My delegation would just like to refer to an editorial point, but it is one that affects the very tone of the draft decision. According to the record that my delegation has of Friday’s deliberations in the Sixth Committee, the English version of the decision, in its antepenultimate line, should read…
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report on the revitalization of the work of the General Assembly (A/61/483). My delegation would also like to express its appreciation to the Permanent Representatives of Latvia and of Yemen for their work as Co-Chairs of the Open-ended Ad Hoc Work…
Allow me, at the outset, to thank the Ambassador of Qatar, current President of the Security Council, for his detailed presentation on the report of the Council (A/61/2) to the General Assembly. My delegation would also like to thank the Ambassadors of the Bahamas and the Netherlands for their work …
I wish to thank the Secretary-General for his report on strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations (A/61/85).
In Colombia, humanitarian assistance to vulnerable populations is one of the State’s main priorities. The Presidential Agency for Social Ac…
Allow me, first of all, to congratulate you for the fine manner in which you are conducting this Assembly’s debates. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for presenting his report on the work of the Organization.
My delegation recognizes that progress has been made in achieving the Mill…
My delegation will abide by your request for brevity. I should like to express my delegation’s support for the statement made by the delegation of China. My delegation recognizes one single China and would reaffirm resolution 2758 (XXVI). Accordingly, we support the recommendation made by the Genera…
I would like to thank Mr. Jan Eliasson, President of the General Assembly, for organizing this debate, which invites us once again to reflect on the issue of Security Council reform, an exercise that has always been desirable, important and necessary. My thanks go also to you, Sir, for presiding ove…
Madam President, we wish to thank you for having convened this debate, and we commend you on the way in which you have been guiding the work of the Security Council this month. Likewise, we wish to thank Mr. Jan Egeland for his briefing. I wish in this respect to mention the reference made by Mr. Eg…
Over the past few days we have had an opportunity to listen and to think about what each and every one of our countries and each and every one of us is doing to confront the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
It is true that the problem is a considerable one. It is also true that the resources are insufficient. Bu…
I have the honour to make this statement on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States. Our Group actively participated in the process of consultations that established the Peacebuilding Commission. We reiterate our commitment to that initiative and to its implementation.
We regret …
Mr. President, my delegation would like to start by congratulating you on your presiding over the Security Council for the month of March and for convening this open debate on an issue so important for the international community. We would also like to thank you for introducing a resolution on this …
My delegation is delighted to see you, Madam President, presiding over our debates and is convinced that, under your leadership, we shall achieve the targets that we have proposed.
Owing to its complexity, international migration is charged by tensions between globalization and national sovereignty…
My delegation aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Jamaica on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
We thank the Secretary-General for his reports on humanitarian assistance. We congratulate Jan Egeland on his commitment and thank the Office for the Coordination of Humanita…
Allow me to add our voice of rejection and condemnation in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in Jordan. We reaffirm our support and solidarity to the Government and the people of Jordan.
We would like to thank Ambassador Denisov, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation and current P…
Mr. President, I wish to congratulate you on your presidency and to thank you for convening this meeting and allowing participation in the open debate.
We are grateful for the briefings on the activities of the three Committees, chaired by the representatives of Denmark, Argentina and Romania, and …
I wish to express our best wishes to you, Sir, in your endeavours as President of the sixtieth session of the General Assembly. We thank the Secretary-General for the presentation of his report. Once again, the report illustrates the Organization’s enormous responsibility in responding to thousands …
The Government of Colombia has worked for several years to devise a reform of the Security Council that meets the expectations of the international community, minimizes the differences between countries and makes a reality of the principle of sovereign equality, which is a fundamental pillar of the …
We thank you, Mr. President, for giving us this additional opportunity to expand the debate on Security Council reform. We believe that an open, broad debate aimed at reaching consensus is the best way to make progress on the reform we are currently discussing. We also believe that we should not set…
I would like to begin by congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council, as well as by thanking you for organizing, and presiding over, this debate. I would also like to thank Mr. Jan Egeland, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, for his briefing o…
I would like to begin by expressing, on behalf of Colombia, our great sadness at the passing of the holy father, His Holiness Pope John Paul II, the spiritual guide of our country.
We would also like to offer our heartfelt condolences to the people of Monaco on the passing of Prince Rainier III, an…
