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“However, it is useful to recall in this connection that was the United Nations which managed to produce a set of solution-oriented principles, and those principles are still fully valid. 188. We therefore believe that any solution must take into account, inter alia the following considerations. 189. A negotiated solution is needed which will provide for the right of all States in the region, including Israel, to exist within secure and internationally recognized frontiers, with justice and security for all peoples. It must at the same time ensure recognition and exercise of the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination and to establish their own form of political organization. Also, the time factor is of essential importance in attaining a just and equitable solution. 190.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“Of particular importance are the basic principles set forth by the Group to that effect, which are in keeping with international law. It is to be hoped that this work will continue, reaching a stage of practicalities in order to consolidate peace, which is the goal of our collective efforts. 185. My country is always prepared to co-operate constructively at both the regional and international world levels to attain this goal, to rescue Central America from global tensions and conflicts and from outside interference. 186. We should also note that, unfortunately, no progress has been made in the Middle East situation. The valuable peace initiatives taken in 1982 and the encouraging talks held in 1983 by various parties have not produced tangible results, and there now seems to be general uncertainty as to the future. 187.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“Uruguay once again reiterates its fervent appeal for a search for peaceful and worthy solutions and again expresses its readiness to co-operate with other nations to this end. The United Nations can and must play a proper role in the creation of a legal and political framework that will make such solutions possible. 183. My country, as a member of the family of Latin American nations, particularly affected by the scale of suffering afflicting many human beings because of the persistence of violence in Central America. 184. Security Council resolution 530 (1983), which was adopted unanimously, traced a path for resolving the tragic crisis situation in that region. In that legal and political framework, Uruguay firmly supports the efforts of the Contadora Group to find satisfactory solutions.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“My country has taken a clear and well-defined position on the substance of the question, the legitimate rights of the Argentine Republic to sovereignty over the islands. 181. Twenty years ago, the Uruguayan delegation stated the need for a negotiated solution. Today we reiterate that position based on international law. It is therefore necessary, as we requested at the thirty-seventh session and as was approved by an overwhelming majority, that this dispute be placed firmly in the framework of negotiations within the United Nations and with the participation of the Secretary-General. 182. It is necessary to avoid military preparations and to set aside all the factors which could provoke confrontation.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“179. As I said at the beginning of the statement, Uruguay is completely at one with the need to mobilize the political will required to reach real solutions. If we believe we will attain such results by simply talking, if every period of tranquillity is interpreted as weakness that can be exploited to pursue a destabilizing armaments policy, we shall not be able to translate into reality the demands of our peoples. That can be attained only with the clear and uniform conviction that peace is the essential and supreme good. Inevitably, all efforts must be aimed at reaching this inescapable goal, leaving aside rhetoric and dialectics. 180. The question of the Malvinas Islands occupies a significant place among the matters deserving the attention of the international community.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“It is clear that this phenomenon, negative from the economic and security angle, cannot be disassociated from the existing international tensions and conflicts. It is wishful thinking to imagine really effective disarmament if that is not preceded and accompanied by measures to re-establish confidence and to create an atmosphere of dialogue and understanding. T76. In this context, direct negotiations between the parties should lead to gradual, mutual and verifiable disarmament with the necessary guarantees. 177. Uruguay firmly supports United Nations efforts for disarmament, especially the efforts directed towards a comprehensive programme. 178. Likewise, the creation of denuclearized zones, following the example set for Latin America by the Treaty of Tlatelolco would be a positive and practical step worthy of our every encouragement.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“In this connection, my country supports the efforts to launch the global negotiations in which the elimination of barriers to trade in foodstuffs will necessarily have to be faced. 174. Multilateral co-operation for development within the framework of the United Nations is of course not immune to the difficulties besetting the international economy. Nevertheless, the agreement reached on the institutional aspects of science and technology for development shows that progress can be made if we work with good will to preserve and perfect the multilateral instruments for co-operation that have been created through so much effort. 175. Against the background of the serious international economic situation the increase in nuclear and highly sophisticated conventional weapons looms menacingly.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“If in the final analysis the only real way to meet cur financial obligations is through exporting our products, the urgency of the present circumstances requires the adoption of special, imaginative solutions in keeping with the gravity of the situation. Among these could be an increase in special drawing rights, the renegotiation of external debt with favourable rates of interest and repayment terms and the necessary co-operation by financial organizations, public and private, operating in the international sphere. 