Let me begin by bringing to memory a comment, published in the New York Times of 29 May 1997, by Jeffrey Sachs of the Harvard Institute for International Development. Commenting on Kabila’s victory over Mobutu, Sachs declared that
“the West should save the morality lessons for later. First, the Uni…
I wish to associate my delegation with the draft resolution before us in document A/53/L.16, entitled “Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters”, under agenda item 59. As we look ahead to continued debate in the Working Group …
I am making this statement on behalf of my Ambassador.
My delegation welcomes this opportunity to deliberate on the question of cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity (OAU). We associate ourselves fully with the statements made by the Permanent Representative o…
Zimbabwe, along with other Members of the United Nations, proposed the inclusion of the item on the World Solar Programme 1996- 2005 in the current agenda of the General Assembly. There is also a draft resolution prepared and circulated on this item.
This item is of particular concern to Zimbabwe, …
My delegation would like to associate itself with the statement which will be delivered this morning by the representative of South Africa on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries.
The Assembly is meeting for the seventh consecutive year to consider the item before us. For nearly four dec…
At the outset I would like to congratulate Mr. Didier Opertti on his unanimous election to the presidency of the fifty-third session of the General Assembly. His election is a well-deserved tribute to his own admirable diplomatic skills and also a vote of confidence in his country, Uruguay. My deleg…
I have the honour to deliver a statement on behalf of the current Chairman of the Organization of African Unity, His Excellency President Robert Mugabe of the Republic of Zimbabwe.
I would like to thank you, Sir, for convening this meeting to allow the Security Council and interested delegations to…
My delegation is delighted that you, Sir, the Foreign Minister of the Gambia, are presiding over these proceedings.
Zimbabwe sympathizes and empathizes with the bereaved families of the victims of international terrorism. My country has stated before, and reiterates today, its deeply rooted stance …
While Zimbabwe is encouraged that peace in Angola remains within sight and within reach, and that the Government and UNITA continue
In this regard, we welcome as a new ray of hope the 10-point agreement reached on 9 January 1998 on the new implementation timetable, which envisages that major progre…
This morning I shall be wearing two caps as I address the General Assembly on cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity (OAU). In the first part of my statement, I shall be introducing the draft resolution on United Nations/OAU cooperation, and I shall do so on beh…
Zimbabwe is deeply concerned about recent and current developments in Angola. The peace process, in which lie all our hopes for a stable and prosperous Angola, has not only lost momentum, but has actually come under serious threat over the past few months and is in mortal danger of collapse. The ren…
I wish to register the delegation’ appreciation for this opportunity to participate in these extremely important Security Council deliberations on the extremely grave situation now prevailing in Sierra Leone.
On behalf of His Excellency President R.G. Mugabe, who is the current Chairman of the Orga…
I wish to thank you, Sir, for giving me the floor at this eleventh hour and to apologize for the fact that I was unable to take the floor at the time that countries participating under rule 37 were making their contributions.
The Government and people of Zimbabwe have continued to follow developmen…
It is with immense delight and rekindled hope that my delegation welcomes the inauguration of the Government of Unity and National Reconciliation in Angola. I cannot but echo most resoundingly the Secretary-General’s observation that
“Never before has the country been so close to the final resoluti…
Mr. President, I wish to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of December 1996. My delegation is confident that the Council will benefit immensely from your wide experience and able leadership.
Allow me also to express my delegation’s gratitude…
My delegation joins those who have expressed their appreciation to Ambassador Nugroho Wisnumurti, President of the Security Council, for introducing the report of the Security Council to the General Assembly.
We had hoped that this year’s report of the Security Council to the General Assembly would…
My delegation would like to associate itself with the statement made by the representative of Colombia on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries.
The Assembly is meeting for the fifth consecutive year to consider the item before us. It is also the fifth year in which the Government of Cuba…
Only a few weeks ago, the international community carried out the mid-term review of the implementation of the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s (UN-NADAF). In this connection, I wish to pay tribute to Ambassador Owada of Japan, who so ably chaired the review proce…
I would like to begin by commending the Chairman and the co-Vice-Chairmen of the Open-Ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council and Other Matters related to Security Council reform for their tireless efforts during the f…
I have the honour to address the Assembly on agenda item 45, “Implementation of the World Summit for Social Development”, on behalf of the States members of the Southern African Development Community (SADC): Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, …
