Five years ago, world leaders made the unprecedented promise of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This time we are meeting again, not to make new targets but to assess the progress we have made so far and to intensify our efforts to reach the Goals.
It has been three years since Monterrey. T…
We gathered here five years ago to adopt the Millennium Declaration. We had faith in the document because it reflected the hopes and aspirations of our peoples and also the seriousness with which we wanted to address the issues that confronted us. Today, we have an opportunity to review the progress…
My delegation associates itself with the statement made by the representative of Jamaica on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. However, I would like to highlight the following points.
Bangladesh believes that on the road towards the development goals, each developing country must be in the driver…
The Furies have unleashed themselves upon the Earth once again, this time with unspeakable ferocity in the form of the Asian tsunami. It left behind catastrophic death and destruction, untold misery and immeasurable suffering. In the wake of such dreadful devastation, the international community dis…
I will try to make my statement brief.
This midterm review of the Programme of Action is extremely important for all of us, especially as we take stock of why the least developed countries (LDCs) are yet to achieve the target growth rate of 7 per cent per year and increase the gross domestic produc…
The past century was perhaps the most violent in human history. Wars wreaked unspeakable violence, millions perished,
women were dishonoured and children were robbed of their future. Paradoxically, it was also the century that witnessed, in many parts of the world, the triumph of non-violence, the …
The family is the natural and fundamental unit of society. That has been so since time immemorial. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights recognizes that. It remains as valid now as when the Declaration was adopted.
We thank the Secretary-General for his report (A/59/176), as well as for his pre…
Since 1977, we have been observing, on 29 November, the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People with due solemnity. It has always been, for us and for all who feel passionately about the issue, a day of deep reflection. It has always been an occasion for us to review the situatio…
Bangladesh aligns itself with the statement made by Qatar on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. However, I would like to add the following points.
Over the past decade, numerous United Nations conferences and summits on overarching issues set a number of development goals. They are interlinked an…
It is a matter of great joy for all of us to be celebrating today, 16 November, the tenth anniversary of the entry into force of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. My delegation is pleased to see that the Convention, which is rightly considered to be the constitution of the se…
For Bangladesh, the subject of today’s deliberations is of topical importance. We therefore thank the United Kingdom presidency for convening this meeting, as we thank
others — Under-Secretary-General Guéhenno, High Commissioner Arbour and Executive Director Obaid — for their informed presentations…
I would like to congratulate you most warmly, Mr. President, on the manner in which you are steering the work of this session. I would also like in particular to commend the Secretary-General for his reports, which provide an in- depth account of the growing cooperation in various fields between the…
The issue of the revitalization of the work of the General Assembly and the strengthening of the United Nations system has been under discussion at the United Nations for several years. Some progress has been made but, obviously, much more needs to be done.
Certain broad-based perceptions circumscr…
Sir, allow me to congratulate you most warmly on your well-deserved election. I am confident you will build upon the
excellent work done by your predecessor, Mr. Julian Robert Hunte, and lead us to a very successful outcome of this session. Special tribute is due to our Secretary- General, Kofi Ann…
I welcome this opportunity to participate in the debate on the agenda item entitled “Culture of peace” and also to introduce a draft resolution under that item.
A little while ago, we were honouring the memory of Sri Chinmoy in Conference Room 4. Sri Chinmoy dedicated 37 years of service to the Uni…
As we speak today, another 3,000 deaths are occurring as a result of road traffic accidents. Another 100,000 people are sustaining injuries. Those staggeringly high casualty figures are nearly as high as those for global conflicts, HIV/AIDS, anti-personnel mines and other major global public health …
Only six weeks have transpired since you, Mr. President, spoke before the Assembly, expressing your firm resolve to present before the Assembly a draft resolution of the President on an issue close to the heart of each Member State. You have successfully vindicated your pledge before this house. We …
Today the global community observes, with due solemnity, the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. It is an occasion that calls for deep reflection and for thoughts on what the world can do to put an end to the bloodshed and to also create a structure of peace in that land who…
It is a great pleasure for my delegation to initiate the discussion under agenda item 44, “Culture of peace”. We thank the Secretary- General and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for the useful report (A/58/182) on the International Decade for a Culture o…
May I congratulate you most warmly, Mr. President, on your skilful stewardship of our proceedings. The Secretary- General’s very succinct report on this agenda item (A/58/392) reaffirms that the United Nations stands firm as a strong pillar of support to the ideal and institution of democracy worldw…
