At the outset, my delegation aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Sierra Leone, as Chair of the Committee of Ten, on behalf of the African Group and the statement by the representative of Egypt on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (see A/64/PV.43).
I have the honour to ad…
I wish to add the voice of my Government to those that have spoken on the implementation of the responsibility to protect (R2P). I thank the Secretary-General for his extensive report (A/63/677), which provides a conceptual basis on how the responsibility to protect should be implemented, and we com…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the African Group. At the outset we wish to thank the Secretary-General for his report contained in document A/63/812, entitled “Progress made in the implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the Political Declaration on …
On behalf of the Group of African States and the people of Africa and on my own behalf, I stand here today to express our heartfelt condolences to the Government and the people of the Gabonese Republic on the sad loss of an eminent African leader, President El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba. The same condo…
I have the utmost honour to speak on behalf of the Kingdom of Swaziland on agenda item 111, entitled, “Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters”.
At the outset, my delegation wishes to align itself with the statement delivere…
Let me congratulate the International Court of Justice for a productive session and thank it for the comprehensive report in document A/63/4, presented to us by the President of the Court, Rosalyn Higgins.
As the International Court of Justice is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, …
At the outset permit me to express the pleasure of my delegation in seeing the Minister of Angola, Mr. Miranda, in our midst. My delegation joins previous speakers in thanking the President of the Council for convening this important open briefing to discuss the interim report of the Monitoring Mech…
I would like to say a few words with the understanding that the issue will be dealt with in our next formal meeting. On behalf of the African Group, I would like to take this opportunity to express our deep condolences to the Government and the people of Gabon on the loss of President El Hadj Omar B…
