Frantz Fanon

l Assembly on behalf of Brazil. I have a lifelong commitment to those silenced by inequality, hunger and hopelessness. In the powerful words of Franz Fanon, the colonial past bestowed on them a common legacy: “If you so desire, take it: the freedom to starve to death”. Today, we are 191 nation-States. In

titutions. We want to see the transformation of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. We want justice for the wretched of the Earth, as Frantz Fanon said. But we want it now, not tomorrow; tomorrow may be too late. In conclusion, as I said during the debate on 7 September last year, quoting from t

take place at the expense of, the poor nations. Peace will never coexist with misery, injustice and exploitation. The wretched of the Earth, as Franz Fanon so tightly called them, also inhabit out planet, and they live and dream. They are the owners of a past rich in history, culture and values, and they

etween a number of African countries.' We are surrounded by French-speaking, English- speaking, Portuguese-speaking and Arab-speaking countries. 127. Frantz Fanon used to say that Africa looked like a revolver whose trigger was in Zaire. It is therefore an imperative political duty for Zaire to make its materia