calls for serious consideration.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“If sanctions were to exclude trade between South Africa and Rhodesia, especially as regards oil, then the whole exercise would be fruitless and futile since it would fail to close the biggest loophole. 129. Time is against us, and time is Smith's best friend. It is therefore important that the period within which sanctions will be effective should be specified. Otherwise some States may yield to the temptation of resuming trade with that illegal regime. The toppling of the regime would be meaningless if it did not result in the independence of Southern Rhodesia on the basis of the majority. 130. Uganda would be prepared to support as an interim measure the setting up of a provisional Government in Rhodesia immediately the illegal regime is toppled.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“Britain does not support the idea of comprehensive mandatory sanctions. Because of its economic interest in South Africa, it is not willing to support the only possible effective solution. We consider that unfortunate. 128. Despite our conviction that the use of force, or, alternatively, comprehensive mandatory sanctions, is the best possible method of toppling that regime, Uganda is prepared to consider any realistic proposals put forward by Britain or any other State as items to be included on the list for mandatory sanctions. We should, however, like to emphasize the need for sacrifice on the part of all nations if we are to bring down the minority regime in Rhodesia.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“South Africa, Portugal and, regrettably, even other States, have ignored the call for voluntary sanctions and have continued trading with Rhodesia. 127. Although we in Uganda and indeed in most of the nations that attended the Commonwealth Conference are still of the opinion that force is the surest method of ending the rebellion, we are prepared to support the method of economic sanctions. If that method is to have any effect and any chance of succeeding, we still believe that it must be by this Assembly agreeing to impose economic sanctions. Those sanctions, to have effect, must be not only mandatory but comprehensive. They should be imposed not only on exports, but also on all imports, including oil. In our recent meeting in London, Britain would not agree to the only possible way we consider could bring down the Smith regime.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“The Uganda delegation welcomed the stand taken by the General Assembly not to recognize that regime. We have maintained that the most effective and the least expensive method to quell the rebellion is and must be the use of force. Uganda maintains that if Britain had promptly used force at the time of the rebellion, Smith and his supporters would have been toppled without too much loss of life or damage to the Rhodesian economy, and also in the shortest time possible. Instead, Britain hoped that voluntary economic sanctions would bring down the regime in a matter of weeks. That optimism was misplaced. Voluntary economic sanctions have failed to crush the regime. The countries most notorious in their non-observance of the resolutions of this Assembly have again ignored the unanimous call to stop trading with Rhodesia.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“In spite of the opposition of, and sanctions which have been imposed by, most countries, the illegal regime is still in control. 125. The objective in Rhodesia is clear. The experience of the Commonwealth meeting in London early this month calls for a clear redefining of this objective. This objective is to enable all people in Rhodesia to achieve independence and to play an effective role in the affairs of that country. We have stated that this can be achieved only on the basis of majority rule. Because of the illegal declaration of independence, to achieve the objective calls for the concerted effort of all nations to help bring down the illegal regime in the shortest possible time so that the people of Rhodesia are enabled to achieve Independence on the accepted principle of majority rule, 126.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“That is not to suggest that we are unmindful of other problems around the globe. We in Africa want peace and want to see in the world conditions where all human beings live in peace, in freedom and independence. 124. In my statement last year, I drew the attention of this Assembly to the problems that face Africa and the threat to freedom and peace in that continent. We appealed to everybody, including those in Rhodesia, not to take steps that were contrary to the cherished ideals of human rights. The situation over the last year has not been encouraging. The matter has gone from bad to worse in Rhodesia. In Southern Rhodesia a white racialist minority, in an attempt to entrench itself in power over the majority of that country, seized independence illegally last November.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“All newly independent States are faced with the problem of consolidating their independence but in the case of Lesotho and Botswana, because of their geographical position, vis-h-vis the Republic of South Africa, the independence and sovereignty of those States will face the danger of political and economic domination by their powerful and hostile neighbour. It is the earnest hope of my delegation that this Organization will take appropriate steps to safeguard and guarantee the sovereignty and territorial integrity of those two countries and to ensure that South Africa does not annex those States after their independence. 123. We have said and we still repeat that Africa must be free and all non-independent States must be liberated. My statement this evening will dwell mainly on the problems that face the African continent.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“120. Mr. President, I should like also on behalf of the Uganda delegation to express to you our congratulations on your election to the high office of President of this twenty-first General Assembly. I am confident that your well-known capabilities and profound wisdom will prove helpful and useful in our deliberation on the grave issues which are on the agenda. 121. I should also like to welcome to the membership of this Organization the sister State of Guyana, a State with which we have strong and happy links. Before the end of this session, Lesotho, Botswana and Barbados will be independent and I should like in anticipation to welcome them to full membership of this Organization. 122.”
