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first: 1986-09-24
most recent: 1994-09-24
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“Since then, the Palestinian cause has continued to be the focal point of the conflict, which has lasted for decades and has led to three bloody wars; taken thousands of lives and caused millions to leave their homes; broken apart thousands of families; destroyed property; and caused incalculable losses. Therefore, it is no wonder that the just settlement of the question of Palestine is the key to resolving the conflict and restoring peace.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“Let us pray that God the all-powerful will guide the leaders of the various factions in Somalia towards reconciliation so that peace may prevail over all parts of that sister country and enable it to work towards reconstruction and development and to resume its place as an active member of the international community. Any observer who is familiar with the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict in the Middle East region will be certainly aware of the fact that the identity and destiny of Palestine have been at the core of the Arab-Israeli problem from the very outset, and the fuse that detonated the terrible explosion of conflict from as far back as the British mandate.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“Although Yemen previously had the honour of taking part in the efforts deployed to achieve national reconciliation through the Conference held in Djibouti two years ago, and although the national groups in Somalia have not committed themselves to implementing the resolutions of that Conference, we shall spare no effort in working for the desired comprehensive national reconciliation in Somalia. It is only fair to commend here the role performed by our Secretary-General, Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, and the interest he takes in the Somalia tragedy.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“We urge the international community to redouble its efforts at the humanitarian level and we invite the factions in Forty-eighth session - 7 October l993 13 Somalia to rise to the level of their responsibilities and to work on a basis conducive to reconciliation, to reject factionalism and false sensitivities and to see that the country’s interests triumph over narrow, factional ones so that it may be possible to rebuild what has been destroyed by that cruel war and pursue the path of development and progress.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“This makes it easier and possible to resolve problems. Everyone is well aware that factors tending to rapprochement between the two countries outweigh the factors of discord. I can say that my last contact with King Fahd, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, was positive and that I found him to be aware of the need for fraternity and cooperation between our two countries. The deplorable situation in Somalia demands that, in addition to what the international forces are doing to establish peace and security there and in addition to international support, further efforts should be deployed to initiate national reconciliation between the various factions.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“Following initial contacts last year in Geneva, a joint committee of experts was set up to negotiate the border problem that lies at the forefront of the two countries’ bilateral concerns. That committee has held five rounds of negotiations, the most recent of which was held at T’az two months ago. In the meantime, other contacts have been taking place between President Ali Abdullah Saleh and King Fahd, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, through an exchange of letters, the last of which was the letter I delivered to His Majesty King Fahd. Notwithstanding the complexities of the border problem between the two sister countries, we continue to be optimistic as to the outcome of negotiations, since both countries are desirous of seeing the talks crowned with success and since good intentions exist on both sides.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“Similarly, Yemen’s relations with other sister countries are based on historic kinship and religious links and on the fact that we all belong to one and the same Nation. That is the reason why Yemen has always stood by its brethren in neighbouring countries and in the Arab world in general and has always endeavoured to raise such relations to the level that would enable it to perform its role vis-à-vis Arab and international issues. As regards the border issues between Yemen and Saudi Arabia, Yemen has been engaged since November 1972 in talks with our brethren in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in a climate of goodwill and with a genuine desire to turn a new leaf.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“However, this sound beginning is but a key, albeit an important key, to the doors which, when fully opened, will allow movement on the economic, security and trade tracks towards economic integration and security cooperation between all the region’s countries especially now that between Yemen and Oman there are the initial steps towards easy access for passengers and goods. There is no doubt that Yemeni-Omani relations are of special significance to the future stability and prosperity of the region. They represent a practical and important beginning to the much needed process of putting the Arab house in order both at the regional and the Arab levels. They are also relations that pose no threat to the interests of others as they are open, transparent and well-defined as regards their ends and means.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“At the same time, my country reaffirms the need to preserve the unity and territorial integrity of Iraq, and we ask that there be no further destruction of Iraq’s economic, scientific and social infrastructures. Following the establishment of the Republic of Yemen, my country declared that one of the goals of Yemeni unity is to contribute to the security and stability of our region and to promote cooperation and integration between all its countries. In pursuance of that objective, relations between Oman and Yemen have been strengthened and have become a model to be followed.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“There is no doubt that our Kuwaiti brethren are well aware of the fact that the sovereignty, independence and security of Kuwait cannot be guaranteed indefinitely by dependence on international protection alone but must have its solid basis in sound and equitable relations between their country and Iraq in the framework of a climate of security and fraternal reconciliation in the region. Given Iraq’s readiness to cooperate in the implementation of Security Council resolutions, we believe that the blockade against Iraq is no longer justified. Indeed, the suffering of the Iraqi people has reached an intolerable level, and we do not believe that the international community is prepared to accept the death of innocent women, children and old people because of lack of medication.