On behalf of the Government and the people of Kenya, I would like to congratulate Mr. Achim Steiner on his appointment and to welcome him to the great city of Nairobi to carry out the mandate given to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
We would also like to thank Mr. Klaus Töpfer on a…
Mr. President, let me start by expressing my delegation’s deep gratitude to you and your team for the tireless efforts that have successfully steered us through the last five months of negotiations to establish the Human Rights Council. Kenya wishes to thank the Secretary-General for
putting before…
My delegation would like to thank His Excellency, the Honourable Shi Jiuyong, President of the International Court of Justice, for the cogent and comprehensive report contained in document A/60/4, which outlines in detail the work accomplished by the Court over the past year. The report provides a s…
I wish on behalf of the Group of African States to express our profound sadness following the death of the President of the Togolese Republic, His Excellency Mr. Gnassingbé Eyadema, on 5 February 2005. Allow me, on behalf of
the Group, to convey our heartfelt condolences to the members of his famil…
I would like to begin by revisiting some obvious facts about the Security Council and its mandate. First, the Security Council was established in 1945 to ensure prompt and effective action by the United Nations, particularly with regard to the maintenance of peace and security. The circumstances the…
My delegation commends the Secretary-General and the Secretariat for the documentation provided for this agenda item.
Malaria is the second most deadly disease in Africa, after the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Recognizing the magnitude of the problem, the General Assembly, at its fifty-first session, appeale…
My delegation associates itself with the statement just delivered by the representative of South Africa on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
I take this opportunity to welcome and congratulate Ms. Anna Tibaijuka following her reappointment to the post of Executive Director of the United Nations …
