My delegation would like to refer to the statement made this morning in this Assembly by the Foreign Minister of Madagascar, His Excellency Mr. Jacques Sylla, and to express very strong reservations about the negative comments he made about the Gambia and its present leadership. These negative comme…
Let me begin by congratulating you, Sir, on your unanimous election as President of the General Assembly at its fiftieth session. Our confidence in your stewardship is further strengthened by your distinguished career at home and, indeed, your understanding of international affairs. I should therefo…
The successful conclusion of the negotiations for the elaboration of the International Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, particularly in Africa, within the time frame set by this august body, and the consensus adoption of a C…
On behalf of its sponsors in the African Group and other sponsors, it gives me great pleasure to introduce to the General Assembly draft resolution A/49/L.10 on the situation in Burundi, which is before the Assembly for consideration.
One year after the assassination of Burundi’s first democratical…
On behalf of the African Group I am pleased to indicate that the African Group endorses the candidature of Botswana for the vacancy allocated to Africa in the Security Council.
The Gambia as Chairman of the African Group for this month is greatly honoured to address this Assembly on behalf of the African Group on the occasion of the commemoration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the operations of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
Since this is the first time m…
On behalf of the African Group of States and of my own delegation of the Gambia, I have the pleasure to express our support for draft resolution A/49/L.3 on observer status for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in the General Assembly.
The universality of the work…
My delegation welcomes the election of Ambassador Amara Essy as President of the forty-ninth session of the General Assembly with a genuine feeling of great pride and satisfaction; he is not only our neighbour in the West African subregion, but a seasoned diplomat. He is certainly no stranger here, …
The holding of these high- level plenary meetings on international drug control testifies to the deep concern of the international community at the growing global drug problem.
Drug abuse and its grave consequences continue to affect every section of our communities. Countries and communities that …
I should first like to congratulate the
Secretary-General on the excellent, thought-provoking reports on South Africa
prepared for our consideration. These reports reflect not only the current
events taking place in connection with the constitutional evolution of South
Africa, but also the inter…
In keeping with our strong position over the years on the question of Na- mibia, my delegation voted in favour of draft reso- lutions A to E. However, I wish to state categorically that had we voted separately on the nineteenth pre- ambular paragraph and on paragraphs. 26 and 30 of praft resolution …
It is now universally ac- cepted that the question of Palestine and, in particu- lar, the unsatisfied rights and aspirations of the Pal- estinian people lie at the core of the crisis in which the whole Middle East region is at present engulfed. How- ever, although the will of the international commu…
It was at its first session in 1946 that the Assembly first considered the racist pol- icy of apartheid of the Government of South Africa. The intervening 35 years have witnessed the adoption of innu- merable resolutions and declarations articulating the rejec- tion by the world community of this ab…
My delegation voted in favour of draft resolution 11 as a whole, but we would have abstained on operative paragraph 1 as we did in the Second Committee, had that operative para- graph been put to the vote.
I should like first of all to extend to Ambassador von Wechmarmysincerest congrat- ulationson hiselection to the high office of President ofthis important regular session, the thirty-fifth sincethe General Assembly first convenedmore than three decades ago. His election coincides witha momentousperi…
Mr. President. since my Minister waived his right to speak during the general debate and therefore could not congratulate you from this rostrum. it now devolves on me to extend to you on behalf of the Gambian delegation sincere congratula- tion on your unanimous election to the high office of Presid…
The catalogue of crises in South Africa and the threat to international peace and security caused by the evils of white racism could easily reach a size, if not checked, which would not only vastly exceed anything that this General Assembly could ever imagine possible but also readily account for th…
Gambia is one of the smallest Members of this Organization. It is a15:0 one of the least naturally endowed countries of the world.
82. Yet, in common with any other people, the people of Gambia aspire to a healthy,' decent and respectable way of life. This brings them into a direct confrontation wi…
Mr. President, I should like to begin by congratulating you on your overwhelming election to preside over this Assembly. The Gambian delegation has no doubt that under your able and wise guidance the deliberations of the thirty-second session of the General Assembly will be both smooth and fruitful.…
