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Robert Mugabe

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154

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1999-09-24

most recent

2017-09-24

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11

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un-general-debate

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1. “Aggression, under whatever pretext, should be condemned and opposed by the United Nations. We are, therefore, encouraged by the eventual participation of the rebels in the peace process. We wish to register our most sincere gratitude to His Excellency President Chiluba of Zambia for his untiring efforts that succeeded in bringing the rebels on board this peace process. It must be emphasized, though, that the success or failure of a peacekeeping mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo will be determined by the availability of both human and material resources. We are, however, worried that an inadequately funded Democratic Republic of the Congo peacekeeping operation would be a clear manifestation of Africa’s increasing marginalization in the new world order.”

   1999-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 54 (1999)

2. “This transformation serves as a monument erected to inform the international community that Africa has said "No" to the institutionalization of the route map from barracks to the State House, which hitherto the military has traversed with impunity. Further, the return to peace and democracy in Liberia and Sierra Leone bears ample testimony to Africa’s renewed quest for democracy, peace and stability. It is, therefore, our fervent hope that the implementation of these peace agreements will lead to the restoration of normality in the region. In the same spirit, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) alliance intervened in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to uphold one of the most fundamental tenets of the United Nations Charter: respect for the principle of sovereignty and territorial integrity.”

   1999-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 54 (1999)

3. “We thank him for his conscientious efforts and sterling contribution. May I also express our great appreciation of the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, who, having recognized the great opportunities and challenges ahead of us, has worked tirelessly to help us map a noble vision for the future of our Organization. 6 We are also witnessing another historic moment for our Organization, as we admit into our midst three new members: Nauru, Kiribati and Tonga. We welcome them to our brotherhood of nations and wish them all the best as they chart their own destinies and make their contribution within our community of nations. On our African continent, the holding of free and fair elections in Nigeria has ushered in a democratic dispensation worthy of our attention.”

   1999-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 54 (1999)

4. “Mr. President, I wish to express my warm congratulations to you upon your election to the presidency of this fifty-fourth session of the United Nations General Assembly. Your unanimous election to the presidency is not only an attestation to the confidence we in Africa have in your leadership ability, but is also an affirmation of the faith the international community has in you to steer this organ successfully into the twenty- first century. You take up the helm of this body at a critical juncture, when we are here taking stock of where we stand on the eve of the new millennium. Let me avail myself of this opportunity to express our sincere gratitude to your predecessor, His Excellency Minister Didier Opertti of Uruguay, who presided over the affairs of this Assembly in a diligent and exemplary manner.”

   1999-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 54 (1999)