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Mswati III

lines on the record: 45
first: 2007-09-24
most recent: 2023-09-24
sittings or episodes: 3
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“We are optimistic that a broad range of actors will be mobilized and that capacities will be strengthened to ensure the achievement of the Goals by 2030. The SDGs will continue to be a guiding light that shapes national policies, budgets, institutions. Governments and sector strategies. The Kingdom of Eswatini stands with the rest of the world in committing to accelerating progress in the implementation of the United Nations targets in the remaining seven years. The year 2023 is a turning point for the country, as we hope to break through to a better future for all. Let me take this opportunity to wish all participants successful deliberations. May Almighty God bless us all.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“Sustaining the SDGs will require that Member States develop innovative financing strategies to ensure that implementation reaches those left furthest behind. At this critical juncture, including Taiwan is an essential next step if we are to successfully achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. We call for Taiwan’s inclusion in the United Nations system, which encompasses participation in meetings, mechanisms and activities that pertain to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. That would not only strengthen global cooperation and partnership, but it would also emphasize the principle of ensuring that no one is left behind. In conclusion, in the remaining seven years. Eswatini will continue to prioritize the implementation of the SDGs and ensure that they remain the core agenda behind our development.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“That will help us to take full advantage of the opportunities for intra-Africa trade, increase national productivity and promote regional integration in the world’s largest free trade area, which connects 1.3 billion people across 55 countries, with a combined gross domestic product valued at $3.4 trillion. Eswatini is embracing the “leave no one behind” principle, which is the central promise of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Goals. As we work towards achieving those targets, it is crucial to re-evaluate the global financial architecture. We must address interest rates in a way that is fair and beneficial to both least developed and developing nations. That will ensure the eradication of poverty in all its forms and improved living conditions for the poorest of the poor.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“on the sidelines of the General Assembly, we had a resource mobilization session to introduce the Africa Strategic Investment Alliance. That will support the Africa E-trade (AeTrade) programme, which seeks to create a digital marketing platform for all African countries to promote trading through technologies. We are also looking to advanced countries to share their experiences so that Africa will not be left behind. We urge Member States and financial institutions to support the AeTrade initiative. We wish to commend the private sector, which participated in the forum and further committed itself to pledges towards that noble objective.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“we launched a youth empowerment programme, which has generated great public interest among the private sector. We hope to enrol at least 4.000 young people into the programme to increase their chances of employment and to help them start their own businesses, including with access to financing. The European Union has also pledged to support youth empowerment initiatives to mitigate the unemployment situation. Eswatini is highly dependent on external sources of income, such as regional trade, remittances and transfers from the Southern African Customs Union. We continue to implement structural reforms to improve our business environment, diversify our economy and foster inclusive growth. We recently launched our national implementation strategy for the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement. Two days ago.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“We look forward to Emaswati expressing their desires through the ballot box. The Sibaya — the people’s Parliament — remains one of our highest institutions, where Emaswati dialogue and play their part in determining the future that they want. It is an inclusive forum, where citizens, irrespective of gender and social status, discuss issues of national interest. A couple of weeks ago. the nation celebrated 55 years of our independence, during which Emaswati have been living in peace and harmony. Eswatini has been hit hard by the coronavirus disease pandemic, which has affected some of our social sectors. Although we have made progress in reducing poverty and inequality, they remain high. As a result, we continue to battle with high unemployment, especially among young people. With the support of the United Nations in Eswatini.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“The electorate expects members of Parliament to meet as colleagues rather than combatants, to look for consensus as opposed to partisanship and to balance the interests of their constituencies with those of the nation. In terms of our democratic dispensation, elections are a constitutional imperative and are held every five years. Eswatini is in the middle of its electoral cycle in a bid to elect the twelfth Parliament. In that regard, a voter registration exercise, which returned more than 95 per cent of people registered against an eligible population, was conducted. That was a resounding success and a ringing endorsement of support for the system of Government. As we speak, the nomination process has been completed. Primary elections were held on 26 August, and our secondary elections will take place on 29 September.