It is with great pleasure that I address the General Assembly. Let me join my colleague who spoke before me to add Malawi’s voice and that of the Group of African States to the call regarding the necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of Ameri…
It is my honour to address the Assembly on behalf of the African Union.
It is of great historical significance that, after more than seven years of efforts, we have been able to mobilize our collective political will to adopt the draft Convention on the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism. Thi…
In my capacity as Chairman of the Group of African States for the month of April, I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for the manner in which you are conducting the process of informal consultations on the report of the Secretary- General entitled “In larger freedom: towards development, security an…
It was with great sadness that we learned of the passing away of His Holiness Pope John Paul II, a great friend of Africa. At least 147 million Catholics across Africa are mourning his death. The whole continent of Africa joins them and the rest of the world in that loss and bereavement.
Since his …
On behalf of the African Group, I would like to make a few remarks this afternoon on the passing away of Prince Rainier III.
Oceanographers, environmentalists and the scientific world at large are deeply saddened by the passing on, on Wednesday, 6 April 2005, of His Serene Highness Prince Rainier I…
Mr. President, allow me to join others who have spoken before me in making a small contribution on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters. At the same time, I would like to thank the Council for its very important report…
This timely and important debate on the follow-up to the Millennium Summit and on the work of the Organization provides an opportunity to assess fulfilment of the declared commitments of Member States. The Millennium Summit, whose outcomes were the Millennium Declaration and the Millennium Developme…
First of all, Sir, allow me to congratulate you on your election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-eighth session and also to commend Mr. Jan Kavan for his outstanding and astute leadership in presiding over the fifty-seventh session. I should like also to commend Secretary-General K…
On behalf of the Malawi delegation, I would like to join other speakers in thanking the Secretary-General for having convened this meeting to take stock of our progress in the fight against the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
The interplay between poverty, famine and HIV/AIDS necessitates new approaches that mu…
I join preceding speakers, Sir, in congratulating you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of June. Our congratulations go also to Pakistan on its stewardship of the Council as President for the month of May. My delegation wishes to assure you, Mr. President, of…
My delegation notes with satisfaction the important decision to include as agenda item 21 of the current regular session this topical issue of the strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance. It is also gratifying that this plenary debate comes barely five months after the…
Today, HIV/AIDS is probably the worst human epidemic in history. It is certainly the worst human epidemic of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS, adopted at the special session of the General Assembly on HIV/AIDS in resolution S-26/2, represents an imp…
Let me start by offering Malawi’s heartfelt condolences to the Government and people of Indonesia and to all the bereaved families affected by the bombing tragedy four days ago that took about 200 innocent lives. This unacceptable and sad event once again attests to the growing level of terrorism in…
I wish to express solidarity with earlier speakers who have spoken so eloquently on the matter under discussion today — particularly considering the great importance of the Millennium Summit and the centrality of the issues it raises on the development of the poor regions of this world, including Af…
Allow me to join the other African delegations in thanking the United Nations for arranging this special high-level session as a platform to introduce the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD). NEPAD is the flagship of the African Union, designed to create conditions for economic recovery…
On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Malawi and on my own behalf, I would like to congratulate President Kavan most warmly on his unanimous election as President of the fifty-seventh regular session of the General Assembly. I am confident that under his able
leadership, buttressed by a pr…
Allow me to take this opportunity to congratulate you most warmly, Madam, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of November 2001. My delegation is convinced that your expertise, experience and personal commitment will successfully guide this institution through t…
At the outset, I would like to convey the condolences of the people and the Government of the Republic of Malawi to the Government and the people of the United States of America, as well as to the people and Government of the Dominican Republic and other countries whose nationals died in the plane c…
Let me begin by congratulating the President most warmly on his election as President of the General Assembly. I pledge Malawi’s support and cooperation to him as we all work together to find sustainable solutions to the numerous and multifaceted challenges facing humankind.
As this is the first ti…
The law of diminishing returns does indeed work in the United Nations voting system. Having said that, I wish to express the profound appreciation of Mr. Richard Allen Banda to the 48 Member States that voted for us in the first ballot — but in particular to the resilient four that have continued to…
