I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of African States.
The African Group received with great sadness and shock the news of the sudden death of our colleague and former President of the General Assembly at its sixty- eighth session, His Excellency Mr. John William Ashe…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of African States. The African Group would like to congratulate His Excellency Mr. Peter Thomson of Fiji on his election as President of the Assembly at its seventy- first session. The African Group is appreciative of the current mom…
I thank the President for according my delegation an opportunity to contribute to this very important agenda item, which focuses on the role of sport in the promotion of development and peace. The introduction of this year’s draft resolution A/70/L.3) is very timely, coming just one month after our …
I stand before the General Assembly representing a nation in mourning. His Excellency Mr. Michael Chilufya Sata, President of the Republic of Zambia, passed away on the night of Tuesday, 28 October 2014 in London, where he had gone for medical attention. His death comes only four days after the nati…
I wish to thank the President for convening today’s meeting on sub-item (b) of agenda item 22, entitled “Comprehensive 10-year Review Conference on the Implementation of the Almaty Programme of Action”. I wish also to express my gratitude to the delegations of Paraguay and the Plurinational State of…
I am grateful for this opportunity to speak on the important subject of global health and foreign policy, moving towards universal health coverage.
Zambia notes with appreciation the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits that have helped to advance the global health agenda. T…