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“Eswatini has continued to cherish its home-grown and unique model of people-driven democratic governance. Like many other democracies, our Constitution recognizes the role of the monarchy, as well as a bicameral Parliament, the separation of powers, fundamental human rights and the rule of law. It takes into account our rich cultural heritage and traditional African values, in that it is grounded in respect, consensus and community support through traditional structures. It is a monarchical democracy. Our system is based on individual merit, where candidates are nominated from their communities to stand for elections in constituencies that we call tinkhundla, to which they are accountable.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“The literacy rate among adults aged 15 and above has improved from 79 per cent in 2000 to 87 per cent. The gross enrolment ratio for primary education has increased from 97 per cent in 2000 to 104 per cent. In the lead-up to the Sustainable Development Goals Summit this week, the Kingdom of Eswatini undertook a series of consultations in every region, seeking the views of the people regarding how best to accelerate the attainment of the SDGs. As a result, the Kingdom has prioritized investments in key areas in the remaining seven years. We want to create decent jobs and employment opportunities for everyone, especially the youth. We want to improve water and sanitation for all. We are convinced that that will help to ensure maximum progress across all 17 SDGs.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“Following our participation in the Summit on Transforming Education last year, we are delighted to share that the country continues to increase opportunities for learning and skills development, including through the integration and use of digital technologies. Significant strides have been made by the Kingdom of Eswatini in increasing access to electricity since the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. We now have national coverage of above 80 per cent. Notable progress has also been made in terms of road and information and communication technology infrastructure, connecting cities and economic zones. When it comes to access to basic water services. 69 per cent of the population now enjoys that necessity, and access to basic sanitation services has reached 58 per cent of our people.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“Furthermore, we have been ranked number nine among the 10 African countries with the highest GDP per capita. We will not rest on our laurels but will work much harder as we look to improve our economy. The recent global challenges have had negative impacts on our ability to provide social services, including health and education. Despite that, we have significantly reduced the rate of death under 5 years of age and the maternal mortality ratio in Eswatini. The prevalence of the human immunodeficiency virus among adults aged 15 to 49 has also dropped. We continue to work tirelessly to strengthen our healthcare systems, while also ensuring that our citizens have access to those essential services. We commend the Secretary-General for the many initiatives aimed at helping Member States to better recover from such multiple shocks.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“We have also developed an implementation plan for the Universal Periodic Review on Human Rights and have strengthened national institutions of monitoring and reporting frameworks to promote and protect human rights for all Emaswati. Like all other Member States. Eswatini’s implementation of the SDGs has been impacted by the multiple shocks at both the global and the national levels. Notwithstanding those challenges, as a country, we remain steadfast in our commitment to achieving those targets. We have been ranked among the top five by the World Bank for our growing economy, with our gross domestic product growth (GDP) at about 7.8 per cent. We attained the second-highest manufacturing value added per capita country, and we are placed sixth on the 2022 Africa Industrialization Index.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“We remain steadfast in our call for the peaceful resolution of conflicts and the continual improvement of democratic and inclusive governance. The Kingdom of Eswatini therefore commends the Secretary-General for facilitating the New Agenda for Peace, which promotes the principles of trust and solidarity, which are foundations of the United Nations Charter. Eswatini supports women’s empowerment and youth participation in decision-making for conflict prevention and development. We should work to advance gender equality and end violence against women. Our focus is on building accountable, effective and inclusive institutions, in line with SDG 16. We established a legal aid office to enhance access to justice and the rule of law. especially for vulnerable and marginalized groups.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“The Kingdom of Eswatini wishes to encourage the efforts that are being undertaken to find a political solution to the matter regarding the Western Sahara within the parameters of Security Council resolution 2654 (2022). We commend the Secretary-General and his Personal Envoy for advancing dialogue as a means of reaching a sustainable solution to the impasse. To attain that, we need to actively practise tolerance and promote peace in all areas. We owe it to ourselves to reignite global solidarity to achieve economic and social advancement for all our peoples. The Kingdom of Eswatini embraces multilateral cooperation and prioritizes adherence to international law when looking to address the challenges posed by conflicts and wars. We therefore support the global call for silencing of guns, which affect the most vulnerable groups.