I am pleased to extend to you, Sir, my delegation’s congratulations on your well earned and well deserved election to the presidency of this session of the General Assembly. We have no doubt that your able leadership will steer this session to a successful conclusion.
International terrorism is a g…
At the outset permit me to express the pleasure of my delegation in seeing the Minister of Angola, Mr. Miranda, in our midst. My delegation joins previous speakers in thanking the President of the Council for convening this important open briefing to discuss the interim report of the Monitoring Mech…
Let me begin, first of all, by expressing, on behalf of my delegation, our warmest appreciation to the President of the Tribunal, Judge Pillay, for her comprehensive introduction of the report of the Tribunal for the period beginning July 1999 and ending June 2000, contained in document A/55/435, wh…
On behalf of my delegation, I am pleased to take part in today’s debate on the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa. As we again discuss this topic, we are again full of hope and optimism that Africa will eventually rid itself of the unwanted sc…
Mr. President, on behalf of the delegation of His Majesty King Mswati III, Her Majesty the Indlovukazi and the Government and the people of the Kingdom of Swaziland, may I extend hearty congratulations to Mr. Harri Holkeri of the Republic of Finland on his election as President of this fifty-fifth s…
On behalf of my delegation, I welcome this opportunity to address the General Assembly on agenda item 37, “Implementation of the Outcome of the World Summit for Social Development” and on the upcoming special session of the General Assembly.
Furthermore, my delegation associates itself with the sta…
I am honoured to address the General Assembly at its fifty-fourth session as a representative of His Majesty the King of Swaziland. I bring with me from the Kingdom of Swaziland warmest greetings and best wishes to all our fellow members from His Majesty King Mswati III, Her Majesty the Indlovukazi,…
The Kingdom of Swaziland is pleased to join previous speakers who have spoken on this agenda item and supports the resolution on the fiftieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Whilst much has been achieved in the promotion and maintenance of human rights and fundamental free…
My delegation has reviewed its position on this item and this resolution. In view of the fact that Jerusalem is a place of spirituality where everybody has got to be happy and praise almighty God, everybody there must be protected and enjoy human rights.
The Kingdom of Swaziland welcomes the Secretary-General's report in document A/53/554 on the agenda item we are discussing today. My delegation also notes with satisfaction that since the last report was presented, at the Assembly's fifty-second session, the United Nations has taken a considerable s…
Once again I am honoured to address the Assembly on behalf of the delegation of the Kingdom of Swaziland.
The international community has on diverse occasions taken several steps to reinforce its mutual collaboration within the framework of the Open-ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable …
My delegation fully welcomes the debate over this agenda item, entitled “Bethlehem 2000”. The inclusion of such an item in the agenda is of paramount relevance to our times and, indeed, to all mankind. Allow me, therefore, to congratulate the members of the Bureau regarding this project on their ins…
My delegation is fully aware of the rules of procedure referred to, and it is in this spirit that we take the floor to prepare the ground for your ruling, Mr. President, because if the ground is not level the presidency may in the future be interpreted as deterring discussion; while you have that au…
My delegation welcomes the report of the Secretary-General entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity”, contained in document A/53/419.
As stated in the report, the Secretaries-General of the two organizations have met and consulted in a number of areas. …
Perhaps members are surprised that something unusual is happening today. This relates to the circumstances. A renowned scholar and lover of African literature by the name of Chinua Achebe has said, “When you see a frog crossing your path, you must know that something is behind its life”.
My delegat…
I come with the greetings and warm wishes of His Majesty King Mswati III, Her Majesty the Indlovukazi, the Queen Mother, the Government and the whole Swazi nation to all our fellow members of the United Nations.
On behalf of the Kingdom of Swaziland, I would like to extend our warmest congratulatio…
Since I am now addressing you, Sir, in your capacity as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-third session, allow me to congratulate you on your election to carry out the important task — that of continuing to shape this international Organization.
It is unusual for my delegation to comme…
My delegation finds itself in a very painful situation. Not so long ago in this very Hall, a draft resolution similar to the one we are debating this morning was withdrawn with a view to holding effective consultations. Our question as a delegation is, what is at stake? The answer is: lasting peace …
You are 100 per cent right, Mr. President. The representative of Rwanda was also 100 per cent right. My understanding of the connotations of a point of order in English is that it is not a point of order only when someone else is out of order. Even when I, myself, discover that I am out of order, I …
On two instances, we have been rushed before we could decide our positions. There was even some erasing on the board and then all of a sudden, before we could decide, the machine was locked. Let us act slowly but surely. I am sure that the Secretariat has noticed that, on two subsequent occasions, w…
