This General Assembly Hall is, in fact, the situation room of the entire world. It seems to me that over the years we here in this Hall have collectively understood and known what to do. The main thing now is to agree how to do it. We all need an effective tool.
There is hope that we are already cl…
The Belarusian delegation supports the recommendation made by the Secretary-General in his report (A/64/1) that difficult international questions be addressed through multilateralism. We share the view that multilateralism has never been as important as it is today, and that the multilateral efforts…
I shall be very brief. Belarus has great respect for the concerns of the delegation of Georgia, whose representative introduced draft resolution A/63/L.79. At the same time, however, we must note that it is based on resolution 62/249, in the voting on which more than 85 per cent of Member States eit…
The delegation of Belarus supports the view of the Secretary-General as to the scale and seriousness of today’s international problems and his conclusion that global challenges cannot be resolved by one State or any group of States. We fully share the view that strategies for resolving global proble…
The question of the revitalization of the work of the United Nations General Assembly is a priority matter for Belarus. This item is a topical one for the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) as well, and Belarus fully supports the NAM statement.
The outcome of the negotiating process to revitalize the work …
We are grateful to the Security Council for the report on its work (A/63/2), but we have to note that this report still amounts only to a compilation of its various activities and thus, to a large extent, is a statistical journal.
We are convinced that the majority of delegations would like to rece…
Belarus welcomes the results of the World Conference on Dialogue, which took place in Madrid in July 2008. We agree with the principles of dialogue, tolerance and mutual understanding set forth in the final Declaration. Belarus particularly appreciates the idea in the Madrid Declaration on the value…
Belarus welcomes the adoption of draft resolution A/63/L.12, on cooperation between the United Nations and the Council of Europe. In the resolution, the General Assembly rightly pays tribute to the Council of Europe for its advancement and protection of human rights, including for its work on the is…
The General Assembly is once again discussing the question of the imposition on Cuba of an economic, commercial and financial embargo. Once again, here in this Hall, we have seen virtually unanimity regarding the necessity of ending the embargo and lifting the restrictions, which are damaging the vi…
There is a wise s traditional Slavic saying that goes: What the woman wants, the Lord wants. It is absolutely clear what the mother, the loving wife and the protector of the domestic hearth wants: safety, security, calm, stability, health and prosperity.
If one were to take a traditional approach t…
Belarus, which was present at the founding of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), very actively supports the Agency’s activities. We are satisfied that the Agency has become a highly regarded and cautious organization that strives to ensure that nuclear energy is used in the safest possib…
This session’s general political debate and high-level meetings once again convince us of the need to move in international relations from confrontation based on narrow national interests towards equal, mutually respectful dialogue and cooperation. Otherwise, it will not be possible to achieve progr…
Belarus welcomes the significant increase in the General Assembly’s focus on development in Africa. Less than a month after the high-level event on Africa’s development needs, we are once again discussing how we can undertake joint efforts to enable the citizens of the African continent to believe i…
We appreciate the tremendous work done by the Co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the General
Assembly, the Permanent Representatives of Ecuador and Norway, and their open-minded, goal-oriented approach. We would also like to commend the Member States and political groups…
Today’s meeting of the General Assembly represents an important logical continuation of a number of events sponsored in recent months by the international community to jointly formulate measures to address the global food and energy crisis. The Assembly is continuing the work carried out at the meet…
At the outset, I should like to thank the President of the Assembly for having organized this meeting. Belarus has accorded great attention to fighting HIV/AIDS. The United Nations Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has been our reliable partner.
The policy of Belarus in that field…
The Government of Belarus is firmly committed to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). We clearly understand how to ensure prompt achievement of the MDGs in Belarus. One of the major factors in the success of our work is the fact that we have integrated the MDGs into State socio-economic developm…
Belarus welcomes the agreement reached in Bali on the steps to be taken to reach an agreement that could replace the Kyoto Protocol.
For us, with respect to the outcome of that process, common sense and the simple human instinct of self-preservation encourage nothing but a sense of optimism. Howeve…
All children of the world cry in the same language. In that respect, they are absolutely the same. But at the same time, they are very different. Children are the mirror of the State. The way children are treated determines the moral state of society and the level of development of a State.
The Rep…
There is no doubt that the expansion of cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations in various fields has helped to achieve the goals of the Organization. The draft resolution on cooperation between the United Nations and the Eurasian Economic Community is aimed…
