For the last 16 consecutive years, this Assembly has been calling for an end to the economic, commercial and financial embargo against Cuba. It is unfortunate that all the calls of this body have been to no avail. Today, for the seventeenth time, the delegation of Tanzania joins others in renewing t…
I wish to thank the President for convening this important high-level meeting devoted to the midterm review of the Almaty Programme of Action, which the Assembly endorsed five years ago. Periodic review of the Programme’s implementation permits necessary adjustments to ensure achievement of the agre…
Permit me at the outset to express my delegation’s appreciation of the due attention that the President has given to Africa since he assumed office. We are equally grateful to the Secretary-General for putting Africa high on the agenda of the United Nations. We welcome the recommendations of the Sec…
At the outset, I should like to thank the two co-facilitators, Ambassador Kaire Mbuende of Namibia and Ambassador Juan Antonio Yáñez-Barnuevo of Spain, for their work in advancing the intergovernmental deliberations on system-wide coherence. Having been a
co-facilitator myself, I know how arduous t…
I have the honour, on behalf of the African Group, to introduce draft decision A/63/L.100. The request for the inclusion of this agenda item is brought before the United Nations following the decision of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union to refer the issue of the pri…
Even at this late date, at the outset I would like to express our deep sorrow and extend our profound condolences to the people and Government of Zambia on the passing away of His Excellency Levy Patrick Mwanawasa last month. We also extend our sympathies to the bereaved family. President Mwanawasa …
We thank you, Mr. President, for convening this special meeting of the Security Council to debate the political crisis in Zimbabwe.
The Council has already expressed concern over the possible implications of the Zimbabwe crisis for regional peace and security by adopting its presidential statement …
I bring fraternal greetings from my President, His Excellency Mr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, who is unable to attend this important meeting owing to prior commitments. He sends his best wishes for a very successful event.
I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the President of the Genera…
As we begin the second half of the period set for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), we thank Mr. Srgjan Kerim, President of the General Assembly, for convening this timely thematic debate, focusing on achievements, challenges and getting back on track in the achievement of the Mille…
I am honoured to speak before this body on behalf of the member States of the African Union.
The commemoration of the sixtieth anniversary of the adoption and proclamation of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights should provide us with an opportunity to reaffirm our commitments to the values, p…
My delegation is pleased to participate in this Commemorative High-level Plenary Meeting Devoted to the Follow-up to the Outcome of the Special Session on Children. We congratulate the President of the Assembly on the organization of the meeting and look forward to fruitful deliberations that will p…
The delegation of the United Republic of Tanzania welcomes Mr. Ban Ki-moon’s first report as Secretary- General on the work of the Organization, contained in document A/62/1, presented during the sixty-second session of the General Assembly. The report is wide in scope, profound in analysis, with a …
The Government of the United Republic of Tanzania is pleased to participate in this dialogue on interreligious and intercultural cooperation. This meeting has come at an opportune time, when we need to encourage new thinking and dialogue on making the world more peaceful by building bridges among in…
My delegation is not ready to see the United Nations become the driving force behind the breaking up of sovereign States. We strongly believe that China is one, and that Taiwan remains an inalienable part of China’s territory. My delegation therefore wishes to reiterate our unwavering support in con…
On behalf of the Group of African States, I wish to pay tribute to His Highness the late Malietoa Tanumafili II, who suddenly passed away on 11 May 2007.
His Highness the late Malietoa Tanumafili II will be deeply remembered for his outstanding leadership, which led to the independence of the State…
As may be recalled, the International Conference on Financing for Development which took place in Mexico in 2002 led to the adoption of the Monterrey Consensus. Similarly, financing for development was once again high on the agenda at the World Summit held in Johannesburg in 2003. At each occasion, …
The United Republic of Tanzania voted in favour of the resolution we have just adopted. We voted thus while regretting the fruitless outcome of the diplomatic efforts made to engage the Islamic Republic of Iran and ensure its pursuit of the peaceful uses of nuclear activities. We have stated on many…
I am addressing the Council with respect to the work of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1132 (1997) concerning Sierra Leone on behalf of its Chairman, Ambassador Mahiga.
Council members will recall that since the expiration of the diamond sanctions in June 2003, the mandate of the …
Mr. President, I wish to thank you for having found time in your crowded programme, in the last week of your presidency, to organize this thematic debate on the Great Lakes region. It is a reflection of the importance you attach to the issue of peace and security in that part of Africa.
My delegati…
I want to begin by welcoming the President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), Judge Fausto Pocar, and the President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), Judge Erik Møse, and thanking them
for their respective reports and oral briefings. I a…
