Mr. President, my delegation would like to thank you for this opportunity to address the Assembly on the question of Palestine under agenda item 37. My delegation would like to express its profound appreciation for the report of the Secretary- General presented under this item, contained in document…
My delegation would like to thank all the member States that have supported our candidature up to this point, but our delegation feels that we should withdraw our candidate, Mrs. Nyambe. In so doing, we want to assure all those that have supported us of our gratitude and thanks.
Mr. President, allow me to take this opportunity to congratulate you and the other members of the Bureau for the able manner in which you are presiding over this session. It is a source of great pride and honour for us to see you, Mr. President, a distinguished son of Gabon, a brother nation to Zamb…
There is no doubt that the role of the Security Council as enshrined in the United Nations Charter is paramount in that it has the primary duty and responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. It should be noted that, while other organs of the United Nations make recommend…
On behalf of my delegation, I wish to extend to you, Sir, our congratulations on your assumption of the high office of President of the fifty-ninth session of the General Assembly. My delegation is privileged to serve as one of the 21 Vice-Presidents of the session. We pledge our full cooperation to…
My delegation would like to join other delegations in this debate on the question of Palestine. Accordingly, I wish to express my delegation’s appreciation for the report of Secretary-General Kofi Annan contained in document A/58/416, which has provided useful information.
Zambia fully endorses and…
At the outset, I would like to commend the Secretary-General for the very comprehensive and concise report contained in document A/58/89, which has been submitted under this agenda item. The report refers to issues pertinent to my country.
The Secretary-General’s report has ably addressed the theme…
My delegation is pleased to participate in the deliberations of these important meetings on the outcome of the twenty-sixth special session of the General Assembly and on the implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS. It is now more than two years since that Declaration was adopted…
Allow me to take this opportunity to thank all the delegations that have supported our candidacy. I wish to inform the Assembly that Zambia is withdrawing the candidacy of Justice Chomba in order to expedite the process. We would like to thank all of our colleagues who have stood with us throughout.
It is an honour for me to address the Assembly on this very important agenda item on strengthening the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations. This agenda item is pertinent in that it is being discussed at a time when the full extent of the humanitarian crisis is unf…
My delegation would like to express its appreciation to the Secretary-
General for his report contained in documents A/57/94 and A/57/94/Add.1, in which he provides an update to his previous reports contained in documents A/56/134 and A/56/134/Add.1, on programmes and activities undertaken by Membe…
On behalf of my delegation, I wish to commend the President for convening this important plenary Meeting devoted to information and communication technologies (ICT).
My delegation would like to associate itself with the statement made on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by the Vice-Minister for …
On behalf of the member States of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), I have the honour to speak on agenda item 23, entitled “Building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal”.
When the International Olympic Committee was faced with political problems and launched its a…
It gives me great pleasure to be accorded this opportunity to introduce, on behalf of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) and the African Group, the draft resolution on cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity, contained in document A/56/L.37. At the outset, I…
It is indeed an honour for me to address the Assembly on agenda item 38, entitled “Assistance in mine action”. I would also like to pay tribute to the Secretary-General for the timely presentation of his report, in document A/56/448 and Add.1 and 2, which my delegation found very useful.
Zambia con…
On behalf of my delegation, let me congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency for the month of October. I also congratulate your predecessor, Ambassador Levitte, and thank him for the manner in which he led the Council in September.
My delegation wishes to thank you, Mr. President,…
Zambia condemns, in the strongest terms, the barbaric and terrorist acts committed against the United States of America on 11 September 2001. I wish to take this opportunity to convey my Government’s deepest sympathies and sincere condolences to the United States Government, its people and the famil…
I should like to inform the Assembly that the candidature of Ms. Irene Mambilima is being withdrawn. I should like to thank all the countries that have supported us, and I hope that this will contribute to a speedy conclusion of the vote.
I would like to say that I have been instructed to inform the Assembly that the following candidates would like to withdraw their candidacies: Mr. Chifumu Kingdom Banda, Mr. Isaac Chibulu Tantameni Chali and Mr. Mphanza Patrick Mvunga. There is thus only one Zambian candidate, namely, Ms. Irene Chir…
At the outset, my delegation would like to congratulate the new non- permanent members of the Security Council. We are confident that they will be able to make an important contribution to the work of the Council. My delegation wishes also to express its deep appreciation to the outgoing non-permane…
