We are very pleased that we have been able to adopt resolution 64/109 by consensus, and we are very grateful to the chairmanship of Namibia. They have done a splendid job in getting the resolution adopted.
This morning we have witnessed a charade committed by a number of countries that think they a…
Let me begin by reiterating the fact that Zimbabwe, a country at peace with itself and its neighbours, poses absolutely no threat to international peace and security and should therefore not be a focus of this Council. In view of that, the situation in Zimbabwe does not warrant the adoption of a Sec…
The African Group wishes to express through you, Madame, to the people and Government of Liberia and to the Government of Luxembourg its deepest condolences as we pay tribute on this solemn occasion to the illustrious life-time achievements attained by two of your predecessors, Ms. Angie Brooks-Rand…
On behalf of the African Group, I wish to start by commending you, Madam, for convening this important meeting. Since we are in the drawdown of your presidency, allow me also to express our deep appreciation for the strength, commitment, wisdom and excellent skill with which you have led the sixty-f…
On behalf of the African Group, I would like to express our deep
condolences to the people and Government of Saint Lucia on the passing away of Sir John Compton, the Prime Minister of Saint Lucia.
Sir John Compton, an outstanding and long- serving statesman who led his country for more than four d…
My delegation aligns itself with the statement made by Ambassador Gaspar Martins of Angola on behalf of the African Group.
We thank Ambassador Natalegawa of Indonesia, President of the Security Council for November, for his informative presentation on the work of the Security Council over the 12 mo…
This morning we have heard eloquent statements in connection with the economic embargo imposed by the United States against the Cuban people. We have also heard the United States declare that this is a bilateral issue. If it is a bilateral issue, why then is the United States legislating on behalf o…
Like many others who have spoken before us, my delegation welcomes the report of the Secretary-General as contained in document A/59/302 (Parts I and II). Virtually all of the responses of Member States and the relevant organs and agencies of the United Nations system contained in the report have ca…
I would like at the outset to commend you, Mr. President, for the able manner in which you have been guiding our work during this session. My delegation would like to associate itself with the statement made by the representative of Nigeria on behalf of the African Union, as well as with that of the…
I take the floor to address the Report of the Secretary-General in response to the report of the Panel of Eminent Persons on United Nations-Civil Society Relations (A/59/354) under agenda item 54, entitled “Strengthening of the
United Nations system”. Allow me to commend the Secretary-General for t…
Like many others who have spoken before me, my delegation firmly rejects the imposition of laws and regulations with extraterritorial impacts and all other forms of coercive economic measures — including unilateral sanctions
against Cuba — and reaffirms the urgent need to eliminate them immediately…
I join my colleagues in recognizing the significance of today’s meeting on the revitalization of the work of the General Assembly at a time when there is a growing perception among the majority of the United Nations membership that the General Assembly has been marginalized and its role neglected.
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Let me begin by thanking the Secretariat for its report on the sub-item entitled “New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD): progress in implementation and international support: causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa” (A/58/352), which was…
I wish to add Zimbabwe’s voice to the expressions of thanks and appreciation to the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, for his report on the follow up to the implementation of the United Nations Millennium Declaration, contained in document A/58/323. I should also like to also associate myself with …
It is now common knowledge that HIV/AIDS continues to cause untold suffering among many nations in the world. Regrettably, our Southern African region has been the hardest hit by that pandemic. AIDS threatens to destroy all the progress that our young nations have made since our independence. And, a…
Allow me, on behalf of the Group of African States, to congratulate Her Excellency Sheikha Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa on her election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-first session. Sheikha Al-Khalifa brings with her a wealth of diplomatic experience. We are confident that under her abl…
Allow me, on behalf of the Africa Group, to welcome the new State of the Republic of Montenegro to this family of nations. We sincerely congratulate the Republic of Montenegro on becoming the 192nd Member of the United Nations and wish President Vujanović and the people of Montenegro well as the cou…
