It is with profound gratitude and a deep sense of responsibility that I stand before the General Assembly today at this pivotal gathering of the seventy-ninth session. I bring the warmest greetings from His Majesty King Mswati III, the Queen Mother, the Government and the people of the Kingdom of Es…
On behalf of His Majesty King Mswati III, it is a great honour to address the Summit of the Future, where world leaders have gathered to commit to multilateral solutions for a better tomorrow. The Summit is an opportunity to take bold actions that will shape the future of our planet and the well-bei…
The Kingdom of Eswatini is appreciative of today’s high-level meeting on the midterm review of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015—2030, at which we will reflect on the progress of countries in implementing that important Framework. There is no doubt that the Sendai Framework has b…
I have the honour to introduce a pre-recorded statement by His Excellency The Right Honourable Cleopas Sipho Dlamini, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Eswatini, during the general debate of the General Assembly at its seventy- sixth session.
I have the singular honour to introduce the pre-recorded statement by His Excellency the Right Honourable Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Eswatini, on behalf of Eswatini.
With a population of about 1.2 million people, a geographical landmass of over 17,000 square metres and surrounded by South Africa and Mozambique, the Kingdom of Eswatini has placed structural economic transformation at the core of its national economic agenda. In this regard, international trade an…
On behalf of the Group of African States, I would like to introduce draft resolution A/73/L.109, entitled “Consolidating gains and accelerating efforts to control and eliminate malaria in developing countries, particularly in Africa, by 2030”.
Malaria remains a huge health challenge to the global c…
It is a great joy for me, on behalf of His Majesty King Mswati III, Her Majesty the Queen Mother and the Government and the people of the Kingdom of Eswatini, to be part of this centenary celebration of the International Labour Organization (ILO), whose objective is to share best practices and offer…
It is an honour for me to address this high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate the centenary of an icon — Nelson Mandela, the first black President of the Republic of South Africa, who was born on 18 July.
As evidenced by our gathering here today, we further attest to the …
It is once again an honour to introduce, on behalf of the Group of African States, the draft resolution entitled “Consolidating gains and accelerating efforts to control and eliminate malaria in developing countries, particularly in Africa, by 2030” (A/72/L.68).
In recent times, there has been a lu…
Permit me at the outset to express my delegation’s gratitude at the initiative taken to host the annual review on the implementation of the 2016 Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS. As this is the midway point in attaining the 2020 fast-track targets, it provides us all with an opportunity to asse…
Here we are at yet another session of many in which the item before us today is under discussion. I applaud the General Assembly for consistently keeping this matter under its focus, and I also commend the previous co-Chairs of the intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform for the wo…
It is an honour to introduce, on behalf of the Group of African States and in our capacity as current Chair of the African Leaders Malaria Alliance, draft resolution A/71/L.89, entitled “Consolidating gains and accelerating efforts to control and eliminate malaria in developing countries, particular…
I bring warm and fraternal greetings from His Majesty King Mswati III, Head of State and iNgwenyama of the Kingdom of Eswatini, the Queen Mother Indlovukati and the entire Swazi nation. His Majesty would have loved to join everyone for this eminent occasion. However, owing to other pressing engageme…
It is my pleasure to present the co-Chairs’ summary of Panel 3, on the theme “Getting ahead of the looming treatment crisis: an action agenda for reaching 90-90-90”, which was held on 9 June from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. I had the honour to co-chair the Panel with His Excellency, Mr. Ruhakana Rugunda, Prim…
The Kingdom of Swaziland is pleased to participate in this high-level meeting on ending AIDS, and proud to have been a signatory to all global declarations for HIV from the first in 2001 to 2011. We thank the regional clusters, and for our part the African Union, which has advocated for the continua…
The Group of African States is saddened by the passing of His Excellency Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, an illustrious son of Africa and erudite diplomat. His ascendency to the helm of our global Organization as the first Secretary-General from the African continent was a great source of pride for us in…
It is an honour to be here in the Assembly to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. And it is indeed humbling to be the voice not only of the kids of Swaziland, Africa and the world, but also the voice of every young girl, everywhere. I feel very proud …
It is a great honour for me to address the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session on behalf of His Majesty King Mswati III, Head of State of the Kingdom of eSwatini. I convey the congratulations and best wishes of His Majesty the King and the people of the Kingdom of eSwatini to the President o…
