The United Republic of Tanzania welcomes the twenty- third annual report (see A/71/263) of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), presented here today by the President of the Tribunal, Judge Carmel Agius, whom we congratulate on his assumption
of the presidency of the Tribunal…
The United Republic of Tanzania welcomes the report of the International Criminal Court (ICC) (A/71/342) and thanks the President of the Court, Judge Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi, for her introductory remarks. We also welcome the Court’s move to its permanent premises in The Hague, which marks yet a…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Group of African States on the agenda item before us.
At the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, held in Durban, South Africa, from 31 August to 8 September 2001, the international community adopted …
At the outset, the United Republic of Tanzania associates itself with the statement made by the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services of the Republic of South Africa on behalf of the Group of 77 and China (see A/70/PV.76).
We also join in welcoming the convening of today’s meeting on t…
Tanzania welcomes this timely debate on irregular migrants, as well as its focus on the Syrian refugee crisis, the worst humanitarian tragedy that we are witnessing today. In holding this discussion, we call attention to one of the key purposes of the Charter of the United Nations, namely, promoting…
At the outset, the United Republic of Tanzania joins in expressing its condolences to the victims of the horrific terrorist attacks in Paris.
We also associate ourselves with the statements made by the representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Sierra Leone, on behalf of the Movement
of N…
At the outset, the United Republic of Tanzania reaffirms its strong support for the International Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia and the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals and wishes to extend its appreciation to Judge Vagn Joensen, President of the Inte…
The United Republic of Tanzania aligns itself with the statements made on behalf of the African Group and the Non-Aligned Movement.
We also join in welcoming the report (A/70/357) of the Secretary-General on the future of peacekeeping operations based on the recommendations of the High- level Indep…
We associate ourselves with the statement made by the Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone on behalf of the African Union.
The United Republic of Tanzania recognizes that the consensus adoption of decision 69/560 this morning was not an easy undertaking. It is, however, an illustration of our c…
I am taking the floor in relation to agenda item 68 (b) and draft resolution V (see A/69/488/Add.2), regarding International Albinism Awareness Day.
Too often, we have reminded ourselves in the General Assembly and the Organization of the need to be purposeful in our efforts and actions. The challe…
We too would like to commend you, Mr. President, on your assumption of your office and for convening this important meeting.
The voices we have heard here today, in the Security Council yesterday (see S/PV.7268) and elsewhere are truly encouraging. All that remains is to put those commitments into …
The United Republic of Tanzania welcomes this meeting. It is timely and an important contribution to the discussion that we should have in this forum.
We believe that employment must be at the centre of the post-2015 development agenda. The President of my country, Mr. Kikwete, has committed Tanzan…
At the outset, let me join previous speakers in thanking Judge Theodor Meron, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, and Judge Vagn Joensen, President of the International Criminal Tribunal fo…
We thank your presidency of the Security Council, Sir, for proposing this important briefing on combating terrorism in Africa in the context of the maintenance of international peace and security.
No cause whatsoever justifies terrorism. The values of life, safety and security are values that terro…
We commend the Pakistani presidency for convening this meeting on a multidimensional approach to peacekeeping.
Over the years, the nature and complexities of conflicts have demanded an evolution of peacekeeping into more complex and multidimensional operations. That requires an ongoing evaluation o…
We welcome the opportunity to speak today to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the opening for signature of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The United Republic of Tanzania was among the first 119 countries that signed the Convention in Montego Bay, Jamaica. For us, the Co…
I thank the President for the opportunity to explain our vote today. At the outset, allow me to commend the presence of President Mahmoud Abbas, who carries with him the aspirations of the people of Palestine. On this special day, we also wish to extend our hand of friendship in observance of the In…
The United Republic of Tanzania associates itself with the statements delivered at the 38th meeting by the representatives of Egypt and Algeria on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement and the Group of African States, respectively.
We welcome the report of the Security Council (A/67/2) and thank His E…
At the outset, let me join previous speakers in thanking Judge Vagn Joensen, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), and Judge Theodor Meron, President of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), for presenting the annual reports of their Tribunals (A/…
The United Republic of Tanzania voted in favour of the resolution we have just adopted. We voted thus while regretting the fruitless outcome of the diplomatic efforts made to engage the Islamic Republic of Iran and ensure its pursuit of the peaceful uses of nuclear activities. We have stated on many…
