At the outset, allow me to thank the President of the General Assembly for
convening this second annual meeting to review the implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS: On the Fast Track to Accelerating the Fight against HIV and to End…
I wish to begin by aligning my country with the statement delivered earlier by the Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone, the Coordinator of the African Union Committee of Ten on Security Council Reform, who has articulated the position of Africa on this important issue (see A/72/PV.41).
I thank…
At the outset, I wish to express gratitude to the President of the General Assembly for convening this high-level meeting to appraise the achievements, gaps and challenges in the implementation of the 2010 United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons.
Despite sustained worl…
I am pleased to deliver a statement on behalf of the 32 landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) on agenda item 73 (a), entitled, “Oceans and the law of the sea”, with particular focus on draft resolution A/71/L.26, which was coordinated by Mr. Ndembile of South Africa.
Oceans, coastal areas and sea…
I would like to begin by conveying my country’s condolences upon the death of the Permanent Representative of Eritrea, His Excellency Mr. Girma Asmerom Tesfay.
I would also like to associate my statement with those made by the representative of Thailand on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and by…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of African States.
The African Group received with great sadness and shock the news of the sudden death of our colleague and former President of the General Assembly at its sixty- eighth session, His Excellency Mr. John William Ashe…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of African States. The African Group would like to congratulate His Excellency Mr. Peter Thomson of Fiji on his election as President of the Assembly at its seventy- first session. The African Group is appreciative of the current mom…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of African States. The African Group would like to welcome the adoption of the Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS: On the Fast Track to Accelerating the Fight against HIV and to Ending the AIDS Epidemic by 2030 (resolution 70/266…
I am honoured to deliver this statement on behalf of the 32 States members of the Group of Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs).
At the outset, I wish to acknowledge with gratitude the informative report of the Secretary-General (A/70/63) on the progress made and the challenges faced so far in t…
I welcome the opportunity to deliver this statement on behalf of the group of landlocked developing countries (LLDCs). We take note of the Secretary-General’s report contained in document A/70/74, on oceans and the law of the sea, and the acknowledgement that the oceans provide a wide range of servi…
I wish to commend you, Sir, for convening this very important meeting to deliberate issues of peace and security that are of concern to all United Nations States Members.
First and foremost, allow me to pay tribute to the United Nations for its tireless efforts aimed at resolving the Palestinian-Is…
Zambia aligns itself with the statement delivered by the Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone on behalf of the Group of African States (see A/70/PV.43).
I wish to echo the sentiments expressed by delegations that have spoken before me to congratulate the President of the General Assembly at its…
Zambia aligns itself with the statements delivered by the representatives of Sierra Leone on behalf of the Group of African States, South Africa on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, and the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement, respectively (see A/70/PV.40).
My delegati…
I thank the President for according my delegation an opportunity to contribute to this very important agenda item, which focuses on the role of sport in the promotion of development and peace. The introduction of this year’s draft resolution A/70/L.3) is very timely, coming just one month after our …
I appreciate this opportunity to contribute to this joint debate. My delegation aligns itself with the statements delivered by the representative of South Africa on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and by the representative of Sierra Leone on behalf of the Group of African States (see A/70/PV.34)…
On behalf of the 32 landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), I would like to express gratitude to the President of the General Assembly for this occasion and the consideration of the resolution to endorse the Vienna Programme of Action for Landlocked Developing Countries for the Decade 2014-2024, ad…
I stand before the General Assembly representing a nation in mourning. His Excellency Mr. Michael Chilufya Sata, President of the Republic of Zambia, passed away on the night of Tuesday, 28 October 2014 in London, where he had gone for medical attention. His death comes only four days after the nati…
I would like to thank you, Sir, for giving me the floor in order to address today’s agenda item.
Zambia aligns itself with the statement delivered earlier by the Ambassador of Malawi on behalf of the African Group.
Zambia acknowledges the Secretary-General’s reports on the agenda item. They coinci…
Zambia recalls with satisfaction the outcome of the twenty-ninth special session of the General Assembly, on the follow-up of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) beyond 2014, including the commitments made by world leaders and the Assembly’s decision to take note of the…
I extend our sincere congratulations to Mr. Sam Kutesa on his election to preside over the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session. We see him undertaking that onerous task at a particularly important moment in not only the forging of the future global development agenda, but the development of …
