I would like to thank the United Kingdom, Mr. President, for scheduling this
important debate. I would also to thank the Secretary- General, his Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Zainab Bangura, Ms. Angela Joli and Ms. Jane Adong Anywar for their illuminating introductory p…
I will be brief. My delegation joins other representatives, Mr. President, in congratulating you on assuming the presidency of the Council. We also commend you for scheduling this important debate on United Nations peacekeeping. The concept paper you circulated, on the theme “United Nations peacekee…
I thank you, Madame, for giving me the opportunity to address the General Assembly on this important agenda item. This afternoon, we had the privilege to welcome Mr. Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian National Authority, to the General Assembly, and we congratulate him on the status and sup…
I would like first to join other speakers before me in conveying my deepest sympathy and condolences to the people in countries affected by Hurricane Sandy, particularly the people of our host city, New York. My delegation aligns itself with the statements made at the 35th meeting by the Permanent R…
Namibia aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Cameroon on behalf of the Group of African States (see A/67/ PV.25). The social and economic development of the African continent remains an urgent imperative. In order to succeed, we must redouble our collective efforts to impro…
First, on behalf of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), I would like to extend our condolences to the people of Norway.
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Southern African Development Community, which is composed of the following countries: Angola, Botswana, the Democratic R…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the 14 States members of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). SADC aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Senegal on behalf of the African Group.
The SADC group wishes to assure the Assembly of its full support and cooper…
It looks as if today’s change in the programme of work put some pressure on all of us such that we might not have been timely in making the point that we had wanted to take the floor. However, on behalf of the Southern African Development Community, I take the floor to support the request made by th…
We, too, are trying to understand the proceedings here. I am not going to comment on the text because it reflects the historical fact that a meeting took place which selected Israel and the Democratic Republic of the Congo as Chair and Vice-Chair, respectively. That is what is reflected in the draft…
I have the honour to address the General Assembly today in my capacity as Chair of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme for 2009 pursuant to General Assembly resolution 63/134, by which the Assembly requested the Chair of the Kimberley Process to submit a report to its sixty- fourth session on…
I would like to congratulate the President on his unanimous election to preside over the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session. We are confident that he will discharge the responsibilities of that office with honour and dignity, given his track record and experience. I wish to assure him of N…
In 1998, when we gathered at the twentieth special session of the General Assembly to adopt the Guiding Principles of Drug Demand Reduction (see resolution S-20/3) and measures to enhance international cooperation to counter the world drug problem (see resolution S-20/4), we did so in order to decla…
Namibia aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Morocco on behalf of the African Group.
My delegation is pleased to support draft resolution A/63/L.52, under the agenda item entitled “The role of diamonds in fuelling conflict”. By taking up this agenda item, the General …
My delegation aligns itself with the statement delivered at the 57th meeting by the representative of Cuba on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
At the outset, Namibia reaffirms its unequivocal and unwavering support for and solidarity with the people of Palestine in their legitimate struggle for …
It is an honour for Namibia, the country holding the presidency of the
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), to introduce to the Assembly draft resolution A/63/L.26 entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union”.
The draft resolution highlights the important role wo…
The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), the world organization of national parliaments, is the natural institutional link between the United Nations and the world of national parliaments. Namibia is particularly honoured that The Honourable Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab, Speaker of the National Assembly of the …
It is indeed an honour for me to speak at this high-level plenary meeting devoted to the midterm review of the Almaty Programme of Action.
This meeting affords us an opportunity to review the progress we have made since our groundbreaking meeting in Almaty, Kazakhstan, five years ago. It also enabl…
It gives me great pleasure to participate in the debate on the New Partnership for Africa's Development: progress in
implementation and international support. We associate ourselves with the statements delivered earlier at this meeting by Antigua and Barbuda, and by Kenya at the 26th meeting, on be…
My delegation wishes to express its gratitude to the President of the General Assembly for organizing this meeting to exchange views on the current global food and energy crisis that is threatening to push many households back into poverty. The meeting is timely, coming as it does on the heels of th…
My delegation aligns itself with the statements made by the representative of Antigua and Barbuda on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, by the representative of Egypt on behalf of the African Group and by the representative of Zambia on behalf of the Southern African Development Community.
It is …