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“it is now our responsibility to stand together and confront those that we face today, rebuild trust and take swift action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and the African Agenda 2063. Of great concern are the conflicts around the world, the coups and the unconstitutional changes of Governments in several African States, which are negating the gains towards attaining our African Union goals. We have also witnessed natural disasters in the form of floods and earthquakes that have claimed thousands of lives in Libya and Morocco, among other countries. We wish to extend our sympathies and condolences to those who lost their loved ones.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“The values of the Charter of the United Nations, which are our road map today, will remain as such for generations to come because the United Nations is founded on the timeless ideals of global peace, security, development, human rights and global cooperation. Today we need unity in our Organization more than ever before. Among the multiple crises that we are experiencing are the impact of the coronavirus disease pandemic, geopolitical conflicts and wars and the climate change catastrophe. Those have undermined our resilience and increased vulnerability to shocks and have significantly slowed the progress in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. Just as the founders of the United Nations once united to address the challenges of their time for the benefit of all.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“It is a great honour for me to address the General Assembly at its seventy-eighth session under the theme “Rebuilding trust and reigniting global solidarity: accelerating action on the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals towards peace, prosperity, progress and sustainability for all”. In a world faced with complex challenges, such as climate change, poverty, inequality and resource depletion, it has become increasingly evident that sustainable development is not just a noble aspiration but an imperative for the survival and well-being of our planet and its inhabitants. For 78 years, the United Nations has stood for the great ideal of building an international system of collaboration, solidarity and common purpose.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“However, and most importantly, we must remain certain about one crucial thing: our success hinges on unity and respect for one another. Those are the key to all outcomes of this seventy-seventh session of the General Assembly. Despite our diversity, we are one big happy family. We need to give the world and our peoples hope and confidence that the United Nations has the full mandate to play its role in all global issues that affect humankind. May the Almighty God bless us all.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“We are confident that the global village would benefit substantially from Taiwan’s meaningful participation in the United Nations system. The Kingdom of Eswatini calls upon the United Nations to make the necessary arrangements for Taiwan to significantly participate in relevant United Nations specialized agencies and mechanisms. As I conclude, Eswatini remains confident in this global body’s ability to confront and overcome the challenges we face because most of them are human- made. We can achieve this through our full commitment to the ideals of the United Nations Charter. At this time, history is calling on each State Member of the United Nations to intensify its efforts to address our plight if we envisage triumphantly walking the path to 2030.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Our position emanates from the fact that every democracy has its particularity and that societies are founded according to different cultural norms and values. We will not tire of the consideration and belated adoption of this call by the United Nations to bring in a proper perspective on the African polity. It must be noted that, when the world faced the COVID-19 pandemic, no country was spared, which means we all needed to come together to find solutions. Unfortunately, Taiwan was unable to access some of the World Health Organization’s programmes and thereby implement the remedies that required their approval. We continue to appeal for Taiwan to be considered for full participation in United Nations agencies.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Other initiatives include the rollout of input subsidies for staple food crops. The combination of these programmes has also increased the production of maize, our staple food, by 30 per cent for the 2021-2022 farming season, only 9 per cent short of our national target. With global stability at stake, Africans have recognized the need to guard against opportunists who seek to take advantage of fragile economies to advance their agendas. Ours is a history littered with problems of the past and ongoing attempts to reinfiltrate our countries through covert and overt means. Eswatini is of the ardent belief that Africa must have permanent representation in the United Nations Security Council, a call made in the Ezulwini Consensus in 2005.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“We have increased budget allocations, engaged in emergency food aid distribution, provided cash transfers to the elderly and vulnerable, and supported school feeding programmes and other support services for disadvantaged populations. With regard to growth and development in agriculture, the key projects driven by these public investments include the acceleration of water harvesting and irrigation development, where an average of 1,000 hectares is developed with irrigation every year. We are also creating market-linked growth opportunities in agriculture for small and emerging farmers to produce and generate income to enhance their livelihoods. The negative effects of climate change are compelling the Government to build more dams throughout the Kingdom for irrigation.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“There are opportunities to be explored in areas of information and communications technology, agriculture and the informal sector, to name but a few. The Kingdom of Eswatini welcomes the new programme by the United Nations Development Programme to support our youth in Africa who want to engage in entrepreneurship to mitigate the issues of poverty. This is a noble idea, and we are ready to embrace it. Food security and ending hunger remain a priority for the Government of the Kingdom of Eswatini. We are deploying a double-pronged strategy to address this challenge by providing social safety nets for the most vulnerable groups.