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“None the less, this can never be achieved in a lasting and definitive manner unless the two countries reach a mutually acceptable formula of agreement and the Arab countries, in particular, as well as the international community as a whole, guarantee strict adherence to such agreement so that neither of the two countries may breach it. Such agreement should make it possible to reassure the State of Kuwait that the events of 2 August 1990 will not recur and also make it possible to resolve all outstanding issues so as to prevent any future dispute.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“For that reason, the Republic of Yemen has 12 General Assembly - Forty-eighth session continued to urge the Iraqi leaders to carry out all that is called for in international resolutions. In that context the responsiveness and readiness to cooperate demonstrated until now by the Government of Iraq are cause for optimism and should lead us to review the sanctions that are now in place. Similarly, ensuring the territorial integrity and safeguarding the sovereignty and independence of the Republic of Kuwait are an absolute necessity.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“One million of our expatriate countrymen had to return to Yemen as a result of that war, and yet we have not received any external assistance from any quarter whatever to lighten the burden of that return. The Republic of Yemen is and has always been against the use of armed force in resolving conflicts. We reject the idea of the acquisition of the territories of others by force. That is why our position on this situation remains unchanged. We consider that Kuwait is a sovereign, independent State and not part of any other State. Since the Republic of Yemen is an Arab country that, geographically, is part of the Arabian Peninsula, we have been deeply chagrined by what happened between the two neighbouring, sister countries of Iraq and Kuwait, and by the resultant deep cracks in the edifice of Arab solidarity.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“Our success in opting for democracy on the basis of pluralism and the multiparty system clearly demonstrates that the seeds of democracy can germinate in any soil once it is planted and is not the preserve of any special soil. No one should marvel, however, at the success of democracy in our country. Yemen, as historians know, was the first cradle of the practice of "Shura", that is to say parliamentary activity, from as far back as the days of the Kingdom of Sabã 2,800 years ago. This is attested to in the Holy Koran and other earlier books of revelation. Three years have passed since the unfortunate invasion of Kuwait by Iraq and the second Gulf crisis that ensued. My country continues to suffer the terrible consequences of that crisis.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“Furthermore, on 27 April of this year the Republic of Yemen crowned its march towards democracy with general parliamentary elections that were free, impartial and honest. Representatives of international organizations that defend democratic ideals participated by following those elections closely and monitoring their proper procedure. Western and Arab monitors welcomed that democratic exercise in Yemen, and The New York Times described the events in our country as "a true Arab revolution". In the light of all this, we believe we are justified in feeling a sense of pride as we take part in this session against the backdrop of such achievement by a country that has worked two miracles which no one thought possible only four years ago.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“On 22 May 1990, our country regained its unity after about two centuries of disunity in the course of which a power struggle raged between the occupiers of various parts of the country. This reached its peak on 30 November 1967, when Yemen was divided into two States. Although that miraculous unitary achievement of four years ago seemed impossible, our people and its wise leaders were able to bring it about, and other peoples that are still divided may look upon our example with hope. Our people fought and made many sacrifices over many generations for the attainment of that objective. The unity of our homeland has been characterized by pluralism, multilateralism and democracy.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“We should also like to express our appreciation for his annual report (A/48/1) on the work of the United Nations, in which he deals with the most important items on the agenda of this session. We should also like to avail ourselves of this opportunity to welcome those States that have recently joined the United Nations and wish them every success. Their presence here among us attests to the international and universal nature of the Organization and contributes to the attainment of our common goals, in accordance with the purposes and principles of the Charter. This is the fourth session in which the Republic of Yemen is represented by one delegation, whereas in the past it was represented by two.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“We wish you every success in the important tasks assigned to you and trust this session will achieve its important goals so as to strengthen the functioning of the United Nations and its organs and enhance their effectiveness. I should also like to take this opportunity to express our thanks and appreciation to your predecessor, Mr. Ganev of Bulgaria, for the important role he played in guiding the work and deliberations of the forty-seventh session of the General Assembly. I cannot fail to extend my best wishes to the Secretary- General, Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, for his tireless efforts aimed at strengthening the work of our great Organization, upholding the principles and achieving the goals of its Charter.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“It gives me pleasure to convey to you, Sir, on my own behalf and on behalf of the delegation of Yemen, my most sincere congratulations on your election to the presidency of the forty-eighth session of the General Assembly. I have no doubt that you deserve the trust that has been placed in you by the Member States of this great international Organization. Your personal qualities, long experience, sagacity and tact make you eminently qualified to conduct the deliberations of this session with excellence and effectiveness. Just as your election attests to your high standing at the international level, it bespeaks the esteem in which your country is held by other countries the world over.”
