My delegation associates itself with the statements delivered by the representative of the United Republic of Tanzania on behalf of the African Group and by the representative of Argentina on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
My delegation commends the President for having convened this High-lev…
It is with infinite pleasure, Mr. President, that I join other speakers who preceded me in expressing our felicitations to you on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth session. We owe an immense debt of gratitude to your great country, the State of Qatar, for mak…
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) — cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer and chronic respiratory diseases — account for more than 60 per cent of global deaths, of which 80 per cent occur in developing countries. The main contributing factors to these diseases — lack of physical activity, poor nu…
Botswana joins other delegations in conveying our deepest condolences to the Government and people of Norway on the recent attacks, in which many innocent lives were lost.
We also join other speakers in commending you, Mr. President, for the very effective manner in which you have steered this High…
Botswana is indeed privileged to be here on this occasion to join other nations and delegations at this important High-level Meeting, which provides us all with an opportunity to collectively reaffirm our commitment and resolve to
realize the results of the declarations that we have made to respond…
My delegation joined the list of sponsors of landmark resolution 65/265, which the Assembly has just adopted by consensus, as a gesture of support and solidarity with the people of Libya. In recent days, the world community has watched helplessly as the people of Libya continued to bear the brunt of…
Botswana is taking the floor in order to reaffirm our commitment to the Kimberley Process. We therefore fully support resolution 65/137, which the Assembly has just adopted.
The resolution is an important instrument that recognizes the unique relationship between the United Nations system and the K…
I wish to thank the President of the Human Rights Council for the report (A/65/53) under consideration. My delegation welcomes the opportunity to participate in deliberations under agenda item 63 on the report of the Human Rights Council. We thank the President of the Council for his detailed introd…
At the outset, allow me to convey my delegation’s sincere condolences to the Government and people of Barbados and of Argentina on the sad loss of their Prime Minister and former President, respectively.
Let me take this opportunity to express our appreciation to the President of the International …
It is my singular honour to extend my congratulations to you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly. I wish to assure you of the full support and cooperation of my delegation in the discharge of your onerous responsibilities. My commendation also goes to the Secretary-Gen…
I thank you, Sir, for giving me the floor to explain my delegation’s position on resolution 64/292, which the Assembly has just adopted.
Though we fully recognize the importance of the provision of water and sanitation infrastructure in the context of the Millennium Development Goals, we regret tha…
My delegation joins in welcoming the unanimous adoption of resolution 64/289. We align ourselves with the statement made by the Minister of State for Family and Population Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt on behalf of the Joint Coordinating Committee.
We would like to thank Secretary-General B…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of my delegation on agenda item 44. My delegation associates itself with the statement by the representative of the Republic of Congo on behalf of the Group of African States.
Our appreciation also goes to the Secretary General for his report (A/64/735), which p…
In response to the call for brevity, I will skip the first six paragraphs of my statement. However, I wish to associate my remarks with the statement delivered by the representatives of Equatorial Guinea and Yemen on behalf of the African Group and the Group of 77, respectively.
In 2000, we said th…
My delegation joins other delegations in congratulating you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of March 2010. Botswana attaches great importance to combating the illicit trafficking in small arms and light weapons, and in this connection we wel…
Allow me to congratulate Mr. Deiss on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-fifth session. Let me also seize this opportunity to thank his predecessor, Mr. Ali Treki, for his leadership of the Assembly at its sixty-fourth session. I would also like to commend the Secret…
At the outset I wish to convey our sincere appreciation to the delegation of Namibia for the capable manner in which they conducted the work of the Kimberley Process during Namibia’s tenure as the 2009 Chair of the Process. We also commend them for the excellent report on the activities of the Kimbe…
My delegation associates itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Kenya, who spoke on behalf of the Group of African States which are parties to the Rome Statute.
We wish to congratulate Judge Sang-Hyun Song on his election to the presidency of the International
Criminal Court …
I congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly and on the very effective manner in which you are presiding over its proceedings. I also pay tribute to your predecessor, Mr. D’Escoto Brockmann, for his leadership and commitment and for the very able manner in which he …
I should like to express my delegation’s sincere appreciation to the President of the General Assembly for convening this
series of meetings to discuss the advancement of a critical norm that embodies our individual and collective commitment: the responsibility to protect. I also wish to join prece…
