I would like to begin by aligning my statement with that delivered by the representative of Bolivia on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
We thank the President for organizing this high- level event on an issue as important as full employment and decent work for all in the context of the post-201…
I would first like to join others in congratulating you, Madam President, and your delegation on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month.
Terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) constitute one of the pre-eminent threats to global collective secu…
Every now and then, we get the opportunity to assemble in the Security Council to revisit the long story of the suffering of the Palestinian people. That suffering is the result of a regime of oppression and systematic violations of human rights that are without precedent anywhere on Earth. The home…
Let me start by thanking you, Madam President, for convening this open debate. I also thank the Secretary-General for his report on the rule of law (S/2013/341).
We believe that the establishment of the rule of law at the national and international levels alike constitutes one of the core values an…
I begin by thanking Jordan, which has assumed the presidency of the Security Council for the month of January, for organizing today’s open debate on the theme “War, its lessons and the search for permanent peace”.
The founding of the United Nations was a reaction to the horrors of the Second Word W…
On behalf of its sponsors, I have the honour to introduce draft resolution A/68/L.28, entitled “Follow-up to the Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace”. Bangladesh has taken pride in submitting this draft resolution to the Assembly since 2001. Since that time, the draft resolutio…
Every now and then, we participate in open debates in the Security Council in order to revisit the story of the long suffering and denial of the Palestinian people. The Palestinians have been subjected to a regime of oppression without precedent anywhere on Earth. They have no security in their home…
We are discussing the important issue of financing for development in a high- level context, at the beginning of a new session of the General Assembly. That in itself is a reflection of the importance we attach to this subject. The main theme for this event goes beyond the Monterrey Consensus and th…
On behalf of my co-Chair, Mr. Romodanovsky of the Russian Federation, and my fellow participants in Round Table 4, it is my privilege to present the outcome of the deliberations of that round table. I am here to share with the General Assembly some of the discussion that took place in our round tabl…
We are delighted to note a wider recognition of migration and human mobility as a key driver and enabler of development at the national and global levels. We commend the Secretary-General for including migration as an area for action in his report entitled “A life of dignity for all” (A/68/202).
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It is indeed a great honour for me to speak at this very important debate. I shall limit my statement to the issue of occupied Palestinian territories.
The saga of Palestinian misfortune is often repeated in international discourse without any effective remedy. It is a unique story of the long suff…
I commend the President for convening this high-level meeting on the appraisal of the progress made on the Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons. The meeting is a stark reminder that human trafficking continues to stand out as the fastest-growing organized transnational crime in the…
On behalf of the members of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), I am pleased to present the report of the Commission on its sixth session as contained in document (S/2013/63).
We recall that it was you, Mr. President, in your previous capacity as Chairperson of the Peacebuilding Commission IN 2011,…
On behalf of the members of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), I am pleased to present the report of the Commission on its sixth session (A/67/715). The report is organized around the main functions and work of the Commission and places particular emphasis on the results achieved and the challenges…
Today is 26 March, our Independence Day. On this very day in 1971, when the enemy forces let loose a genocide, we started a life of death and destruction, a life of hope and sorrows. However, after nine months of bloody war in which 3 million sacrificed their sacred lives and 10 million were forced …
At the outset, let me commend the leadership of Pakistan in guiding the work of the Council in January 2013. I applaud the hard work of your delegation, Sir, in preparing the informative concept note before us (S/2013/4). We also thank the Secretary-General for his statement delivered this morning.
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On behalf of its sponsors, I have the honour to introduce draft resolution A/67/L.46, entitled “Follow-up to the Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace”. Every year since 2001, we have been presenting a draft resolution on the subject of a culture of peace. That draft resolution h…
I have the honour, on behalf of approximately 20 sponsors, to introduce, under agenda item 29, entitled “People’s empowerment and a peace-centric development model”, draft resolution A/67/L.47, entitled “People’s empowerment and development”.
A year ago, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Her Excell…
The Bangladesh Chairperson of the National Advisory Committee on Autism, Ms. Saima Wazed Hossain, was supposed to be here this morning. Unfortunately, she is not yet here, and therefore, with due permission, I have the privilege to take the floor.
I would like to begin by sharing the following name…
I have the honour to introduce an important and topical draft resolution on autism and disability. The negotiated title of the draft resolution, contained in document A/67/L.33, is “Addressing the socioeconomic needs of individuals, families and societies affected by autism spectrum disorders (ASD),…
