I would like to thank the French presidency of the Security Council for holding today’s open debate, which gives us an opportunity to pool our efforts to address the plight of children in armed conflicts.
We fully support the statements delivered by the representatives of Canada, on behalf of the G…
I would like to begin by congratulating the President, Mr. Miroslav Lajčák, on his choice of theme for the seventy-second session of the General Assembly. The link between peace and a dignified life is, without a doubt, one of the key issues of our time — as is sustainable development,
which has be…
This year, once again, the United Nations calls upon all the countries on planet Earth to participate in the General Assembly, which is — one could say — a kind of global Parliament. Once again this year, we have the chance to take stock of the advances and setbacks that we have experienced in this …
At the outset, allow me to thank the President for convening this meeting.
The delegation of Andorra wishes to join in commemorating the twentieth anniversary of the World Summit for Social Development, and, as we did in Copenhagen, we want to contribute with our voice once again. Today we would al…
At the outset, I should like to congratulate Spain on the excellent work it has done in the Security Council and in leading the initiative to convene this high-level debate, which will allow us to make progress in implementing resolution 1325 (2000). I take this opportunity to wish you, Sir, every s…
It is my honour to represent my country, the Principality of Andorra, before the Assembly, which this year is celebrating its seventieth anniversary.
Over the past seven decades, we have listened to speakers talking from this very this rostrum, year after year, of peace, social justice and, more re…
I would like, first of all, to welcome the co-Chairs of this Summit and to thank the co-facilitators for the ambitious final document we adopted earlier (resolution 70/1). “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” includes 17 Goals and 169 targets agreed on the basis of o…
It is an honour for me to represent my country, the Principality of Andorra, in the Assembly, which for almost seven decades has been meeting annually to speak of peace, development and justice, and particularly this year, in which we are marking two historic events that are closely linked to the bi…
I should like to begin by congratulating the President of the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session, Ambassador John Ashe of Antigua and Barbuda. We are fully convinced that he will be a manifest example of how small States can shoulder the responsibilities deriving from participating in the …
I would first like to extend hearty congratulations to the President of the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session, Mr. Jeremić, to whom I wish the greatest success in his work.
Just one year ago, I ended my statement (see A/66/PV.27) by reasserting the notion of
commitment as a fundamental…
First of all, I would like to avail myself of this opportunity to congratulate Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on his well-deserved reappointment, and Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth session.
It is with pride, a sense of responsib…
It is certainly a great opportunity for the Principality of Andorra and the Government I represent to address the Assembly. The United Nations is the forum that, true to its origins, today represents the greatest source of hope for many people, countries and Governments.
In Andorra, we are aware of…
We are here in New York today in the same Hall where we met 10 years ago, when all Member States made promises in the form of concrete goals to combat poverty and work on behalf of the world’s most vulnerable people. At that time, we spoke of global solidarity rising above national interests. We als…
On behalf of the Group of Western European and other States, I would like to extend to the people and the Government of Poland our deepest condolences for all those who perished in that tragic airplane crash. Our hearts and thoughts go out particularly to the victims’ families and all their loved on…
I must first apologize for the absence of our head of Government, Mr. Jaume Bartumeu Cassany, who, due to his institutional agenda, is unable to attend the general debate.
It is a great honour for the Principality of Andorra and the Government that I represent to speak in the General Assembly Hall.…
Let me thank the Secretary-General for the relevance and soundness of his report as it relates to an ongoing dialogue on the responsibility to protect.
As members know, at the 2005 World Summit the Principality of Andorra fully endorsed the adoption of paragraphs 138 and 139 of the Outcome Document…
“I am committed to truth, not to what is established,” said Gandhi. The Millennium Development Goals, which seek between now and 2015 to eradicate extreme poverty, achieve universal primary education, promote gender equality, reduce infant mortality, fight the spread of such diseases as HIV/AIDS and…
First of all, I should like to thank the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and all its partners for convening this meeting, which aims to evaluate the progress made in the fight against HIV/AIDS. It is important to emphasize the unwavering and noteworthy work undertaken by UNAIDS a…
I wish to join in the expressions of condolences to the
victims of the attack in Algeria this morning and their families.
The Principality of Andorra gives high priority to the rights of children in the development of our public policy. Six years ago, my country participated actively in the campai…
People and planet. They are our alpha and our omega. They are the foundation and objective of actions by bodies such as the United Nations.
The Earth is blue like an orange, said the poet Paul Eluard. That is a logical statement, as our planet takes its blue colour from the sky and the oceans that …