1966-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 21 (1966)
“Lastly, Uganda welcomes the suggestion so aptly made by His Holiness the Pope that, after swords have been beaten into ploughshares and spears into pruning-hooks, the proceeds and savings should be used for economic assistance to developing countries.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“My country, like many other agricultural developing countries, is dependent on the prices payable in the world market for its two major crops, cotton and coffee. Through UNCTAD and other organs, we hope to find a lasting solution to the problem presented by the falling prices of primary products which we export and the rising prices of manufactured products which we import. 139. As the Secretary-General, U Thant, stated in the introduction to his annual report to the seventeenth session of the General Assembly: "... the present division of the world into rich and poor countries is, in my opinion, much more real and much more serious, and ultimately much more explosive, than the division of the world on ideological grounds.” 140.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“While welcoming that as an important first step, we note that there has so far been no progress towards the implementation of the UNCTAD resolutions and recommendations. We feel that immediate steps should be taken to solve the outstanding issues which were not fully settled by that Conference. 137. The question of preference measures in the field of finance and the problem of trade expansion among developing countries are among the issues whose settlement cannot be long delayed if the modest gains so far made and the great hopes entertained are not to be lost. Uganda, together with other developing States, intends to continue to press for the early settlement of these and other economic issues. 138.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“Furthermore, forward planning is made difficult and often impossible because of the frequent fluctuations in prices of the vital commodities on which our economy depends. We attach great importance to the role of the United Nations in the economic field. 135. If the United Nations Development Decade is to have any meaning, the industrialized countries will have to make a greater contribution to bridging the gap between themselves and the developing countries. 136. The Uganda delegation feels that the United Nations can play an important role in raising the standard of living of the developing countries through the machinery recently set up by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“In a word the donor countries are anxious to give and the developing countries are equally anxious to receive, but the non-availability of the funds needed to meet local costs has effectively prevented many useful programmes from being carried out. Aid can best be utilized if the conditions of procurement which make it obligatory for receiving conditions to buy exclusively from donor countries are relaxed. 134. We note with great anxiety the widening gap between the economies of the developed countries and those of the developing countries. Like most developing countries, we in Uganda have made and are making great efforts to raise the standard of living of our people, but our efforts are frustrated by a lack of capital and a shortage of trained manpower.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“The Conference was organized in the knowledge that factors which create tensions and impede development in the African nations are of world-wide concern. Better understanding of those problems and adequate aid on the part of other nations are essential if African nations are to mobilize fully their material and human resources, effectively utilize foreign aid, and ultimately take their place in the expanding economy of the world. 133. There exists a phenomenally pathetic situation, in which the developed countries are anxious to assist the developing countries and yet their generous intentions are frustrated by their own rules about the financing of local costs.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“No other country is required to satisfy the United Nations about its peace-loving intentions before it is admitted to the United Nations, and we fail to see why that should be required of China. If that argument were pushed to its logical conclusion, then South Africa and Portugal, which have persistently flouted the Charter and resolutions of the United Nations, would have to be excluded forthwith from membership of the Organization. Cold-war considerations should, in our opinion, be divorced from this matter. Justice to the 700 million Chinese must be done if the United Nations is to avoid the danger of becoming an exclusive club. 132. In May of this year Uganda played host to the African Conference on Progress through co-operation, organized by the Council on World Tensions.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“I should now like to turn to the perennial problem of the readmission of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations. My Government's views on that subject remain the same as stated last year. If this Organization is to continue to play the major role in international' life that we are all confident it will and must play, the readmission of the People's Republic of China should not be delayed any longer. We have stated time and again that China represents one quarter of the world's total population and is a great and significant Power, not only in Asia, but in the world. It is involved in and affected by all the events happening in Asia. It can therefore be excluded from the United Nations only at our own peril. 