At the outset, allow me to express our deepest sympathy and heartfelt condolences to the Government and the people of the United States of America as they go through tribulations in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the resulting massive loss of life and property.
This High-level Plenary Meeti…
At the outset, Madam, allow me to join previous speakers in congratulating you on your election to the presidency of this session. In the same breath, I wish to extend our compliments to your predecessor, His Excellency Mr. Jan Eliasson of Sweden, and to the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, for a …
Let me begin by expressing our deep sympathy and heartfelt condolences to the Palestinian people, who are still mourning the death of President Yasser Arafat.
As we commemorate the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, Lesotho wishes to reiterate its solidarity with the peopl…
Lesotho fully associates itself with and endorses the statement by the Permanent Representative of Qatar on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
Over the past 12 years, the Assembly has overwhelmingly supported the draft resolution entitled “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financia…
I extend to you, Sir, our congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session. My delegation pledges its support to you to ensure that you succeed in your important work. In the same breath, let me thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive …
I would like, on behalf of my delegation, to join previous speakers in congratulating you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at this session. At the same time, I would like to extend our compliments to your predecessor, Mr. Julian Hunte, as well as to the Secretary-Gene…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of Brazil, France, Portugal, the Principality of Monaco, Singapore, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and my own country, Lesotho, in order to introduce draft resolution Á/58/L.62, entitled “International Year of Physics, 2005”.
In 1905, A…
I am delivering this statement on behalf of the Permanent Representative of Lesotho, Ambassador Moleko.
I wish to join other delegations in extending my warm congratulations to you, Mr. President, on your election, as well as to the other members of the Bureau. I am confident that, under your able …
Let me pay a well- deserved tribute to you, Sir, for your election to preside over this body during the fifty-eighth session. My delegation will cooperate with you to make this session a successful and memorable one for the future of our generation.
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for a…
My delegation associates itself with the compliments expressed to Mr. Julian Hunte on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at this session; to his predecessor, Mr. Jan Kavan of the Czech Republic; and to the Secretary- General, Mr. Kofi Annan.
As we converge upon this city of New …
HIV and AIDS have emerged as the greatest obstacle to the development of
our nations and, indeed, to the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals. My country, Lesotho, is one of the six countries in Southern Africa afflicted by the humanitarian crisis fuelled by poverty, unemployment and HIV …
I wish to begin by thanking the Secretary-General for his insightful, visionary and comprehensive report on the work of the United Nations as well as on the implementation of the United Nations Millennium Declaration.
At the beginning of the general debate of the fifty-seventh session, the Secretar…
Abject poverty, backwardness and ignorance that afflict the majority of our African populations have triggered new thinking on the part of African leaders, who have resolved to develop a deliberate and strategic approach to ensure Africa’s socio-economic and political advancement. Thus, NEPAD has be…
My delegation associates itself with compliments extended to the President following his election to the presidency of this session, to his predecessor, Mr. Han Seung-soo, and to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Kofi Annan.
The admissions of the Democratic Republic of East Timor and…
On behalf of the delegation of Lesotho, allow me, through you, Sir, to congratulate the President and other members of the Bureau on their election to office during this fifty-sixth session of the General Assembly. Allow me also to pay a well deserved tribute to Mr. Harri Holkeri, President of the f…
The events of 11 September have shocked and saddened us all. While these horrendous terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania were carried out on American soil, their effects have touched all members of the international community and immediately galvanized the…
It is a pleasure for my delegation to once again welcome the President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, Justice Navanethem Pillay, to yet another session of the United Nations General Assembly, and to thank her for her lucid introduction of the Tribunal’s fifth annual report, which…
Over the last decade the world has witnessed an unprecedented process of democratization as countries have moved to be more inclusive and representative. To be sure, the United Nations has been at the forefront of all efforts aimed at building democratic institutions. Yet, this Organization that has…
At the end of the twentieth century, the year 2000 problem (Y2K) threatened computers and digital systems around the world. Left unaddressed, Y2K would have seriously disrupted vital financial, business, health and government services and could have interrupted electricity and telecommunications. Wh…
