On behalf of my delegation and on my own behalf, it is with great satisfaction that I wish to extend to you, Sir, our congratulations on your well-deserved election to preside over the General Assembly at its fifty-fourth session, which is coinciding with the end of a momentous century. It is indeed…
I wish to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council. I also wish to thank your predecessor for his excellent leadership of the work of the Council last month.
It has now been almost nine months since the Eritrean regime committed an act of aggression against Ethiopi…
Fifty years ago, on 10 December 1948, this Assembly took a historic step by adopting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and by proclaiming it as a common standard of achievement
The manifold forms of misery which the Universal Declaration of Human Rights sought to eradicate 50 years ago rema…
There is a saying, “Something is better than nothing”. In the statement in exercise of right of reply by the representative of Eritrea, at least we have heard something. He referred to facilitation. He referred to the Organization of African Unity (OAU) process. He referred to the eminent heads of S…
Since last Friday the Assembly has been discussing the report of the Secretary-General on the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa.
This is a very important topic, and the reason for the inscription of this item on the agenda is that there are …
Permit me at the outset to thank the Secretary-General, His Excellency Mr. Kofi Annan, for his report on the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa. The report provides a comprehensive and objective analysis of the sources of conflict in Africa, r…
The fact that the Eritrean delegation has not chosen to waste the Assembly’s time in trying to reply to my statement is to be appreciated. Accordingly, I stand by my earlier statement.
This morning the Assembly listened to a statement by the Foreign Minister of Eritrea containing the usual litany of distortions and obfuscations regarding the current crisis between Ethiopia and Eritrea. We characterize them as the usual litany because they represent the futile attempts that the Eri…
I should like first of all to extend to Mr. Didier Opertti the Ethiopian delegation’s congratulations on his well-deserved unanimous election to preside over the fifty-third session of the General Assembly. We are fully confident that under his guidance the work of this session of the General Assemb…
May I begin my statement by thanking the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Kofi Annan, for the comprehensive report he has submitted to the General Assembly in document A/52/374 on “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity”. My Government highly appreci…
The agenda item on strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance to individual countries in various regions, is of considerable interest to my delegation. Many parts of the world have continued to be affl…
I wish first of all to congratulate you, Sir, on your unanimous election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-second session. There is no doubt that your election to this high position is an acknowledgment of your personal competence and of the commitment of your country, Ukraine, to th…
Allow me at the outset to congratulate you most warmly, Sir, on your assumption of the high office of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of April. I wish to thank you in particular for organizing the present debate of the Council on the situation in Somalia, which we hope will be f…
Allow me at the outset to convey the congratulations of my delegation to His Excellency Ambassador Hisashi Owada, Permanent Representative of Japan, His Excellency Ambassador Denis Dangue Rewaka, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Gabon, and His Excellency Ambassador Samuel Insanally, Perma…
It was not my delegation’s intention to speak at this juncture. My delegation regrets that the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sudan referred in his policy statement to an issue of which the Security Council is seized and with regard to which the Council has adopted successive resolutions, which, re…
First of all, I should like to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the fifty-first session of the General Assembly. I wish to assure you the full cooperation of my delegation in the discharge of this heavy responsibility entrusted to you. I
Last year we celebrated the fiftieth a…
The situation in Burundi has continued to deteriorate, reaching its present extremely alarming and worrisome stage. Today more than ever it has become a matter of serious concern to the international community in general and to Africa in particular. The efforts made at the international, regional an…
May I first of all congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of April. I am confident that under your wise and able leadership the Council will continue to cope successfully with its heavy responsibilities during the current month. May I also e…
Allow me first to congratulate you most warmly, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of March. Your proven wisdom and rich diplomatic experience are great assets which the Council is privileged to enjoy under your leadership.
It is also my privil…