131.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“For our part we are prepared to co-operate with the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity to ensure that the conditions which compel large numbers of people to flee their countries are removed. We are ready to enter into bilateral negotiations with our neighbours and with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees so that satisfactory arrangements may be made to repatriate refugees as soon as conditions in their countries of origin are sufficiently stable. 129. The Uganda delegation heartily welcomes the decision to enlarge some of the main organs of the United Nations. We are confident that the enlargement of the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council will truly reflect the change that has taken place in the membership of the United Nations in the past twenty years. 130.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“On a number of occasions my country has had its territorial integrity violated by the forces of neighbouring States which, either accidentally or knowingly, have crossed into Uganda in pursuit of their own refugees. I do not need to elaborate on the problems created by such incidents. 127. While Uganda is appreciative of the help so far given us by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, we should like to see a fresh approach to this problem. We therefore suggest that all refugees, irrespective of their origin, should be recognized as refugees and should be given help by one central United Nations refugee organization. 128.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“Last year, in my statement to the General Assembly [1293rd meeting], I explained that because of Uganda's central geographical position in Africa we had experienced an influx of refugees from the neighbouring countries of Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Sudan. More refugees have continued to flock into Uganda, and my Government has spent a large amount of money in affording relief and settlement. Our policy on refugees has been made very clear: while we are prepared to grant asylum to genuine refugees from neighbouring countries, we do not permit refugees or any other nationals to use Uganda, or the facilities afforded to them, to attack their own governments or to launch subversive activities in their countries of origin. 126.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“My delegation would be happy to support any initiative by this Organization to bring about a peaceful and lasting settlement in Viet-Nam within the framework of the Geneva Agreements of 1954. 124. A close study of the world scene strengthens my belief that non-alignment is the correct policy for developing countries. We wish to concentrate our efforts on the eradication of ignorance, disease and poverty. We are ready to co-operate fully with any friendly country in our struggle to raise the standard of living of our people. However, we would reject without hesitation any co-operation if it is conditional upon the acceptance by us of ideologies not of our own choosing. 125. There are other factors that are proving to be obstacles in the way of our rapid economic development.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“Many times leaders of delegations have from this rostrum repeated their belief in self-determination. We in Africa have observed a certain tendency which has disturbed us: because of the ideological conflict between East and West, certain big Powers take it upon themselves to interfere in the internal affairs of States and attempt to decide who should be in power and what path should be followed by certain developing countries in their economic or political development. 122. In the case of Viet-Nam, my delegation appeals to all the countries involved to transfer the conflict, as a matter of urgency, from the battlefield to the conference table. The Viet-Namese people should be given a chance to exercise their right of self-determination, in accordance with their legitimate right to freedom, independence and sovereignty. 123.”
1965-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 20 (1965)
“Our thanks also go to the Secretary-General, U Thant, for the important role he played in bringing about a stoppage in fighting. In spite of current reports about the non-observance of the cease-fire, we still hope that both sides will respect the Security Council resolution and that neither side will try to exploit the lull created by the cease-fire for its national advantage. My delegation strongly supports the Security Council resolution [210 (1965)] appealing to both sides to withdraw their troops to the positions they held before 5 August. Now that the fighting has stopped, it is essential that the United Nations should redouble its efforts to seek a permanent solution to this very complex and delicate problem in accordance with the resolutions adopted by this Organization. 121.”
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