Five years ago, I stood at this very rostrum, committing my country and my Government to a global compact for development. As leaders, we agreed to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, achieve universal primary education, promote gender equality and empower women, reduce child mortality, improve ma…
Brothers and Sisters all. Many of my colleagues address what is wrong with our world: the poverty, the inequality, the injustice, the violence, the hatred, the greed that is destroying the earth and its people. We all know the reality, all are shocked, if sometimes numbed, by the horrible statistics…
We are fortunate that the great skills and integrity displayed by His Excellency Mr. Theo- Ben Gurirab, both as freedom fighter and as Foreign Minister of Namibia, will now be at the disposal of the General Assembly. We desperately need those qualities as
we wrestle with the challenges that now fac…
The election of the Foreign Minister of Uruguay as President of this General Assembly is very gratifying to our delegation and we are sure that his enormous talents and experience will guide us effectively through this critical session.
We also wish to acknowledge the contribution of his predecesso…
On behalf of the Government and people of Belize
I extend congratulations to Mr. Stoyan Ganev of Bulgaria on his election to
the presidency of the forty-seventh session of the General Assembly. We are
confident that he will steer the Assembly with wisdom and energy.
My delegation also pays speci…
