InSouth ~rica••1~onMaodelaIsDOWfree,andhe~dPr~$idont DeKlerkare ~t'tbc41\7vhQlIl1NIlhlllll!lIm.cleal'e4irrev8nible changeminthe~ 5:"'1_. _celluponallSouthUdCUD toshowtheDeccssary goodwilltobring 3o,£\\tloa tot!dacol\fl1ct.. _hopethatth18"UlBoonsetCambodia Qntheroa4topeoeofui ••ttl...at.AllCn.4ies welcome theunrwlmltydisplayed bytheSecuritl',..aatothevlo1elll.ce whichiacl$\Gting eshadowovel!.'thenegotiation process.9~e.tprideiDthe~oletheUnlto4NattoDD playedinassisting N~~lbiatomakeits 8(1 • '..et...eca''''.0la.tlll9 sattlOiWDt. CIMll&4awaequ1vocelly IIUpportil thateffort ~wehavoa1~G~ ,leGged $1.5811110n tohelptheUnited HatloD~ 9iveeffectto wolcou lalUroUvo ia1Ntg1DlGiDg' t&1lc.withU;gftOi.:thSK'D neighbour. tichoP0 tha~ Sor••willaM.MCOIfiIttI•fullucJ.set!veNatlbel:'of~eO!e'~u1l;atioIl3 IQLeti.Aaericatbt~1~ezpsrieace aD4.~rti85 oftheUnitedNationsin ,.aco-keep!D9 ~~ba.c Inv&l~l.. ihecQaue-fire In8leeragua, th@auccw8sfwl ~acl..lu.ofthe~er.tlc proesea the~e,andprogress inthetalksin Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryNS/ASHW4S/PV.9 22 (Mr.Clark,Capada)4 InthePersian GulftheUnitedNationsisplaying theroleithasnotbeen abletoplayfordecades. ThankstotheOr9ani••tio~,theinternational community hasbeenabletobringitsauthority tobearonacountry whichhasqrossly and clearly contravened theUnitedNationsCharter's prohibition onpolicies of 89gression andhasthereby endangered theseriouseffortsofalltheMembersofthe UnitedNationstosettledisputes peacefully. TheSecurity Council's abilitytoactinconcertiswithout anydoubt testimony tothaDeweraofco-operation DOWopeningtous.Butitisalsoa warning toIraqthattheUnitedNatiClcswillnotrelentuntilIraqhasvithdra1m itsforcesfromKuwaitandrestored independence tothatsmallcountry. Weobviously DeedmorethanresolutioDs. AlltheMembersoftheUnited N&ticns -eachiDitsownway-shouldensuretheeffectiveness ofthemeasures adopted sofarandshouldusewhatever diplomatic resources areavailable tothem topersuade Iraqtowithdraw itstroops. (continued inEnglish) Iraq'saqgression isalitmustestforwhattheUnitedNations cannow hecoftW.ItwesucceedheretheUnitedNations"illsendaclearand Ulut.mbiC}\.f)~'.:~ signaltoothersthattheworldisnowdifferent, thatit,,111nottolerate a99r8~8ion andthatinternational la"istobeserved andnot19Dored. No"isDot6timeforcomplacency. ThatweareeuccGeding insomepartsof theworld meaDSwehaveyettosucceedinothers. ThatwehaveII01Vlldsome problems r.i8aulltherearemanystilltosolve. InLebanon a9rav~situation continues, and,while..tateheartfrom constitutional progress madeinthepastyear,allmembersoftheinternational community -collectively andindividually -mustmateeffortstorestore Lebanon's in4ep.ndence, sovereignty andterritorial integrity. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryNS/ASHAl45/PV.9 23 (Mr.Clark,Canadm) .IntheMiddle Ba~t,although theworldisfocused ontheGUlf,thecontinuing Arab-Israeli andPalestinian-Israeli disputes areunresolved andthreatening. A justandlasting negotiated solution basedonSecurity Council resolutions 242(1967)and338(1973)andthelegitimate ~ightsofthePalestinians, inclUding theirrighttoself-determination, ismorevitalnowthaneverbefore. IntheWestern Saharasomeprogress hasbeenmadethrough thegreatefforts of theSecretary-General toencourage dialogue directed topeace. Thereal difficulties persist anda~ettlement hasyettobereached~ ADdintheHor3ofAfricathecycleofconflict, poverty andstarvation continues. WhilewecantakeprideinthewaytheUnitedNations anditsagencies prov!dsd foodtothoseinnsed,onlyalastingpolitical solution willendthe terrible curseoffamineinthatregion. Aroundtheworldthechallenge isalltooclear: unequal levelsof develo~£~nt whichperpetuate poverty andapawnconflict; aworldpopulation which willezpandby3.5billion peopleoverthenextthreeandahalfdecades; 14million children dyingeachyearfromillness andhunger; ageneration debilitated bydrugs;theproliferation ofweapons -chemical, nuclear and conventional; andanailingenvironment, whoseairisbeingpoisoned, whoseoceans andlakesarebecoming cesspools, andwhoseforests arebeingdestroyed asifthey veredisposable. Thisisnotthepicture ofaplanetofpromise: itisthe picture ofaplanetinpain. Myowncountry, Canada,isaplacGblessed byProvidence. Weareprosperous. Wearefree. Weareatpeace. Butwetoohavehadtoconfront theneedfornew attitudes andnewapproachea toourownproblems, inclUding thesituati.on ofour aboriginal people. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryNS/AS" Al4S/PV.9 24 (Hr,Clar',Canada)a Although wefailedthisyearinfinding anewconstitutional accommodation for our~ountry, ICADpromise theAssembly thatCanadawillsucceedinrenewing our Confederation. Weshalldosowiththatsameflexibility, imagination, tolerance andcompromime whichhavemadeCanada, anationofsomanycultures, intowhat Barbara Wardoncecalled"thefirstinternational country". Ihaveraisedthosevaluesbecause theyareprecisely theODesthatspeakof theneedsofthisOrganhation andthisworld. Inthisneweracompromise must ceasetobeseenassecondbest;itmustbecometheinstrument ofourcommoncause. Inthe:veanbetween thetwoworldwarsandinthedepthsofthecoldwar,
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Humanitarian aid and relief, International relations, Natural resources and environment