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“The Government has also put in place fiscal support measures to ensure that the costs of establishing businesses and their initial operating costs are drastically reduced through a range of options from fiscal to non-fiscal incentives. The creation of special economic zones has put us at an advantage to leverage our export potential through attracting export-oriented manufacturing projects. Eswatini is also well positioned as a launching pad to the African Continental Free Trade Area which seeks to boost intra-Africa trade with a market of 1.2 billion people and a combined gross domestic product of $2.2 trillion. The country is also engaged in creating opportunities for our youth to address the issue of unemployment and poverty.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“The theme should therefore serve to kick-start our economies towards recovery and enable us to create a sustainable future for our people. We in Eswatini are continuing our efforts to attract investment and support small and medium enterprises, as well as to create big industries. In doing so, we are aware of the need for reliable energy sources to help us achieve our investment goals, so that is one of the areas that we are working on developing as a region. We are also focused on remaining highly competitive, which is why we are ranked at the top of the World Bank’s ease of doing business index in Africa when it comes to trading across borders.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“We trust that the world will continue to come together to contribute to resolving those challenges, as countries are dealing with great strains on their resources, which they will feel for some time to come. Our theme for the Assembly at its seventy-seventh session is “A watershed moment: transformative solutions to interlocking challenges”. It fits very well with many of the issues we are facing in the world today. The Kingdom of Eswatini, like all other Member States, has not been immune to encounters that have heightened the pressure on our already stressed economies. They have derailed us from our pursuit of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the African Union Aspirations for 2063 — the Africa We Want.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“We also note the importance of the role that will have to be played by financial institutions in assisting countries in the recovery process, as most countries suffered a great deal, economically and financially, and are therefore now facing challenges in raising the resources to fund that recovery. We urge our financial institutions to remain open to receiving countries that need support for reviving their developmental programmes and to welcome their requests with sympathy for their plight in the face of the challenges they have encountered in dealing with COVID-19 and HIV/AIDS. We do appreciate that in recent days we have seen the multilateral financial organizations become more welcoming to countries in need of budgetary support.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Those problems are a setback to the ongoing efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), given the negative impact of COVID-19 and the fact that various conflicts are also taking their own toll on those programmes. During the pandemic we witnessed the collapse of many economies, industry shutdowns and disrupted poverty alleviation projects that could not be implemented properly owing to the pandemic prevention measures. That meant that there was no movement of people or goods. Nevertheless, now that COVID-19 is subsiding, it is high time for all of us to once again renew our focus on the SDGs and implement them, as they will play a crucial role in helping our countries develop.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“They are not unique to specific areas, as they persist in Africa, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. We hope to see an end to those clashes through peaceful settlements, and we must applaud the United Nations for its efforts to prevent them from escalating. Hopefully, there will be long-lasting and fruitful results emerging from the interventions of the United Nations. As we gather here in this Hall, we are all reminded of the main purpose of the Organization’s establishment, which was to reduce the tensions that lead to conflict around the world. We hope the aspirations of our forefathers will guide us in using the Organization to bring us together, so that we can resolve our differences where they exist and find lasting solutions. That will unquestionably be of great help to all humankind.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Eswatini has made great strides in the fight against HIV and AIDS. We became a shining example for the continent and the world at large after we attained the 95-95-95 UNAIDS treatment-cascade targets in 2020. We are now focused on ending the AIDS pandemic as a global health threat by 2030. That milestone would never have been possible without the support of the development partners that have been with the country since 1986 when our first AIDS case was announced. It is unfortunate that even after COVID-19, when we were beginning to say that there was hope, we are now confronted with the conflicts that are going on all over the world. Their consequences include, among other things, a loss of life. Those conflicts and tensions have also contributed significantly to the rise in food prices globally.