Tanzania commends the Secretary-General for his report on the work of the Organization. We applaud his vision of the Organization, which defines its primary role as the promotion of collective action to meet the challenges that confront our shared humanity. The recently concluded Millennium Summit i…
At the outset, I should like to congratulate the President on his well-deserved election to the presidency of this Millennium Assembly. I also want to congratulate his predecessor for his invaluable contribution and his outstanding leadership during the fifty-fourth General Assembly. In the same vei…
I apologize on behalf of my President for his absence from this historic event. He would have liked to be here, but he could not be present because of unavoidable national commitments.
Tanzania considers this Summit to be the new foundation for a renewed international commitment to the ideals, prom…
Let me preface my remarks by expressing the appreciation of my delegation to you, Sir, for putting this very important issue of reviewing the problem of HIV/AIDS in all its aspects before the Assembly for discussion. We commend the delegation of Ukraine for holding consultations that led to the draf…
The Open-ended Working Group on reform of the Security Council established by the Assembly is entering its seventh year, having made but little progress towards the fulfilment of its mandate. In the absence of real political will and commitment, it is unlikely that another seven years will alter the…
We thank the Secretary-General for his report, which provides valuable information on measures taken with a view to enhancing cooperation and coordination between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity (OAU). We welcome these steps. We believe, however, that further efforts should …
Like many other delegations, my delegation would like to believe that with the advent of the new millennium the question of Palestine is about to take a turn for the better. We have seen a steady development in the last few years. All these developments — the Oslo Accords, the Madrid Peace Conferenc…
As in many years in the past, the Assembly is again considering the issue of the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the Government of the United States against Cuba without any indication that this unjustified measure will be lifted any time soon.
My delegation regrets that despi…
Permit me to begin by congratulating Judge Navanethem Pillay on her election to the presidency of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, even as we commend her for introducing the fourth annual report of the Tribunal, contained in document A/54/315. The current report of the Tribunal is cer…
My delegation wishes to express its appreciation to the Secretary-General for the reports before us. They provide a sound basis for discussions.
The statement made by the Chairman of the Group of 77 and China, with which we associate ourselves, reflects our concerns on the follow-up to the World Su…
In its earlier statement, the Republic of Burundi alleged that Tanzania harbours rebels from Burundi, or Burundi rebel bases, in its territory. I would like to put the record straight by stating categorically that the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania has never had, and does not now have…
The United Republic of Tanzania welcomes the commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as both a momentous and reflective occasion.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights continues to stand out as one of the major political statements designed to giv…
I would like to associate my delegation with the statement made by Indonesia on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. We support that statement whole-heartedly.
It is a privilege and great honour for me to address this Assembly on the important item on our agenda today, on the implementation of the …
Please allow me at the outset to acknowledge with great appreciation the excellent introduction of the third report of the Tribunal for Rwanda that Judge Laïty Kama, the President of the Tribunal, has just made to this Assembly.
As the country privileged to host the International Criminal Tribunal …
The agenda item before us deals with a subject which, regrettably, has preoccupied this Assembly for a number of years. As in previous years, the delegation of the
It is our firm belief that the international appeals and efforts employed on behalf of the Cuban people are necessary, justified and ur…
On behalf of the delegation of the United Republic of Tanzania, and on my own behalf, allow me to extend to Mr. Didier Opertti our sincere congratulations on his unanimous election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-third session. To his predecessor, Mr. Hennadiy Udovenko, I should li…
At the outset, allow me to join other speakers in expressing my delegation's congratulations on Mr. Didier Opertti's election to the presidency of the fifty-third session.
Let me now turn to the agenda item under consideration. The process of globalization and interdependence is not a new phenomeno…
May I first congratulate you, Sir, on your accession to the presidency of the Council for this month.
We make our appearance before the Council today on an issue of considerable significance to the Organization of African Unity and its membership. We therefore come with great hope and expectation. …
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Group of 77 and China under agenda item 116, on the adoption of the programme budget for the biennium 1998-1999.
The draft resolution which we are about to adopt concludes a cycle of intense negotiations carried out under very special circumstances.
As t…
I wish to make some brief remarks on behalf of the Group of 77 and China following the adoption of resolution
We have come a long way since the commencement of the deliberations on this important agenda item earlier this year. We are mindful of the fact that the first track was launched by the Secr…
