I have the pleasure to make this statement on behalf of the Permanent Representative, who unfortunately is not able to present this statement in person.
Ten years ago, the international community convened at the great city of Cairo and adopted a milestone Programme of Action that has since become t…
I have the honour to present this statement on behalf of Ambassador Dube of Botswana, as he has been detained at other meetings this afternoon.
Allow me, at the outset, to align myself with and reiterate my delegation’s commitment to the position of the African Group on this important matter.
It i…
Let me begin my statement by paying tribute to the President of the fifty- sixth session of the General Assembly, Mr. Han Seung- soo, of the Republic of Korea, who served as Chairperson of the Open-ended Working Group on Security Council reform. In that task, he was assisted by his Vice-Chairpersons…
Let me begin by expressing the appreciation of my delegation to the United Nations Secretary-General for his comprehensive, concise and insightful report on the Follow-up to the Outcome of the Millennium Summit, which he introduced to the General Assembly last week.
The report focuses attention on …
In 2002 the General Assembly will conduct the final review of the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s (UN-NADAF). Naturally, Botswana attaches great importance to the New Agenda review process, because the Agenda framework represents a unique compact between Africa a…
Allow me at the outset to congratulate Cameroon, Guinea, the Syrian Arab Republic, Bulgaria and Mexico on their recent election to five non-permanent seats on the Security
Council for a two-year term commencing on 1 January 2002. It is our fervent hope that these members will continue to champion t…
On behalf of the delegation of Botswana, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your well-deserved unanimous election to the presidency of the fifty-sixth session of the General Assembly. We have full confidence that you will be able to guide the work of this rather extraordinary session to a suc…
Let me express my delegation’s profound gratitude at the willingness of the General Assembly to consider the issue of conflict diamonds. This issue is of great concern to us, not only because it threatens to tarnish the image of a commodity which has been precious to relations between human beings a…
The Republic of Botswana, as a co-convener of the Kimberley Process, welcomes this debate on a matter of crucial importance to my country and to Africa. The issue of conflict diamonds has tarnished the image of Africa. It has tarnished the public perception of a resource that should be a resource of…
The number of speakers on this item this year, as in previous years, attests to the importance that the membership of the United Nations attaches to the need to reform the Security Council. It is, however, a source of great concern and frustration that despite wide debate of and interest in this iss…
HIV/AIDS is spreading faster than was estimated some 15 years ago. What used to be a personal problem talked about in hushed voices in close-knit family circles is now being discussed in national and international forums. What used to be a lone statement at a lone funeral by a lone village chief in …
The report of the Open-ended Ad Hoc Working Group on the Causes of Conflict and the Promotion of Durable Peace and Sustainable Development in Africa, contained in document A/55/45, provides the General Assembly with proposals on how to move forward in a concrete manner on recommendations made by the…
It is indeed a privilege for Botswana to address the General Assembly on agenda item 37, on implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development and of the special session of the General Assembly, on behalf of the members of the Southern African Development Community (SADC): Ango…
I wish to align my delegation with the statements made on this issue by the spokespersons of the African Group and the Southern African Development Community. Since the item before us has been discussed exhaustively in this body, I shall be brief and to the point.
As the delegation of a country fro…
Last year we welcomed with open hearts and much optimism the report (A/52/871) of the Secretary-General on the subject of causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa. We did so out of our sincere appreciation for the comprehensive manner in which the S…
