I have the honour and privilege to address the Assembly on behalf of the States members of the Group of Asia-Pacific States to extend our warmest congratulations to Mr. Mogens Lykketoft of Denmark on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventieth session. Mr. Lykketoft is poised…
At the outset, allow me to congratulate the brotherly Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on assuming the presidency of the Council for this month. I would like to welcome Mr. Nasser Judeh, Minister for Foreign and Expatriate Affairs of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, for his attendance at this meeting. I …
I would like to begin by thanking you, Sir, for convening this important meeting of the Security Council. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General and the High Commissioner for Human Rights for their very comprehensive briefings at the opening of this debate.
The Bahrain Declaration (A/68/9…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Chair and members of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People for the Committee’s valuable report (A/69/35), presented to us today. It reveals the reality of what has taken place in the Palestinian territories that hav…
I should like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important meeting devoted to counter-terrorism
and extremism. These two scourges are the cause of untold suffering across the world. The international community should galvanize its efforts through international cooperation, which is inc…
At the outset, allow me to sincerely thank you, Madam President, for having convened this open debate of the Security Council on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. Allow me also to thank the Secretary-General for his briefing to the Security Council.
The Kingdom o…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this timely special meeting of the Security Council on Iraq. I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for the presidential statement (S/PRST/2014/20), which is very comprehensive and which we subscribe to. I would also like to thank our former colleague and…
I would like to thank the President for having convened this important meeting on non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which constitute a challenge for many societies and nations.
The Kingdom of Bahrain has developed and adopted a comprehensive national action plan in line with international prioritie…
I thank you, Madam President, for convening this quarterly debate. I would like to congratulate Nigeria on its able leadership of the Council. I thank Mr. Serry, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for his briefing.
Bahrain continues to reiterate its position with respect to the …
I would like to take the opportunity afforded by the forthcoming International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People to reiterate Bahrain’s support and backing for the Palestinian people in their just journey towards recovering their inalienable rights and creating an independent State on th…
I would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for having convened this important high-level meeting to appraise the work achieved by the United Nations and its Member States in combating trafficking in persons. Bahrain, as a founding member of the Group of Friends United against Human …
I am honoured to convey the congratulations of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the brotherly people of Palestine on the occasion of adoption of resolution 67/19, which granted Palestine non-member State status in the United Nations by an overwhelming majority. That reflects the support of the internationa…
We take the floor in exercise of the right of reply to the statement given by the representative of the Principality of Liechtenstein. The Kingdom of Bahrain would like to note that any observer of the transparent interaction and active engagement of the Kingdom with the Human Rights Council, the Of…
In response to a remark made by the representative of the Syrian Arab Republic, I wish to state the following. The forces present in the Kingdom of Bahrain are the joint forces of the Peninsula Shield Force of the Gulf Cooperation Council, deployed on the basis on an agreement concluded among member…
It is the pleasure and honour of the Kingdom of Bahrain to participate in this High-level Meeting on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs).
Over the decades, Bahrain has succeeded in eradicating many non-communicable diseases. It is thanks to prevention policies that we hav…
First of all, I would like to commend the United Nations, in particular the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, for combating HIV and AIDS, as well as relevant international organizations for their efforts, especially in prevention and epidemiological monitoring and treatment. The HIV virus …
My delegation would like to thank the Permanent Representative of the sisterly country of Egypt for introducing the two draft resolutions before the Assembly, on Jerusalem (A/65/L.18) and the occupied Syrian Golan (A/65/L.19).
As a result of Israel’s illegal occupation of Arab territory since 1967,…
On the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, my delegation expresses its solidarity with the steadfast people of Palestine in their tireless pursuit and strong resolve to realize their national aspirations and to defend their inalienable rights.
My delegation …
First of all, I would like to sincerely thank His Excellency the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, Ambassador Sir Mark Lyall Grant, President of the Security Council for the month of November, for his detailed briefing on the annual report of the Security Council in document A/65/2, wh…
In the life of nations and peoples, there are grave and unexpected tragedies that test the degree of their resilience and determination. What happened on 10 April was one of those moments in history as the Polish people lost their President, the late Lech Kaczyński, together with the First Lady and …
