>> distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen, comrades and friends, your excelensy, allow me to congratulate you on assuming of the participating of the 69th session of the general assembly. we are indeed proud of the honor that has been bestowed upon the

african continent as a result of your election. mr. president, the theme you have chosen for this session, that is delivering development agenda is appropriate and timely. it is relevant in our efforts to achieve a seamless transition from the millennium development goals to the sustainable development goals, and to the broader post-2015 development agenda. we look forward to having a candid and holistic debate on the challenges we continue to face at the domestic and international levels in our efforts to eradicate poverty.

mr. president, the millennium development goals help to focus and mobilize global development efforts in order to achieve progress in the social sectors. however, despite the significant achievements under the framework of the md g's the progress was uneven among regions and within countries. consequently, we cannot remain complacent when some serious -- some sections of the global community are marginalized or even left behind. we are, therefore, gratified that the proposed sustainable development goals have taken on board the unfinished business of

the millennium development goals. part of the unfinished goals of' ratification of poverty remains a challenge. this issue, should therefore with the top priority and overarching development agenda for the future. mr. president, we share a view in saddic that the post mdg agenda must be formed by national development priorities and that the new targets must better reflect local conditions. in this regard, zimbabwe adopted its own economic blueprint, the

zimbabwe agenda for us is containable socioeconomic transformati transformation. this is a bold and achievable development program that has the objective of achieving inclusive economic growth, generational decent jobs for all, affordable and reliable energy, food security, sustainable agriculture, and development of reliable modern infrastructure. threw this program we also aim to expand the industrial base which is key to sustained, overall economic development as well as the human development of our country. we continue to push for the leveraging of our diverse and

abundant resources through the addition of our resources. we therefore expect that the proposals in the sustainable development goals, which compliment these elements of our national post-2015 development agenda framework, which supports these elements of our national aspirations will be endorsed and integrated in the post 2015 development agenda framework. mr. president, your excellencies, social justice, political stability, and sustainable development in african countries can best be achieved through genuine and committed support for the ownership of means of production

that favor the poor, who in the majority. in zimbabwe, my government has gone a long way in laying the foundation for us is contained food production through our land reform program. the majority of the rural people have been empowered to contribute to household and national food security. the exploitation of land has also stayed on with their destiny and given us inthing grayty and our national integrity. mr. president because zimbabwe

has thus been preoccupied with empowerment of its people economically, she has become a victim of the evil machinations of western countries, namely the united states of america, and the european union, who continue to apply unilateral and illegal sanctions as a foreign pollty tool to achieve short-term political objectives, particularly regime change. mr. president, regime changes are a diabolical illegal policy in the domestic affairs of my country, and no good can come from undermining our economy or depriving our citizens of the necessities of life. why i ask, should zimbabweans

continue to suffer under american and european union, unjustified and unwanted sanctions. these sanctions violate the fundamental principles of the united nations charter, and should be condemned by the international community. we once again call for their immediate and unconditional removal. we are a peaceful and a peace-loving nation, ready to engage in constructive dialogue for mutually beneficial relations. we call on those who continue to harbor ill will against us to cast away their hostility as we appeal to them to review their

hard and cruel relations. and open a new chapter of their relations with us. mr. president, to support the implementation of the post-2015 development agenda, we call for expeditious reform of the institutions, particularly their governance structures. it is high time that we address the democratic deficit in these institutions and approve their legitimacy. these reforms must reflect current realities, and ensure the full voice and participation of developing countries in their decision-making and known

setting. mr. president, zimbabwe firmly believes that the united nations should promote dialogue to achieve peace, the rule of law, and common understanding among states. peace, security, stability, and welfare of africa, and our sub region is vital for us. in african, the african union is working tirelessly to push for peace in the democratic republic of tin congo, south sudan, and somali. the international community must remain engaged and support africa in the maintenance of peace and stability, enhancing

thereby it's peace keeping capacity needs through training, logistical and financial support. africa also remained seized with the issue of western sahara. the united nations should not shake off its responsibility to ensure the achievement of self determination by the people of western sahara. mr. president, we continue to witness the suffering and persecution of the people of palestine at the hands of israel. we have witnessed the murder of women and children in shelters, where they seek refuge from israel's bombs. we witnessed the brutal and