173. Progress in those areas could make possible new breakthroughs in other areas, within the context of a constructive global dialogue, in tune with the reality of a world economy that is becoming increasingly interdependent and integrated.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“It is obvious that it is the nations with the greatest possibilities and economic power that, using various means and mechanisms, are currently practicing the greatest protectionism and providing the largest subsidies for their exports. To the extent that this situation persists, there will be an ever-increasing gap between the rich and the poor countries, with the inevitable consequence of internal conflicts with international implications. 171. Unless the developed world plays a real, positive role in this respect, prospects for the growth of the other countries will be non-existent in real terms and the world economy will continue to go through crisis and confrontation. 172. The difficulties facing the developing countries in financing their external indebtedness are notorious.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“I have in mind the production and marketing of foodstuffs, on the one hand, and malnutrition and hunger, on the other. 169. It is clear that until restrictions and disparities in the marketing of agricultural products and foodstuffs are eliminated, the productive capacity of the developing countries will be limited, with tragic consequences in regard to food supply. 169 My country hopes that this crucial matter, affecting the larger part of mankind, will be tackled with determination. In this connection, we firmly call for the elimination of protectionist mechanisms and export subsidies used by the industrialized countries. 170.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“The past 40 years have provided a wealth of evidence that armed conflicts have ceased to be the exclusive province of the nations with real might in terms of armaments. Development has ceased to be a guarantee of peace; it cannot be unless it is universalized. Hence, an enormous responsibility will be borne by those who, able to contribute to eliminating differences, instead increase them. Similarly, there will be inevitable consequences for all who take irresponsibly protectionist stands, believing that by generating greater wealth for themselves they will promote in others the meekness and resignation of poverty. 168. In that connection, Uruguay wishes once again to emphasize two matters that are closely linked and that are of the greatest significance.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“The industrialized countries can no longer ignore the evidence that their own well-being and prosperity as well as their prospects for progress and peaceful development are indissolubly linked to the purchasing power of the developing countries. Therefore, the international community, in particular the developed countries, must bear in mind that the progressive and accelerating financial and economic strangulation of the developing countries that we are now witnessing will without any doubt sweep along the industrialized countries, whose standards of living and, consequently, political and social stability will inevitably be affected, placing the world in a situation of generalized chaos. Should that happen, there will be no solution in time to prevent suffering by all the peoples of the world. 167.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“But it is also clear that the developed countries, given their weight and impact, have a primary responsibility in the present situation and in the possibilities to correct it. 164. These circumstances should not lead, however, to confrontation or a dialectical showdown, since we know that in an interdependent world we all need each other, but it is essential that we test out together new paths in order to explore new prospects for real and effective cooperation. 165. The search for new paths must be carried out urgently, with sharp imagination and full awareness of the responsibility of the present grave crisis, the solution of which, in terms of trade and in more dramatic terms of external debt financing, makes a real commitment absolutely vital. 166.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“In describing the present situation—leaving aside exercises in economic abstractions or in the performance of variables in mathematical models—we must bear in mind the very serious social and human condition, inseparable from the crisis which affects us all. 162. That is the harsh reality besetting us; it calls for solutions and answers. That is why the understandable frustration at sterile efforts must be replaced by a renewed impetus to seek solutions within the international community. 163. The more than limited results of the sixth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development should be grounds for deep reflection. There can be no doubt but that all countries, developed and developing, have a sovereign right to direct and administer their economies and to foster their progress as each sees fit.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“I am referring in particular to external debt servicing, to the protectionism practiced by the industrialized countries, to the fall in the prices of export commodities and to the drastic reduction in development financing, both public and private, as well as to the high interest rates in the international financial market. 160. In that context, it is hard to imagine how some countries can find the resources to finance new projects and to modernize our industries, when there is a reduction in the flow of investments and when our exports cannot be placed in the protected markets of the developed world, at the same time that our financial obligations are increasing. 161.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“It is vital, therefore, for each Government and each representative to help produce the political will necessary to resolve the serious questions with which we are concerned. I shall deal next with the main factors of those questions, for it is only through political will that we are able to meet the just aspirations of our peoples. 159. In this connection, we must emphasize, in the first place, the grave situation of the international economy. This situation has a world-wide impact, but it has the most serious effect on the developing countries—not merely because of the temporary difficulties, however grave they may be, but because our countries seem to be immersed in a protracted crisis in which various factors work together to hamper our possibilities.