1993-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 48 (1993)
“Finally, I renew my call to the United Nations to redouble its efforts to solve all problems and questions, foremost among which are the questions of Palestine, the Middle East, South Africa and Namibia, so that they do not remain perennial items on the agenda of successive sessions of the General Assembly, as has been the case for years - nay, for decades - thereby making it possible for the Organization to regain its prestige and capability in the eyes of all peoples and nations. I pray that God may grant guidance and success to the Assembly in the performance of its task.”
1986-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 41 (1986)
“The general elections held a few weeks ago to broaden the base of the General People's Congress and the subsequent election of the members of the Standing Committee of that Congress by the representatives of the popular electoral base in full freedom and integrity, as acknowledged by both citizens and observers, was an affirmation of the determination of our national leadership, headed by our President, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and the Secretary-General of the General People's Congress, Colonel Ali Abdullah Saleh, to The unity of Yemen is the loftiest objective of our peoples, and our national leadership loses no opportunity of affirming its commitment to that objective. We are still working with our brothers in the southern part of Yemen in order to achieve that objective as soon as possible.”
1986-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 41 (1986)
“Political coexistence among the various nations of the world calls for the establishment of healthy relations among them on the basis of economic interdependence and complementarity, if not on a unity of Any hope for the recovery of the world economy will remain an illusion unless confidence is restored in the relations among the various parties. Moreover the wealth with which some States in the world are endowed, or which they gained in the past while other peoples were slumbering, and which has provided the basis of their growth and development, should not be the source of happiness for the few and misery for the many, if mankind is not to remain for ever divided between rich and poor. My country's choice of the democratic approach represents a final and irreversible decision.”
1986-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 41 (1986)
“In order to improve the quality of life in our world, there must be an absence of all forms of exploitation from international economic relations, so that there is an international economic order based on justice, interdependence, and complementarity, because the injustice suffered by the developing countries in their dealings with the developed countries will adversely affect all peoples, which in turn would lead to the emergence of political problems that would reduce many parts of the world to chaos.”
1986-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 41 (1986)
“Unless the countries of the North are sufficiently responsive in their dialog with the countries of the South and make some of the concessions needed from then, the world may suffer an economic catastrophe whose effects will not be confined to the developing countries but will inevitably spread to the industrial countries, and be reflected in the stagnation of their industries, depressed markets for their products and the deterioration of their economies.”
1986-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 41 (1986)
“While that has already been demonstrated by the depression and stagnation in international trade, the difficulties and pressures being endured by some countries burdened with debt, and in the faltering development plans in many third world countries, resulting in a decline ir, their social and economic growth rates, could, if the situation continues, lead to even more serious consequences.”
1986-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 41 (1986)
“The absence of the necessary equal footing between the two sides can lead only to more poverty for the poor and greater wealth for the rich. In addition to the dangers inherent in the unjust international economic situation, the proliferation of adverse phenomena in the world economy, such as fluctuating currency exchange rates, the decline in commodity prices, the establishment of tariff and non-tariff barriers against exports from the developing countries, and the hampering of the transfer of technology from the industrial to the developing countries have all been exacerbating the economic crisis faced by many developing countries.”
