I wish to join the delegations that have spoken before me in welcoming the conclusion of the elaboration of the International Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, particularly in Africa.
I wish also to express our congratulatio…
The agenda item before us, "Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters," is an issue of great interest to the general membership of the Organization. Strong arguments were advanced at the forty-eighth session of the General Asse…
Let me join other representatives who have spoken before in congratulating you, Sir, on your unanimous election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its forty-ninth session. Your election to this high office is a demonstration both of the confidence that Member States have in you and of the …
The 1982 United Nations 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 has been recognized as one of the most significant achievements of the United Nations since the Organi…
From 26 to 29 April 1994, the people of South Africa and the international community witnessed and indeed celebrated the first democratic and non-racial elections in South Africa, culminating in the election of Nelson Mandela as President of the Republic and the establishment of a democratic and uni…
I wish, on behalf of my delegation, to thank very much all those delegations that voted for Mr. Adede of Kenya.
We put forward the candidature of Mr. Adede because we felt very strongly that there was a need to balance the representation in the International Court of Justice to reflect our various …
I wish to explain Kenya’s vote on draft resolution A/48/L.50 and the request for separate votes on operative paragraphs 17 and 19.
For the second year running, the international community is faced with the serious and tragic situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. When the Assembly considered this age…
On 16 November 1993, the Secretary- General of the United Nations received the sixtieth instrument of ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Having now acquired the required number of ratifications or accessions, the Convention will enter into force 12 months from that …
At its forty-sixth session, the General Assembly in resolution 46/151 adopted the New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s to serve as a catalyst, giving political impetus and strength to other activities within and outside Africa for the mobilization of international support in favour …
I wish to make a few comments on this important topic of international cooperation against the illicit production, sale, demand, traffic and distribution of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.
The drug menace has brought untold suffering to mankind. We support the measures that have been pu…
May I, at the outset, take this opportunity to extend our most sincere condolences and deepest sympathy to the delegation, Government and people of India following the earthquake disaster, which has left thousands of people dead and many villages destroyed. We share the grief of the people of India …
It is my great pleasure to have this
opportunity to address this plenary meeting of the forty-seventh session of
the General Assembly focusing on the follow-up to the decisions and
recommendations made during the Conference on Environment and Development
(UNCED) held last June in Rio de Janeiro,…
First of all, on behalf of my delegation, may I
extend our sympathy to the Permanent Representative of the Arab Republic of
Egypt and through him to the Government and people of Egypt on their sad loss.
As we come to the end of the United Nations Decade of Disabled Persons,
many of us will agree…
First of all, let me join the other
representatives who have spoken before me in congratulating you warmly. Sir,
on your unanimous election to the presidency of the forty-seventh session of
the United Nations General Assembly. Your election to this high office is not
only proof of the confidence…
My delegation has carefully examined the draft
resolution before the Assembly as well as the accompanying letter contained in
document A/47/456. We have also examined the provisions of the Charter
relevant to the draft resolution before us. We have come to the conclusion
that the Security Counci…
The Kenyan delegation i s happy to note that the
Assembly i s devoting specific time to discuss matters relating to the International
Year of Shelter for the Homeless. We take this opportunity to congratulate the
Executive Director of the united Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat),
Mr…
Many years have passed since the Assembly flISt urged Member States and the Security Council to make serious efforts to bring an end to the inhuman practices of the policy of apartheid in South Africa. During those years, numerous resolutions and decisions have been adopted, yet the racist minority …
It has been 25 years since the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. One hundred and fifty-five countries have ratified the Convention. They include 41 countries from Africa and 42 from Asia. That demonstrates not only a near-universal acceptance of the Convention, but als…
Allow me to start by congratulating you, Mr. President, on your election as
President of the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session. I also convey to the other members of the Bureau warm congratulations for their elections. My delegation assures you of its support and full cooperation during …
It is an honour to address this Assembly on the important topic concerning developments relating to implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, to which Kenya reaffirms its commitment. In this regard, I wish to commend the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report (A/…
