At the outset, let me join previous speakers in thanking Judge Theodor Meron, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, and Judge Vagn Joensen, President of the International Criminal Tribunal fo…
We welcome the convening of this important High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development and thank both the President of the General Assembly and the Secretary-General for their introductory remarks on this subject.
My delegation aligns itself with the statements delivered by the representatives…
We thank your presidency of the Security Council, Sir, for proposing this important briefing on combating terrorism in Africa in the context of the maintenance of international peace and security.
No cause whatsoever justifies terrorism. The values of life, safety and security are values that terro…
We welcome this open debate of the Security Council on women and peace and security. We thank the Secretary- General for his briefing and for his annual report entitled “Sexual violence in conflict” ( S/2013/149).
We also thank Ms. Zainab Hawa Bangura, Special Representative of the Secretary-Genera…
We commend the Pakistani presidency for convening this meeting on a multidimensional approach to peacekeeping.
Over the years, the nature and complexities of conflicts have demanded an evolution of peacekeeping into more complex and multidimensional operations. That requires an ongoing evaluation o…
We welcome the opportunity to speak today to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the opening for signature of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The United Republic of Tanzania was among the first 119 countries that signed the Convention in Montego Bay, Jamaica. For us, the Co…
I thank the President for the opportunity to explain our vote today. At the outset, allow me to commend the presence of President Mahmoud Abbas, who carries with him the aspirations of the people of Palestine. On this special day, we also wish to extend our hand of friendship in observance of the In…
The United Republic of Tanzania associates itself with the statements delivered at the 38th meeting by the representatives of Egypt and Algeria on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement and the Group of African States, respectively.
We welcome the report of the Security Council (A/67/2) and thank His E…
Despite a century of scientific progress in preventing, treating and understanding the malaria parasite and its means of reproduction, malaria continues to be one of the world’s most burdensome diseases. Malaria is concentrated in sub-Saharan Africa and disproportionately affects the rural poor. Rur…
At the outset, let me join previous speakers in thanking Judge Vagn Joensen, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), and Judge Theodor Meron, President of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), for presenting the annual reports of their Tribunals (A/…
At the outset, allow me to convey the fraternal greetings of His Excellency Mr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President of the United Republic of Tanzania, who could not attend this session of the General Assembly due to other equally important engagements.
On behalf of the Government and people of the Un…
The United Republic of Tanzania welcomes the importance that the United Nations has placed on promoting the rule of law at all levels of governance. Let me first warmly commend the Secretary-General for initiating this timely and pertinent High-level Meeting on the Rule of Law at the National and In…
I am taking the floor to explain the position that the United Republic of Tanzania took in the voting on resolution 66/253 B, adopted this morning.
At the outset, the United Republic of Tanzania expresses its sympathy to the Syrian Arab Republic and the Syrian people for the deaths of innocent peop…
I am grateful to the President for the opportunity to speak on behalf of the African Group at this event marking the tenth anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers.
When, in November 1997, the General Assembly proclaimed 2001 the International Year of Volunteers (resolution 52/17), it di…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the African Group on this important debate on agenda item 119, entitled “Follow-up to the commemoration of the two-
hundredth anniversary of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade”. We thank the Secretary- General for his reports provided under this i…
At the outset, the African States parties wish to reaffirm their unwavering support for the fight against impunity for the most serious crimes of concern to the international community. We stress that those who are implicated in such crimes must be held accountable.
The Group would like to express …
Thank you, Sir, for granting me this opportunity to speak after the voting. My delegation aligns itself with the statements made, respectively, by the representatives of Argentina on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, Egypt on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement, and Kenya on behalf of the Group of…
I have the honour and pleasure to deliver the following brief remarks on behalf of the President of the United Republic of Tanzania, His Excellency Mr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, who will not be here today because of other pressing engagements.
As a contribution to this important discussion on the prev…
The African Group is grateful to the President of the Human Rights Council and her entire staff for their engagement and efforts on behalf of the promotion and protection of human rights in the world. The Group is very much aware of how challenging her task is, for every country in the world has its…
Allow me to congratulate you, Mr. President, and the United Nations for having organized this High-level Meeting on HIV and AIDS, which is once again bringing the issue of HIV and AIDS to the global stage. We thank the Secretary-General for his report entitled “Uniting for universal access: towards …
