Allow me to express my appreciation to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Kofi Annan, for establishing the Advisory Panel on International Support for the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD). I would also like to thank the Secretary-General’s Advisory Panel on NEPAD for it…
Let me at the outset congratulate Mr. Jean Ping on his leadership of the High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development. We are confident that, under his able guidance, the outcome of this dialogue will contribute significantly to the upcoming High-level Meeting of the General Assembly in Septembe…
I join other delegations in expressing my appreciation and thanks to you, Mr. President, for convening these meetings of the General Assembly for an exchange of views on the report of the Secretary-General entitled “In larger freedom: towards development, security and human rights for all” (A/59/200…
At the outset, my delegation wishes to express its appreciation to the Secretary-General for his comprehensive and informative reports on agenda item 55, entitled “Follow-up to the outcome of the Millennium Summit”, contained in document A/59/282, and agenda item 45, “Integrated and coordinated impl…
Sir, allow me to express my deepest sorrow on the passing away of a great
leader, President Yasser Arafat, and to express my condolences to the people, the Government and the family of the late President.
I wish to extend my sincere appreciation to the Secretary-General for his revealing report, e…
With regard to the Boundary Commission’s decision, Ethiopia is committed to the Algiers Agreement. We have never retreated from that position. We are in agreement with the Algiers Agreement. What happened with the Boundary Commission was clear, and we have already written our reply to the relevant U…
I apologize for taking the floor, but I am forced to because of the Eritrean intervention.
It is a surprise for me to hear from a representative of a country that managed to go to war with all its neighbours in its short life of independence accusing Ethiopia of aggression. We all know, and it was …
With more than 100 million landmines planted worldwide, the global landmine crisis has become one of the major factors for human insecurity. Landmines inflict physical and emotional injuries and the families and communities of their victims are plagued by psychological and economic burdens. The prob…
It gives me great pleasure to address the Assembly on behalf of the Ethiopian delegation on the issue of the return or restitution of cultural property to its country of origin.
The General Assembly has considered the issue of restitution on several occasions and adopted resolutions underlining the…
At the outset, I would like to extend my sincere appreciation and thanks to the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report entitled “2001-2010: Decade to Roll Back Malaria in Developing Countries, Particularly in Africa” (A/58/136 and Corr.1). My delegation fully concurs with the recommendations…
The Ethiopian delegation would like to convey its thanks to the Secretary- General for his comprehensive report on agenda item 40 (b), regarding emergency humanitarian assistance to Ethiopia. My delegation associates itself with the statement made by Morocco, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. …
Allow me to thank Secretary-General Kofi Annan for his comprehensive report on the progress made towards the implementation of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD). Let me seize this opportunity to express our profound appreciation to the Secretary- General, who has assured us of his…
My delegation would like to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report on the work of the Organization and the follow- up to the United Nations Millennium Declaration. We commend his continuously innovative approach to reforming and strengthening our Organization.
Ethiopia welcomes th…
Let me take this opportunity to thank the Secretary-General for the lucid and concise report (A/58/184) before us. The report allows us to evaluate the progress made towards the implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS (resolution S-26/2, annex) since its adoption in June 2001 at …
