Speeches by Mr. van Zeeland

Mr. van ZEELAND said that, in commenting on the opening meetings of the General Assembly, an American newspaper had recently expressed the belief that the Unite...

Never before have men throughout the world more fervently and unanimously wished for peace. Never have they seen more clearly than now the horror and the vanity...

80. It is, of corpse, not easy at this stage of the general debate to offer any ideas which are both original and constructive. The general situation in which w...

The man of goodwill who tries with an honest mind and a simple heart to follow the work of this distinguished Assembly must at times feel sorely perplexed. We o...

I address the United Nations Assembly today for the second time since I returned to take part in international affairs. Last time we met in Paris in a temporary...

Every year since this Organization came into existence, the confidence in it of the peoples of the world has been put to a very severe test. Lofty principles ha...

My Government has done me the honour to instruct me to define my country’s position in relation to the grave problems which concern the world and the United Nat...

When we try to understand our times, we soon find ourselves in a bitter quandary. The simplest questions remain unanswered. Are we at peace or at war? Are we li...