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Ugandan Foreign Minister Sam Kutesa was elected on Wednesday as the next president of UN General Assembly amid criticism over his role in passing Uganda's controversial anti-gay law.
His election came under intense questioning about the anti-gay law and his stance on equality for homosexuality.
Kutesa said on Thursday in New York in his speech to the General Assembly as president-elect, that his focus would be on finalising the post-2015 sustainable development agenda, paying particular attention to finding a solution for climate change, promoting gender equality and eradicating poverty.
His election to the post was controversial, being a confidant to Museveni, Kutesa consented to the controversial anti-gay bill and also defended Uganda's anti-gay stand in international forums as the country's foreign minister.
The United States of America mission to the UN issued a statement that acknowledged the election of Kutesa and called on the General Assembly to uphold the UN charter's principles on human rights.
Kutesa 65, is a lawyer-turned-politician and one of Uganda's wealthiest people and the owner of the firm that collects revenue and oversees all operations at Uganda's main international airport of Entebbe.
His election came under intense questioning about the anti-gay law and his stance on equality for homosexuality.
Kutesa said on Thursday in New York in his speech to the General Assembly as president-elect, that his focus would be on finalising the post-2015 sustainable development agenda, paying particular attention to finding a solution for climate change, promoting gender equality and eradicating poverty.
His election to the post was controversial, being a confidant to Museveni, Kutesa consented to the controversial anti-gay bill and also defended Uganda's anti-gay stand in international forums as the country's foreign minister.
The United States of America mission to the UN issued a statement that acknowledged the election of Kutesa and called on the General Assembly to uphold the UN charter's principles on human rights.
Kutesa 65, is a lawyer-turned-politician and one of Uganda's wealthiest people and the owner of the firm that collects revenue and oversees all operations at Uganda's main international airport of Entebbe.
