It is an honour for me to address the plenary meeting on the commemoration of the thirtieth anniversary of the opening for signature of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). We express our appreciation to Ambassador Tommy Koh, who was the President of the Third United Na…
I thank Mr. Hardeep Singh Puri, Permanent Representative of India, and his country’s presidency for organizing this open debate. I also thank the Deputy Secretary General, the Executive Director of UN-Women and the Under- Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations for their insightful presentatio…
Yesterday was a historic day. On that day, the United Nations granted Palestine the status of non-member observer State in this body. The day will be remembered as a milestone on the road to achieving full statehood for the Palestine people and peace in the Middle East. We are proud to have co-spons…
My delegation would like to thank Ambassador Laura Dupuy Lasserre, President of the Human Rights Council, for having presented the Council’s annual report (A/67/53). We appreciate her able stewardship in taking forward the work of the Council over the past year. We welcome the opportunity to interac…
Allow me to begin by thanking the Ambassador of Mexico, who in his capacity as Vice-President of the Council presented the report of the Council (A/67/3) on behalf of its President. We commend the work of the Council and the leadership of Ambassador Miloš Koterec in steering the proceedings of the C…
I am pleased to address the General Assembly plenary in this joint debate. Allow me first of all to join previous speakers in thanking Ambassador Waffa-Ogoo of the Gambia and Ambassador Lomaia of Georgia for their excellent work during the past session as the co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc Working Group on…
My delegation wishes to thank the Secretary-General for his report on the work of the Organization (A/67/1). We appreciate his continued efforts and those of his staff, both at Headquarters and in the field, to meet the expectations of the membership.
The global community today is facing unpreceden…
At the outset, I thank Mr. John Baird, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Canada, for his statement. Let me also thank the Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations, Mr. Guillermo Rishchynski, for his role as the Facilitator of the current review of the United Nations Global Counter-Terr…
Let me begin by thanking the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report on the implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS (A/66/757), presented this morning. The High-level Meeting held last year provided us with a unique opportunity to review our progress and to make fresh comm…
Through you, Sir, I wish to thank Ambassador Eugène-Richard Gasana of Rwanda for his leadership and outstanding work in steering the work of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) in 2011. His introduction of the report of the Commission on its fifth session (A/66/675) bears witness to the efforts that …
The delegation of Bangladesh voted in favour of resolution 66/253, entitled “Situation in the Syrian Arab Republic”. Bangladesh maintains a principled position of generally abstaining on human rights resolutions calling for action against any State Member of the United Nations. However, we voted in …
Bangladesh attaches great importance to people’s empowerment and development. We believe that people’s empowerment is a must for sustained political and economic development. Under the auspices of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, we introduced resolution 66/224 in the Second Committe…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. The Movement wishes to thank the President of the General Assembly for organizing this important debate. The Movement also thanks the Secretary-General and his team on the review of civilian capacity in the aftermath of conflict.
The…
On behalf of the sponsors, It is my privilege to introduce draft
resolution A/66/L.23, entitled “Follow-up to the Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace”, dated 5 December, at this year’s session. Since the submission of the draft resolution, apart from my own country, the follow…
As one of the regular sponsors of the Third Committee draft resolution on cooperatives, it is a pleasure for my delegation to speak at today’s plenary meeting devoted to the launch of the International Year of Cooperatives 2012. The history of cooperatives in our part of the world dates back to the …
Mr. President, I thank you for presiding over this High-level Meeting on HIV/AIDS. I would like to convey our appreciation to the Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, and to the Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Mr. Michel Sidibé, for their comprehensive b…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement in the joint debate on the annual report (A/65/701) of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) and the Secretary- General’s report on the Peacebuilding Fund (A/65/353).
The Movement wishes to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this i…
Bangladesh has followed with concern the recent developments in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. We are profoundly shocked and concerned by the onset of violence and human rights violations, which have generated a sense of insecurity in the region. We hope for a peaceful resolution of the ongoing crisis …
My delegation associates itself with the statements made by the representatives of Argentina and Nepal, who spoke on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and the least developed countries (LDCs), respectively. We are aware that this High-level Dialogue is being convened in accordance with resolution …
Let me begin by thanking you, Mr. President, for organizing this important meeting on the occasion of the observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. We wish to reaffirm our full solidarity with the Palestinian people and our unwavering support for their legitimate…
