I just wish to say very briefly that it must be possible — it is possible — for the General Assembly to correct the Human Rights Council when it has acted in a spirit that is contrary to the spirit of the majority of this more representative body, the General Assembly, with its 193 members. The Huma…
We associate ourselves with the statements made by the representative of Fiji on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement, and by the representative of Ethiopia on behalf of the African States (see A/68/PV.38).
We …
My delegation aligns itself with the statements delivered by the representative of Djibouti on behalf of the Group of African States and the representative of Mozambique on behalf of the Southern African Development Community member States. I should also like to thank the President of the General As…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the African Group on this solemn occasion of the commemoration of the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade with the theme “Honouring the heroes, resisters and survivors”.
At the outset, let me convey the…
We join our colleagues in welcoming the reappointment of Ambassador Tanin, and we hope his efforts will be crowned with success. We welcome the opportunity to participate in this debate on the important question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council an…
Zimbabwe welcomes the opportunity to participate in the debate on the report of the Security Council (A/66/2). I join other speakers before me in thanking Ambassador Moraes Cabral, Permanent Representative of Portugal and President of the Security Council for November, for presenting to the General …
I would commence by referring to paragraph 1 of draft resolution A/65/L.64/Rev.1 presented by the European Union, which states very clearly that “the General Assembly is an intergovernmental body whose membership is limited to States that are Members of the United Nations”. The draft resolution, ins…
There is something very odious and, quite frankly, obnoxious about statements of shock and dismay made by certain members of this body following the introduction of the draft resolution on the role of diamonds in fuelling conflict (A/65/L.52). Interestingly, almost all of their Governments are at th…
