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first: 1992-09-24
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“In this post-cold-war era we are determined to maintain the gains of our democracy which we have accumulated over the years, even as we face the increasing difficulties associated with the marginalization of small States in the face of bloc consolidation and other emerging trends of our time.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“Benazir Bhutto back as Prime Minister of her country and look forward to meeting her in Cyprus at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting. My delegation wishes to reiterate its resolute commitment to the democratic ideal and the concomitant free enterprise system. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, like the other countries of CARICOM, has gone through a historic constitutional journey, from Crown Colony Government, with its limited franchise, to full political independence under universal adult suffrage. We have adhered to the principles and practice of participatory democracy and the market economy, even when these ideals were not as pervasive and mandatory as they are today. We have stayed the course, by choice and conviction, and our people have reaped the benefits. They will have it no other way.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“We in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are closely observing the evolution of democracy in the States of Eastern Europe and the territories of the former Soviet Union, as well as its consolidation worldwide. We agonized with freedom-loving peoples when the Russian constitutional crisis threatened to "put democracy under a shade." We regret the loss of life that resulted from the struggle for control, and we hope that the emergence of a full- fledged system of democracy, with the ultimate power residing in the hands of the people, will not be impeded by any self-serving acts on the part of major players. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines welcomes the constitutional resolution of the political impasse in Pakistan. As a member of the Commonwealth, we welcome Mrs.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“10 General Assembly - Forty-eighth session We are firmly convinced that only integrated regional and international efforts can effectively address the drug problem, and, accordingly, we stress the need for increased local, regional and international cooperation. Greater emphasis should be placed on programmes that generate employment and income for persons attracted to drug production and trafficking as a means of livelihood. These should be pursued concurrently with programmes for the prevention of drug use and the rehabilitation of drug users. The appropriate measures must also be taken to strengthen our judicial institutions to ensure that the perpetrators of drug abuse and related crimes are brought to swift and effective justice.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“We are also encouraged by the degree of cooperation which is being developed between CARICOM and Central America. In the increasingly competitive world environment, which is gradually being dominated by large trading blocs, it is imperative for our countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to forge closer ties through economic and other forms of functional cooperation. My Government totally condemns the illicit production, trafficking in and consumption of drugs. These harbingers of violent crime and corruption pose a serious threat to the health and well-being of our economies and our people, endanger our democratic institutions and jeopardize national and regional security.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“My Government will ensure that our indigenous people continue to participate fully in national society and that their views are solicited and taken into consideration in decision-making processes that affect them and the nation as a whole. My delegation is proud to co-sponsor a draft resolution of the Standing Committee of Caribbean Ministers Responsible for Foreign Affairs of the Caribbean Community calling for the annual observance of an International Day of Indigenous Peoples. I hope that this draft resolution, when brought before this body, will be adopted by acclamation and will receive unanimous follow-up support from Member countries. The Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines welcomes and values highly the deepening of relations between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Latin America in general.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“My delegation is proud to state that in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines the indigenous people, the Caribs, are fully integrated into Vincentian society and are beneficiaries of all rights and freedoms under our Constitution. They participate fully in the political process, and today an active representative in the House of Assembly is a descendant of Joseph Chatoyer, the Paramount Chief of the Caribs and a national hero of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Our Government has also taken specific steps, through its land reform and distribution policy, to empower the Caribs, who are the main beneficiaries of the Government’s acquisition of the area formerly occupied by Orange Hill Estates, and the subsequent distribution, with title, of economically viable plots to them.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“Forced off their ancestral lands by settlers and colonizers, indigenous peoples in many parts of the world have faced untold discrimination and poverty and are often afforded little say in their political future. It is no surprise, therefore, that they are increasingly seeking to exercise their full range of human rights. The world’s communities are urged to treat minorities and indigenous peoples, and persons belonging to them, on the basis of equality, and to take measures that would, inter alia, facilitate their full participation in all aspects of the political, economic, social, religious and cultural life of the society.