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Shamuyarira

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“We should try and try again, but the attainment of peace is not the task of international organizations alone: it is also the task of national Governments and national leaders. 10 In this context we would like to appeal to the leaders in the Gulf to pursue the path of peace that has been charted for them by the United Nations in several resolutions, and to assure them that any attempt at occupying other countries in the Gulf, such as the one we witnessed in 1991, will not be accepted by the Assembly or by the international community as a whole.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“In particular, we would urge full-scale discussion and dialogue with Cuba aimed at normalizing relations with a small neighbouring country in the American region, dialogue with Libya in order to get a fair and just trial for those suspected of causing the Lockerbie air disaster, and the continuation of the meetings with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in order to resolve the issues related to nuclear- weapons development and, hopefully, pave the way for the reunification or North and South Korea. With the end of the cold war, global peace - so much coveted -is now within our reach. A concerted effort by regional organizations and the international community can get us to the promised land of international peace.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“We reiterate the hope that these developments will improve the access of developing countries’ exports to markets in developed countries, and that the new conditionalities or new forms of protectionism under the guise of social or environmental clauses will be avoided. Particular attention has also to be paid to the critical need for the diversification of the African economies. In that regard, we once again reiterate the need for the international community to support our proposal for the creation of a diversification facility for the development of the African commodity sector. Finally we would urge the big Powers - and especially the United States - to adopt a policy of dialogue rather than confrontation in resolving disputes with smaller Powers around the globe.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“Zimbabwe believes that the expansion of international trade is essential to economic growth and is indeed an integral part of development. We therefore consider the conclusion of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations to be an important achievement which deserves to be welcomed by developing and developed countries alike. We also welcome the landmark agreement to create the new World Trade Organization, which we hope will reinforce the multilateral trading system. We welcome the meetings that have been arranged both in Africa and elsewhere to study the impact of the Uruguay Round agreement and the World Trade Organization on our economies.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“For most developing countries the issue of resource flows cannot be dissociated from that of the external debt problem, a problem that has also been addressed in many statements to the Assembly. Figures available clearly indicate that the overall debt of the developing countries is still on the increase - from some $800 billion in 1982 to $l.4 trillion in 1992 - and it continues to rise. Combined with the interest rates, the figures are constantly growing, indeed becoming staggering. We believe that new, comprehensive and coordinated approaches to the debt and debt- servicing problems have to be adopted, including outright cancellation or at least the application of the measures proposed under the Trinidad terms for low- income developing countries.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“The critical economic situation in Africa - the least developed and most marginalized of all the regions of the world - has to be addressed if global economic growth and interdependence are to have any meaning at all. With 90 per cent of all poverty stricken people in developing countries, the eradication of poverty remains a major concern at both the national and the international levels. Yet neither the economic reform measures which we are carrying out nor our efforts to alleviate and eradicate poverty can be expected to succeed without the provision of adequate financial resources on a predictable, assured and continuous basis, and we appeal to those countries that have surplus resources to increase their support and aid to the developing countries.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“Zimbabwe believes that at the national level it is imperative that development put people first by promoting social development through employment-creation opportunities and other poverty- eradication programmes. In our view, the provision of adequate food, water and shelter as well as such basic social services as education, training and health is an absolute imperative. In the promotion of opportunities for increased popular participation, the enhancement of the role and status of women requires paramount attention.Employment creation requires greater private initiative and increased investment. Thus domestic policies have to be pursued with the aim of creating a favourable environment for investment.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“These conferences all address matters that are vital to the South and/or to the third-world countries as a whole, and we hope that the social development Summit 9 will focus on growing poverty in the world and how to attack it. The rapid development of science and technology is taking place in the middle of increasing poverty and disease amongst large population groups, especially in the third world. It is time we took enormous steps to eradicate world poverty and to create full employment. We hope that the combined efforts of the environment and population Conferences, to which I have already referred, and the social development Summit and the Beijing Conference will mobilize the international community for a final and sustained attack on world poverty.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“We are pleased that world-wide socio-economic problems of equitable utilization and distribution of resources are going to be fully addressed at the Far Social Development World Summit in Copenhagen next year. Several important conferences have recently been held within the framework of the United Nations: the Rio Conference on Environment and Development and the International Conference on Population and Development held in Cairo in Cairo. We are now looking forward to the World Summit for Social Development, to be held in Copenhagen next year, and the Fourth World Conference on Women, to take place in Beijing later next year.