random distraction of infrastructure in the gaza strip, and while these heinous acts were being perpetrated by israel, the so-called civil eased world maintained a deafening silence, and we ask why? lasting peace in the middle east can only be achieved through a two-state solution, based on the 1967 borders. any other maneuvers to change democratic realities through settlements or use of force will only prolong the suffering of the palestinian people. mr. president, in conclusion as we move forward, it is important to muster the necessary political will to create a

development-oriented international environment that hastens thor ratification of poverty and enhances the correct management of our natural resources for economic and social development and a renewed real global partnership. i thank you. [ applause ] >> you have just been listening to zimbabwe's president, addressing the u.n. general assembly. and he has spoken a lot about his own country's millennium goals and the development efforts of his country as well. now let's bring in our diplomatic editor, james bayes who is standing by at the u.n. james in the past he had used his speech really to lambaste former colonial powers.

this time around was a little bit different. he did say, however, that zimbabwe has become the victim of the evil machinations of the western countries who continue to apply sanctions against zimbabwe in the hopes of regime change. since he is in his seventh term it does seem to not make sense to continue sanctions against a democratically elected leader. >> and that is certainly the point he was making. he was saying that these sanctions were terrible. he said they were illegal. he said it was a diabolical policy they were trying to pursue of regime change against him. he mentioned the e.u. and also the u.s., who have sanctions, and i think he was particularly annoyed that there was that big

summit in which they invited all of the african leaders, there were only a few that they snubbed and said they couldn't come and he was one of them. every year at the united nations we watch all of the leaders come to that podium. this chamber completely renovated in the last year and there are historical figures who come every year, he is one of them. his presence is one of the things we look for every single year. 90 years old, he'll be 94 years old before the next election in zimbabwe. >> we shall see. james stay with us, i want to shift our attention to the ebola outbreak which was discussed at the u.n. barack obama had been speaking at a special meeting at the u.n. to discuss the ebola outbreak. and he said it is more than a health crisis. in fact he said it is a growing

threat to regional and global security. but this is also more than a health crisis, this is a growing threat to regional and global security. liberia, and guinea, and sierra leone, public health systems have collapsed. economic growth is slowing dramatically. if this epidemic is not stopped, this disease could cause a humanitarian katesfy -- catastrophe across the region, in an era where regional crises can become global threats, stopping ebola is in the interest of all of us. >> let's go back to james bayes staying at the united nations. james we just heard barack obama underscoring the urgency of this outbreak. the question is, will his message be heeded?

>> certainly there is a number of a series of meetings that have happened. he talked about it being a threat to peace and security. pretty unprecedented to meet on a health issue. it met because it believes there are implications to the thread of the spread of ebola. the u.n. have also taken another important step setting up a u.n. mission specifically to support those three countries in west africa most badly affected by this. but this summit trying to encourage countries around the world to provide money, because the u.n. now believes $1 billion is now needed. i sat down with another of the very long-term leaders of africa in the last few minutes, and he

has had three outbreaks of ebola in his country. i asked in that interview that we'll show you later on al jazeera, what was his view on bringing it under control? and he said you have got to get the message out, because ebola you can prevent the spread if people know the basic information about how to keep themselves away from the disease, and how the disease shouldn't spread. so he was stressing that the public messaging is what has gone wrong so far. >> while that was meeting was being convened we also heard from iran's president who also addressed the issue of terrorism. >> reporter: absolutely. a wide ranging speech as you always get from the iranian president when he comes here. different atmosphere, though, for the second time -- because it was the second time we have had him here, not the firey

angry rhetoric that we used to have, and certainly some positive language in the president's speech particularly on those nuclear talks, because they are taking place -- the latest round is taking place here in new york concurrently with all of the speeches going on here in the u.n. they are taking place just around the corner in the european union mission. and he said he thought they were on track for some sort of deal in november. he referred to the threat of isil and talked about extremist groups too in his speech. this is what he had to say. >> translator: extremism is a global issue. certain states have helped in creating it, and now are failing to withstand it. currently our peoples are paying the price. today's anti-westernism is the offspring of yesterday's colonialism. today's anti-westernism is a

reaction to yesterday's racism. certain intelligence agencies have put blades in the hands of mad men who now spare no one. all of those who have played a role in founding and supporting these terror groups must acknowledge their errors which have lead to extremism. they need to apologize, not only to the past generations, but also to the next generation. >> reporter: while these speeches are so important, and the iranian president putting his case forward and robert --