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“Today, more than ever before, we must do our utmost to attain peace, through the full implementation of the principles of international law. 156. Our country is deeply committed to this goal and has reiterated our steadfast confidence in the peaceful settlement of disputes, in moderation and in constructive dialogue, inspired by respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of States. 157. We have come to the Assembly deeply disturbed at the extremely difficult times that mankind is going through, a time of deep crisis in supreme spiritual values, a time of economic crisis, of distrust and lack of understanding between States, bringing in their train difficulties and confrontations which affect international relations more every day and endanger peaceful coexistence between nations—the supreme purpose of the Organization. 158.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“Uruguay comes to this session of the General Assembly to renew its commitment to the principles and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations. The efforts made by the Organization and the activities of the various organs of the system to attain faithfully all their noble goals, therefore, merit our firm support. 154. We must observe, unfortunately, that many centers of conflict and political tension persist and contribute, in one fashion or another, to keeping the world in an unstable and dangerous state of affairs. Given this uncertain situation in which the peace and security of mankind are at stake, we cannot permit procrastination or omissions, for the United Nations has a vital role to play to prevent conflicts and to contribute to the peaceful solution of disputes. 155.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“149. Mr. President, first of all I should like to express our satisfaction at seeing you preside over the work of the thirty-eighth session. We are quite certain that with your experience and vast knowledge of the Organization you will wisely and skilfully discharge your functions. 150. We also wish to thank your predecessor, Mr. Imre Hollai, for his work in the last session. 151. We also welcome Saint Christopher and Nevis as a new member of the Organization. It is a country also belonging to the family of Latin American nations. 152. Before beginning my address, I should like to express our sympathy to the victims of the attack against government officials of the Republic of Korea. We extend our condolences to them. This deed demonstrates the state of violence in the world and deserves the most emphatic condemnation. 153.”
1983-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 38 (1983)
“It is an unavoidable and daily task that poses: a crucial challenge, one we must face and one we must overcome, guided by the same spirit of solidarity and brotherhood, as we continue along the path of peace and justice towards the new conditions the future holds in store for mankind.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“In conclusion, my Government is prepared to support any effort designed to strengthen the Organization and to enable it fully to assume its responsibilities. Hence, we shall make a firm contribution to creating a climate favorable to dialogue and trust, to civilized and fruitful coexistence, starting along the road towards a community of nations without tutors or pupils, a community in which the legal equality of States will be expressed through a policy of full respect for the right of everyone freely to choose his own future without interference or aggression. This is the task we all face.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“It is also necessary to say that with the passing of time and in the light of many painful and enlightening experiences it will become necessary to consider the possibility of giving thought to the most effective means of organizing the system of voting in the Security Council, above all in order to preserve intact its constitutional power to act for the preservation of peace, which is the very reason it was brought into being. 33!. It is then fittingóand in this regard we fully agree with the proposal made by the Secretary- Generalóto hold a special meeting of the Security Council. This would be a frank, determined action that would enable us realistically to face those problems in the solution of which we are all ineluctably engaged. 332.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“In this same line of thinking, I have no doubt that Uruguay will honor its commitment to America and to the world for the harmonious convergence of both currents, so that we can devote all our efforts to serving the aim of closer and more reciprocal constructive co-operation. 329. With regard to matters relating to the functions of the Security Council, the distressing events that occurred during this year make it more than ever necessary to amend the rule of unanimity that was established for the benefit of the permanent members of the Security Council, a rule that tends to perpetuate an obvious situation of privilege the exercise of which paralyses the Council's mission for peace. 330.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“"With its demographic influence, its common cultural tradition, its enormous and unexploited riches and its dedication to peace and law, Latin America has a!! the conditions necessary to constitute an influential area, not only in economic alignment but in the political and cultural spheres as well, within an international order where im-balances of power give rise to voluntary or involuntary situations of domination. "Setting aside questionable schemes used to group countries according to their level of development or relative power, I should like to see a Latin America that would be a totally new and independent force projected into the future as the continent of hope, of freedom and of justice, as the bridge and the link between the more developed and the most backward areas of the world." 328.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“In this way we shall be able to make gradual but steady progress in maintaining and consolidating international peace and security, developing co-operation among nations, promoting the rules of international law and improving relations among States as well as on questions of the procedure for the peaceful settlement of disputes both regionally and internationally. 