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“This subject has been referred to by a number of speakers from this rostrum; indeed, the speakers from Africa have repeated the African common position. It is quite clear that the present arrangement, where Africa and the Latin American region are not represented at all amongst the veto-wielding permanent members of the Security Council, should not be allowed to continue. The underrepresentation of these two regions is both undemocratic and unfair, and I hope that the matter will be addressed at the appropriate time in terms of the African common position. Furthermore, any exercise in the revitalization of the United Nations should envisage coordination of the activities of the Bretton Woods institutions to which I have already referred.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“The Non-Aligned Movement is to be congratulated for having taken this initiative this year; we hope it will gain the support of the Assembly. We all agree that there have been so many changes on the international scene that the present Charter and methods of operation of the United Nations should be revised to meet the challenges and aspirations of a new and changing world order. In this regard, my delegation has already put forward some very specific proposals, which I will not recapitulate in any detail here. Those proposals are now part of the African common position paper which refers to the powers of the Security Council, the General Assembly and the relationship of those bodies to the Bretton Woods institutions and to the specialized agencies.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“In recent years nuclear disarmament has become a bilateral issue; yet the international community has a right to play a central role in ensuring that the nuclear threat, which affects all mankind, is removed forever. If the Assembly were to request an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice, nuclear disarmament would be brought back into the multilateral forum where it belongs, so critical issues related to nuclear proliferation and nuclear controls could be discussed openly and commented upon in the General Assembly. It would also be consistent with the Secretary- General’s recommendation on resort to International Court of Justice advisory opinions in his report entitled "An Agenda for Peace" and would give impetus to the process of nuclear disarmament, which has begun to flag in the post-cold-war era.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“As a demonstration of their good faith they must also stop impeding the early conclusion of a comprehensive test-ban treaty. Only then will a nuclear non-proliferation regime be meaningful. Last year the Non-Aligned Movement submitted a draft resolution asking the Assembly to request an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice on the legality of the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons. This was in pursuance of a long-standing position of the Non-Aligned Movement favouring complete disarmament. Regrettably, that draft resolution was not brought to the vote. We are, however, glad that the Non-Aligned Movement has this year decided to submit the draft resolution once more, and to press it to the vote in the Assembly. This initiative is deserving of the strongest support of all members.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“In this context, my delegation is of the view that the extension and review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) scheduled to be held in March 1995 is a unique opportunity for practical steps to be taken to ensure the total elimination of nuclear weapons. Clearly, the treaty itself is discriminatory and the nuclear-weapon States have not fully implemented their obligations under article VI of the Treaty. Several speakers today have referred to the inadequacies of the Treaty. We will not support any indefinite and unconditional extension of the NPT in its present form. The nuclear-weapon States must undertake to reduce and eliminate their nuclear arsenals within an established and binding timetable.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“For such regional arrangements to become sustainable it is essential that other regional organizations and the United Nations extend a helping hand by 8 providing financial and other material assistance. For indeed, what are initially regarded as internal or local conflicts have the potential, if left unattended, to grow into trouble spots threatening international peace and security itself. This is an auspicious time for the family of nations to further the goal and achieve the objective that the founding fathers of our Organization had foremost in their minds: - that of disarmament.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“It is in keeping with the spirit of regional arrangements that the countries belonging to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) joined hands in addressing the situation in Liberia - work that still continues - and that we in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) took the initiative in Lesotho to which I have already referred. In our view, such arrangements could also be devised to address situations elsewhere in our continent, for example in Rwanda, Burundi and Somalia. What we are urging is the involvement of regional organizations, subregional organizations and neighbourly countries in conflict resolution and conflict management, because they know the problems and they know the issues.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“The curtailment of people’s participation in decision-making processes undermines the capacity of countries to provide all their people with even the basic necessities of life including food, water and shelter and basic social services such as education and health. Zimbabwe believes that international efforts to promote peace, stability and security where these do not exist or are threatened can largely be facilitated through regional organizations and good neighbours. We in Africa have taken concrete measures in this regard by establishing a permanent mechanism of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) for the prevention, management and resolution of conflict.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“The people of Palestine still need and deserve our continued support until they reach the goal of nationhood in a Palestinian State with its capital in Jerusalem. We from the African region are particularly mindful of the inextricable link between peace, security and stability on the one hand and socio-economic development on the other. There can be no economic development without peace and stability. Central to these fundamental concerns about peace and stability are the basic issues of protecting human rights and democratic governance. We believe that high priority must be given to these issues in our national policies. Consequently, dictatorial and non-democratic regimes should be shunned and isolated by all of us and by the international community at large, as well as by regional organizations.