My delegation joins others in congratulating the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, on his good report contained in document A/61/1. The report provides us with a clear basis for our deliberations. My delegation is pleased that the report gives a broad view of various issues that affect humankind. T…
On behalf of the Zambian delegation, I congratulate you, Madam President, on your election as President of the sixty- first session of the United Nations General Assembly. It is indeed significant to have a lady holding the highest office of the General Assembly after almost three decades. To us, th…
In May 2006, the African region adopted Africa’s common position to the General Assembly’s High-level Plenary Meeting on HIV/AIDS with the theme of universal access to HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria treatment by 2010.
Zambia aligns itself with the statement delivered by the President of the Rep…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the African Group following the adoption by the General Assembly of the framework resolution on the election of seven members of the Organizational Committee of the Peacebuilding Commission.
Let me at the outset pay tribute to you, Mr. President, and to all …
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the African Group on this momentous occasion, the election of the first members to serve on the Human Rights Council.
The African Group welcomes this historic election of the founding members of the Human Rights Council. It should be recalled that the adoptio…
Let me join previous speakers in congratulating you, Madam, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-first session.
My delegation aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of South Africa on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
It is a well-known fa…
Once again, as at previous sessions of the General Assembly, we are called upon to discuss the important question of peace and security in the Middle East. The question of Palestine has been before the Assembly for the past 60 years and is therefore an issue which all Member States follow with keen …
Let me begin by conveying the condolences of my Government to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, to its Government, to the families of those who lost their lives and to those who sustained injuries in the terrorist acts that befell that country two days ago.
My delegation would like to associate itse…
I should like at the outset to fully associate my delegation with the statement made earlier by the representative of Jamaica on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
I express my delegation’s appreciation to the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, for presenting the comprehensive report contained in…
My delegation wishes to take this opportunity to thank the Secretary-General for his informative reports on the agenda items we are discussing today. We find those reports to be very useful in our discussions.
My delegation would like to associate itself with the statements made by the representati…
My delegation would like to associate itself with the statement made by the representative of Jamaica on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, to which we belong.
Zambia is one of the least developed countries that has benefited from the practical implementation of the Monterrey Consensus and the Ro…
Every time the issue of lifting the United States sanctions on Cuba comes up, I am reminded of Humpty Dumpty, who said, “Words mean only that which I want them to mean”.
When we talk about democracy, what is democracy, if the universal resolutions of the General Assembly that call on the United Sta…
Zambia will vote in favour of draft resolution A/65/L.3, as we have done in the past and for the reasons listed in the statements by the representatives of Malawi on behalf of the African Group, of Yemen on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, and of Egypt on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement, with…
Mr. President, my delegation would like to thank you for this opportunity to address the Assembly on the question of Palestine under agenda item 37. My delegation would like to express its profound appreciation for the report of the Secretary- General presented under this item, contained in document…
My delegation would like to thank all the member States that have supported our candidature up to this point, but our delegation feels that we should withdraw our candidate, Mrs. Nyambe. In so doing, we want to assure all those that have supported us of our gratitude and thanks.
On behalf of my Government, I wish to express our sincere condolences to the Palestinian National Authority on the demise of President Yasser Arafat. Zambia recalls his extraordinary leadership.
I should like to commend the Secretary-General for the reports contained in documents A/59/93, A/58/293 …
Mr. President, allow me to take this opportunity to congratulate you and the other members of the Bureau for the able manner in which you are presiding over this session. It is a source of great pride and honour for us to see you, Mr. President, a distinguished son of Gabon, a brother nation to Zamb…
There is no doubt that the role of the Security Council as enshrined in the United Nations Charter is paramount in that it has the primary duty and responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. It should be noted that, while other organs of the United Nations make recommend…
On behalf of my delegation, I wish to extend to you, Sir, our congratulations on your assumption of the high office of President of the fifty-ninth session of the General Assembly. My delegation is privileged to serve as one of the 21 Vice-Presidents of the session. We pledge our full cooperation to…
My delegation would like to join other delegations in this debate on the question of Palestine. Accordingly, I wish to express my delegation’s appreciation for the report of Secretary-General Kofi Annan contained in document A/58/416, which has provided useful information.
Zambia fully endorses and…