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“In this regard, we look forward with enthusiasm to the World Summit for Social Development in 1995, the International Conference on Population and Development in 1994, and the Global Conference on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States, which is scheduled to convene in Barbados in 1994. It is our fervent hope that the international community will recognize the special characteristics and developmental needs of this category of countries, which have not changed in the new configuration of world politics. We pray also that there will be tangible benefits following the conclusion of these Conferences. The United Nations has designated 1993 the International Year for the World’s Indigenous People.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“My delegation wishes to record, at this session of the General Assembly, our gratitude to the European Economic Community for its support for this vital component of our economies. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a small developing archipelagic State, with all the generic circumstances associated with small size, limited resources, geographical dispersion and relative isolation from markets. Naturally we also have advantages, which we continue to exploit in the national interest. Development in all its forms is of paramount national importance to us.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“We wish to thank those who have contributed to the Global Environment Facility, which makes grant funding available to poor countries so that they may properly shoulder their share of environmental responsibilities in our global community. As we observe new trends in the world economy, it is noteworthy that there is potentially greater capacity for growth of real consumption in developing countries than in the developed ones. Those of us who live in small island States have limited options in response to the international economic environment. The banana industry, which is the lifeline of our economies in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and the other countries of the Windward Islands, is currently under threat of extinction.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“The establishment by the Commission of two working groups to tackle the thorny issues of financial flows and technology transfer to the developing countries of the South, in addition to reviewing mechanisms for innovative financing of Agenda 21 and for analysing conditions that determine the flow of financial and economic resources, such as debt relief, terms of trade and commodity prices, is a positive approach, and it should give new impetus to the Forty-eighth session - 12 October l993 9 implementation of the global plan which the Rio Summit adopted to protect the world from environmental degradation through the twenty-first century.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“With the creation of a Commission on Sustainable Development and the restructuring of the economic and social functions of the United Nations, we now have the institutional arrangements in place to ensure that the measures prescribed by Agenda 21 are adequately addressed. In the interim between Rio and the convening of the first substantial session of the Commission on Sustainable Development, it appeared to many that the spirit of Rio was beginning to fade away, due in part to the failure of the industrialized countries to make firm financial commitments to the programme approved at UNCED. There is, however, renewed hope because, since the June session of the Commission, machinery has been firmly put in place to follow up on pledges made at the Rio Summit.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“My delegation is of the view that at a minimum the Security Council should be expanded to allocate permanent seats to Japan and Germany and up to six new rotating seats to be filled on a regional basis in order better to reflect the increased membership of the United Nations and the changed international situation. Certainly, we do not grant to Japan and Germany the recognition they richly deserve. The Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit was about nations joining together in common resolve to do a better job in the future and to offer our children the hope for a brighter tomorrow. The centrepiece of this international effort, Agenda 2l, is a blueprint for our planet which the Governments of the world adopted by acclamation.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“Let us not lose the momentum in our quest to give new life to the Organization. The General Assembly is a body that has been functioning below the capacity envisaged by its founding fathers. On the other hand, we have a Security Council that has expanded in scope and power without a corresponding increase in its membership or a reorganization of its functions. The need has also been established for strengthening the role of the Economic and Social Council through a better distribution of its functions and a rationalization of its activities.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“Nelson Mandela’s call for the immediate lifting of sanctions against South Africa. The delegation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is particularly pleased that four vital pieces of legislation, setting up, the Independent Electoral Commission, the Independent Media Commission, the Independent Broadcasting Authority and the Transitional Executive Council have been adopted by both the Negotiating Council and the South African Parliament, and are in the process of being enacted into law. With the changing world environment the Organization has been catapulted into new prominence and there has been renewed hope, and high expectation, as well as new ideas on the functioning of the General Assembly. The same movement of change is also of vital importance in the Security Council and in the economic and social fields.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“Stressing our commitment to the goal of the complete eradication of colonialism, we once again pledge to strengthen our solidarity with all those countries facing aggression or intervention or interference in their internal affairs. Consistent with this position, we strongly condemn the continuous efforts of certain segments of South African society to perpetuate the system of apartheid. At the same time, we welcome the recent progress towards the establishment of a non-racial democracy, paving the way for the first non-racial elections, scheduled for April 1994, and the eventual reintegration of that country into the international political and economic community. We welcome the adoption by acclamation on Friday, 8 October, of the General Assembly resolution in support of Mr.