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“The quest for self-determination in Western Sahara has taken too long, and has remained on our international agenda for a long time. It should therefore not be delayed any further. My delegation also welcomes the recent major developments in the Middle East peace process which have brought the people of Palestine closer to their inalienable right to self-determination. While we fully support that peace process, we believe that it should proceed on the basis of Security Council resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973) and 425 (1975), and that the international community should continue to monitor developments in that region closely so as to generate and maintain the momentum for change.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“The people of Somalia should take full advantage of United Nations peace-keeping efforts and of the OAU mediation effort led by President Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia, and forge a political settlement based on sharing the power among the Somali nation as a whole. Zimbabwe has contributed two battalions to peace-keeping in Somalia. As we start gradually withdrawing those battalions, we hope they will not be called back to a Somalia where law and order have broken down again. We are glad that the Identification Commission of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), has begun its work, and we urge both parties speedily to resolve any outstanding impediments to the holding of the referendum in that country - and we know from debates in this Hall that there have been many impediments.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“We call for the strengthening of the United Nations presence under the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR), as an essential confidence-building measure to provide the displaced people of Rwanda with tangible assurances that they can safely return to their homes. A few days ago we heard a statement by the President of Rwanda, Mr. Pasteur Bizimungu, inviting an increase in the size of UNAMIR in order to achieve precisely what we are asking for: confidence-building. In both Rwanda and Burundi, the tensions are still too close to the surface for anyone’s comfort. In Somalia, the deterioration of the security situation and the resurgence of inter-clan fighting, banditry and lawlessness are still a source of great concern to my delegation.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“Consistent with the Organization of African Unity mechanism for the prevention, management and resolution of conflicts, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) charged Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe with undertaking a regional initiative to resolve the crisis in Lesotho. We are happy to report that this joint mediation has resulted in the restoration of constitutionality and constitutional Government in that country. Prime Minister Mokhehle has adequately described that situation, and I need add nothing more. In Rwanda, the horrendous acts of genocide we have witnessed will surely haunt every one of us for a long time to come, both those among us who had the means to act but did not do so and the many who, while desiring to help, lacked the means.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“The forthcoming national elections, planned for 27 and 28 October, should produce results acceptable to all Mozambicans so that they can live in peace and harmony. The international community and the United Nations should continue to provide the material assistance that is needed to realize that peace in Mozambique. Members are aware of the crisis situation that had been developing in the Kingdom of Lesotho since the beginning of the year, which culminated in the attempted unseating of the democratically elected Government. We have just heard a statement by the Prime Minister of Lesotho himself, Mr. Mokhehle, describing to us the events that took place in his country.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“While the triumph of democratic forces in South Africa is cause for celebration, the tragic situation in Angola continues to be a source of major concern to my delegation. We are gravely concerned at the continued conflict in that country. If the peace accord negotiated in Lusaka is not signed by the end of October, the Security Council should immediately impose economic sanctions on UNITA, as agreed in resolution 864 (1993). We cannot continue delaying and postponing action while waiting for a peace that does not come. However, if the peace accord is signed, the United Nations, for its part, should stand ready to deploy a greatly increased peace-keeping force to supervise the cease-fire. In Mozambique, despite delays in the implementation of the General Peace Agreement, we are hopeful that peace and stability will soon be realized.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“For the African continent, it marks the closing chapter in the total decolonization of the continent; and for the United Nations, it concludes an extraordinary collective struggle against the policy of apartheid. In this context, I must add that the recent decision by the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency to redesignate South Africa as Africa’s representative on the Agency’s board was indeed appropriate and welcome. However, in welcoming South Africa back to our international Organization, we should also heed the words of President Nelson Mandela - uttered from this rostrum only a week ago - that his country needs massive financial and material aid to cope with the problem of the millions of poor and unemployed people in his country.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“Boutros Boutros-Ghali, for his sterling leadership of our Organization during the past year, a year in which it has continued to face ever-increasing challenges. We are especially grateful to him for his continued efforts to further the objectives of the United Nations in Africa and elsewhere, and for his tireless drive to enhance the Organization’s role in maintaining international peace and security and addressing development issues. My delegation would like, at the outset, to welcome the delegation of South Africa in our midst. Its readmission into the community of nations signifies victory in its long and difficult struggle for justice and equality.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“My delegation congratulates you personally, Sir, as well as your country, Côte d’Ivoire, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its forty-ninth session. Your election is testimony to the role you and your country have played in international relations. We are confident that the United Nations will benefit from the term of your presidency. Allow me also to congratulate your predecessor, His Excellency Ambassador Samuel Insanally of Guyana, on his outstanding stewardship of the General Assembly at its forty-eighth session. His conduct of the many complex and vital issues before that session was indeed praiseworthy. Our tribute also goes to our Secretary-General, Mr.”
