To begin with, I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important resumed fiftieth session of the General Assembly to consider agenda item 65 in pursuance of resolution 50/65 of 12 December 1995.
I also want to salute the member States of the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva for ha…
Let me start by congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of May and, of course, for the most skilful manner in which you have conducted the work of the Security Council this month.
We thank the Secretary-General, Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, …
The delegation of Zambia wholeheartedly welcomes this opportunity to exchange our national experiences, as well as to discuss in depth the important subject of public administration and development.
We are thankful for the Secretary-General’s reports on the issues as well as his introduction and gu…
Allow me, Madam, to extend to you my delegation’s congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of February. May I also take this opportunity to convey my delegation’s appreciation to Sir John Weston, of the delegation of the United Kingdom of Great Brita…
It is an honour for me to speak on agenda item 161, “Implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development”.
By deciding to convene the World Summit for Social Development at the level of Heads of State and Government, the United Nations was clearly manifesting the importance tha…
The question of Palestine is a matter that has captured the attention of the international community since 1947, when it was first brought before the United Nations General Assembly.
Since then, the Palestinian people have continued to wage their struggle amidst many obstacles and much human suffer…
The delegation of Zambia welcomes the report of the Secretary-General on agenda item 23 “Restructuring and revitalization of the United Nations in the economic, social and related fields”, contained in document A/50/697.
At the outset, my delegation would also like to associate itself with the stat…
With a view to facilitating the voting, in consultation with and on behalf of the candidate, I wish to convey the candidate’s instruction that his name be withdrawn from the list of candidates.
On behalf of the Zambian delegation, I should like to inform the Assembly that
I should like to take this opportunity to thank all our supporters for giving us their support throughout the voting, and particularly those who stayed with us up to the end.
On behalf of my delegation and of other delegations from the southern African region, let me extend to you, Sir, our congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of February. It is particularly gratifying to see you, a son of southern Africa, presiding o…
It is my distinct honour and privilege to introduce the final report of the Trust Committee for the United Nations Fund for Namibia (A/49/782). Part II of the report contains details on the activities of the Fund for Namibia during the period 1991- 1994. Part IV contains recommendations and conclusi…
My delegation would like to express its appreciation to the Permanent Representative of Norway, Chairman of the Advisory Committee on the United Nations Educational and Training Programme for Southern Africa for his introductory statement. As Vice- Chairman of the Advisory Committee my delegation wo…
Development has emerged as the most urgent and compelling challenge facing the United Nations and the entire international community. Development and peace are inseparable. In a real sense, development is the other name for peace. Thus, without development there can be no peace, and an agenda for pe…
Let me join the representatives who have spoken before me in congratulating you, Sir, on your unanimous election as President of the General Assembly at its forty-ninth session. You represent a country, Côte d’Ivoire, which has played and continues to play an active role in the framework of the Orga…
May I join preceding speakers in congratulating and welcoming back to the international community and, in particular, to the General Assembly the South African delegation to the United Nations, led by the Honourable Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Alfred Nzo.
My delegation has no doubt that the n…
Allow me at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of May. I am sure that, with your immense diplomatic skills, a lot will be achieved. May I also take this opportunity to express my delegation’s thanks to your predecessor, the…
The question of apartheid in South Africa has been on the international agenda for more than four decades. Throughout that period the United Nations has been unrelenting in its ardent opposition to the spectre of apartheid, which was designated a crime against humanity. To be sure the United Nations…
Allow me to take this opportunity to congratulate the recipients of the Human Rights awards this morning.
My delegation is happy to be associated with other delegations in celebrating the forty-fifth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Secretary- General’s report (A/48/506…
Allow me to take this opportunity to express my delegation’s sincere thanks to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, His Excellency Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, for his lucid report of 20 July 1993 on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Cou…
May I begin by expressing my delegation's
sympathy to the Government and the people of the Arab Republic of Egypt on the
tragedy they recently suffered, which resulted in loss of life and property.
I am happy to contribute to our deliberations marking the conclusion of
the United Nations Decade …
