In keeping with your advice, Mr. President, my statement will be circulated and I will try to brief, giving only a summary of my text.
I would like first of all to thank Under- Secretaries-General Le Roy and Malcorra and the Special Representative Hédi Annabi for their thoughtful remarks.
As we ha…
Allow me to also join those who have paid tribute to Ambassador Khalilzad. One may wonder if somebody who has just joined the Council has the qualifications to pay such tribute. But I can assure my colleagues that, although I am new to the Council, I have been around the United Nations for a while, …
Let me take this opportunity to thank Under-Secretary-General Holmes for his statement and for the good work that he and his team are doing.
Uganda’s commitment to the protection of civilians is and will remain a priority. Our experiences with regard to the reception and protection of refugees, for…
Uganda voted in favour of the resolution because of the urgency of the need to put an end to the hostilities and to the humanitarian tragedy. We believe that the resolution is balanced and provides for an immediate, durable and fully respected ceasefire, the protection of civilians and humanitarian …
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this important meeting. I would like to commend Mr. António Guterres for his exemplary leadership and his entire organization for protecting and looking after the unfortunate people who, through no fault of their own, have found themselves to be refugees or…
Uganda is pleased to see you, Mr. Minister, chairing this important meeting. I wish to thank you for organizing this meeting, given the situation in the Middle East.
At the outset, I wish to acknowledge the presence in our midst today of His Excellency President Mahmoud Abbas and the Foreign Minist…
It is a great pleasure for me to address this important high-level meeting. I wish to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this meeting. I wish to thank most sincerely the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, His Majesty King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia for init…
I have the honour of speaking on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Group in New York. I would like to thank and commend the Secretary-General for the comprehensive and informative biennial report on cooperation between the United Nations and regional and other organizations …
My delegation is very pleased that Mr. d’Escoto Brockmann is chairing our meetings, and we pledge our full commitment to work with him and his Bureau.
We also take this opportunity to thank Judge Philippe Kirsch, President of the International Criminal Court, for the detailed and informative report…
As it has consistently done in the past, my delegation voted in favour of the resolution opposing the economic, commercial and financial embargo against Cuba. It has gone beyond a bilateral matter. The embargo is unjustified. It has had an adverse impact on the people of Cuba for too long.
Furtherm…
Uganda attaches great importance to the implementation of the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs) and its follow-up mechanism. While we continue to invest a great deal of effort and resources to ensure success, we believe that attaining the goals requires coordinated action at both the national and…
The Ugandan delegation is grateful to you, Mr. President, for affording us this opportunity to take part in this important debate concerning the situation in Somalia. I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his latest report on Somalia, of 14 March 2008 (S/2008/178), which shows his continue…
Uganda aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Pakistan on behalf of the New York group of States members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference.
Uganda is a firm believer in peaceful settlement of disputes between States, as well as a fervent supporter of the pri…
First of all, I would like to extend my delegation’s condolences to the people and the Government of Algeria and to the Secretary- General on the tragic terrorist incident recently, which resulted in a number of deaths and casualties. In the same vein, I would like to extend our condolences to the p…
I do not have a prepared text. I will try to be as interactive as possible in my contribution.
First of all, I want to align myself with the statement made by Angola on behalf of the African Group.
My own remarks will be confined to the issue of reform of the Security Council. Various positions, a…
Allow me first to thank the President of the International Criminal Court
(ICC), Judge Philippe Kirsch, for the report presented to the General Assembly earlier today.
Uganda holds in high regard the work of the ICC. My delegation has full confidence in the Court. Without such confidence, Uganda c…
Uganda is delighted to take part in this debate. My contribution today will be on the agenda item concerning malaria. Malaria has killed many people in sub-Saharan Africa.
I want to discuss something I have seen for myself. I have seen people walking into drugstores and asking for tablets to treat …
The Ugandan delegation would like to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report (A/62/1), and in particular for his references to tables that show our performance in realization of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The picture revealed by these tables shows that we have a long way t…
As this is the first time that I am taking the floor under your presidency, Sir, I would like to congratulate you and to wish you well as you preside over the General Assembly.
Considering the issue of Taiwan has become an annual ritual. If the General Assembly were a debating club, we would sit ha…
Before a vote is taken, I thought I should take the floor just to underscore the importance of the Secretary-General’s report and the accompanying draft resolution on peacekeeping.
My country attaches great importance to the peacekeeping role of the United Nations, not only because Uganda has its f…