1994-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 49 (1994)
“History has taught us salutary lessons about the price mankind has had to pay for opportunities that are missed. In our deliberations in this forum and in others, we shall all help determine the shape of this new order that is coming. Zimbabwe intends to participate, with others, actively in that debate to ensure that the much-heralded new world order will be a just, humane and enlightened one that will bring an improvement to the quality of life of all of humanity and provide for the basic needs of all human beings, and especially in our developing societies. The global community has the means and the capacity to provide for those basic needs.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“We third world countries should join enthusiastically in the promotion of the current Decade of International Law, because that is our only shield against the arbitrary actions of some big Powers. Our sovereignty and our national self-determination are deeply rooted in our political philosophies, of various kinds, but they are also anchored in the practice of international law. We should uphold that shield even more vigorously in the so-called new world order that is emerging. We should also uphold the Charter of the United Nations, which gives us some of the basic principles on which the international system has operated for so many years, nearly half a century. Today we stand at a crossroads. The collapse of the old order gives us the rare opportunity to build something new in its place. Shall we use this opportunity wisely, or not?”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“The conference could play a very important part in showing the correct path to development. The paths that have been chosen for development have led us in different directions, and some of them have led us into culs-de-sac. We need to think deeper and to act more decisively in order to chart the correct path. To that extent, we strongly support the convening of the conference on social development. That should be the essence of the new world order to which we should all aspire. It should be an international order guided by the twin objectives of universal peace and security, on the one hand, and an improved quality of life for all the Earth's inhabitants, on the other. It must also be an order characterized by justice and respect for international law.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“We believe the time has also come when a frank appraisal should be made of the global economy with a view to eliminating some of the built-in obstacles to growth for developing countries. I must return again to the theme of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries, namely, how to close the widening economic gap between rich and poor nations. My delegation supports the convening of an international conference on social development, planned for 1994 or 1995. Such a gathering would assist in defining clearly the basic needs of human beings on this Earth in this nuclear age, needs which must be met in order for them to live a decent, satisfying and enriched life - in answer to the question. What does an ordinary human being need? and it would also map out a genuine path of development for third world countries in the South.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“Some of us have, in addition to all this, suffered natural disasters such as the drought, to which I have referred, that is ravaging southern Africa at the present time. Poverty and want breed despair, and despair, of course, breeds conflict. If the international community is to address peace and security issues adequately, it needs to attend seriously to the causes of despair in the world today. There can be no human right greater than the right to food, the right to shelter and the right to life itself and, during life, the right to literacy. The world body and its specialized agencies must address these issues as a matter of urgency. In this regard, we are pleased at the plethora of projects now under way to make the United Nations focus on issues of economic development and social and humanitarian issues, such as the Nordic project.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“Needless to say, conflicts are not only the result of injustice within and among nations but also the result of poverty, want and despair. The past decade has seen a massive deterioration in the standards of living of peoples in the developing world. This poverty is traceable not only to the policies of individual third world Governments but also to the capricious and pernicious international environment in which they operate: not only have the prices for raw materials - the mainstays of our economies - been seriously depressed throughout the past decade, but we have also faced extremely high interest rates and increased protectionism from the markets of developed countries. Far from being recipients of capital, we have become net exporters of hard currency, and today we jointly labour under a foreign debt of some $1.3 trillion.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“Given the centrality of the Security Council to the question of the maintenance of international peace and security, any discussion of security issues cannot be complete without a look at the procedures of that body itself. We are aware of the circumstances in which the power of veto was given to those who now possess it in the Council. The point at issue now is whether arrangements that appeared fair or at least justifiable 47 years ago are still viable today. We believe this is an issue which needs rational discussion in which all States would participate equally and all views would be given a fair hearing. Only such a fair exchange of views can result in the peaceful new world order that we are all seeking.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“17) We also endorse the recommendation that more should be done to assist the countries that become victims of economic sanctions applied by this world body against other States. A meaningful and fair programme and mode of compensation for victim States would encourage them to apply United Nations-sponsored sanctions more faithfully, which would result in greater effectiveness of those sanctions. It is also our view that the United Nations should have its own dedicated and committed armed units on a permanent basis, so that in its enforcement actions the world body acts as the world body, not as only some of its parts or some of its Members. The Charter itself provides for the United Nations to function in that fashion, and we believe that it is time the relevant provisions in this regard were reactivated.