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“Regrettably, these changes do not mean the end of bloody regional conflicts. The strife in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Nagorny Karabakh and Liberia continues. In Angola, Sudan, Afghanistan and Tajikistan there is conflict and distress. The demands on the United Nations for peace-keeping and peace-building are increasing daily in the number of operations and personnel as well as in the scope of their mandates. But in order to bring peace and security to these troubled areas the international community must redouble its efforts to bring about a resolution of their conflicts. One of my country’s most important priorities is support for the right of all peoples living under colonial or alien domination and/or foreign occupation to self- determination and independence.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“My delegation wishes to state unequivocally that the measures necessary to bring about a reversal of the Serbian aggression must include the immediate immobilization of heavy weapons, placing them under effective international control, and the effective enforcement of comprehensive sanctions on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia until all the conditions in the relevant Security Council resolutions are met. My delegation calls on all those with the resources to influence a return to normality in this part of the world to honour their moral responsibility. The end of the cold war has resulted in a new spirit of cooperation between erstwhile enemies. Ongoing 8 General Assembly - Forty-eighth session restructuring of the world body is designed to enhance the capacity of the Organization for preventive diplomacy, peace-keeping and peacemaking.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“Immeasurable harm in both human and material terms has already been done, and the Serbs and Croats appear to be bent on the dismemberment of Bosnia and Herzegovina through border changes, by force and by ethnic cleansing. The international community cannot agree to a solution dictated by the Serbs and Croats at the expense of the Bosnian Muslims. We also cannot accept any territorial solution unless it has the agreement of the three parties.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“Just as my delegation has persistently endorsed the right of Israel to exist within secure borders, we assert the same right for Palestine. At the forty-fifth session of the Assembly, when we were discussing the invasion of Kuwait, my delegation called on this body to demonstrate consistency in responding to its resolutions, and we do so again. We wish to congratulate the Government of Norway on the pivotal and historic facilitating role they played in the process of mediating in the Palestinian/Israeli conflict. We admire the dignified manner of their contribution and subsequent response. The rapidly deteriorating situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina cries out for urgent resolution. The state of affairs cannot be tolerated much longer.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“From this point on all actions by the United Nations in Somalia should be aimed at winning the trust of the Somali people as a prerequisite to the re-establishment of peace and security, national reconciliation, restoration of the Somali State and the reconstruction and development of the country. My delegation congratulates the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), under the leadership of Mr. Yasser Arafat, on concluding an agreement with the Rabin Government of Israel to end hostilities among their peoples. We see this as a significant first step that will fail unless it leads to the implementation of the resolutions long agreed to in the United Nations on the territories occupied by Israel and the acceptance by the United Nations of Palestine to membership.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“Naturally, these objectives cannot be achieved unless the international community continues to work in earnest to ensure that disarmament is achieved throughout the country in conformity with the provisions of the Addis Ababa agreement of March 1993, to which all factions are signatories. In this regard, my delegation is of the view that appropriate measures must be taken against those who continue to impede disarmament, in direct contravention of Security Council resolutions and the Addis Ababa agreement. My delegation welcomes signs of a willingness to negotiate on the part of rebel forces.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“We salute the courage and commitment of those dedicated people who continue to accept considerable personal risks in order to carry out United Nations missions. The international community must take appropriate steps to protect its members and we eagerly await the submission of concrete proposals designed to enhance the safety and security of United Nations forces and personnel. It is evident that the perceived disarray in the United Nations military operation in Somalia is fuelling instability in the country and detracting from the achievement of the original goals of restoring peace and security and ensuring the distribution of humanitarian relief, thereby paving the way for the re-establishment of civil society in the country at large.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“This year the world has also been shocked by the deaths of a number of Pakistanis, Italians, Moroccans, Americans and nationals of other countries serving in the United Nations Operation in Somalia (UNOSOM). My Government takes this opportunity to express its condolences to the Governments and peoples of those countries whose nationals paid the ultimate price in their desire to bring peace and deliver humanitarian assistance to the suffering peoples of the world. We also wish to express our sympathy to the bereaved families of all those United Nations personnel who died in the line of duty. Member States must be reminded of their responsibility to protect United Nations workers and of their obligation to act promptly and effectively to deter, prosecute and punish all those responsible for violence.