Mitigating of one of the greatest man-made disasters remains an urgent issue almost 25 years after it occurred. Belarus was one of the countries most affected by the Chernobyl disaster. Two-thirds of the radioactive waste fell on Belarus, with 23 per cent of my country’s territory contaminated. Expe…
The international community celebrates two important days this month, namely, the International Day for the
Abolition of Slavery on 2 December and Human Rights Day on 10 December. Proclaimed by the General Assembly, the Days are directly related to the agenda item we are debating today. Article 4 o…
Revitalizing the work of the General Assembly continues to be a relevant issue and a priority for the delegation of the Republic of Belarus. Our common efforts are geared towards strengthening the role and status of the General Assembly as the main deliberative, guiding and representative body of th…
Belarus has carefully studied draft resolution A/65/L.74, submitted by Georgia. We believe that initiatives on such important questions as providing assistance to refugees and internally displaced persons must be taken on the basis of a broad consensus and as the result of an open and transparent ne…
The Republic of Belarus has always advocated a constructive approach to the issue of Security Council reform, which we have repeated during the negotiation process. We believe that the fundamental goal of Council reform should be to further enhance its effectiveness.
We commend the activities of th…
Today, the delegation of Belarus, along with 186 other States Members of the United Nations, voted in support of resolution 65/6, on the necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo against Cuba. The Republic of Belarus has consistently condemned the use of unilateral economic …
Belarus commends the work of the Economic and Social Council in the reporting period and the Ambassador of Malaysia, Mr. Hamidon Ali, for his skilful leadership. I would like to emphasize the efficient organization of the 2010 substantive session of the Economic and Social Council, whose outcome mad…
The nature of the discussions and decisions taken at the High-level Plenary Meeting has clearly demonstrated that the various problems, challenges and threats we face, however difficult and dangerous they may be, can only be overcome if we work together. The world has changed significantly over the …
The delegation of Belarus welcomes the conceptual approach of the Secretary-General’s report (A/65/1) to solving topical issues on the international agenda, in particular in the context of implementing commitments to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
We support additional measures to…
The Republic of Belarus notes the complexity of the issue of the status of internally displaced persons and refugees from Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia, Georgia, addressed in draft resolution A/64/L.62. There is no agreement on it between the main parties involved. The issue is be…
The problem of combating transnational organized crime takes on particular significance in the run-up to the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Along with the financial, food and energy crises, transnational organized crime not only threatens to de…
It is my great pleasure and honour at this commemorative meeting to read out an address by His Excellency Mr. Alyaksandr Lukashenka, President of the Republic of Belarus:
“On the eve of the sixty-fifth anniversary of the great victory over Nazism, I address the United Nations as the leader of a Sta…
Belarus welcomes the fact that international efforts to protect the environment involve all stakeholders interested in preserving our environmental legacy and a healthy habitat for future generations. These include Governments, non-governmental organizations and the vulnerable category of indigenous…
Belarus welcomes the efforts of donor countries, bodies of the United Nations system and international organizations to ensure not only that is there no drop in official development assistance, but that it increases, as noted by participants in the Dialogue yesterday, including the representatives o…
Belarus welcomes the General Assembly’s successful consensus adoption of such a meaningful and long- awaited instrument as the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons. This is an important and symbolic milestone in the development of the international process, in which …
The Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the General Assembly has lately achieved some tangible results. Last year, we were able to work out the chart of General Assembly resolutions on revitalization (A/63/959, annex), which was used as the basis for analysing the reasons for the lack of i…
Yesterday and this morning a great many opinions have been voiced from this rostrum, including those related to such important issues as who was at fault and what has been the major impediment to progress for States of the world in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Those who single…
Slavery and the transatlantic slave trade have been among the most flagrant violations of human rights. The transatlantic slave trade was an exceptional phenomenon in the history of slavery — exceptional because of its duration, scope and legal basis, including its legitimacy embodied in law. There …
Belarus greatly values the results of the work of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and welcomes the strengthening of the IAEA’s authority as the leading international intergovernmental organization in the nuclear field. We attach special importance to the IAEA’s efforts in such areas as…
The Secretary-General’s many reports on implementing the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) clearly attest to the fact that the impact of the complex multifaceted crisis threatens the achievement by 2015 of the internationally agreed development goals.
The danger of a reduction in official develop…