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“We are pleased that the Secretary-General has followed up the work of that summit with a comprehensive statement entitled "An Agenda for Peace" (A/47/277). We agree with most of the well-thought-out conclusions and suggestions in the report; in particular, we agree with the emphasis he puts on democratic practices and the commitment to full human and political rights within our societies. On the subject of tribalism and nationalism, which we have been discussing, he says: "if every ethnic, religious or linguistic group claimed statehood, there would be no limit to fragmentation, and peace, security and economic well-being for all would become ever more difficult to achieve". (A/47/277, para.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“The fact that persons drawn from different ethnic, racial, religious, linguistic and cultural groups live together should be a point of strength rather than weakness; in fact, former Yugoslavia used to pride itself on that very fact. Here in the United States of America, the country draws much strength from the cultural diversity of its people, who live together happily under one political system. That is broadly what we should aim at in the context of the Balkans. The subject of restructuring the United Nations system has been on our agenda for some time now. My delegation put some specific proposals before the summit of world leaders held here last January. The thrust of our contribution was the need to democratize the international system and the empowerment of the voice of third world countries within that system.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“We ourselves have never believed that the European Economic Community's policy of early recognition of Croatia and Slovenia on the one hand and the severe punishment of Serbia and Montenegro on the other would solve the problems of tribal and religious feelings in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where the numbers in the ethnic mix are almost equal. We strongly condemn the obnoxious policy of so-called ethnic cleansing by the competing tribes in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The expulsion or killing of any one person in the process of so-called cleansing does not solve any problem; instead, it creates a psychological, vicious circle of communal violence. However, when we discuss the question of Yugoslavia in this world body soon, we would urge a word of caution: to seek reconciliation and not to ridicule any of the warring tribes of former Yugoslavia.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“In the case of Yugoslavia, from the very beginning my delegation felt that when the upsurge of tribal feeling hit that unhappy land, a conference of national reconciliation should have been convened. If some tribes insisted on getting out of the federal arrangement, they should have been required to sign a treaty guaranteeing the rights of the minority tribes to power-sharing and to enforcement of full human rights within their own territories, because let us face it - the main problem in Yugoslavia is the patchwork of tribal units that are spread throughout that land.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“In these areas, once the communist parties that held power collapsed, the remaining, separate ethnic entities were engulfed in intense local tribalism and in an upsurge of religious fundamentalism. Our experiences in Africa reveal that social situations of tribalism and/or religious fundamentalism cannot be resolved simply by calling an election, or by using military force alone; what is often required is a deliberate act of national reconciliation that establishes a government of national unity and distributes power and influence to every segment of the society. This is a political game in which there should be no losers: the purpose of an election becomes that of establishing the relative strengths of the participating parties and therefore the weight or seats they should have in a government of national unity.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“The United Nations must continue to ensure that in Western Sahara, the referendum plan is carried out in a manner that reflects the genuine aspirations of the Sahrawi people; that in Cambodia, full and comprehensive implementation of the Paris Accords is achieved; that in Cyprus, a solution that preserves the unity of the country and its sovereignty and territorial integrity is found; and that in Afghanistan also, the unity of the country is ensured and peace realized. The most explosive areas in the whole world today, however, remain the countries of the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, which have been the subject of much comment by earlier speakers.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“Clearly, the new Israeli Government must accept the principle of the complete withdrawal of its troops of occupation from Palestine and the assumption of full control by the Palestinians over their own resources, including water resources, as fundamental to the resolution of the Palestinian issue. Further, it is important for the United Nations to assume a central role in the peace process, particularly as its resolutions served as terms of reference for the Madrid Conference. There are many other areas of crisis and conflict that require, and are getting, the attention of this world body, such as Cyprus, Cambodia, Afghanistan, Western Sahara and others.