Allow me at the outset to express my delegation’s appreciation to the President for convening this plenary meeting, which is of great importance for developing countries and for Africa in particular. I would also like to express our deep appreciation to the Secretary-General for his leadership and c…
We have both — Ethiopia and Eritrea — expressed our views on issues that are real and on those that are not so real or true. We have been throwing accusations and allegations at each other for almost a decade, to no avail. For the purposes of saving time, it is my belief, with regard to Somalia, tha…
I am taking the floor in the exercise of the right of reply with regard to allegations directed at my Government by the Permanent Representative of Eritrea to the United Nations.
Eritrea has been and is destabilizing the Horn of Africa, and that is a fact. Its sponsorship of various terrorist group…
Allow me, Sir, at the outset, to extend to you my delegation’s warm congratulations on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-fifth session. I would like to assure you of my delegation’s full cooperation in the discharge of your high responsibilities. My delegation woul…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for giving me the opportunity to present my delegation’s response in exercising our right of reply to the statement made by the delegation of the State of Eritrea this morning.
Before responding to the specific accusations made by the delegation of Eritrea,…
I wish at the outset to express my appreciation to you, Mr. Treki, outgoing President of the General Assembly, for the good work he has done and to assure the incoming President of the Assembly, Mr. Joseph Deiss, of my country’s readiness to contribute to making his term of office a success. It is w…
I would like to express my delegation’s gratitude to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his comprehensive report on Somalia (S/2010/447), and my deep appreciation to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Mahiga, for his efforts to engage with the main actors in the peace process. I…
I would like to express my delegation’s gratitude to Ambassador Momen of Bangladesh for the successful completion of his work and his efforts in facilitating the consultations on the draft resolution before us (A/64/L.69). I would also like to extend my sincere appreciation to Secretary- General Ban…
My delegation abstained in the voting on this resolution on the human right to water and sanitation, but not because Ethiopia believes that access to water for all human beings is neither a noble idea nor their natural right.
However, although the delegation of Ethiopia requested the inclusion of a…
At the outset, I should like to express my delegation’s appreciation to the President of the General Assembly, the Secretary- General and the United Nations for having convened this timely High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development.
My delegation associates itself with the statements made on …
My delegation would like to thank Ambassador Heraldo Muñoz of Chile, Chairperson of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), for presenting the third annual report of the Commission, as contained in document A/64/341, and also wishes to express its appreciation to Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon for his r…
I am pleased to make a statement on the agenda item under consideration. My delegation would like to express its appreciation and thanks the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report (A/64/325), which provides a broad overview of the various major activities carried out in pursuance of General …
It is a profound honour and pleasure to address the Assembly on behalf of my delegation on the important agenda item before us. I would like at the outset to express my deepest appreciation and gratitude to the outgoing Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mr. Mohamed E…
As I am taking the floor for the first time, allow me, on behalf of my delegation, to congratulate Mr. Treki on his election as President of the General Assembly, and to assure him of my delegation’s full support in ensuring the success of this session.
I would also like to thank the Secretary-Gene…
At the outset, my delegation would like to express its profound appreciation to the Secretary-General for his note transmitting the comprehensive report on the agenda item under consideration (A/64/303). My delegation also commends the increased role played by the United Nations Educational, Scienti…
My delegation is grateful for this opportunity to make some remarks on agenda item 114, “Follow-up to the outcome of the Millennium Summit”. My delegation would also like to express its appreciation to the Secretary-General for his report under that agenda item, entitled “Climate change and its poss…
It is indeed a great pleasure for me to extend my warmest congratulations to Mr. Ali Treki on his election to preside over the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session.
Permit me also to express my appreciation to the outgoing President for his effective leadership during the course of the prev…
First of all, my delegation wishes to congratulate the President of the General Assembly on the convening and the fruitful conduct of this high-level meeting on the culture of peace, which, as many previous speakers have said, is more important than ever in today’s troubled world. My delegation woul…
It is a profound honour and pleasure to address this Assembly on behalf of my delegation on the important agenda item before us for consideration in this plenary meeting of the General Assembly today. In that regard, I would like at the outset to express my deepest appreciation and gratitude to the …
Allow me to begin by expressing our deep appreciation to the President for having organized this important and timely high-level meeting as part of the ongoing sixty-third session of the United Nations General Assembly, over which he is already presiding most efficiently. My delegation wishes to ass…
