Allow me at the outset to welcome Ambassador Vojislav Šuc, the current President of the Human Rights Council. The Group of African States would like to thank him for his presentation today of the annual report of the Council (A/73/53 and A/73/53/Add.1) and to congratulate him on his dedicated and ti…
Allow me to start by congratulating Mr. David Mehdi Hamam, Acting Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Africa, and his staff for the successful convening of Africa Week 2017, an annual event that brings together all relevant stakeholders in the quest for ways and means to advance synergies an…
I have the honour to address the seventy-second session of the General Assembly on behalf of His Excellency Mr. Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, President of the Republic of Mozambique, who could not attend this gathering owing to other commitments at home. Allow me therefore to start by conveying President Ny…
Mozambique would like to associate itself with all those countries that voted in favour of resolution 71/5, as it reflects the unconditional and overwhelming support and solidarity of the international community to the cause of the people of Cuba.
By advocating the end of the blockade against Cuba,…
At the outset, I would like to extend my warm congratulations to you, Madam, on the accession of the Republic of Lithuania to the presidency of the Security Council for the month of May, and to thank you for inviting me to participate in this important debate devoted to the human cost of the illicit…
Since this is the first time I have taken the floor at this session, I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate you warmly, Mr. President, on your assumption of your duties in presiding over the proceedings of the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session. I would like to assure you of o…
I would like to begin by extending my warm congratulations to you, Madam President, on the accession of your country to the presidency of the Security Council for the month of February, and to thank you for inviting me to participate and deliver this statement on behalf the Community of Portuguese-s…
At the outset, Mr. President, I would like to congratulate you on your country’s presidency of the Security Council for the month of November. I would also like to thank you for inviting me to participate on behalf the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries (CPLP), comprised of Angola, Brazil, C…
As this is the first time I take the floor since the President assumed his functions as President of the General Assembly, allow me to start by warmly congratulating him and all members of the Bureau on their elections to preside over the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session. I wish to reite…
It is with honour that I introduce, on behalf of the African Group, draft resolution A/67/L.80, entitled “Consolidating gains and accelerating efforts to control and eliminate malaria in developing countries, particularly in Africa, by 2015”. Furthermore, Mozambique is proud to Chair the African Lea…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the States members of the Southern African Development Community (SADC): Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and my …
Mr. President, I would like to thank you for inviting me to participate on behalf the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries (CPLP) in today’s meeting on the situation in Guinea-Bissau.
The Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries welcomes the report of the Secretary-General (S/2013/262) on t…
On behalf of the member States of the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries (CPLP) — Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Portugal, Sao Tomé and Principe, Timor-Leste and my own country, Mozambique — I have the honour to introduce, under agenda item 121, draft resolution A/67/L.54, entitl…
First of all, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of February. I also thank you for the opportunity given to Mozambique to deliver a statement before
this important organ in its capacity as Chair of the Community of Portuguese-Spea…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries (CPLP), whose member States are Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Portugal, Sao Tomé and Principe, Timor-Leste and my own country, Mozambique. I wish to remind members of the General Assembly of the relev…
I would like to thank you, Sir, for having invited us to participate in this debate. Like my colleagues from Portugal and Brazil, I seek your indulgence to deliver my statement in Portuguese.
(spoke in Portuguese; English text provided by the delegation)
Allow me, at outset, to thank you, Sir, for…
Since this is the first time I am taking the floor, I seize this opportunity to reiterate the congratulations of the Mozambican delegation to Mr. Vuk Jeremić on his election to preside over the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session and to assure him of our full commitment to contribute to th…
I am honoured to have been invited to participate, as Chair of the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries (CPLP), in this meeting devoted to the situation in Guinea-Bissau. I would also like to thank Mr. Joseph Mutaboba, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Guinea-Bissau; Ambassado…
As this is the first time that I take the floor at the General Assembly, allow me to start by congratulating you, Mr. President, and all the members of the Bureau on your unanimous election to preside over the sixty-sixth session of the General Assembly. We would also like to take this opportunity t…
