UNITED NATIONS
ECO NOMIC COMMISSION
FOR AFRICA
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NATIONS UNIES
COMMISSIO N ECONOMIQUE POUR L'AFRIQUE
110. 4667 7 June 1994
General AsAftllblyI s President Heesage for WOrld Bnviron.ent DAY ;(5 June 199.)
Following is the text of the message by the President.of the General Assembly, Samuel R. In~anal~y~ marking World Environment
Day, 'd e l i v e r ed at Headquarters on 5 June, at :aWorld Environment
Day concert spon8dr~d by the united Nations 'En v i r onmen t Programme
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It is a great pleasure for me to welcome you today to the United Nations on', . the occasion of World Environment. , Day 1994'. ,I t
seems especially appropriate that, 1n this the international year
'o f theffamily, t;he..UNEP haS:',chosen as Jts theme for'this d~y, non~
Earth,
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Fa1ll1~Y."... Th'is designation serves torem.f..nd
,u s .:·etl l "t hatthere ,i s .Lndeed.9'Ply ene: earth and th~ ultima1;.ely, we' ,a r e , one family,,l"'~~,..one:wihh the earth·..,, : ". 4 e- 'to :.-~
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w8{;~e no~~, a point, i'n),.p.ur ~iistQry when ~1-;b\the .~;'\th and the hllllUm." famL!M:'are experiengi.ng s'igDific8nt ~ress waiGh:could
jeopard.~~ th~~\lture, .. of ~t.h,,;:. Th;ere~ :is thus r, ,:U,r geat D.eed to
protecF",a~ tct:~e~hance thera. both. "Wprld Envir~,nm.ent I)~y is an
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for ' the eaa::,tprand>fQ1:t each oth~I1'~ !.rTh~:e:·I:is a siqn~];;: urgenc'Y1~o this task SWlCt! th~ .t~~ily, thatHtil$ic core..of human,". Ofli e t y , 'J:!tibe i nqI:~ .. I'::,'. . t::_ . I 10 '. : .. . .' .. • • •
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progressively undermined around the world as ancient enmities rise, to the surface and brother fights brother in an unending slaughter leaving a legacy of hate and destruction in the very heart of the family.
The ensuing carnage has tested the United Nations as never before, and despite our best efforts to save humanity, much more is demanded of us. And so, on World Environment Day 1994, I make a special appeal ,t o you for your prayers,.,and ,your support in order that our effort~ .may succeed n9t only ~n,pu~ting an end to the bloodshed but, more importantly, in inspiring us to a new solidarity and a greater sense of kinship with each other and the earth which nourishes ·us -a l l . i. " ";..
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We are fortunate; .to,.have wi1:h us today .the celebrated ~rt~~~J
Mr. Kenny ~oggins·." who will perform a family concert to mark the\ .... -. . , . occasion of World Environment Day. I am delighted to welc9m~"him
in the certain knowledge that his music will stir our hearts and renew au!. zeal to preserve ,t he !).umaJ:} family and our common home the planet, earth.
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I would ther~forewish to dedicate this concert to all mankind" ' . . . in the hope that on this special dayi we will cone together to build a world in which peace and harmony can flQurish.
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