The Chair of the Group of African States for this month is Ambassador Moncef Baati, Permanent Representative of Tunisia, who has asked me to speak on his behalf and on behalf of the African Group on this important issue.
First, I would like to thank you, Sir, for your letter dated 21 October on the…
I have the honour of speaking on behalf of the Group of African States at this joint debate on the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) — an issue whose importance to Africa I cannot overstate. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive rep…
I make this statement today in my capacity as Chair of the Group of African States for the month of October.
It was with great sadness that we learned of the passing away of His Excellency Mr. Diogo Freitas do Amaral on 3 October after a protracted illness. Mr. Freitas do Amaral was a statesman and…
Not long ago, in the General Assembly Hall and from this very rostrum, the whole world paused as leader after leader praised one of the greatest human beings that ever lived, Nelson Mandela. We extolled his virtues, his principles and the peace and reconciliation that he preached and lived by.
At t…
I wish to begin by aligning my country with the statement delivered earlier by the Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone, the Coordinator of the African Union Committee of Ten on Security Council Reform, who has articulated the position of Africa on this important issue (see A/72/PV.41).
I thank…
At the outset, I wish to express gratitude to the President of the General Assembly for convening this high-level meeting to appraise the achievements, gaps and challenges in the implementation of the 2010 United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons.
Despite sustained worl…
I am grateful, Mr. President, for the opportunity to speak on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters.
Today, yet again, we have an opportunity to make progress in a process that began almost 20 years ago. It is an impor…
Zambia has requested the floor in order to second the motion for postponement of this item. I did not hear the representative of Angola suggest that the African Union rejects the credentials of the National Transitional Council of Libya, as such. I heard the representative of Angola say that a proce…
The representatives of Senegal and Namibia made statements on behalf of the African Group (see A/65/PV.90) and the Southern African Development Community (see A/65/PV.91), respectively, and Zambia would like to associate itself with those statements. I also wish to take this opportunity to commend t…
Let me begin by conveying the condolences of my Government to the Government of Barbados on the recent passing of the Prime Minister and to the Government of Argentina on the passing of the former President.
At the outset, the African States parties to the Rome Statute wish to affirm their support …
A lot of things have been said about Mr. Mandela — before his arrest, during the 27 1/2 years of his incarceration and since his release in 1990. Many of those things were said within these same hallowed walls of the United Nations. Friends, allies, adversaries and total strangers have felt entitled…
The African Group is pleased to take part in this important debate on agenda item 116, entitled “Follow-up to the commemoration of the two-hundredth anniversary of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade”. We also lend our support to the draft resolution contained in document A/64/L.10, relat…
Earlier in the day, the representatives of Antigua and Barbuda and Egypt made statements on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and the Non-Aligned Movement, respectively. My delegation wishes to associate itself with both those statements.
My delegation would like to thank the Secretary- General f…
At the outset, I commend the President for the able manner in which he is presiding over the business of the General Assembly at this session.
My delegation fully associates itself with the statements made this morning by the representative of Pakistan on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, and by…
Every time the issue of lifting the United States sanctions on Cuba comes up, I am reminded of Humpty Dumpty, who said, “Words mean only that which I want them to mean”.
When we talk about democracy, what is democracy, if the universal resolutions of the General Assembly that call on the United Sta…
Zambia will vote in favour of draft resolution A/65/L.3, as we have done in the past and for the reasons listed in the statements by the representatives of Malawi on behalf of the African Group, of Yemen on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, and of Egypt on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement, with…
