As we gather for the seventy-seventh opening of the General Assembly, the unique and indispensable convening power of the United Nations is evident for all of us to see. Having listened to addresses and statements from leaders from around the world, it is equally clear that the Charter of the United…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Nordic countries — Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and my own country, Denmark.
Although we regret the need to convene another debate about the use of a veto in the Security Council so soon after the latest one (see A/76/PV.77 and A/76/P…
On behalf of the Nordic countries — Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and my own country, Denmark — I want to thank Brazil for convening this timely meeting. I also wanted to thank today’s briefers — Secretary-General António Guterres, Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Lieutenant General…
It is a pleasure to take the floor one last time during this year’s intergovernmental negotiations on the occasion of the adoption of decision 76/572, rolling over the process to the seventy-seventh session of the General Assembly.
First of all, on behalf of my fellow co-Chair and myself, I want to…
Let me begin by thanking Albania, both as current President of the Security Council and as Chair of the Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Questions, for convening this open debate. Let me also extend our thanks and appreciation to the briefers for their very insightful rem…
Let me begin by saying that Denmark aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of the European Union, in its capacity as observer, and by the representative of Costa Rica on behalf of the Group of Friends of the Responsibility to Protect.
I should like to thank the Secretary-G…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Nordic countries — Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and my own country, Denmark.
History is being made today, since it is the first time we are convening to discuss the recent use of the veto in the Security Council following the Assembly…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of Western European and other States.
We received with commiseration the news of the passing of His Highness President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan on 13 May. On behalf of the Group of Western European and other States, I woul…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU) and its member States. The candidate countries the Republic of North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Albania; the country of the Stabilization and Association Process and potential candidate Bosnia and Herzegovina; and the European Fr…
Denmark fully aligns itself with the statement made on behalf of the European Union.
We have the honour to deliver this statement in our capacity as the global lead for 2021 and 2022 of the Call to Action on Protection from Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies. The Call to Action is a coalition of …
I wish to thank Ambassador Mimouni and say that I fully share his view of our cooperation. I want to extend my most sincere thanks to him and his team for their excellent and productive collaboration under sometimes challenging circumstances. Indeed, I want to take this opportunity to extend a speci…
I would like to thank the President for convening this meeting. I am delivering this statement on behalf of a cross-regional group of
countries — Fiji, Georgia, Mexico, Qatar, Rwanda, Singapore, Sweden and my own country, Denmark.
It is our understanding that today’s plenary is of a more procedura…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Accountability, Coherence and Transparency group (ACT), which is a cross-regional group of 27 small and mid-sized States, including my own country, Denmark.
At the outset, ACT would like to take this opportunity to pay a very special tribute to Their Exce…
I take the floor on behalf of the Group of Nordic Countries — Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and my own country, Denmark. At the outset, let me say that we may not be big countries. We may not even be a major group in the eyes of many, but we would nevertheless like our views and considerations t…
Last year, 1.5 million people, largely young people, became newly infected with HIV. Young women aged 15-24 are twice as likely to be living with HIV than their male counterparts. Nonetheless, youth, especially adolescents and young women, are too often overlooked and ignored in the fight against HI…
It is my honour to speak on behalf of the Nordic countries — Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and of course my own country, Denmark.
Let me begin by saying that we reaffirm our firm commitment to the responsibility to protect (R2P) and to the implementation of its three pillars. We welcome today’…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU) and its
States members.
First, I would like to thank the co-facilitators of New Zealand and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines for successfully shepherding us through this important and sometimes challenging negotiation process. As all…
Denmark aligns itself with the statement delivered earlier by the observer of the European Union.
With 235 million people in need of humanitarian assistance worldwide, we are facing one of the greatest humanitarian challenges in our lifetime. The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has created …
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important debate.
I have the honour of speaking on behalf of the Nordic countries — Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and my own country, Denmark.
At the outset, we would like to express our gratitude to Ambassador Wronecka of Poland and Ambassador Nus…
