We thank the Secretary- General for his report (A/58/227). It is clear from the report that the United Nations has been active in building partnerships to achieve the goal of the eradication of poverty and other programmes of the Organization. Numerous examples of partnership projects have been unde…
I would like to congratulate the Secretary-General on his excellent report on the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) (A/58/254). I associate myself with the statement of the Kingdom of Morocco on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, and with that of Mozambique on behalf of the African …
Let me first congratulate the President on his important assumption of the presidency of the fifty-eighth session of the General Assembly and to pledge Uganda’s support for his presidency.
I commend the Secretary-General for the excellent report. Because of the time limitation, I will comment on on…
On behalf of the Uganda delegation, I wish to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election to preside over the fifty-eighth session of the General Assembly. We are confident that, under your able leadership, we shall achieve the objectives of our deliberations. Let me also thank the Secretary-G…
I wish to commend the United Nations for its continued commitment to combat HIV/AIDS. Uganda’s experience and that of other parts of the world have shown that HIV/AIDS is a pandemic which reflects a complex mix of cultural, social, economic, political and security issues.
This pandemic cannot, ther…
Since I am taking the floor for the first time as the newly appointed Ugandan Ambassador to the United Nations, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. I also congratulate you on your wise stewardship of the Counte…
First of all, on behalf of my delegation, I would like to thank all the delegations that have supported us throughout the rounds of balloting last Wednesday and today. I would also like to pledge our support to all those whom we have supported, as well as to announce that Uganda, having obtained 39 …
Let me make it clear that my delegation fully supports cooperation between the United Nations and the Council of Europe. However, my delegation has a problem with paragraphs 6 and 12 of the draft resolution for reasons already pointed out by others who have spoken before me. More importantly, my cou…
My delegation welcomes this opportunity to hold discussions on HIV/AIDS. This confirms the commitment of the international community to update itself on how far we have come, but, more importantly, on how far we have to go. We thank the Secretary-General for his leadership in this regard, and for hi…
It is a great pleasure for me to address members of the Council on the final report of the Panel of Experts on the Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources and Other Forms of Wealth of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (S/2002/1146). I am particularly happy to see you, Sir, presiding over the pr…
On behalf of the delegation of Uganda, I congratulate you, Sir, on your election to preside over the deliberations of the fifty- seventh regular session of the General Assembly. We express appreciation to your predecessor, Mr. Han Seung-Soo, for a job well done. We also congratulate the Secretary-Ge…
There is no doubt that the African countries will take responsibility for the implementation of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD). In order to achieve the objective of eradicating poverty and other targets identified in the millennium development goals, however, NEPAD recognizes t…
It is both a pleasure and an honour for me to address the Security Council on the addendum to the report of the United Nations Panel on the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I am particularly happy to see you, Mr. President, from the sister African Republic of Mali, presiding over the Security Counc…
It is with profound shock and deep sadness that I stand here, in
my capacity as Chairman of the African Group for the month of November, and also in my personal capacity as Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Uganda to the United Nations, to express my heartfelt condolences on the death of H…
On behalf of the regional ministerial representatives on the Regional Peace Initiative on Burundi, I congratulate you, Madam President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. Let me also thank your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of Ireland, for his le…
Permit me at the very outset to thank Mr. Richard Ryan, the representative of Ireland and President of the Security Council for this month, for his introduction of the report of the Security Council to the General Assembly at its fifty-sixth session for the reporting period 2000- 2001. I also take t…
I congratulate you, Sir, and your country on assuming the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-sixth session. I also salute your initiative, supported by the General Assembly, to give priority to the consideration of measures to eliminate international terrorism.
My delegation fully alig…
It is an honour for me to participate in this open briefing of the Security Council on the important subject of the Great Lakes region. This follows the Security Council mission to the area. Therefore, on behalf of the Government of Uganda, I thank you, Mr. President, and all the members of the Coun…
It is an honour for me, on behalf of the delegation I lead and of my country, to address this important meeting of the Security Council on the final report of the United Nations Panel of Experts on the Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources and Other Forms of Wealth in the Democratic Republic of …
I should like to offer the apologies of my Minister, who was to have made this statement today. He has had to travel to Winnipeg, where the future of some of our abducted children will be discussed tomorrow.
I bring to you, Mr. President, and all Member States of the United Nations fraternal greeti…