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“Let us pray that the clear message from the resolution of the Haitian crisis by international response will halt the ambitions of the various military aspirants there. As the United Nations moves to perform its peace-keeping, peacemaking and peace-enforcing roles in Forty-eighth session - 12 October l993 7 many troubled areas around the world, harassment, beatings and murder of its personnel, both civilian and military, are on the rise. Earlier in the year a number of United Nations personnel in the Middle East and Cambodia were slain. These killings followed the murder of a nurse working with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in Gaza and of a United Nations driver in Afghanistan.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“The interim period until President Aristide’s return to Haiti on the 30th of this month must be a time for healing and laying the groundwork for a smooth take-over, and for a concerted rehabilitation process aimed at bringing some measure of economic and political stability to that long-suffering country. My delegation takes this opportunity to reiterate our solidarity with the Haitian people, who have struggled over the past months amidst persistent and blatant human rights abuses and political repression. We hail the efforts and initiatives taken by the United Nations, the Organization of American States, and the Government of the United States of America in bringing the usurpation of authority to an end.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“Moreover, the Republic of China on Taiwan has demonstrated its capacity to be in the forefront of world economic development and should be provided with an opportunity to participate in, and contribute to, the programmes of the United Nations. My delegation heralds the signing of the United Nations- brokered Governors Island Accord last July by President Aristide and the military-backed Government of Haiti, headed by General Raoul Cedras, as an historic opportunity for the Haitian people, the hemisphere, and the principle of democratic rule.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“Adherence to the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter and the right of the world’s peoples to self- determination are the main barometers used in the admission of States to membership of this body of nations. However, the Republic of China on Taiwan, a nation of over 21 million inhabitants, which today has one of the most vigorous economies in the world, is excluded from membership of the United Nations. In this post-cold-war era, when a number of countries which once had a single identity and representation in this Organization now find ready admission as separate and sovereign members, it is appropriate that all States capable of maintaining such sovereign identity be so recognized.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“Vincent and the Grenadines welcomes the representatives of the States newly admitted to membership of the United Nations, namely, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Eritrea, the Principality of Monaco, and Andorra. We particularly wish to congratulate the people of Eritrea on winning the long battle for their self-determination, and we express the hope that their diligence in the pursuit of political independence will be combined with an appropriate strategy for economic achievement. The admission of a nation to this body always marks a significant event in the international arena as it takes us another step forward towards the objective of universal representation.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“We in CARICOM are steadfast in our commitments, and this demonstration of hemispheric solidarity augurs well for continued strengthening of our ties, not only in placing candidates in important positions in the international arena, but even more critically in promoting and securing the best interests of our member countries in the post-cold-war world. I wish to take this opportunity to express our deep appreciation to your predecessor, Mr. Stoyan Ganev, former Foreign Minister of Bulgaria, for the able and inspired manner in which he guided the work of the General Assembly at its forty-seventh session . I wish also to thank the Secretary-General, Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, for the extraordinary role he is playing in shaping the future of the international system. St.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“Vincent and the Grenadines throughout the difficult and challenging period ahead. St. Vincent and the Grenadines was pleased to be in the Chair in August 1992 when the Group of Latin American and Caribbean Countries (GRULAC) unanimously endorsed the Caribbean candidature for the Presidency of the General Assembly at its forty-eighth session. It was the first time that the Group had so acted, and I wish to congratulate all those who were involved in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) effort, and to thank all member states of the GRULAC for their cooperation.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“Mr. President, the delegation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines welcomes your election to preside over the work of the General Assembly at this its forty-eighth session. By your elevation to this exceedingly demanding position, the General Assembly has acknowledged your well-known personal merits, proven ability and professional skills. I am confident that you will guide this session to a successful conclusion of the business before us. Your country, Guyana, shares a number of common interests and affinities with St. Vincent and the Grenadines and other sister States in the Latin American and Caribbean region. It is therefore with a deep sense of pride that we congratulate you on your unanimous election and pledge the full cooperation of the delegation of St.