>> >> reporter: many syrians feel the government will be able to benefit from coalition strikes. >> translator: in the end the regime will benefit. the areas where the coalition has hit isil the regime will retake and we won't get anything out of this. >> translator: we are against any attack on syria today, we were waiting for this kind of strike for some kind, but not against us. >> reporter: the us-lead coalition has been targeting isil's infrastructure. oil facilities were hit. these attacks are causing anger. many syrians feel the international community should be targeting and regrading the capabilities of government instead. they feel their voices are not being heard. for years they appealed for

international assistance, but never got it. >> reporter: protests are becoming more common and spreading. some syrians are now hoisting isil's flag. they feel their revolution is just as much as a target as well. palestinian factions, hamas and fattah have reached a deal to reestablish their unity government. it comes after two days of talks in cairo. it includes a partial understanding on who will govern gaza. the two sides set up a unity government of independence in june but it never took hold. some members of libya's government is in exile and they are boycotting parliamently sessions. the new group is called the national constance. they say they want to preserve

the goals of the 2011 revolution. a u.s. air strike has killed five gunmen in eastern yemen. meanwhile the national security chief denies reports that houthi rebels have stormed the headquarters. as mohammed reports, many are wondering how the capitol fell so quickly. >> reporter: inside the deserted mansion of a businessman and member of parliament taken over by houthi rebels, it looks like he left in a hurry. >> translator: we did not expect to find the kinds of things we found in this house. all of this was bought with the people's money. >> reporter: the disappearance of this man and other political and military figures shows how fast the yemeni capitol has fallen. a presidential aid says it was

by design. >> translator: the army was non-exist important. the order not to fight came from the joint chiefs of staff. >> reporter: he says the president was forced to sign a peace deal last sunday, and that the former president is playing a role in the current crisis. >> translator: former president was a strong partner in this operation through tribal leaders and army generals who are still loyal to them. they handed the capitol, sana'a over, and ordered the soldiers to go home. >> reporter: he has consistently denied his support of the houthi rebels and called for dialogue. but his relationship with him is complicated. they help bring about his downfall in 2012, but they share the same rivals, among them the once powerful man who owns this mansion. yemen is one of the top items at

the general assembly of the underin new york. the government of brazil has launched a new initiative to fight dangi fever. it involves introducing thousands of mosquitos into the area where the disease is widespread. >> reporter: there is a buzz in brazil over some very special mosquitos, tens of thousands of these test insects are being released into the wild. they have been infected with a bacteria which makes them unable to transmit the drngs dangi virus. >> translator: i would say in about two years we will see a reduction of the number of cases in brazil. >> reporter: the initiative is part of an international project out of a university in

australia, similar releases have taken place in vietnam and indonesia where the fever is a problem. >> the bacteria can spread it's a into the mosquito population and by releasing some mosquitos that contain the bacteria, through the process of my team, the bacteria will spread into the rest of the mosquito population. >> reporter: here is how it works. as a male feets with an infected female, the future generation will carry the bacteria. every minute of every day, someone in the world is admitted to hospital for dangi fever.

the disease affects 100 million each year, and kills around 20,000 many of them children. brazil's government says the project is a small investment for possible long-term solution, an attempt to bite back at dangi. and a quick reminder, you can always keep up to date with all of the latest news, analysis and features on our website at aljazeera.com. ♪ they can build some of the highway, i am lisa fresher and you are in officials scramble to contain tens of thousands of gallons daily. plus, more than 100 u.s. sailors involved in the fukushima clean up say thnd