We are encouraged by the fact that one of the longest wars fought in this region is finally coming to an end, and in this regard we welcome the signing of the December accord. We are particularly aware of the United Nations involvement in the peace process in Guatemala and of how useful and successf…
The 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea is an important part of the global system of peace and security, of which the Charter of the United Nations is the foundation. The Convention represents the most comprehensive effort to deal with all aspects of the ocean space. Indeed, by exerting a dominant…
The role played by the Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee (AALCC) since its inception as a forum for consultation and cooperation between its members and as a channel for the exchange of information and experience with other regions has been most useful and productive. It is in recognition o…
The question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council has engaged this Organization since three years ago, when the Open-ended Working Group was established to consider the matter. Considerable time and energy have been spent in the inter-sessional period…
Let me at the outset express our appreciation to Mr. Hans Blix, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), for his comprehensive overview of the developments achieved by the Agency in the past year, in addition to the fortieth report of the IAEA for the calendar year 1995, ci…
At the outset, I wish to join previous speakers in commending you, Mr. President, on the able manner in which you are presiding over the work of the fifty-first session of the General Assembly.
Economic and Social Council resolution 1996/7 reaffirmed the crucial role to be played by the Commission …
On behalf of the Government of Kenya, I should like to convey to you, Sir, my sincere congratulations and best wishes on your unanimous election as President of this session of the Assembly. Your election to this high office is a fitting testimony to Malaysia’s commitment to, and support for, the Un…
I wish to take this opportunity to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the important post of President of the Security Council for the month of March. We extend similar congratulations to the Government and the people of our sister country, Botswana, not only on its able and dynamic chairma…
My delegation wishes to address certain priority areas that require action in regard to the implementation of the outcome of the Copenhagen World Summit for Social Development.
Poverty continues to be the root cause of many ills in society, despite the high level of prosperity achieved by parts of …
I commend the Secretary- General for his comprehensive reports — contained in documents A/50/520 and A/50/490 — on the status of the implementation of the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s.
As we urge increased international support for African development, Kenya …
Let me at the outset associate my delegation with the statement made by the representative of the Philippines on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
We commend the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report (A/50/697) on progress in the restructuring and revitalization of the Organization in t…
The question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council is a subject that has engaged the attention of Member States for quite some time now. The interest and active debate that it has generated are proof of Member States’ interest and the importance they a…
I wish to speak in exercise of the right of reply to the remarks made this afternoon by the Foreign Minister of Rwanda in reference to a statement he attributed to Kenya’s Head of State, His Excellency President Daniel arap Moi, in regard to the United Nations International Tribunal for Rwanda.
I d…
Let me, at the outset, congratulate His Excellency Mr. Diogo Freitas do Amaral on his unanimous election as President of the fiftieth session of the General Assembly. His wide diplomatic experience and intellectual abilities reinforce our confidence I also pay tribute to his predecessor, His Excelle…
I wish to express my delegation’s gratitude to the President for the able manner in which she continues to conduct the
deliberations of the General Assembly. Allow me also to express our gratitude to both Judge Erik Møse of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and Judge Fausto Poca…
I wish to take this opportunity to express my appreciation to the Secretary- General for his elaborate and detailed report in document A/49/1.
May I, at the outset, associate myself with the sentiments expressed by the Chairman of the Group of 77, Ambassador Lamamra of Algeria, on the issue before …
I feel really honoured to have been given this opportunity to speak on behalf not only of my Government of Kenya but also of the indigenous people of Kenya and Africa in general.
This is a very important occasion, the inauguration of the International Decade for indigenous people. Only yesterday, t…
Let me at the outset associate my delegation with the statement made on this agenda item by Ambassador Lamamra, Permanent Representative of Algeria and Chairman of the Group of 77.
May I also thank the Secretary-General for his reports on an Agenda for Development, contained in documents A/48/935 a…
First of all, Madam President, I wish to thank you for allowing me to make a contribution to the Council’s debate on the situation in Somalia. I also wish to congratulate you and your great country, the United States of America, on your assumption of the presidency for the month of November 1994. Ma…
I wish to take this opportunity to congratulate the Secretary-General, Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, on the in-depth report he has presented to the General Assembly on the work of the Organization over the last year. We pay tribute to the Secretary-General for the creative and far-sighted leadership he…
