MayItakeitthatitisnowtheAssembly's wishto deferitsconsideration andtoincludethisiteminthe draftagendaofthefortiethsession? Itwassodecided(decision 39/463). AGENDA ITEM42 Question ofCyprus:reportoftheSea'etary- General(coIIC1"dtd)* 60.ThePRESIDENT: Members willrecallthaton 21September 1984theAssembly decidedtoinclude thisitemintheagendaofthepresentsession[3rd meeting], butdeferredadecisionontheallocation of theitemtoanapp!opriate timeinthefuture.Itismy understanding thatitwouldbedesirable todefer consideration ofthisitemtothefortiethsessionof •Resumed fromtheIOSthmeeting.Celebntion oftheone-hundred-and-fiftieth anniver­ saryoftheemancipation ofslavesintheBritish Empire(colIClutkd)* 63.ThePRESIDENT: TheGeneralAssembly de­ cidedon21September 1984[3rdmeeting] toinclude thisitemintheagendaofthethirty-ninth session. MayItakeitthatitisnowthewishoftheAssembly todeferconsideration oftheitemandtoincludeitin thedraftagendaofthefortiethsession? Itwassodecided(decision 39/467). StllUmellt blt.PraUUIlt 64.ThePRESIDENT: Ninemonthsago,whenwe suspended theworkofthethirty-ninth sessionofthe GeneralAssembly [105thmeeting], Ipointedoutthat atthatstageeachoneofusinthisHallwouldassess theworkofthesessiononthebasisofourrespective national policiesandperceptions oftheOrganiza­ tion,aswellasfromtheperspective ofsuccesses and failures. 65.Todayasweformally conclude ourworkandas wemakeourfinalassessment orstock-taking, I shouldliketosuggestonceagainthatthecorrect yardstick ofanyobjective evaluation shouldbebased ontheCharteroftheUnitedNations, andthatwe askourselves whether thethirty-ninth sessionhas197% GeneralAssembly- Thirty-ninth Session-Plenary Meetings achieved anyofthehopesandaspirations oftheAfrica[resolution 39/29,annex].Directlyandindi- peoplesoftheworld,which,afterall,werepresent. rectly,theDeclaration andthespiritbehindithave 66.Whenweconsiderthenumberofitemsonouralreadysavedthelivesofmillionsofourfellow agenda-143 inall-when weconsiderthemagni- humanbeings.HereIshouldliketostatethatthe tudeandcomplexity oftheproblems whichconfront eff0!isoftheSecretary-General, throughtheUnited usatalllevels,andjudgingfromtheinternational NatIonsOfficeforEmergency Operations inAfrica climateinthepast21months,IstronglybelievethatandallotherUnitedNationsagenciesandthoseof thethirty-ninth sessionoftheGeneralAssembly didindividual Governments andnon-governmental or- advancethecauseofinternational peace-and hereIganizations-including thoseintheentertainmentmeanallaspectsofpeace. field-deserve ourdeepappreciation. Unfortunately 67.Someoftheproblems withwhichwehadtothousands ofourbrothersandsistersdidnotbenefit dealwithweredeep-rooted. Manyofthemhadevenfromtheseefforts.Assistance cametoolate.Their PrecededthefoundingoftheUnitedNations.Others worlddidnotheedintimethesignalsofalarm-andbytheway,thealarmisstillon. 'werecomplicated andaggravated, notsomuchbytheso-called acrimonious debates,ifany,withinthese72.Iwishtomentionfurtherthat,asaresultofour walls,butperhapsmoresobyhumanandnatural deliberations, theWorldConference toReviewand forcesexternaltotheOrganization-forces suchasAppraise theAchievements oftheUnitedNations narrow'nationalism, misguided policies, political DecadeforWomendidtakeplace,tothesurpriseof intransigence, delaying tactics,short-sightedness, scepticswhohadpredicted itsdoom.Asaresultof honestmistakesand,Ishouldadd,thevagariesoftheperseverance overtheyears,andthespiritofaccom- weather-that is,floods,hurricanes anddrought. m04ation whichprevailed inmanyareasduringthe Allowmetomentionthatmuchofwhatispainstak- seSSIOn,wewereabletocomplete anewsymbolof inglyaccomplished withinthewallsofthisbuildingiscomfortandprotection forthevictimsoftortureand oftenundoneordestroyed outsidetheOrganization. othercruelanddegrading treatment orpunishment. 68.Whatothersmaydescribeasthefailuresofthis73.'TheSecretary-General's profound andtimely sessionoftheGeneralAssembly should,inmyview,statement atthepresentsession,on12December beregardedasunfinished busIness. Thepursuitof1984[97thmeeting, paras.292to307]onthe peace-peace athomeandpeaceintheworld-.isanquestion ofdisarmament complemented therecord ongoi.ng pr~ess.Despitetheobstacles anddespite numberofresolutions whichtheAssembly adopted thedIsaPPOIntments, wecannotabandonthepursuit onthatsubject.Atleastthesessionplacedallaspectsofpeace. oftheaf!Ds ra~eandthethrt:atposedbynuclear 69.Inviewoftheimportance whichprevious weapons IntheIrtrueperspectIve. Thenewdimen- sessi,?n~attached toit landbase~onmyownsionsofthe·nuclear agewereanalysed. TheAssem- conVIctIon thateconomIc self-suffiCIency isoneof ~ly,thr~ughitscaI}diddebate,setanexamplein themosteffectiveinstruments forachieving thegoalsI!lternatIOna! behaVIour-an examplewhichunder- ~dobjec~ives ofthe<;harter,. Iwasparticularly hnestheVIewthatchannels ofcommunicationInterested thd t t tld"Lahifshouldbeconstantly keptopenifwearetomoveIn.~agena!emen.Ieuncng0forward l'ntheareaofdI·sarmament. Weareth~S"eC.oreglobalnegotIatIons onInternatIonal economic co- _.1.operation fordevelopment". Unfortunately, wehaveencouraged bytheprospects forhigh-level dialogue n'?tyetbeenabletoreachthestage~he.rewecansayonarmscontrolbetweentheUnitedStatesofAmeri- WIthconfidence thatthosenegotIatIons willbecaandtheUnionofSovietSocialistRepublics. launched onaspecificdate. 74.Istillmaintain thepositionwhichIadvanced 70..Grantedthattht:Assembly didnotsolvethelastDecember that,inspiteofitsunresolved and senousdebtandforeIgnexchange problems which unfinished business, thethirty-ninth sessionofthe arecrippling theeconomies ofalargenumberofGeneralAssembly hasfulfilledsomeofthehopesand Statesrepresented here;grantedthatthethreatofaspirations ofthepeoplesoftheworld.AsImen- nuclearweaponsstillhangsominously overmankind' tionedearlier,wehavealreadyseensomeofthe grantedthattheinhuman policyofapartheid-a resultsoftheworkofthesession;itismyearnest subj.ectwhichhasbeenontheagenda.oftheUnited hopethatotherswillbeforthcoming. Itwillobvious- NatIonsforoverthreedecades-has notb~enelimi- lytakesometimeforsomeoftheseedlingswhichwe n~te~;grantedthatthequestions .ofPalestine, Na-haveplantedtogrowandbearfruit.Theywillneed D?-IblalKaptpuchea ~ndtheMiddleEast,andtheattention, careandnurturing. SItuatIOns InAfghanIstan andCentralAmerica, and75.T~is ~stheendofanAssembly session;itisalso others,werenotcompletely resolved during this thebegInnIng ofthenextstepaheadonthelongand