327. Only two months ago, our President Alvarez, analyzing the Latin American scene during a recent meeting of the Latin American Integration Association, said: "A world of super-Powers and mini-States, of groups of countries with enormous imbalances in their relative development, is their share in the fruits of progress and in their capacity to negotiate, calls for concerted action by those countries that are more excluded than weak, in order that it may become more just.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“We reaffirm our faith in the present and permanent relevance of this civilization and we express our steadfast support for all measures aimed at overcoming the obstacles in the path of the development of harmonious relations and mutual respect based on justice among all the peoples of the world. 326. We place our greatest hope in the common effort of all those in the Organization and in the firm and unswerving application of the means and instruments available to the Organization.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“That percentage bears no reasonable relationship to the funds appropriated by the Organization for programmes of work of a substantial nature in the economic, social and humanitarian fields. 324. Finally, we should like to make reference to something of special importanceónamely, the strengthening of the role of the Organization and equitable representation of its members of the Security Council. 325. As I have already said, Uruguay fully understands and supports the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, which are those that have always guided our foreign policy. Support for the objectives of international peace and security are, in the end, identified with the aims of the civilization to which we all belong.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“This is a budget in which the concept of zero growth is used for the first time, after many years of sustained increases. The comprehensive nature of the budget appropriations does not entail an increase in the financial burden. 323. The support of my country for this policy of austerity is based upon the unavoidable need to rationalize the hyperactivity of the United Nations and prevent the dispersal of effort. In this context, we should like the process of identifying and eliminating activities that are outdated, inefficient or of marginal usefulness to be intensified. This also applies to reduction of the very high percentage of costs absorbed by salaries and staff contributions.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“We firmly believe that development and security are intimately linked concepts and it could be said that there can be no integral development without the counterbalance of collective economic security through a multilateral juridical system that guarantees the full implementation of the rules and principles of co-operation for development. This is also applicable to the area of defense, in the case of economic measures or actions aimed at thwarting the sovereign will of States, the maintenance of the essential conditions of free and normal economic development and, in the last analysis, the effective practical application of international economic justice. 322. Uruguay has voted in favor of the program budget for the biennium 1982-1983.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“It is worth noting that the developing countries have initiated a very significant attempt to establish a South-South dialogue through the implementation of a wide range of activities involving economic cooperation. Uruguay has participated and is participating with enthusiasm and good faith in this process, which offers clear hope of widening the basis of the economies of the developing countries and of bettering the standard of living if their peoples. That common effort is an appropriate and suitable response to the needs and requirements of our time, always bearing in mind the solidarity that must prevail among countries that are going through similar stages of development. 321.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“Within this context, we fully support the aims of and the steps taken to ensure the relaunching of global negotiations, on the understanding that what will be discussed concerning this subject is of interest to everyone in the international community. These negotiations must be carried out in conditions of absolute equality. 319. It is difficult to understand how in the world of today we could reach agreements on energy and financing, international trade, protectionism and readjustment, raw materials and food, and industrialization and technology without the representation of all those interested and concerned. There must be an end to exclusion and selective participation and the question of the formal initiation of global negotiations must as soon as possible be brought to the Assembly. 320.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“A new world energy order must assure access by all non-oil- producing countries with a limited economic potential to sources of supply at reasonable and predictable prices. We must also consider the development and international financing of new and alternative sources of energy. This must be a pre-condition of the establishment of any new international economic order. 317. The developing countries are not resigned to this critical situation but insist upon a clear-cut position regarding the adoption of decisions by international bodies and greater participation in the acceptance of such instruments. 318.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“Within the same line of reasoning and with reference to international trade, we must note the grave damage done to economic development in general and to food production and agricultural and industrial development in particular by the discriminatory practices and tariff barriers applied in many parts of the world, particularly by the developed countries. 315. We believe that the creation of an effective system of global security in the food sector must be accompanied by the parallel creation of an international financing system which will not be prejudicial to the food-producing developing countries. A new world food order is a prerequisite for any international economic order. 