My delegation wishes to address certain priority areas that require action in regard to the implementation of the outcome of the Copenhagen World Summit for Social Development.
Poverty continues to be the root cause of many ills in society, despite the high level of prosperity achieved by parts of …
I commend the Secretary- General for his comprehensive reports — contained in documents A/50/520 and A/50/490 — on the status of the implementation of the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s.
As we urge increased international support for African development, Kenya …
Let me at the outset associate my delegation with the statement made by the representative of the Philippines on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
We commend the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report (A/50/697) on progress in the restructuring and revitalization of the Organization in t…
The question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council is a subject that has engaged the attention of Member States for quite some time now. The interest and active debate that it has generated are proof of Member States’ interest and the importance they a…
I wish to speak in exercise of the right of reply to the remarks made this afternoon by the Foreign Minister of Rwanda in reference to a statement he attributed to Kenya’s Head of State, His Excellency President Daniel arap Moi, in regard to the United Nations International Tribunal for Rwanda.
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I wish to take this opportunity to express my appreciation to the Secretary- General for his elaborate and detailed report in document A/49/1.
May I, at the outset, associate myself with the sentiments expressed by the Chairman of the Group of 77, Ambassador Lamamra of Algeria, on the issue before …
Let me at the outset associate my delegation with the statement made on this agenda item by Ambassador Lamamra, Permanent Representative of Algeria and Chairman of the Group of 77.
May I also thank the Secretary-General for his reports on an Agenda for Development, contained in documents A/48/935 a…
First of all, Madam President, I wish to thank you for allowing me to make a contribution to the Council’s debate on the situation in Somalia. I also wish to congratulate you and your great country, the United States of America, on your assumption of the presidency for the month of November 1994. Ma…
I wish to take this opportunity to congratulate the Secretary-General, Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, on the in-depth report he has presented to the General Assembly on the work of the Organization over the last year. We pay tribute to the Secretary-General for the creative and far-sighted leadership he…
I wish to join the delegations that have spoken before me in welcoming the conclusion of the elaboration of the International Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, particularly in Africa.
I wish also to express our congratulatio…
The agenda item before us, "Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters," is an issue of great interest to the general membership of the Organization. Strong arguments were advanced at the forty-eighth session of the General Asse…
The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea is an important part of the global system of peace and security of which the Charter of the United Nations is the foundation. The Convention has been recognized as one of the most significant achievements of the United Nations since the Organi…
From 26 to 29 April 1994, the people of South Africa and the international community witnessed and indeed celebrated the first democratic and non-racial elections in South Africa, culminating in the election of Nelson Mandela as President of the Republic and the establishment of a democratic and uni…
I wish, on behalf of my delegation, to thank very much all those delegations that voted for Mr. Adede of Kenya.
We put forward the candidature of Mr. Adede because we felt very strongly that there was a need to balance the representation in the International Court of Justice to reflect our various …
I wish to explain Kenya’s vote on draft resolution A/48/L.50 and the request for separate votes on operative paragraphs 17 and 19.
For the second year running, the international community is faced with the serious and tragic situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. When the Assembly considered this age…
On 16 November 1993, the Secretary- General of the United Nations received the sixtieth instrument of ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Having now acquired the required number of ratifications or accessions, the Convention will enter into force 12 months from that …
At its forty-sixth session, the General Assembly in resolution 46/151 adopted the New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s to serve as a catalyst, giving political impetus and strength to other activities within and outside Africa for the mobilization of international support in favour …
I wish to make a few comments on this important topic of international cooperation against the illicit production, sale, demand, traffic and distribution of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.
The drug menace has brought untold suffering to mankind. We support the measures that have been pu…
