UN must give each nation her priorities

He said Botswana continues as a stickler to the rule of law, good governance and an excellent track record for upholding human rights, tenets that the UN was built upon. As a democracy that is anchored on republican constitutionalism, Botswana has recently seen the fifth transition of power in a smooth fashion unlike in many parts of the world, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, he told the assembly.

Masisi applauded the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals to end suffering, poverty, disease and autocracy in the whole wide world, saying no human beings should be left behind when these developments are being fashioned out. He however said, there continues to be room for improvement especially in Africa where millions still go hungry, know abject poverty and are ravaged by diseases because there are no safety nets for social protection.