I do not have the intention of confusing the presidency, but I would request that, since we are handling matters of delicacy now, the President proceed very slowly and be more enunciative, speaking at dictation speed. This is a matter of delicacy. In fact, if it were not for the rules of procedure, …
My delegation had intended to give an explanation of vote after the voting, but because of a certain slur, which we would like to stress here, we decided to give our explanation of vote before the voting.
Draft resolution A/52/L.52 is in our view a good draft resolution. It is persuasive, and embod…
In an effort to explain the position taken by my delegation, I would like to start with A/52/L.51. My delegation voted in favour of this draft resolution because the information which should flow, as advocated by this draft, is necessary for Member States to know what obtains in the Middle East.
We…
I am grateful for the opportunity to participate once again in the debate on this item on behalf of the delegation of the Kingdom of Swaziland.
At the outset, the Kingdom of Swaziland associate itself fully with the well-known position of the Non- Aligned Movement, as well as that of the African Gr…
My delegation is appreciative indeed of this debate on the restoration or restitution of cultural property. I am speaking as a son of Africa and also as a student of history who has seen how much havoc was brought on the developing nations, particularly in my continent, Africa.
Prior to debating th…
Like the preceding speakers, my delegation wishes to put on record that two years ago we observed that such a resolution deprives Member States of what is otherwise their quota in the United Nations Secretariat. I have especially in mind those countries in the southern part of Africa and in Asia whe…
My delegation wholeheartedly supported this resolution. This support emanated from the belief that the regional organization should truly be given support by the United Nations. This is in the spirit of the Charter itself, which advocates, for
Furthermore, my delegation humbly implores the group af…
My delegation welcomes the report of the Secretary-General on cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity (OAU). The world community is cognisant of the fact that Africa is a continent that has not only been faced with the difficulties of economic and social developm…
Mr. President, I thank you, once again, for this brief opportunity you are giving to my delegation. We are today, as Member States, at a crossroads whereby we are expected to take a decision, possibly a decision we hope will not haunt us in the future.
I am taking the floor with mixed feelings — mi…
I do not know if this is a point of order or a request for clarification. While my delegation sympathizes fully with the statements just made, it would have been proper for them to have been made before we started voting. As it is, I am concerned that the voting should be guided by the rules of proc…
My delegation does not intend to cause any impediments to the decisions that you are taking, but I must say that it is not clear to my delegation. It would seem we are hedging. I would appeal to the Acting President to be precise. When exactly are we supposed to take action and a decision on this on…
My delegation did not intend to take the floor because we are of the opinion that an item such as this one on the culture of peace would be an issue that is so delicate that every delegation would give it priority. Having heard that there is a request to move slowly on this item, my delegation would…
My delegation welcomes and appreciates the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development, contained in document A/52/305, and looks forward to his forthcoming report on the first United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty. M…
I wish to echo the spirit of understanding that you, Mr. President, expressed towards the delegation of France, which has received by mistake a document that is not in its language, one of the official languages of the United Nations. I am sure that in the near future the United Nations will have to…
My delegation does not intend to cause any troubles with regard to the President’s tight schedule. However, I feel I would not have done my duty were I not to explain my delegation’s votes.
It should be noted that in the Fourth Committee, my delegation participated only half way owing to some chang…
My delegation has opted to abstain, and we want to explain our reason for abstention. This does not mean that we agree that any State has a right to coerce another to achieve its purposes. But in this context, we have opted to live by our policy.
The Kingdom of Swaziland believes in the policy of g…
My delegation wishes to make the following statement in explanation of vote.
All nations are equal before the eyes of God. Even if geographically they are small States, to God they are all equal. No nation, therefore, whether large or small, has a divine right to interfere in the sovereignty of any…
It is my great privilege to address the Assembly on behalf of the delegation of the Kingdom of Swaziland on the agenda item entitled “Implementation of the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s” (UN-NADAF). We commend the Ad Hoc Committee of the Whole of the General As…
I welcome once again the opportunity to participate, on behalf of the delegation of the Kingdom of Swaziland, in deliberations on this very important core issue of United Nations reform: the question of equitable representation on and expansion of the Security Council.
The Security Council is the o…
My delegation voted in favour of this resolution, our position being influenced of course by the spirit and letter of the Pelindaba Treaty, which the Kingdom of Swaziland had the honour to ratify. Accordingly, we would urge that some transparency be seen to be prevailing among all the States that ar…
