It is my distinct honour to introduce the pre-recorded statement by His Excellency Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta, President and Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces of the Republic of Kenya.
Kenya is delighted to see the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, His Excellency Mr. Pham Binh Minh, preside this historic session. Kenya warmly congratulates Viet Nam for three things: its election to the Security Council; its accession to t…
At the outset, I thank the President of the Organising Committee of the Olympic Games for having introduced the timely draft resolution A/74/L.18, entitled “Sport for development and peace: building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal”, which we are proud to co-sponsor.
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At the outset, I wish to thank you, Sir, for convening this important meeting on the comprehensive high-level midterm review of the Vienna Programme of Action for Landlocked Developing Countries.
My delegation aligns itself with the statement delivered by the Permanent Representative of the State o…
Let me begin by joining colleagues in thanking the President for convening today’s important debate. Kenya assures him of our support in the upcoming session of intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform.
Kenya aligns itself with the statement read out by the representative of Sierra…
I would like to begin by commending the United Kingdom for initiating today’s timely and important discussion in which we are exploring implementable actions to rally the multilateral community around nationally-owned and nationally-led reconciliation processes.
National reconciliation is a transit…
At critical points in history, we are called upon to re-evaluate trends and policies that have had a great impact or remain a challenge to sustainable peace and development for all and that create disharmony in global coexistence in our world. Today, we, States Members of the United Nations, are gat…
Kenya aligns itself with the statements delivered by the observer of the State of Palestine, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, and by the Permanent Representative of Zambia, on behalf of the Group of African States. We commend the Secretary- General for his reports on the New Partnership for A…
May I begin by congratulating Poland on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council and to thank the Minister for Foreign Affairs for having convened this important meeting. We believe that this open debate presents an excellent opportunity to reaffirm our strong support for this import…
I thank the President of the General Assembly for giving me the opportunity to speak at this event to commemorate the twenty- fifth anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). Kenya is pleased to join this high-level event on the ICPD Programme of Action and its…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of African States.
The African Group thanks the Secretary-General for his report (A/73/824) on galvanizing the global ambition to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic after a decade of progress, and takes note of its recommendations.
Today we…
I thank the President for organizing this important open debate. I also thank His Excellency Secretary-General António Guterres, Mr. Peter Mauer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, and Mr. Federico Borello, Executive Director of the Center for Civilians in Conflict, for their…
Kenya congratulates Romania on its able leadership of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), in conjunction with Germany and South Korea as Vice-Chairs, during its twelfth session. The various items in its annual report (A/73/724), including the work of the various country configurations, reflect the C…
My delegation is pleased to address the General Assembly on agenda item 20,
“Sustainable Development”, and sub-item (a) of agenda item 78, “Oceans and the law of the sea”.
Kenya and Portugal had the great honour of coordinating the informal consultations on draft resolution A/73/L.82, entitled “20…
I thank the President for convening this important meeting on preserving the values of multilateralism and for providing us with the concept note attached to her letter dated 26 March 2019, which has guided our discussions. I thank Under- Secretary-General Ribeiro Viotti for her informative briefing…
Kenya joins other Member States in thanking Germany for convening this important and timely debate under the women and peace and security agenda.
Indeed, 2019 is a seminal year. It leads to the twentieth anniversary of the landmark resolution 1325 (2000) on women and peace and security, championed …
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this important debate, and take note with appreciation of the comprehensive concept note (S/2019/293, annex) that you circulated to guide today’s debate. I also thank Major General Kristin Lund, the first female Force Commander and current Head of M…
At the outset, I align my remarks with the statement delivered by the Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and that delivered by the Permanent Representative of Rwanda to the United Nations on behalf of the Group of African States.
My delegation consid…
We wish at the outset to acknowledge the presence here today of Mr. Marshall Billingslea, President of the Financial Action Task Force and Assistant Secretary of the United States
Department of the Treasury; the Under-Secretary- General of the United Nations Office of Counter- Terrorism; and Ms. Me…
Today’s theme, on the background of recent attacks related to intolerance, calls for clear and comprehensive international action to curb this scourge. Today’s commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination reminds us of the dark days of colonialism, which were s…