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“We urge our Liberian brothers to put the safety and future of their people and country before personal gain and aggrandizement, and we urge our ECOWAS brothers also to continue with their efforts in attempting to bring peace to Liberia. The crisis in the Middle East has dragged on for a long time, dating from the cold-war era. Our hopes were raised that a solution would be found in the current round of peace talks that began with the Madrid Conference. We still place our hopes in that process, and hope that the advent of a Labour Government in Israel will result in a more imaginative and flexible attitude that can lead to a solution adequately addressing the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“The leaders of the three political factions in Somalia must be condemned for intensifying civil strife in a society that is already ravaged by so much famine and drought. They should instead be unifying and reconciling their people, reconciling the nation, in order to enable it to withstand the drought more effectively. In West Africa the continued elusiveness of a solution to the Liberian conflict is also a cause of grave concern. We commend the efforts of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Governments to bring peace and democracy to Liberia. Fighting between rival factions in recent days may embroil forces of the ECOWAS Cease-fire Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) in more fighting and make the whole situation intractable.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“The situation in Somalia, to which many speakers have referred, is a cause of deep concern in my country; 2 million people may die and 5 million need food aid. The extent of the suffering, which is now labelled the world's worst human disaster, could have been greatly alleviated had the world body acted earlier and with speed. However, we commend the decisive steps that have now been taken by the Security Council, especially the decision to dispatch 3,500 troops to protect food shipments and distribution. My country is proud to be participating in this operation, which is aimed at averting a famine of genocidal dimensions in Somalia. We urge the various clan militias in the country not to disrupt the United Nations effort, but to engage in negotiations aimed at reuniting and bringing peace to their tortured people.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“We hope that this solemn commitment will be upheld and respected by all the signatories and, in fact, by all the Mozambican people. After so many years of fighting, Mozambicans want peace, tranquillity and progress, but to achieve peace a lot of work still remains to be done. There is need for flexibility on both sides, and for active participation by all States in the region, including the Republic of South Africa, in the peace process. Zimbabwe has done, and will continue to do, all in its power to help maintain the momentum and keep the peace process in Mozambique moving forward. As all delegates are aware, the Rome Declaration envisages an eventual United Nations monitoring role in Mozambique's electoral process, and we trust that all States will support such an undertaking by this world body.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“We are glad that the problems that had arisen with regard to the registration of voters, particularly logistical problems of access by voter-registration officials to various parts of the country, have now been resolved and that incidents of violence in the electioneering process have not been allowed to get out of hand. We also commend the pledge by the main parties in the Angolan elections that they will respect the poll result and that if they win they will endeavour to establish a government of national unity and reconciliation. The concept of bringing all sections of society into government is indeed an act of statesmanship that takes into account the traditions of the African people. With regard to Mozambique, we believe that a comprehensive cease-fire will be signed on 1 October 1992.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“The Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Angola gave a detailed account of the arrangements that have been made for the elections in that country. The Angolan people, he indicated, will be given an opportunity to elect a government of their choice. The greatest praise for this achievement must go to the Angolan people themselves, who have shown great maturity and patriotism in the face of difficulties and mutual suspicions nurtured by 16 years of war. Some praise must, however, also go to the United Nations, which has steadfastly supported the Angolan peace process, particularly through the deployment of the United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM II), a peace-keeping operation in which my country, Zimbabwe, is also playing a modest part.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“The De Klerk Government must come out unequivocally on the side of majority rule as understood by all civilised nations, without any conditions or vetoes for minorities. The regime's primary responsibility is to provide security and safety for all South Africans, and therefore it needs to take decisive action not only for the protection of all citizens of the country, as I indicated earlier, but also to carry forward the current process of eliminating apartheid through peaceful means. Developments elsewhere in our region give much greater cause for hope, but the peace processes in question need to be carefully nurtured if success is to be guaranteed. In Angola adequate preparations appear to have been made for the general elections that are to take place in the next few days.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)
“We commend the role the international community has played, and continues to play, in South Africa in line with Security Council resolution 765 (1992) of 16 July 1992. It is still our belief that to deal adequately with the situation of violence in the country a substantial number of observers many more than the current 50 or so - should be dispatched to the country so that they cover all potential flash points. Only a credible and effective international presence can prevent the violence and restore the confidence among the parties in South Africa that is necessary for successful negotiations. It has become obvious that the international community has made the greatest headway on the South African issue when it has acted in unison. We need unity-in-action from the international community.”
1992-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 47 (1992)