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“We in the English-speaking Caribbean, where democracy and constitutional order have long been institutionalized, are anxious to play our legitimate part, with full recognition of our condition and the requirements for global integration. We have been reliable allies in times of struggle and turbulence. We now look forward to sharing fairly in the dividends of a durable peace to which we have contributed by our stability and resolute commitment to liberty and democracy.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“We recognize that drug trafficking is an international problem which affects the institutions and populations of different countries. My delegation wishes to reaffirm its commitment to increasing cooperation in fighting the global problem of drugs in all its aspects, be it illegal production, trafficking or consumption. This epidemic cannot be allowed to undermine our precious human resources. Accordingly, my Government will sign the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances. The world is poised on the threshold of a bold new experience in human history. The possibilities are tremendous but the challenges great.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“As man's inhumanity to man continues to manifest itself daily throughout the world, my Government remains mindful of its pledge to promote universal respect for, and observance of, human rights and fundamental freedoms in conformity with the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations. In furtherance of these goals, my Government will support the establishment of an effective international system for the protection of the fundamental rights and freedoms of all peoples, irrespective of race, sex, language or religion. We hope that this can be achieved at the World Conference on Human Rights scheduled for Vienna in June 1993. My delegation is deeply concerned that our region has become a transshipment point for illicit drugs targeted at the North American and European markets.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“Unfortunately, demands for the same leadership in the field of social development have not been given the same degree of political importance. The Organization must address this issue as a matter of priority. It is true that significant efforts are being made at the national and international levels to improve the standards of living of the world's peoples but, globally, statistics show that there are today more poor people, more unemployed and greater social insecurity, especially among the populations of developing countries. Social development problems are global in scope and require global responses. To this end my Government supports the convening of a world summit for social development at the level of Heads of State or Government in early 1995 on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“It is our hope that the recommended high-level commission on sustainable development will be established soon so that it can be convened as early as possible to ensure that follow-up action on the Rio Summit meets the hopes and aspirations of us all. Continuing progress towards democracy in many regions of the world, the obsolescence of the bipolar politics of the cold war, the overall reduction in military expenditure and the emergence of new States have elicited a positive response from the world community. The United Nations peacemaking and peace-keeping roles have increased and broadened considerably in the post-cold-war era. The world body is providing leadership in these and other vital areas.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“My delegation urges the early ratification of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Convention on Biological Diversity, which, it is felt, if honestly implemented could mitigate some of the hazards which small, island States like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and other low-lying coastal developing States face. My delegation takes note of the renewed commitment made by developed countries to achieve the United Nations target of 0.7 per cent of their gross national product for development assistance to developing countries and, where this target has not yet been achieved, to augment their aid programmes in order to reach that target as soon as possible or by the year 2000.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“As Chairman of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean Countries during the month of July 1992, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines initiated action within the Group to coordinate the activities of member countries in follow-up action at the multilateral organizations as well as in the wider international community. My Government regards the agreement reached at the Rio Summit as an important start of a process that could eventually change the way the world approaches the challenge of fostering economic growth. We are particularly pleased that issues such as the sustainability of islands, the alleviation of poverty, the sustainable development of all types of forests, and the environmentally sound management of solid waste were addressed.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“In this regard we shall continue to work towards the maintenance of our traditional relationship with the European Community even as we make the transition towards eventual free trade. The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, which brought together the largest gathering of world leaders ever in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 3 to 14 June is now history. We must now translate 12 days of debates into positive action, or posterity will remember us for wasting a great opportunity to set the agenda for the preservation of our environment.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“In this regard the Governments and people of the four Windward Islands will redouble their efforts to ensure that powerful forces working in their own interest do not destroy our economies by prematurely reversing the marketing regime under which we sell our bananas to the countries of the European Economic Community. We expect the international community to understand that, with the best will and intention in the world, small, resource-impoverished islands like ours constitute a special case in economic development. Nothing has changed these circumstances. As the international order moves in the direction of free trade, my delegation expresses the strong conviction that special attention should be paid to traditional trading arrangements which have sustained economic growth and democracy in many parts of the world.