My delegation did not intend to take the floor because we are of the opinion that an item such as this one on the culture of peace would be an issue that is so delicate that every delegation would give it priority. Having heard that there is a request to move slowly on this item, my delegation would…
My delegation welcomes and appreciates the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development, contained in document A/52/305, and looks forward to his forthcoming report on the first United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty. M…
I wish to echo the spirit of understanding that you, Mr. President, expressed towards the delegation of France, which has received by mistake a document that is not in its language, one of the official languages of the United Nations. I am sure that in the near future the United Nations will have to…
My delegation does not intend to cause any troubles with regard to the President’s tight schedule. However, I feel I would not have done my duty were I not to explain my delegation’s votes.
It should be noted that in the Fourth Committee, my delegation participated only half way owing to some chang…
My delegation has opted to abstain, and we want to explain our reason for abstention. This does not mean that we agree that any State has a right to coerce another to achieve its purposes. But in this context, we have opted to live by our policy.
The Kingdom of Swaziland believes in the policy of g…
My delegation wishes to make the following statement in explanation of vote.
All nations are equal before the eyes of God. Even if geographically they are small States, to God they are all equal. No nation, therefore, whether large or small, has a divine right to interfere in the sovereignty of any…
It is my great privilege to address the Assembly on behalf of the delegation of the Kingdom of Swaziland on the agenda item entitled “Implementation of the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s” (UN-NADAF). We commend the Ad Hoc Committee of the Whole of the General As…
I welcome once again the opportunity to participate, on behalf of the delegation of the Kingdom of Swaziland, in deliberations on this very important core issue of United Nations reform: the question of equitable representation on and expansion of the Security Council.
The Security Council is the o…
My delegation voted in favour of this resolution, our position being influenced of course by the spirit and letter of the Pelindaba Treaty, which the Kingdom of Swaziland had the honour to ratify. Accordingly, we would urge that some transparency be seen to be prevailing among all the States that ar…
While my delegation has no wish to comment on the way the Acting President has guided us, I should like to voice our concern over the item before us, which has been persistently postponed without clearly stated reasons being given to the General Assembly.
If I may request the courtesy of the presid…
On behalf of my delegation, I wish to echo the words of my colleague from the Russian Federation. This is a very delicate issue, and I believe that the Assembly will agree with my delegation that the necessary consultations with our capitals will enable us to participate with greater precision. The …
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for this opportunity to address the Security Council during its consideration of the situation in Somalia, a subject of great importance to us all.
Allow me also to express my profound gratitude in seeing you, a native of a sister country, Botswana, presiding ove…
I wish to crave the indulgence of the President. Our purpose in drawing the President’s attention to this situation was not in any way to hinder the progress of the Assembly but merely to place it on record that we do not have the English versions of some of the documents and that we have fully conf…
I regret to say that, despite that confirmation from the President, I have been to the documents desk several times and have been told that the English set of documents is incomplete. The documents officer told me that they are expecting the missing documents. I can produce the officer to whom I tal…
I apologize for interrupting the President while he is performing his noble task here in the Assembly. However, my delegation would like to place it on record that we do not have the English versions of some of the documents on which the President is asking the
During the debate in the First Committee we were still in the process of liaising with our capital in regard to our position on the draft resolution concerning agenda item 71. We have the pleasure to report that we can now take a position in favour.
The President has correctly advised the Assembly that, since the voting machine has not been locked, those who feel that they have inadvertently voted incorrectly have enough latitude to change. However, to start from the beginning would be unfair to those who voted as they wished to. I therefore co…
In this case, too, my delegation was not able to participate in the decision in the First Committee because we were awaiting instructions from our capital. I am pleased to announce that we have now received those instructions.
Here again, we could not participate in the decision in the First Committee because we had not received word from our capital. Fortunately, we are ready today.