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“We also applaud the United Nations for being instrumental while working under extremely difficult conditions. It remained resolute in assisting countries, and it is safe to say we are where we are today because of its efforts. Despite those challenges, it is encouraging to think that there have been some positives to take away from that experience. In the case of Eswatini, we were compelled to develop testing laboratories and oxygen storage facilities, which are now very helpful in the fight against other health issues. We have witnessed the importance of the availability of oxygen, which has been used in saving the lives of snakebite victims and in other medical emergencies. The COVID-19 pandemic arrived in the midst of an HIV/AIDS pandemic, which we are still battling, and it affected various programmes that had been put in place.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“It is a great honour for me to address this seventy-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly, where we have once again come together as a community of nations to renew our commitment to implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals. We are meeting at a time when we have just passed through a period of tragedy brought about by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, which has claimed lives all over the world. We thank God that this period is subsiding. We must praise the countries of the world for uniting to fight the pandemic up to this point, where it is on the verge of being eradicated. The development and supply of COVID-19 vaccines has proved very useful, especially with regard to prevention interventions.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Cordial, balanced and respectful relations between nations based on the principles of the United Nations Charter will enable us all to meet and overcome future challenges of our time, and make this world a safer place for future generations.”
2007-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 62 (2007)
“We note that Taiwan exercised a well-founded right in international law to apply for membership in the United Nations. Regrettably, the application was rejected without due process. The Government and people of Taiwan have shown their willingness and capacity to contribute actively to global development and peace, through disaster relief and health and development support to many regions. We continue to support the cause of the over 23 million people of Taiwan who are not represented in the one organization that should be truly global. I would like to challenge all nations to take my appeal seriously. While our world experiences ever-accelerating political, economic and social changes, it is vital that we cooperate with each other in order to tackle and manage these issues.”
2007-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 62 (2007)
“On a more positive note, we welcome the Security Council decision to deploy the joint African Union-United Nations hybrid peacekeeping force. The Middle East continues to face challenges and the accumulation of crises and tensions in the region. It is therefore imperative that all parties concerned make an effort to achieve comprehensive, fair, just and durable settlements. I would like to take this time to applaud the United Nations for its role in promoting its Charter, especially the principle of universality. There is one country, however, that is not benefiting from this principle, as it has been excluded from the family of nations. I am talking about Taiwan: the Kingdom of Swaziland wishes to reiterate its appeal to the United Nations with respect to the question of Taiwan.”
2007-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 62 (2007)
“We further commend the efforts of the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa both for its continuation of the operation of the small arms and light weapons register for Africa for participating States, with a view to promoting transparency in the flows of small arms and light weapons, and for its programme entitled “African Security Sector Reform Programme”, which carries the objective of transforming governance within the African security sector. However, we are concerned about the situation in Somalia and Darfur and its far-reaching consequences for regional security. The continued human suffering in this region is unacceptable, and we hope that current efforts aimed at improving the situation will not be deprived of the opportunity to succeed.”
2007-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 62 (2007)
“Moreover, recent events in the world have been living proof that the United Nations is needed now more than ever before. Sadly, the realities of wars and violence still continue in different parts of the world. Conflicts, tensions and terrorism continue to destroy the social and economic fabric of the era that we are living in. We welcome the report of the Secretary-General on the relationship between disarmament and development (A/62/112), in particular its recognition that armed violence and conflict impede the realization of the Millennium Development Goals. In this regard we applaud the United Nations Development Programme for its efforts to prevent armed violence through its contribution to the disarmament and development agenda by promoting and participating in a number of policy-oriented initiatives.”
2007-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 62 (2007)
“We note that there is a general need for favourable access to and transfer of environmentally sound technologies, in particular from developed countries to developing countries, through supportive measures that promote technology cooperation. This will enable the necessary technological know-how to be transferred and economic, technical and managerial capabilities to be built for the efficient use and further development of transferred skills. We would like to encourage the private sector, and in particular the multinational corporations, to be responsible enough to practise the same environmental and waste management principles in the developing world. We would also like to discourage the irresponsible dumping of harmful waste materials in developing countries. The Kingdom of Swaziland is deeply committed to the United Nations Charter.”