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“In the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States, we established free trade in 1988. In the wider CARICOM grouping, the 1984 Nassau Agreement on Structural Adjustment and the 1989 Grand Anse Declaration expressed the urgency which the regional leadership attaches to the transformation process. Even as we welcome recent hemispheric trade and investment initiatives aimed at enhancing the mobility of goods and services and creating greater opportunity for people, my country, as well as others in the Windward Islands grouping, is concerned that the vital economic interests of small States like ours are very marginal as the powerful developed countries of the world move to consolidate their markets in extensive trading blocs.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“The momentum generated by the convening and successful conclusion in January 1992 of the First Ministerial Conference between CARICOM and the countries of the Central American isthmus at San Pedro Sula in Honduras must be maintained. Guatemala's recognition of the independence of Belize and the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries are positive and welcomed developments, facilitating the deepening of relations between member States of the Caribbean Community and the countries of Central America. The Caribbean region, and especially the countries of the Windward Islands, of which Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a part, have firmly committed themselves to structural adjustment and other economic reforms designed to increase their export earnings and competitiveness in the global economy.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“With regard to the political situation in Central America, my delegation welcomes the Peace Agreement on El Salvador, signed in January 1992 at Chapultepec. We wish to congratulate Colombia, Spain, Mexico and Venezuela on the very important role they played in the negotiating process. A profound debt of gratitude is also owed to Mr. Javier Perez de Cuellar for his efforts in the service of peace in Central America, which are being continued by the new Secretary-General, Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali. My delegation is particularly pleased by recent developments in relations between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the countries of Central America.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“We feel that because of its critical involvement in the Haitian elections and its generic role as guarantor of international human rights, the United Nations has a special responsibility to the people of Haiti, who have never had the good fortune to enjoy the basic human rights and freedoms that the international community has agreed are fundamental to human dignity. The present situation calls for serious attention by the world body, working in tandem with the Organization of American States. Expressions of concern should be matched by concrete action. We share the anguish of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and the forces of democracy, and join him in his impassioned call for action now.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“We are, however, deeply concerned about the difficulties which are being encountered by the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) in the implementation of the Agreements. My delegation joins the call for all concerned parties to permit the deployment of all components of UNTAC in the areas under its control so that it can carry out its full function in implementing the provisions of the Paris Agreements. The situation in Haiti remains one of extreme concern to my country. We have already condemned, in no uncertain terms, the attempted illegal replacement of the constitutional President, the widespread use of violence, the coercion by the military, and the violation of human rights in that country.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“My country firmly believes that the only durable solution to the historical conflict lies in the full recognition and establishment of the right of the Palestinians to self-determination and the corresponding right of the State of Israel to exist within secure and guaranteed borders. The definition and maintenance of secure borders at this time in world history has the benefit of modern technology, as the Gulf war has decisively shown. After a decade of mediation by the United Nations in the war over Cambodia, the historic signing of the Paris Peace Agreements by the warring factions on 23 October 1991 offers real hope for ending hostilities in that troubled country.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“My delegation welcomes the current peace efforts and prays for a just, comprehensive and lasting solution to the Middle East crisis, the core of which, in our opinion, is the question of Palestine. My delegation reiterates the importance of this issue and calls for the same consistency on the part of the United Nations that was so evident when the resolutions dealing with the invasion of Kuwait were before us. It is our hope that the ongoing peace process will result in a resolution of the conflict based on United Nations Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973).”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“The cease-fire agreement which European and United Nations negotiators reached with warring factions in Bosnia is a step in the right direction. We are heartened by increased efforts to aid the long-suffering people of Somalia in the Horn of Africa. We continue to be concerned about the famine and the condition of human life in sub-Saharan Africa. My delegation implores the international community to pay the necessary attention to the plight of these people. We wish to draw attention to, and emphasize, the urgent need for policy reform that would make it possible to reduce drought through reforestation, and avoid famine created by wasteful military expenditure.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)