Mr. President, my delegation wishes once again to extend its congratulations to you on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session. We look forward to fruitful deliberations under
your stewardship. Kenya appreciates the excellent work carried out by your prede…
I am honoured to address the General Assembly for the first time. On behalf of my delegation and on my own behalf, I convey to you, Mr. President, and to other members of the Bureau our warm congratulations on your election to steer the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session. I am confident tha…
My delegation is pleased to take the floor on this auspicious occasion in which we commemorate the fifty-fifth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as well as the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action. We would like at the outset to …
The Kenyan delegation wishes to align itself with the statement made this morning by the representative of Morocco, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
Since its adoption 20 years ago, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) has represented the most elaborate scheme of codi…
I thank you for giving me this opportunity to address the Assembly. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his report A/58/392 on “Support by the United Nations system of the efforts of Governments to promote and consolidate new or restored democracies”.
Kenya appreciates the efforts …
I am pleased to take the floor to make some remarks on item 22 of our agenda, entitled “Question of assistance in mine action”.
My delegation has taken note of the Secretary- General’s report on assistance in mine action. The report brings to light several important initiatives and steps already un…
Allow me to commend the President on behalf of my delegation for the able manner in which he has continued to guide the deliberations of the Assembly. I wish to reassure him of my delegation’s support and cooperation.
I also wish to commend the Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Ag…
I thank the President of the International Court of Justice for the lucid and elaborate report contained in document A/58/4. It provides a clear basis for our discussion today, as it outlines the work that the Court has undertaken to date and the difficulties it faces in implementing its core functi…
My delegation commends the Secretary-General and the Secretariat for the documentation provided for this agenda item.
Malaria is the second most deadly disease in Africa, after the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Recognizing the magnitude of the problem, the General Assembly, at its fifty-first session, appeale…
I take this opportunity to commend Mr. Hunte on the able manner in which he continues to guide our work. Let me reassure him of my delegation’s support and cooperation.
We wish to thank the Secretary-General for his report, contained in document A/58/344, submitted under the agenda item on strength…
At the outset, I would like to commend you, Mr. President, on the able manner in which you have continued to guide our work during this session. My delegation would like to associate itself with the statement made by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Mozambique, on behalf of the African Group, as …
I am pleased to take this opportunity to address the General Assembly. In the past year both Kenya and the United Nations have been struck by terrorism. On behalf of my delegation, I wish to convey to the Secretary-General, through you, Mr. President, our profound condolences following the heartless…
On behalf of my delegation, let me congratulate the President and the Secretariat for having convened this very important meeting, which discusses a topic that is very close to the hearts of every delegation represented in this House.
My presentation is a brief report of what the Kenya Government h…
Let me begin by extending to you, Sir, my deep appreciation for the excellent manner in which you have conducted this session.
My delegation wishes to thank the Secretary- General for his report in document A/57/351 on agenda item 22 (m) on cooperation between the United Nations and the African Uni…
At the outset, let me convey my delegation’s appreciation for the manner in which the Assembly President is steering our deliberations on this important subject. My delegation welcomes the report of the Secretary-General entitled, “Strengthening of the United Nations: an agenda for further change”. …
Let me commend Mr. Jan Kavan on the able manner in which he has been steering the affairs of this session. It is a great honour for me, on behalf of His Excellency Daniel arap Moi,
President of the Republic of Kenya, to address this high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly on the New Part…
Allow me to extend to Mr. Kavan, on behalf of my delegation, sincere congratulations on his election as the President of the General Assembly at its fifty-seventh regular session.
May I also thank his predecessor, Mr. Han Seung- soo, whose tenure of office coincided with one of the most trying peri…
The delegation of Kenya is also taking the floor to congratulate Ms. Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka on her election as Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
Kenya, as the host of UN-Habitat, has noted the excellent manner in which Ms. Kajumulo Tibaijuka has bee…
My delegation associates itself with the statement just delivered by the representative of South Africa on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
I take this opportunity to welcome and congratulate Ms. Anna Tibaijuka following her reappointment to the post of Executive Director of the United Nations …
For the last seven years discussions on the reform of the Security Council have been extensive. We have arrived at several positions which must now be bridged. The Non-Aligned Movement and the African Group have made concrete proposals aimed at moving the process forward. In this we are not alone, b…
