First of all, let me join my colleagues and extend my special thanks to the Secretary-General for the report on the situation of Afghanistan (S/2010/630), to Staffan de Mistura for his comprehensive briefing and to Ambassador Tanin for his remarks. We commend Mr. De Mistura for his able leadership o…
Germany fully aligns itself with the statement of the European Union delivered by the representative of Belgium earlier in the debate, and, as a sponsor, fully supports draft resolution A/65/L.51*, introduced by the representative of Guatemala. At the same time, we would like to add the following to…
Germany aligns itself with the statement that will be delivered by the representative of the European Union. Germany would
like to thank the United States of America, in its capacity as presidency of the Security Council, for giving this important issue such a prominent role on this month’s Council…
Germany fully aligns itself with the statement made by Permanent Observer of the European Union.
Let me start by thanking the Presidents of the General Assembly and of Bolivia for convening this important plenary meeting on the human right to water and sanitation. We are particularly honoured today…
2010 was a very important year for the future of Afghanistan. The Conferences held in London, in January, and in Kabul, in July, were important milestones. They provided guidance for the long-term cooperation of the international community with the Afghan people in their efforts to establish sustain…
In my capacity as Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), I would like to make the following brief remarks.
The Peacebuilding Commission welcomes the action expected today by the General Assembly on the draft resolution contained in document A/65/L.7. I would like to thank the three co-facilit…
Thank you for giving Germany the opportunity to participate in this debate. I would like to commend your Government, Mr. President, for its continued constructive role in promoting regional cooperation in Central and South Asia, in particular through the Ankara Cooperation process. We commend your h…
It is an honour for me to speak to the General Assembly today.
The world has changed dramatically since the United Nations was founded 65 years ago. International trade and exchange are, of course, nothing new. What is new, however, is how quickly the changes affect everybody’s lives. Only if we in…
Some 884 million people worldwide lack access to safe drinking water, and over 2.6 million people do not have access to basic sanitation. Every year, around 2 million people die from diseases caused by unsafe water and sanitation — most of them small children.
Germany is committed to the realizatio…
Germany aligns itself with the statement of the European Union.
Nigeria is to be commended for having convened this important debate on conflict prevention with a special focus on Africa. Conflict prevention is one of the main challenges we face today, and the active engagement of the Security Coun…
Germany fully aligns itself with the statement of the European Union. Let me at the outset thank Under-Secretary-General John Holmes for his statement and for his work at the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), and wish him all the best for the future. Let me also extend a ve…
At the outset, let me thank Special Representative Staffan de Mistura for his briefing this morning and, more generally, for his strong leadership of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), which he has displayed since taking office. I would also like to express to him my condo…
Germany aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Spain on behalf of the European Union. My delegation highly appreciates the initiative of the President to convene this high-level meeting, which underlines the crucial importance of the United Nations Convention against Tra…
Sixty-five years ago, the guns fell silent on battlefields all over Europe, marking the end of the Second World War, the bloodiest and deadliest conflict that humankind has ever known.
Today, we humbly bow our heads to pay tribute to the countless victims of the Second World War — men, women and ch…
Germany endorses and fully aligns itself with the statement of the European Union (EU).
Today’s High-level Dialogue is taking place at a critical time. Achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in their entirety by 2015 will require a major joint and coordinated effort by all development pa…
Thank you, Mr. President, for giving Germany the opportunity to participate in this important debate. I would like to join my colleagues and extend my special thanks to the Secretary-General for his report on the situation of Afghanistan (S/2010/127). I would also like to thank Under-Secretary-Gener…
It is my particular honour today to address the General Assembly on behalf of Group of Western European and Others States as we gather on the fifteenth anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women held in Beijing in 1995.
Fifteen years is a long time. Members of the young generation who were…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for inviting me to address the Security Council in my capacity as Chairperson of the Peacebuilding Commission. Allow me to thank you in particular for your initiative to bring us together to discuss peacekeeping and peacebuilding in the Security Council.
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In this International Year of Biodiversity, the loss of species and habitats is continuing at a dramatic pace. Second by second, minute by minute, we are destroying the natural foundations of our lives. During the time of my speech alone, the equivalent of 170 football fields will have been deforest…
The United Nations Millennium Declaration of 2000 has given international development policy a qualitatively new basis and a new legitimacy. It was a ground-breaking strategic decision that placed the much touted global development partnership on one common basis. It has shown that we can fight pove…
