At the outset, I would like to join my colleagues who have previously addressed the Assembly by expressing my delegation’s heartfelt condolences and sympathies to Indonesia and all the countries that have lost their nationals in the tragic attack that occurred in Bali.
We have had occasion to state…
I should like to begin by congratulating Mr. Kavan on his well-deserved election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-seventh session and to assure him of my delegation’s full support and cooperation.
I would also like to commend his predecessor, Mr. Han Seung-soo, for having skil…
We would like to take this opportunity to express our sincere thanks to the General Assembly for electing Ms. Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka as the Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), at the level of Under- Secretary-General for a term of four years beginning …
My delegation would like to put a question to the Secretariat. We who are coming from our capitals expected the annotated agenda for the fifty-seventh session to be out by June. Up to now, we have not been able to secure a copy of that document. Can we get that document from the Secretariat?
Before introducing the draft resolution, I would like to make an oral revision to the second line of operative paragraph 4. Please delete, after the number “16”, the word “and” and the number “17”.
I have the honour to introduce the draft resolution entitled “Final review and appraisal of the imple…
The delegation of the United Republic of Tanzania wishes to join the first two speakers in extending our warmest congratulations to Ms. Anna Tibaijuka on her re- election as Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT). Ms. Tibaijuka has done a commendable job in…
Allow me to begin by congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We wish you every success in these troubled times.
I welcome the efforts that the Security Council has been exerting to bring peace and stability to the Great Lakes region in g…
On behalf of the African Group, I have the honour to introduce to the General Assembly the draft resolutions contained in documents A/56/L.39, A/56/L.56 and A/56/L.60, which cover the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti and the Sudan. The draft resolutions are submitted under agenda item 20 (…
I would like to take this opportunity to extend, on behalf of the African Group, my delegation’s sincere gratitude to all the delegations that spoke on this agenda item. I would also like to take this opportunity to convey my heartfelt thanks to all the delegations that supported the draft resolutio…
I am pleased to introduce on behalf of the African Group the draft resolution entitled “Causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa”.
The United Nations has always made its support for Africa’s development a priority. Indeed, over the years, several i…
I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-sixth session. Your election is a clear manifestation of the entire membership’s confidence in and high regard for your able leadership and diplomatic skills. …
I would like to express my gratitude and pleasure at addressing this Assembly on the important item on our agenda entitled “Final review and appraisal of the implementation of the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s”. For the past two decades, the development of Afri…
It is now over three weeks since the dastardly terrorist acts of 11 September. Our sympathies are directed to the victims and our heartfelt condolences to the Government and the people of the United States of America and all countries that lost nationals in the Twin Towers. Our hearts and prayers ar…
These are not propitious times. Since yesterday, when the debate began on the work of the Organization, the tragic events of 11 September have coloured our deliberations, and quite rightly so, given that over 60 countries have their nationals on the missing list as a consequence of the attack on, an…
In our statement on this agenda item at the fifty-fourth session of the General Assembly, last year, my delegation expressed its hope that with the advent of the new millennium, the question of Palestine would take a turn for the better. This optimism was based on the promising progress that had bee…
Once again, we are glad to address the General Assembly on the report of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. My delegation welcomes the report and commends the President of the Tribunal, Justice Navanethem Pillay, for her introductory remarks.
The fifth annual report of the Tribunal for…
My delegation regrets that after seven years, the Open- ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council and Other Matters related to the Security Council has not been able to resolve with finality the issue of the reform of th…
First, allow me to express our condolences and sympathy to the Government and the people of Singapore and the families of the deceased following the tragic Singapore Airlines accident yesterday morning in Taipei.
The issues of conflict resolution, sustained economic growth and sustainable developme…
My delegation would like to associate itself with the statement made by the representative of Botswana on
behalf of the States members of the Southern African Development Community.
My delegation welcomes the Secretary-General’s report before us on the theme “World Summit for Social Development an…
My delegation is gratified that in September next year the General Assembly will convene a special session for follow-up to the World Summit for Children. In this
connection, I wish to express our appreciation to the Secretary-General for the report on the agenda item before the Assembly, contained…
