The events of 11 September have shocked and saddened us all. While these horrendous terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania were carried out on American soil, their effects have touched all members of the international community and immediately galvanized the…
At the end of the twentieth century, the year 2000 problem (Y2K) threatened computers and digital systems around the world. Left unaddressed, Y2K would have seriously disrupted vital financial, business, health and government services and could have interrupted electricity and telecommunications. Wh…
My delegation welcomes the opportunity to address the General Assembly on the report of the International Court of Justice. Permit me at the outset to express our thanks and appreciation to the President of the Court, Judge Gilbert Guillaume, for his introduction of the report and for his pertinent …
I have the honour and pleasure of taking the floor on agenda item 174, on the role of the United Nations in promoting a new global human order. It is a pleasure because during the Millennium Summit the Prime Minister of Lesotho said:
“On the eve of the twenty-first century, we must continue to drea…
We welcome the opportunity to take part in this debate on agenda item 38, “Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters”. This is a question to which the General Assembly should accord the highest priority, touching as it does on …
I have the honour to introduce the draft resolution on the global implications of the year 2000 date conversion problem of computers, contained in document A/54/L.61. Although this draft resolution is submitted under the name of Lesotho alone, it has been the subject of wide consultations. After the…
My delegation fully associates itself with the statements made by the representative of the Sudan on behalf of the African Group; the representative of South Africa on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement; and the representative of Mozambique on behalf of the Southern African Development Community.
T…
This century has been proclaimed as the bloodiest in the history of humanity, and the Rwanda genocide ranks among the worst undisputed cases of genocide the world has ever seen. The response of the international community over the years has been to proclaim laws and prohibitions against these horror…
Yesterday was a milestone in human history, representing as it does the celebration, which we continue today, of an event whose
Fifty years ago, when the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted, for many countries under colonialism in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean the prospect of the exe…
Let me begin by acknowledging the statement made by the representative of Indonesia on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, with which I fully associate myself.
I should also like to thank the Secretary-General for the concise report on the subject of global implications of the year 2000 date conve…
The world continues to witness unprecedented developments in the protection of the basic norms of humanitarian law and human rights. The ad hoc Tribunals have shown not only that an international criminal system is possible, but that it can be effective. By offering justice as an alternative to retr…
It is an honour for me to address the Assembly on this important and timely topic. Let me at the outset associate myself with the views expressed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, who spoke on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
This high-level dialogue of the General Assembly is ye…
During the general debate, my Minister for Foreign Affairs had occasion to express his congratulations to you on your election. Today, I do this on behalf of the member States of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). In doing so, I offer you their sincere congratulations on your electio…
As you correctly observed, Sir, the representative of Angola spoke on our behalf when he congratulated you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of August. It is indeed our distinct pleasure to see you presiding over the deliberations on this important agenda ite…
I wish to begin by congratulating you, Sir, on behalf of my Government, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of April. I also wish to pay tribute to your predecessor for his very successful work during the course of the last month.
My delegation warmly welcomes…
I wish to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of February. We are confident that the Council’s business will profit from your wisdom and experience. I also wish to extend Lesotho’s warmest congratulations to your predecessor, Ambassador H…
I would like to begin, Sir, by echoing the expressions of congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of December. We feel reassured that the Council will benefit from your well-known diplomatic skills and experience as we today consider a matter of fun…
My delegation wishes to express its appreciation for the first annual report of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Respons…
Permit me at the outset to extend our warm appreciation to Ambassador Hisashi Owada of Japan, as Chairperson of the Ad Hoc Committee of the Whole of the General Assembly for the Mid-term
Without a vision, any development effort is likely to fail. Through the mid-term review of the implementation of…
Mr. President, permit me to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of this august body for the month of October and, in that vein, may I also express our appreciation for the able manner in which your predecessor, Ambassador Cabral of Guinea-Bissau, steered the ship that is this Counc…
