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1981-09-24

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1. “We from that troubled area are very much concerned that unless the international community, through the United Nations, intervenes quickly and effectively, the rapid breakdown of regional stability now threatening world peace and security may soon get irretrievably out of control. It is our sincere hope, therefore, that this warning will be taken seriously by the General Assembly and that appropriate measures will be adopted to deal with the situation. 42. Almost all the causes of the tension and open armed conflicts already mentioned are at work in southern Africa and are attributable to the racist apartheid Pretoria regime.”

   1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)

2. “In our view, the United Nations, which was founded to ensource world peace and security and to protect the rights of the individual and those of the nations and peoples of the world, must stand firmly and without fear of favor behind the principles and ideals of its Cahrter. The United Nations must unequivocally denounce, condemn and reject outright any acts, designs or tendencies, from whatever quarter, which are aimed at compromising the principles and ideals that have always made this international body a truly effective guarantor of human rights and world peace and security. 41. May I now turn to the southern African region, one of the world's danger spots.”

   1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)

3. “Even the most optimistic observer of international affairs will readily admit that our world is today characterized and, indeed, threatened by potentially explosive tensions which have in some regions already led to open armed conflicts, thus menacing regional if not international stability, security and peace. Political oppression, flagrant disregard for and violation of the principle of nonintervention and noninterference in the affairs of a sovereign State, territorial expansionism, racism, disrespect for human rights and inequitable distribution of wealth, nationally and regionally, are among the most common generators of these tensions and open conflicts. In other words, the dangers to regional and international stability and security are very much man-made.”

   1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)

4. “The Assembly could not have made a better choice of a successor to the President of the thirty- fifth session, Mr. Riidiger von Wechmar of the Federal Republic of Germany. Your predecessor presided over the deliberations of the thirty-fifth session and of the special sessions with skill, dedication and, indeed, distinction. May I congratulate him through you. Your own experience and distinguished career as diplomat and member of the United Nations Secretariat amply qualify you for the difficult task which the Assembly has given you. Let me assure you of my personal wishes and those of the Zimbabwe delegation for a most enjoyable and fruitful term of office. 40. The thirty-sixth session of the General Assembly has before it an agenda which is as long as it is truly reflective of the current international scene.”

   1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)

5. “38 I am very grateful for the opportunity to address the thirty-sixth session of the General Assembly. May I be allowed, first of all, to convey to this gathering warm greetings from the President, the Prime Minister and the Government and people of Zimbabwe. The Republic of Zimbabwe further wishes to assure you all, that 15 .months after our own admission to the United Nations we still firmly stand by our pledge and commitment to support the efforts and ideals of this great Organization. We rededicate ourselves to the United Nations ideals of freedom, equality and social justice for all. 39. On my own behalf and also speaking for the Zimbabwe delegation, may I congratulate you, Sit; and your country on your well-deserved election to the most important position of President of the thirty-sixth session of the General Assembly.”

   1981-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 36 (1981)