Five years ago, world leaders boldly agreed on a blueprint to eradicate poverty, to achieve universal primary education, to promote gender equality and empower women, to reduce child mortality and improve maternal health, to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis and related diseases, to ensure envi…
I have the distinct honour to speak on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) at this separate meeting on financing for development. Additionally, I would like to be associated with the statements made by His Excellently The Most Honourable Percival James Patterson on behalf of the Group of 77 …
I am pleased to welcome and congratulate you, Sir, and the Republic of Gabon through you, for allowing us to share your experience and expertise on the occasion of the fifty- ninth session of the General Assembly. I must convey to Mr. Julian Hunte, Foreign Minister of Saint Lucia, my country’s grati…
My Government is pleased that the General Assembly’s presidency at its fifty-eighth regular session is in the capable hands of my distinguished colleague, the Foreign Minister of Saint Lucia, Senator Julian Hunte, whose election bears witness to the importance that this Organization holds, not just …
The delegation of Saint Kitts and Nevis would like to place on record its concern over the course of events which transpired on Wednesday, 29 January 2003, during the election of judges for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.
We would like to state at the outset that we are committed to…
Allow me first to salute fellow leaders, whose tireless work and
timeless commitment within and beyond the halls of the United Nations help shape a more secure world for our peoples. Improving the human condition is a charge to which we must remain resolutely committed. This we can achieve only thr…
It gives me great pleasure to convey to Mr. Han Seung-soo heartfelt congratulations, on behalf of my delegation and the Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis, on his accession to the honourable post of President of the fifty-sixth session of the General Assembly.
I would also like to congratulate his…
On behalf of the member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), I have the honour to speak on agenda item 179: “Review of the problem of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) in all its aspects”. We welcome the debate on this item, as it allows for sharp foc…
The delegation of Saint Kitts and Nevis congratulates you, Sir, on your election to the presidency the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session. We pledge our full support and our assistance in the work ahead. Permit
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me also to pay tribute to the work of your predecessor,…
I begin my statement by saluting the architects of this Millennium Summit. The Summit is opportune and offers us, as leaders, a chance to build on the progress we have made, while we reflect, in an open and honest way, on the way forward and on the future of the United Nations. The Summit comes at a…
I speak today on behalf of the Permanent Mission of Saint Kitts and Nevis. I would like first of all to express my gratitude to you, Mr. Vice-President, for your statement and kind remarks expressed in honour of the late Sir Lee L. Moore. I am confident that he would have liked me to express appreci…
I am happy for the opportunity to speak on behalf of the Latin America and Caribbean Group on this occasion of the tenth anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
The Convention on the Rights of the Child is the guiding light of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), and as th…
I wish most heartily to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to lead this body at this most significant time, as we stand at the threshold of the new millennium. I am persuaded that your antecedents, both in your own country and here at the United Nations, have eminently prepared you for the role…
It is indeed my privilege, on behalf of the Government and people of Saint Kitts and Nevis, to have this opportunity once again to address the General Assembly.
I feel especially pleased to participate this year, which coincides with the commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Universal De…
The fifty- second anniversary of the United Nations is yet another historic moment for us all. Our shared presence here is evidence that as Members of this great institution we have an opportunity to realize our collective aspirations and expectations. It is necessary therefore for the Organization …
I should like to begin my presentation by congratulating Mr. Razali Ismail on his election to the presidency of this session of the General Assembly. It bears testimony to this Organization’s confidence in and high regard for his skills and abilities. Also, I wish to express my gratitude to Mr. Frei…
As we commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations, it is indeed an honour for me to address this distinguished Assembly. I take pride in conveying to it fraternal and cordial greetings from the new Labour Government and the people of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
The United Nations has made…
In consultation with our candidate, the delegation of Saint Kitts and Nevis wishes to withdraw the candidature of Justice Lloyd Williams. I would further like to take this opportunity to thank all those delegations that voted for us in this election.
Once again I am proud and honoured to have the opportunity to address this assembly of nations and to convey to representatives fraternal and cordial greetings from the Government and people of Saint Kitts and Nevis. The convening of the forty-ninth session of the General Assembly of the United Nati…
I am extremely pleased to bring warm and cordial greetings from the Government and people of Saint Kitts and Nevis. It is indeed with a profound sense of pleasure and honour that I address this, the forty-eighth session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
First, I should like to express …