1986-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 41 (1986)
“But we are firmly convinced that the solution to these problems lies in resort by the parties concerned to dialog and peaceful means to arrive at a formula that will guarantee to each people in the area the right of self-determination and the right to choose its own regime without any foreign pressure. The feet that the structure of current international economic relations remain unchanged, despite the obvious injustice it entails for the developing countries, will remain a major cause of tension in our world, because it has a continuing effect in widening the gap between developing and developed countries. This is because the latter regard the former as cheap sources of raw materials and as open markets for their manufacturers, instead of regarding them, as they should, as their partners in complementarity.”
1986-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 41 (1986)
“But why should we feel surprised when those same States also support Israel, the first ally of the Pretoria regime, and its counterpart? With respect to Korea, my delegation would like to express its satisfaction at the desire of the Korean people in North and South Korea for reunification, and hopes that this lofty aim will be achieved peacefully and democratically, free from all external pressure or influence. While my country feels highly gratified at the restoration of democracy in some Latin American countries, it is following with great concern the news about the armed clashes currently taking place in Central America.”
1986-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 41 (1986)
“In southern Africa itself, the same regime is still practicing the hideous policy of apartheid, using all forms of humiliation, torture and oppression to deny the indigenous majority all its rights and to maintain its domination by oppressing the heroic resistance. It is no wonder that this regime has no other ally or champion but Israel, since birds of a feather flock together. Both regimes are not only alien, but also have a racist and fascist doctrine. This binds them in an unholy alliance of collaboration far removed from ethics, honor and all other fundamental values and norms. It does not surprise us that Israel sides with the racist regime of South Africa, but we are surprised to see it getting support from States which pay lip service to freedom and consider themselves the champions of human rights.”
1986-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 41 (1986)
“The actions and crimes of the racist rigime against the Namibians and their militant leadership violate the most fundamental human rights and all the resolutions of the Organization in general, and Security Council resolution 435 (1978) in particular. Unless these resolutions are implemented, the Namibian people will remain a victim of the most heinous form of aggression, oppression and injustice practiced against it by the racist regime of South Africa. Despite the continued condemnation by the international community of the practices of that odious regime, the mere presence of which is considered an affront to humanity, it still persists in defying world public opinion and all resolutions of the United Nations and other organizations, and in continuing its flagrant violations of all international laws and norms.”
1986-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 41 (1986)
“Despite the numerous decisive resolutions adopted by the United Nations, the Pretoria regime arrogantly rejects them all, and insists on continuing its usurpation of this Territory. Paced with this intransigent rejection by the racist regime, we must increase our support for the people of Namibia, under the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO), its sole legitimate representative. This calls for increased pressure by the international community to break the vicious circle of this perennial problem by putting an end to the occupation of the territory by the racist regime of South Africa.”
1986-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 41 (1986)
“While the problem of Cyprus still remains unresolved because of the difficulties encountered during the negotiations between the representatives of the two communities, it demands a redoubling of the international effort by the United Nations and an intensification of its endeavors to guarantee a continued dialog between the two parties to the dispute, because dialog is the optimum means of achieving a satisfactory settlement which guarantees for all freedom of religion and coexistence on the basis of equality of rights and duties within a single independent Cyprus. In Africa, the occupation of Namibia by the racist regime of Pretoria is another grave challenge to the international community.”
1986-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 41 (1986)
“As regards the problem of Afghanistan, which remains unchanged, the Yemen Arab Republic, while welcoming the declaration by the Soviet Union of its intention to withdraw seven of its battalions from Afghanistan before the end of the year, supports all international efforts and endeavors directed to achieving a peaceful solution to this problem through negotiation among the parties concerned, with a view to enabling the Afghan people to exercise its right to sovereignty and to the choice of its own social and economic system free from all external pressures. We feel that any approach to solving this problem must provide for the need for the refugees return to their homes as soon as possible, and the cessation of all forms of foreign intervention.”
1986-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 41 (1986)
“Putting an end to this tragic war calls for the observance by the belligerents of an immediate cease-fire, the withdrawal of all forces to the internationally recognized boundaries and the holding of direct negotiations that would preserve the legitimate rights of each, in accordance with the rules of international law. Hence, Iran must express its readiness to agree to this and to follow the example of Iraq.”