316. Within the structural readjustment that we are proposing, the problem of energy is also a priority that must be dealt with as a whole.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“Within an economic framework such as that which exists today, which is marked by an intense and ever greater interdependence among the peoples of the world, it is imperative to find solutions based on a global economic approach, which makes it necessary to adopt a long-term global economic policy. This requires the optimum allocation of resources, which in turn signifies the redistribution and relocation of industries according to the competitive capacity of each country, the general opening of economies in order to ensure an effective interplay of the laws of competition, and the adoption of a strategy capable of covering ail the developing areas without excluding key sectors. 314.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“The persistence of recessionary and inflationary processes, the increase in unemployment, the instability of exchange rates, imbalances in the balance of payments of the industrialized countries, the consequent irritating protectionist reactions and, finally, why not say it?óthe indifference and the lack of the political will on the part of the industrialized countries to face the demands imposed by the overwhelming world crisisóinexorably delay the economic progress of the developing countries, which are the majority of those gathered in the Assembly. 313.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“This is a harsh reminder of our unavoidable responsibility. 311. This question cannot be considered in isolation from the matter of trade, where we feel the effects of tariff barriers in our efforts to attain efficient food and agricultural production. That is especially true in those developing countries which have the good fortune of possessing great resources to contribute to the feeding of the world but which, because of actions {taken by industrialized nations, must face trade and marketing problems, to which I shall refer later. 312. Concerning the world economic situation, we must express our. deep concern at the gradual and continuing deterioration within an acute process that seems to accelerate day by day.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“In the field of health, it is fitting to mention specifically the fact that Uruguay has begun a massive vigorous campaign to vaccinate all our population. This is the culmination of the constant work of prophylaxis that has been an ongoing concern of the health services of my country. 309. It is also worth noting that, in the Held of education, my Government is making every effort to implement an ambitious literacy program which will finally eliminate the already very low rate of illiteracy of no more than 5 per cent. The first stage of this campaign has successfully been completed recently this year. 310. It is paradoxical to note that at this time when we have witnessed the greatest achievements and progress and when science and technology borders on science fiction there still remain groups of people living in abject poverty.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“Uruguay, a developing country, cannot accept with criminal indifference the suffering of others as well as the passivity of the machinery of a system that in practice violates the basic tenets of the Organization. 307. These situations, which deny the very minimum of human solidarity, demand the priority attention of the Assembly in order to restructure the links of interdependence and find solutions capable of alleviating the scourge of hunger and its cause, destitution. We must have the necessary political will to adopt appropriate measures allowing us to expect a certain measure of success in the struggle for better health and education in order to improve the lot of mankind and enhance the sanctity of life. 308.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“None the less, it is our earnest hope that these aims will not become obscured by rhetoric, as has unfortunately happened frequently in the international community, which shows the international community's incapacity to go beyond the level of mere statements at a time when crucial and ongoing challenges facing mankind call for strong substantive action. 304. We know that there are good intentions; we know that there is no lack of theoretical concepts; but the shaping of a more just and equitable world economy, as well as the establishment of a legal order in a world fraught with individualism and violence, is still mere aspirations and nothing more. 305. A question affecting the whole of mankind on which we cannot remain silent is that of hunger and poverty which ruthlessly afflict more than 900 million people in the world. 306.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“There are other initiatives aimed at consolidating the objectives adopted by the Assembly when pro-claiming international years, such as the Year of the Child in 1979 and the Year of Disabled Persons in 1981. We support these initiatives. Given my Government's prime interest in these matters, we noted with satisfaction the considerable progress made in the drafting of a convention on the rights of the child, as well as that concerning the implementation of the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons, designed to prevent incapacitating disabilities and to promote rehabilitation and the full integration of the handicapped into society. 303.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“In the same spirit, Uruguay has taken part in the work of the Commission on Human Rights is preparing a convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading acts. 300. We have also reaffirmed our interest in any measure contributing to the strengthening and expanding of the machinery of the Organization to improve the effective enjoyment of individual rights and fundamental freedoms. 301. We also strongly support the planned international campaign against drug trafficking, within the context of the international Strategy for Drug Abuse Control. This campaign is designed to achieve the eradication of another human scourge. 302.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“Faithful to this idea, we have adhered to the proclamation by the General Assembly of the World Communications Year and we are ready within our means to take part in the Plan of Action to be undertaken next year. To this end, we have already established a National Committee in our country in which all the relevant ministries and government services are represented. 