Congratulations to you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of September.
First and foremost, my delegation condemns the terrorist attack in Burkina Faso and wishes to convey its heartfelt condolences for those who lost their lives.
As we have all witnes…
My delegation welcomes the report on the cooperation between the United Nations and the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) (A/73/328). We pay tribute to the Provisional Technical Secretariat under the able leadership of His Excellency Mr. Lassin…
My delegation would like to thank the presidency of the General Assembly for convening today’s plenary meeting on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other related matters.
My country aligns itself with the statement made by the rep…
On behalf of my delegation, I would like to begin by thanking the President of the General Assembly for her leadership of this session. I also want to welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cuba.
My delegation aligns itself with the statements made by the representatives of Morocco, on behalf …
I wish to congratulate the President on her well-deserved election to preside over the work of the General Assembly at its seventy-third session. Her election to that prestigious position as the fourth woman in that post in the history of the Organization and the first from Latin America is not only…
I would like to express our sincere gratitude to South Africa and Ireland for their excellent organization of today’s important high- level event. On behalf of my country, and on my own behalf, we thank the organizers and the United Nations for designating today as a day of commemoration.
We are he…
At the outset, allow me to welcome the Swedish initiative to convene this ministerial-level open debate on children and armed conflict under the theme “Protecting children today prevents conflict tomorrow”. I thank the Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, the Executive Director of…
I have the honour to deliver the following statement on behalf of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). This statement is aligned with the one made by the representative of the Republic of Kenya on behalf of the Group of African States.
At the outset, I wish to reiterate SADC’s unwaver…
My delegation commends the President for having convened this very important high-level meeting on peacebuilding and sustaining peace. It reminds us that the report of the Secretary-General on the issue (A/72/707) focuses on how he and his team plan to implement the peacebuilding and sustaining peac…
My delegation appreciates the inclusion of road safety on the global agenda of General Assembly, in particular the road-safety-specific target among the Sustainable Development Goal Targets. We thank the Russian Federation for facilitating the draft resolution before us (A/72/L.48).
Injuries repres…
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important meeting on a subject of great significance for global peace and security, particularly to the continent of Africa. I also wish to commend Secretary-General Guterres for his strong statement setting out his vision of the future of peace…
My delegation aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Egypt on behalf of the Group of African States.
My delegation wishes to commend you, Mr. President, for your statement, which has encouraged Africans to continue to work together to address their own challenges. It is grat…
I thank the President for the opportunity to make a statement on this agenda item. Indeed, this high-level meeting is timely, as the world is embarking on a global effort to combat trafficking in persons.
It is an undeniable truth that, at some point, each country is affected by acts of human traff…
I congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election to preside over deliberations of the General Assembly at its seventy-second session. My delegation pledges full support to you and your Bureau.
Allow me to convey warm fraternal greetings from His Excellency Mr. John Pombe Joseph Magufuli, Preside…
At the outset, I would like to join the members of the Security Council in extending profound condolences following the loss of life of the two experts of the United Nations, who paid the ultimate price in their professions, while working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We sincerely hope th…
The United Republic of Tanzania welcomes the twenty- third annual report (see A/71/263) of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), presented here today by the President of the Tribunal, Judge Carmel Agius, whom we congratulate on his assumption
of the presidency of the Tribunal…
The United Republic of Tanzania welcomes the report of the International Criminal Court (ICC) (A/71/342) and thanks the President of the Court, Judge Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi, for her introductory remarks. We also welcome the Court’s move to its permanent premises in The Hague, which marks yet a…
First and foremost, I would like to convey to the Assembly greetings from Mr. John Pombe Joseph Magufuli, President of the United Republic of Tanzania, who, owing to pressing engagements at home, including dealing with the aftermath of the recent devastating earthquake in north-western Tanzania, cou…
First and foremost, allow me to convey the greetings of His Excellency Mr. John Pombe Joseph Magufuli, President of the United Republic of Tanzania, who unfortunately could not attend this high-level meeting owing to other equally important commitments. He sends his regards and wishes for a successf…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Group of African States on the agenda item before us.
At the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, held in Durban, South Africa, from 31 August to 8 September 2001, the international community adopted …
