I join others who have spoken before me today in expressing my delegation’s condolences and sympathy to the people and Governments of Singapore, Angola and the Russian Federation following the aircraft tragedies. Our prayers are with them. We wish those in hospital a quick recovery and the families …
Let me begin by congratulating the President on behalf of my delegation on his unanimous election to lead the fifty-fifth regular session of the General Assembly. I am confident that his able leadership and vast diplomatic experience will steer the business of this session of the General Assembly to…
My delegation cannot remain silent on this draft resolution. It is unfortunate that the name of Kenya does not appear in the sponsorship of this draft when it is actually effectively participating in the very process that initiated the issue and the ideas on this matter. At the same time, my delegat…
I wish first to take this opportunity to congratulate His Excellency Mr. Harri Holkeri upon his assumption of the high office of President of the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session. I thank him for the commitment he made in his statement to serve mankind effectively during his tenure of off…
I acknowledge the opening remarks by the President, and thank him for convening this plenary meeting to continue the dialogue and debate on the reform of the Security Council.
It is now more than six years since the General Assembly started considering the issue of the reform of the Security Counci…
May I, on behalf of my delegation congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-fourth session. Kenya's pride in seeing you preside over the affairs of the Assembly, which you have been associated with for so long, derives from our close and long bilateral…
Allow me first to thank you, Mr. President, for arranging this meeting in an open setting. As has been said by the representative of France, we believe that this can only enhance transparency and hopefully increase the Council’s effectiveness.
My delegation would like to thank Under-Secretary- Gene…
My delegation, too, welcomes the decision to hold a debate on this important topic, in particular given its relevance to our continent, and we wish to thank you, Mr. President.
Primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security rests with the Security Council. Internatio…
My delegation is greatly concerned about the current turn of events. It is extremely worrying that while the Council was for the first time discussing the reports submitted to us today by the United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) — and it had no…
On 28 August 1998, when we last discussed the situation in Afghanistan in a formal
The Secretary-General’s current report on the situation in Afghanistan crystallizes these concerns and disappointments. Fighting continues unabated, with the overt and covert military and financial support of Member …
The United Nations Civilian Police Mission in Haiti (MIPONUH) continues to do a good job in Haiti. The Haitian National Police, which it assists, also continues to make progress despite several problems which we hope will ultimately be resolved. However, the situation in Haiti is marked by the cripp…
During the fifty-first session, the Secretary-General informed the General Assembly that he would, in consultation with Governments and the heads of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and of the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat), develop new measures for strengthenin…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having organized this briefing for us to listen to Mrs. Ogata on this very important issue. I also welcome the new format of holding Council consultations in this transparent manner.
I wish to register my delegation’s support for the invaluable assistan…
The recent developments towards a negotiated solution of the conflict in Kosovo are encouraging. In this regard, Kenya would like to welcome the agreement signed in Belgrade on 16 October this year by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Chairman-in-Office of…
As Kenya approaches the end of its two-year tenure in the Security Council, which will conclude in December, my delegation welcomes the report of the Security Council (A/53/2) for the period 16 June 1997 to 15 June 1998. I would also like to thank the current President of the Security Council, my co…
I would like to begin by congratulating the President on his unanimous election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-third session. I am confident that under his able leadership and with his vast diplomatic experience, we shall have fruitful deliberations and a successful session.
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My delegation welcomes the report of the Secretary-General on protection for humanitarian assistance to refugees and others in conflict situations and is pleased to participate in today's formal meeting. We attach much urgency and importance to this issue.
As conditions for the provision of humanit…
The leader of the Kenya delegation will at the appropriate time convey to Mr. Didier Opertti his warm congratulations on his election as President of the fifty-third session of the General Assembly. Nevertheless, I thank him for presiding over this important high-level dialogue on strengthening inte…
The situation in Angola has deteriorated rapidly, threatening not only the delicate stability of that nation but also regional peace and security. The Kenyan delegation is greatly perturbed by the lack of political goodwill, which has heightened the crisis in Angola.
As the security situation deter…
My delegation welcomes this opportunity to express its outrage and condemnation of the criminal and unjustified terrorists bombings which occurred almost simultaneously in Nairobi and Dar-es- Salaam on 7 August 1998. Terrorist acts are by design ruthlessly indiscriminate, and the bomb blast in Nairo…
