At the outset, the United Republic of Tanzania associates itself with the statement made by the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services of the Republic of South Africa on behalf of the Group of 77 and China (see A/70/PV.76).
We also join in welcoming the convening of today’s meeting on t…
My delegation welcomes the opportunity to participate in today’s debate on the very important subject of fostering a culture of peace. We see today’s meeting as an opportunity to reaffirm the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, which have been immaculately summed up in the …
Tanzania welcomes this timely debate on irregular migrants, as well as its focus on the Syrian refugee crisis, the worst humanitarian tragedy that we are witnessing today. In holding this discussion, we call attention to one of the key purposes of the Charter of the United Nations, namely, promoting…
At the outset, the United Republic of Tanzania joins in expressing its condolences to the victims of the horrific terrorist attacks in Paris.
We also associate ourselves with the statements made by the representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Sierra Leone, on behalf of the Movement
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My delegation would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this important meeting to consider the annual report of the Security Council (A/70/2), in line with paragraph 3 of Article 24 of the Charter of the United Nations.
As underscored in our statement made during the d…
My delegation thanks you, Mr. President, for convening this important meeting to consider agenda item 118, entitled “Follow-up to the commemoration of the two-hundredth anniversary of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade”. We thank and commend the Permanent Mission of Jamaica to the United…
My delegation would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this important annual joint debate on agenda items 119 and 120. We thank and commend the co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the revitalization of the work of the General Assembly for their dedication and cont…
We congratulate Brazil, host of the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, for the excellent facilitation of draft resolution A/70/L.3, which we are about to adopt and which Tanzania has gladly co-sponsored. We
would also like to acknowledge the great work being undertaken by the International Olympic …
The United Republic of Tanzania welcomes Spain’s leadership on the importance of the role of women in peace and security. We also commend Spain’s Security Council presidency for its focus on the invaluable contribution women can bring to the effective implementation of resolution 1325 (2000). We tha…
At the outset, the United Republic of Tanzania reaffirms its strong support for the International Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia and the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals and wishes to extend its appreciation to Judge Vagn Joensen, President of the Inte…
The United Republic of Tanzania aligns itself with the statements made on behalf of the African Group and the Non-Aligned Movement.
We also join in welcoming the report (A/70/357) of the Secretary-General on the future of peacekeeping operations based on the recommendations of the High- level Indep…
We associate ourselves with the statement made by the Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone on behalf of the African Union.
The United Republic of Tanzania recognizes that the consensus adoption of decision 69/560 this morning was not an easy undertaking. It is, however, an illustration of our c…
I am taking the floor in relation to agenda item 68 (b) and draft resolution V (see A/69/488/Add.2), regarding International Albinism Awareness Day.
Too often, we have reminded ourselves in the General Assembly and the Organization of the need to be purposeful in our efforts and actions. The challe…
I am honoured to participate in this joint debate of the General Assembly, which coincides with the culmination of Africa’s New Partnership for Africa’s Development week 2014. I am very pleased to see you, Mr. President, presiding over a meeting devoted to an agenda item that is so important for Afr…
We too would like to commend you, Mr. President, on your assumption of your office and for convening this important meeting.
The voices we have heard here today, in the Security Council yesterday (see S/PV.7268) and elsewhere are truly encouraging. All that remains is to put those commitments into …
Tanzania thanks you, Mr. President, for having convened this important event to discuss the Ebola outbreak in Africa.
We also welcome the resolution adopted today — resolution 2177 (2014) — which sends a strong political message from the Council in the collective effort to bring the outbreak under …
The United Republic of Tanzania welcomes the convening of the fourth biennial review of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. At the outset, we wish to thank the facilitator of the discussion under consideration, Ambassador Yaşar Halit Çevik, Permanent Representative of Turkey, for h…
The United Republic of Tanzania welcomes this open debate on the theme “United Nations peacekeeping operations: new trends”. We especially thank the Russian presidency for organizing the debate and for its incisive concept note on the subject (S/2014/384, annex). We also thank the Secretary-General …
The United Republic of Tanzania welcomes this meeting. It is timely and an important contribution to the discussion that we should have in this forum.
We believe that employment must be at the centre of the post-2015 development agenda. The President of my country, Mr. Kikwete, has committed Tanzan…
It is an honour for the United Republic of Tanzania to address the Assembly on this important day for Africa — a day on which we celebrate not only the fiftieth anniversary of the Organization of African Unity and the African Union, but also the tenth anniversary of the African Peer Review Mechanism…
