First of all, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of this session of the General Assembly. Your character, distinguished career and knowledge of current international affairs will surely contribute to the management and success of our work. I would like to con…
Our meeting today is an excellent opportunity to evaluate the efforts to implement the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). At the same time, it allows us to note the obstacles that hamper their achievement, to learn lessons and to renew commitments as part of our future work.
Today, although we ca…
At the outset, I should like to congratulate and thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important debate on the situation in Somalia. I would also like to congratulate Ambassador Augustine Mahiga on his appointment as Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia. I thank him for…
At the outset, let me join other delegations in expressing gratitude to the President of the General Assembly for having convened these plenary meetings of the Assembly, beginning on World Humanitarian Day, to consider the humanitarian situation resulting from the devastating floods in Pakistan.
I …
At the outset, the Algerian delegation wishes to thank the President of the General Assembly, Mr. Ali Abdussalam Treki, for organizing this important meeting. We also extend our warmest thanks to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for introducing yesterday his comprehensive report on human security (A/64…
My delegation associates itself with the statements made by the representative of Yemen on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and by the representative of Equatorial Guinea on behalf of the African Group. I would like to take this opportunity to make some additional comments.
Algeria attaches part…
For over three decades now, the General Assembly has identified the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as the core of the problem in the Middle East and has put forward proposals for its settlement.
Today, as we celebrate the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, my delegation woul…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).
At the outset, I would like to express the gratitude of NAM members to Ambassador María Fernanda Espinosa, former Permanent Representative of Ecuador, and Ambassador Morten Wetland, Permanent Representative of Norway, for their…
I would first like to congratulate Ambassador Abulkalam Abdul Momen of Bangladesh for his worthy efforts in facilitating a consensus on the draft resolution (A/64/L.69), despite the many difficulties in his path.
Algeria endorses the statement made by the representative of Syria on behalf of the Or…
I would like to thank the President for having organized this debate so that together we can consider the various aspects of work carried out by the Peacebuilding Commission during its third year of existence.
We fully align ourselves with the statement made by the Permanent Representative of Jamai…
First of all, Mr. President, I would like to express my delegation’s appreciation for the very illuminating introduction with which you opened this debate devoted to the New Partnership for Africa’s Development and the promotion of sustainable economic growth and sustainable development.
My delegat…
I would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for having responded rapidly to the appeal of the Group of Arab States to place on the agenda of our meeting consideration of the recommendations of the report of the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Israeli aggression against Gaz…
My delegation was awaiting clarification from the Secretariat with regard to the question that was put to us. Were delegations asked to cast a vote on your decision or were they asked to decide on the proposal to oppose your decision, as put forward by the representative of the Democratic Republic o…
At the outset, allow me to thank the President of the General Assembly for having convened yesterday’s informal interactive dialogue on the responsibility to protect, as well as today’s meeting. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his report on the ways of implementing this concept …
First of all, I wish to thank you, Sir, for having convened this meeting. My delegation associates itself with the
statement made by the Permanent Representative of Cuba on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement and wishes to make the following statement.
In line with the principles and commitments it…
At the outset, I wish to congratulate you, Mr. President, on
your accession to the presidency of the Security Council for the month of April and to thank you for organizing this meeting devoted to mediation and settlement of disputes, in extension of the timely initiative of the delegation of Burki…
I should like at the outset to welcome Your Excellency Mr. Stjepan Mesić, President of the Republic of Croatia, and to thank you for presiding over this debate. I should also like to congratulate your country, Croatia, on its assumption of the presidency of the Security
Council for the month of Dec…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).
At the outset, I would like to express the gratitude of the members of NAM to Their Excellencies Ambassador Eladio Loizaga of Paraguay and Ambassador Andrzej Towpik of Poland for their excellent work in co-chairing the Ad Hoc W…
First of all, I would like to thank Ambassador Jorge Urbina of Costa Rica, President of the Security Council for the month of November, for introducing the report of the Council to the General Assembly (A/63/2).
This document is exhaustive and reflects the importance of the Council’s activities dur…
It is our honour to sponsor the resolution entitled, “The world financial and economic crisis and its consequences” (A/63/L.22). We are convinced that the initiative comes at an opportune time, allowing the United Nations to react to the international financial crisis, whose multidimensional consequ…
