UN General Assembly
1993

As a nation comprised entirely of indigenous peoples, my Government also expresses its solidarity with all indigenous peoples of the world and particularly those subjected to deprivation of their fundamental human rights within their own homelands. In this the International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism it is important that this body redouble its efforts to ensure that the peoples of the remaining Non-Self- Governing Territories are given every opportunity to exercise their right to self-determination and self-government. While the obstacles to self-determination for the remaining Territories are minor compared to those that are being confronted so dramatically in Eastern Europe and in Palestine, it remains our moral responsibility to support the right to self-determination for all peoples under colonial administration. Today, the enlarged membership of the United Nations is in itself strong testimony to the success of decolonization; let us hark back to our own earlier struggles and recommit ourselves to the complete elimination of colonialism. 4 General Assembly - Forty-eighth session My Government welcomes the establishment of the International Tribunal, and the recent election of its