1986-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 41 (1986)
“We therefore hope that Iran, for its part, will adopt a positive attitude by responding to that initiative and accepting the offers of mediation, because these continued hostilities threaten the entire area and are jeopardizing international peace and security. The world should not stand idly by watching this bloody human tragedy. Hence we call upon the major Powers, and those in a position to do so, to play their role in putting an end to this destructive war before its sparks fly out in all directions to start a greater and more destructive fire.”
1986-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 41 (1986)
“Thousands upon thousands have fallen in this war, to the point where its victims have exceeded one million. Numerous installations in both countries have been destroyed, and much of the infrastructure has also been destroyed. The Yemen Arab Republic, which has consistently called for an end to the bloodshed, sees this raging wac as a wanton absurdity and a depletion of the capabilities of two peoples to whom we have been bound by ties of religion and good-neighborliness since ancient times. We appreciate the endeavors of the Secretary-General, the Organization of the Islamic Conference, and the Non-aligned Movement, and welcomed the initiative of Iraq last August and its readiness to accept a cease-fire.”
1986-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 41 (1986)
“Individual terrorism, no matter how heinous, cannot be equated, in terms of either responsibility or results, with the terrorism practiced by a State which, I regret to say, belongs to this and to other international organizations. Putting an end to Israeli terrorism and its occupation of Palestine, Lebanese territories and the Syrian Golan Heights, and the restoration of these territories to their rightful owners, would eradicate the phenomena of individual terrorism, which is considered a natural result of the negation of justice and the prevalence of the law of force, usurpation and aggression. It is truly regrettable that the beginning of our current session coincides with the seventh year of the long and bloody war between Iraq and Iran. This is a costly war.”
1986-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 41 (1986)
“We are against terrorism, but resistance to terrorism must also be aimed against Israeli terrorism. Hence, those who condemn individual terrorism only, should also condemn Israeli terrorism, which is practiced against the people of Palestine and Lebanon under the eyes of the whole world. There is no more heinous crime than collective terrorism. It is unacceptable that some parties on the international scene should view terrorism the way an Arab poet describes it: the murder of one person in a jungle is an unforgivable crime, while the murder of an entire people is open to debate. The logic of the double standard is completely unacceptable.”
1986-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 41 (1986)
“The United Nations must intensify its efforts to impose a just and lasting solution so that the area will not remain a hotbed of tension which could burst into flames at any moment. Sufficient proof of the gravity of the continuing crisis in the Middle East is the widening cycle of violence, which has now encroached on other areas. But those who have been up in arms as a result of some individual incidents should study and investigate the causes of the phenomena of individual terrorist acts in order to eradicate this scourge. Because, had it not been for the condoning of Israel's terrorism, which claims the lives of thousands of innocents, the acts of terrorism by groups or individuals claiming the lives of other innocents would not have taken place.”
1986-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 41 (1986)
“However, no international effort can succeed unless the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people are restored and unless the occupied Arab territories are returned to their rightful owners. The Arab States have affirmed the sincerity of their wish to restore a just peace in the region through their proposal reflected in the decisions of the twelfth summit Conference at Fez, and they reiterated their attachment to that proposal at their emergency summit Conference in August of last year. Although that initiative won broad international support, Israel still rejects the establishment of a just and lasting peace, and continues to declare that rejection with arrogance and insolence. But the United Nations should not stand idly by in the face of this intransigent Israeli rejection.”
1986-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 41 (1986)
“The acts of aggression and the crimes committed by the Zionist entity over the past 30 years are more than enough to convince even its fervent partisans, foremost among them the United States of America, of the aggressive nature of this parasitical entity and of its arrogance and folly. But those biased in its favor see its vices as virtues, and its crimes as acts of heroism. The United States, as a major Power, is now called upon to reconsider its position in support of Israel and to review its policy in order to play its role, with other major international Powers, in restoring justice and seeking a just solution to the question of Palestine and the crisis in the Middle East, in order to establish peace and justice.”
1986-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 41 (1986)
“Perhaps Israel entertains the dream that its occupation of Palestine and the Syrian Golan Heights, and the other parts it still occupies in Lebanon, will with the passage of time become an unchallengeable fait accompli, and thus acquire international legitimacy. If that is so, Israel must remember that Western colonialism, faced with the growing struggle of the peoples, had to depart from a large number of countries after an occupation which had in many cases lasted over a century. Thus, ^he fate of its occupation of the Arab territories, whether Palestine, Lebanon or Syria, will be no better than the fate of Western colonialism It is high time for our Arab nation to put a prompt and decisive end to its prolonged suffering as a result of the implanting of Israel in the heart of the Arab homeland.”