2007-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 62 (2007)
“A political momentum has been generated, and it is our hope that the necessary negotiations on the matter will commence in Bali later this year during the meeting of the parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The Kingdom of Swaziland has developed some sector policies that are climate-change friendly, such as our pro-green energy policy and water resources policy, to mention a couple. However, there is a need to enhance education, training and public awareness with regard to the adaptation and promotion of individual and institutional capacity-building in order to manage appropriate technology development and transfer.”
2007-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 62 (2007)
“We are faced with persistent droughts that have set us back as we continue to develop our country, and that has been worsened by the wildfires that have recently occurred, destroying properties, crops, livestock and our forest industry. My country is doing everything it can to help those that have been affected by this unfortunate situation. We would like to thank the countries and organizations that have come forward to help us during this period of hardship and we do make an appeal to others for support; which is still needed. Some of the problems I have mentioned that are affecting my country are the result of climate changes. That is why we believe that the summit we had is very important, and we would like to commend the Secretary-General for convening the high-level summit on climate change held earlier this week.”
2007-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 62 (2007)
“My country is one of the beneficiaries of such funding, and we have been able to offer a lot of comfort to many of our people. We encourage the United Nations to continue to appeal on our behalf for continued support in eradicating the problem of HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis, to name just a few. We also recognize the role of various United Nations agencies working with our communities in the provision of shelter, nutritional support and education to mitigate the effects of the pandemic. I am pleased to state that our fight is showing some signs of success, as recent statistics have shown a decline in the prevalence rate.”
2007-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 62 (2007)
“We hope that, as the World Trade Organization (WTO) rules come into force, there shall be considerations to ensure that all developing countries meet WTO standards. In that way, we shall be able to implement the rules equitably and effectively. HIV/AIDS and other health problems remain some of the major challenges that we face as developing nations. We have programmes in place that we are trying to follow in dealing with the situation, but we are unable to meet our targets because of our limited resources. We have heard of many foundations that have been announced worldwide and we hope to be able to access them. We look forward to those responsible for such foundations sharing the information on how to reach the funds, as well as technical support. We acknowledge the contribution made by the Global Fund in the fight against the scourge.”
2007-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 62 (2007)
“We have programmes for building a very sound economy so that our people will have good jobs that will make their living standards better. As part of our human capital development and capacity-building programme, we are educating and training our people in every aspect to acquire more knowledge and information, and we look to the well- developed countries to share their experiences and ideas. One area of great concern is that, as we continue to implement our development programmes, we are faced with the challenges of globalization that will affect our preferential markets. That will be detrimental to us, the developing countries, since companies have big loans to repay that were taken out on the basis of better markets.”
2007-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 62 (2007)
“If it is to succeed, there is a need for the United Nations to reform its main bodies. We have met regionally as countries; consensus decisions have been reached and recommendations made, and we look forward to their implementation. As the United Nations achieves reform, it is likely to undertake meaningful action so that when decisions are taken, the Organization will be respected by all. Many of our countries the world over are facing countless challenges, and we look to this Organization to come up with lasting solutions. My country, Swaziland, is still undertaking development programmes to implement the Millennium Development Goals that were set by the United Nations for individual countries to achieve.”
2007-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 62 (2007)
“It is a great pleasure for me to address the General Assembly at its sixty-second session. Let me begin by extending warm greetings from the Kingdom of Swaziland to the entire United Nations family. It befits this moment that I extend our congratulations to the Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, upon his appointment. We trust that he will continue in the footsteps of his predecessors in carrying out the important mission of the United Nations. The Kingdom of Swaziland pledges its support to him as he continues to promote and protect the noble goals of multilateralism. The role of the United Nations is to promote peace and security, sustainable development, human rights and fundamental freedoms. The United Nations should continue to shape situations for the betterment of the lives of all the peoples of the world.”
2007-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 62 (2007)