At the outset, allow me to join other speakers in congratulating Mr. Harri Holkeri on his election to preside over the Millennium Assembly. I am confident that under his able stewardship we the peoples, and particularly those of us from the developing countries, can look forward with optimism to a h…
Let me take this opportunity, Sir, to say how pleased my delegation is to see you preside over our meeting this morning.
I think that all there is to be said about paragraph 10 has been said. Like you, Mr. President, I am very new at the United Nations, and over the past few months I have made mist…
Let me begin by thanking you, Mr. President, for convening this open meeting of the Security Council today and for attending it personally. I wish also to thank the representative of the United States, Ambassador Holbrooke, for bringing the topic of AIDS to the forefront of discussions here at the U…
The President of the General Assembly has assumed the mantle of leadership at a critical time, as we are about to enter the new millennium. We are about to leave a century which has revealed positive and negative aspects of the human experience. On the negative side, the century has been characteriz…
I would like to begin by associating myself with the statement delivered by the representative of Burkina Faso, who spoke on behalf of the Chairman of the Organization of African Unity (OAU).
My delegation welcomes the report of the Secretary- General on cooperation between the United Nations and t…
We should like to associate ourselves with the statement made by Indonesia on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. We would like to add our voice as one that comes from the African soil itself.
Two years ago, the international community conducted a mid-term review of the implementation of the Unite…
It was the wish of His Excellency Mr. Bakili Muluzi, President of the Republic of Malawi, to come and address the General Assembly in person, but owing to pressing commitments at home he has been unable to do so. I therefore deliver this statement on his behalf.
Let me join preceding speakers in co…
My delegation associates itself fully with the remarks made on behalf of the Group of African States by the delegation of Zimbabwe on this agenda item, entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity”.
Malawi welcomes the report of the Secretary-General, conta…
I would like to extend my sincere congratulations to the President on his assumption of the office of the presidency of the fifty-second session of the United Nations General Assembly. His election to preside during this critical stage of change and reform in the United Nations system is a reflectio…
I wish to associate myself with all the remarks that the distinguished Ambassador of Angola has made about yourself as President of the Security Council this month. I would also like to congratulate, with equal measure, your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of Sweden, President for the mont…
We would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of April. We also congratulate your predecessor, the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Poland, who presided over Council matters last month.
We welcome the report of the Secre…
We extend to you, Sir, our most sincere congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of February. We congratulate equally your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of Japan, who served as President for the month of January.
We are very disappointed…
Allow me, Mr. President, to congratulate you and wish you well on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of December. I also congratulate your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of Indonesia, who was President for the month of November.
We meet once again tod…
May I join those who have spoken before me to congratulate the President once again on his unanimous election to preside over this year’s session. Already his diplomatic skills have confirmed our conviction that he will be able to guide our deliberations to a successful conclusion. We extend our fel…
About three months ago, in July, when we sat in this very room to consider the Secretary-General’s report of 27 June 1996 on the United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM III), we spoke with feelings of great hope and conviction that the ray of hope at the end of the tunnel would soon be se…
Let me begin, Sir, by extending to you my heartfelt congratulations on your election to the high office of President of the fifty-first session of the General Assembly. Malawi holds you and your great country, Malaysia, in very high esteem. Your election to preside over this important session, soon …
My delegation would like to thank you, Sir, and the other members of the Security Council for giving us this opportunity to contribute to this very important discussion on Angola. I find it a little bit difficult to be able to say much more in thanking the previous President and yourself with respec…
On behalf of my delegation, I wish to thank you, Mr. Acting President, for giving us this opportunity to participate in this important discussion on public administration and development. We believe that there is indeed an urgent need for creating public administration systems that can effectively r…
Malawi is situated in the southern part of Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique to the south, Tanzania to the north and Zambia to the west. The demographic profile indicates that more than half the population is below the age of 25 years, clearly indicating that Malawi is a youthful nation. In spite…
Allow me to congratulate the President on his election to his high office at the fiftieth session of the General Assembly. The Government and the people of the Republic of Malawi hold him and his great country, Portugal, in high esteem. His appointment to preside over the deliberations of the Assemb…