298. Uruguay is a party to the international Covenants on Human rights, including the Optional Protocol to the international Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. It has always fought in every forum against the death penalty. Hence we were pleased to note the significant progress made in the drafting of a second optional protocol to abolish capital punishment, a vestige of history that denies the first right of manóthe right to life. 299.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“The objective of the Conference was to analyze at the world level those problems concerning the cosmos at a time when we are approaching a quarter century of the space age. Uruguay participated actively in the work of that Conference, firmly convinced that it was the appropriate time to take stock of the past and the present in order to make a realistic projection for the future with a view to genuine international co-operation on this question. 296. The enormous increase in the field of communications and the interdependence of peoples that provide our civilization with a real sense of unity has made it imperative for the field of communications to become an essential element in the economic and social development of all countries. 297.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“A signal achievement of these two meetings was the renewal of the "spirit of Stockholm", the solemn ratification by more than 100 nations of their commitment to preserve the environment, thus ensuring a vital framework for humanity and the common heritage of future generations. The Nairobi and the Action Plan for the Human Environment? that were adopted represent a new policy approach. It is a more systematic and technical approach which includes a considerable strengthening of international action on the subject and the implementation of the resolutions adopted at the /M Meeting of Senior Government Officials Expert in Environmental Law, which my country was pleased to host in October and November 1981. 295. The Second United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space was held last August at Vienna.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“This would allow us to reach our objective, which would constitute an achievement of prime importance for the stability of international relations and the consolidation of world peace. 294. With regard to the environment, 1982 has been a year rich in important events, to which our country contributed decisively and with conviction. The session of a special character that was convened by the Governing Council of UNEP last May in Nairobi commemorating the tenth anniversary of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, which was held in 1972 in Sweden, was followed by the tenth session of the Governing Council.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“It is also based on co-operation for the development of scientific research, the protection and pres-ervation of the marine environment, the administration by an international authority of that zone, of the sea-bed and the ocean floor beyond national jurisdiction with the necessary powers for organizing and controlling those activities related to the exploration and exploitation of resources and the establishment of a production policy for that zone and a comprehensive system for the settlement of disputes. 293. However, we regret that some countries were not able to overcome their difficulties with respect to certain points and cast a favorable vote. Nevertheless, we trust and hope that they will be able to reconsider their position for the benefit of the common good.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“This year we have witnessed a historic event of great importance: the approval by the great majority of the international community of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea,- which establishes a new and comprehensive legal order applicable to the seas and based on the recognition of the sovereign rights and jurisdiction of the littoral States in the waters adjacent to their coasts, in an exclusive economic zone, and on the continental shelf, with due regard for the jus communication and the rational exploitation of the resources of the sea. 292.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“The efforts to prevent and punish crimes committed against diplomatic agents and other persons enjoying immunities established in international law are based on the adoption in New York, m 1973, of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents. But we believe that a multilateral machinery must be established to deal with acts of terrorism affecting ordinary persons who do not enjoy the special protection of those immunities, but who are, none the less, entitled to international protection as human beings. 291.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“Although the maintenance of internal security is the responsibility of each individual State, co-operation among countries is essential to prevent and punish, in a co-ordinate way, crimes with international implications. 289. Although consideration of the underlying causes of acts of terrorism and violence deserve attention, it must not lead us to delay indefinitely the search for remedies to deal with what is an undeniable fact: that acts of terrorism are invariably repeated, deserving the repudiation of all civilized nations. 290.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)
“and collective security, whatever the political pretexts invoked for their commission. 287. Uruguay is a party to all the conventions adopted within the United Nations system and the Organization of American States with the aim of preventing and punishing acts of terrorism. It has also participated very actively in the work of the Ad Hoc Committee on International Terrorism. Several of its proposals on the subject have been approved by that Committee. 288. Notwithstanding our recognition of the efforts that have been made, we must firmly state our dis-appointment at the fact that the international community has not adopted practical, specific and comprehensive measures to deal effectively with the grave and complex problem of terrorism.”
1982-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 37 (1982)