On behalf of the Group of African States, allow me to affirm the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action on the elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. We also reaffirm the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination,…
My delegation is taking the floor in the explanation of vote before the vote on the amendments contained in documents A/78/L.51 and A/78/L.52.
Uganda attaches great importance to promoting a culture of peaceful coexistence and combating Islamophobia, a disturbing trend that includes hate speech, di…
I congratulate you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of March, and I thank the Government of Japan for organizing this open debate on “Promoting conflict prevention — empowering all actors including women and youth” under the agenda item “Peacebuilding …
First and foremost, I thank the President for having convened this debate. I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Republic of Uganda, but, first, let me align my delegation with the statement delivered by the representative of Pakistan on behalf of the Organization of Islamic C…
I have the honour to introduce, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, draft resolution A/78/L.37, entitled “Promotion of durable peace through sustainable development in Africa”, which is based on last year’s resolution (resolution 77/271) and builds on the key issues of importance for Africa to p…
On behalf of the Group of 77 and China, I have the honour to introduce draft resolution A/78/L.38, entitled “New Partnership for Africa’s Development: progress in implementation and international support”. The draft resolution highlights the progress made by African countries in the implementation o…
While congratulating all the members that have been elected, I wish to seek some clarification, because, as I understand it, we have had one round of voting in the General Assembly, and there were quite a number of rounds in the Security Council.
Article 8 of the Statute of the International Court …
I speak on behalf of the Group of 77 and China on agenda item 38, entitled “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba”. I would like to thank the Secretary- General for his comprehensive report (A/78/84) on the item that w…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the African States parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
The International Criminal Court was created in 1998 with the legitimate ambition to bring to justice the perpetrators of the most serious crimes that a…
I congratulate the President on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-eighth session and assure him of Uganda’s full support. I would like to thank Mr. Csaba Kőrösi for his stewardship of the seventy-seventh session. I pay tribute to the Secretary-General, Mr. António Gute…
My delegation aligns itself with the statement delivered by the Prime Minister of Vanuatu, Mr. Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau, on behalf of the core group, of which Uganda is a member.
We would first like to express our thanks and deep appreciation to the United Nations membership
for its active engageme…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the delegation of Uganda. My delegation aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Côte d’Ivoire on behalf of the African States parties to the Rome Statute (see A/77/ PV.22).
We welcome the debate on the annual repor…
I congratulate the President of the General Assembly on his election to preside over the Assembly at its seventy-seventh session and assure him of Uganda’s full support. I would like to thank His Excellency Mr. Abdulla Shahid for his stewardship of the General Assembly at its seventy-sixth session. …
At the outset, I would like to thank the President and his team for driving the negotiations leading to the political declaration of the high-level meeting on improving global road safety (resolution 76/294) adopted today (see A/76/PV.90).
Uganda welcomes the holding of this important meeting, whil…
I thank you, Madam President, for giving me an opportunity to speak. Let me also thank the briefers, Ms. Martha Pobee and Special Envoy Huang Xia.
Good bilateral relations between member States in our region are a key ingredient in the maintenance of peace and security. The state of bilateral relat…
We would like to explain our position as follows. While Uganda supports the objectives of resolution 76/176, entitled “Strengthening the role of the United Nations in the promotion of democratization and enhancing periodic and genuine elections”, and also stresses the importance of the United Nation…
At the outset, Uganda congratulates the Republic of Kenya on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of October. Allow me to extend regards from your colleague, My Minister, the Honourable Jeje Odongo, who could not be here. He sends his regards and assures you, Madam President…
I have the distinct honour of introducing the address by His Excellency Mr. Yoweri Kaguti Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda, at the general debate of the seventy-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Thank you, Mr. President, for giving me this opportunity to deliver an explanation of vote after the voting.
At the outset, I join other delegations in welcoming His Excellency Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cuba, to today’s meeting.
My delegation aligns itself with the …
Uganda expresses its appreciation to you, Sir, for convening this meeting and for the draft oral decision you circulated on 11 June to roll over the work of the intergovernmental negotiations on reform of the Security Council to the seventy-sixth session of the General Assembly.
At the outset, my d…