1986-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 41 (1986)
“Be that as it may, the convening of an international conference under the auspices of the United Nations, with the the participation of all the parties concerned, foremost among which is the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), the sole legitimate representative of our brothers the Palestinian people, and the five States that are permanent members of the Security Council, remains in our view the proper framework for seeking an appropriate formula to solve the Question of Palestine and the problem of the Middle East, and hence to establish a just and lasting peace in that sensitive part of the world.”
1986-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 41 (1986)
“There is near unanimity on the need to convene an international conference under the auspices of the United Nations, with the participation of the permanent members of the Security Council and all parties to the Arab-Israeli strife, but those who are blocking the convening of such a conference, and even reject the idea, are Israel and its ally, the United States. Does anyone need further proof that Israel rejects peace? But if Israel is aspiring to impose the peace of capitulation, it is badly mistaken. And why does it insist on what kind of peace, and reject peace based on justice and right?”
1986-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 41 (1986)
“How can we expect Israel to give up its policy of aggression and immature recklessness, and its practice of terrorism, as long as it receives all means of support and encouragement from a major international Power, the United States of America? Unquestionably the fact that the Question of Palestine has remained without a just solution for about four decades is an affront to mankind and proof of the failure of the United Nations to discharge its role and to fulfil its duties. It is no secret that Israel is responsible for the frustration of all the international efforts and endeavors, collectively and individually, designed to settle this just Question.”
1986-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 41 (1986)
“If the Middle East crisis involves continuous strife and is a hotbed of international tension, it is because the Question of Palestine, which, as we have previously declared, is the crux and essence of the strife in the area, is still unresolved. But how can we find the way to a just solution of this Question? How can we find the way to a settlement of the strife in the region based on justice, while Israel persists in its arrogance and aggression, occupying Palestine and the territories of neighboring Arab States, and challenging the United Nations and the whole international community, without shame or scruple?”
1986-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 41 (1986)
“The fact that this question has remained without any just solution, despite the innumerable resolutions of this Organization, is categorical proof of the success of some States in robbing the United Nations of its role and of its raison d'etre. I cannot think of any question which is more just and more deserving of concern and settlement than this Question, especially since the rights of the matter are crystal clear. Since the United Nations is unable to redress the blatant injustice inflicted upon the victimized people of Palestine and accepts the aggressor, Israel, as one of its Members, to occupy a seat in this Hall, to run amok challenging its prestige, cynically disregarding its resolutions. It is no wonder that the peoples of the world have lost their confidence in the United Nations and have even come to ridicule its existence.”
1986-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 41 (1986)
“One of the foremost among the outstanding and perennial questions is that of Palestine and the resulting strife, which has come to be known in the modern political lexicon as the Middle East crisis. Thirty-eight years have elapsed, yet tiie people of Palestine are still deprived of the same right to self-determination and to the establishment of an independent State on their national soil as that enjoyed by other peoples in the world who have attained their rights and gained their independence. This question has become a perennial item on the agenda of successive sessions of the General Assembly, as well as on the agendas of its subsidiary organs and bodies.”
1986-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 41 (1986)
“However, this does not negate the achievements of the United Nations, reflected in its success in solving some problems that have developed during the past four decades and in championing the right of a number of peoples to determine their own future and win their free dm. But we must also acknowledge its failure to settle a number of crises and problems and to solve many political questions. But it is not fair to lay blame for that on the united Nations alone, because its ability to take effective action is conditional upon the degree of interaction between itself aid international forces, and it derives its strength from the responsiveness of the Member States in general and the major Powers in particular.”
1986-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 41 (1986)
“The success of that Conference also prompts us to praise the exemplary manner in which His Excellency the Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, Mr. Robert Mugabe, presided over the meetings of that Conference, and his constructive contribution to the achievements of the Conference, as reflected in its decisions and recommendations. We would have liked to see the United Nations entering the fifth decade of its long life - God willing - in a world devoid of injustice, tension, and causes of conflict, poverty and hunger; but a cursory look at the globe suffices to cause concern and frustration.”
1986-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 41 (1986)