I extend to you, Sir, and to this august Assembly warm greetings from the Government and people of Fiji. May I take this opportunity to congratulate you on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly’s sixty-fifth session and to pay tribute to your predecessor, His Excellency Mr. Treki.
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The Fiji delegation welcomes the consensus spirit that has allowed us to carry through the revision of the Serbian resolution on the unilateral declaration of the independence of Kosovo. We welcome in particular the readiness of the European Union to facilitate a dialogue process
between the partie…
As we gather for this High-level Meeting on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs), it is clear that NCDs are a global health epidemic. They are a leading cause of death worldwide. The statistics are staggering: NCDs account for over 63 per cent of deaths globally. In the Wes…
At the outset, may I, on behalf of the peoples and Government of Fiji, take this opportunity to thank the Secretary-General for his foresight in proposing, and this Assembly for endorsing the convening of this high-level Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) progress review summit. From the survey of …
I extend our warm greetings to the President and to this Assembly. I
congratulate him on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at this sixty-fourth session. I pay tribute to his predecessor, His Excellency Mr. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann, for presiding over the sixty-third session wi…
Fiji aligns itself with the statement delivered earlier by the representative of Palau on behalf of the Pacific Islands Forum. I reaffirm here Fiji’s support for both draft resolutions being considered under today’s agenda item.
We have been urged once again at this session to make every effort to …
Fiji welcomes this opportunity to make this statement after the adoption of resolution 63/281, submitted by the Pacific small island developing States (SIDS), on climate change and its possible security implications.
My delegation supports and endorses the statement made by the Permanent Representa…
The people of Fiji warmly congratulate Mr. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-third session. We also convey our sincere gratitude to his predecessor, His Excellency Mr. Srgjan Kerim. I am particularly happy also to acknowledge the presenc…
I join previous speakers in congratulating all who have been chosen to preside over this important meeting.
My delegation wishes to associate itself with the statement delivered by the representative of the Republic of the Marshall Islands on behalf of the Pacific small island developing States.
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My delegation too would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-second
session. We pledge our wholehearted support for your efforts.
The Government of the Republic of the Fiji Islands continues to respect the notions of sovereignty, te…
I extend to you, Madam, the congratulations and best wishes of the Government and the people of the Fiji Islands. The General Assembly is to be commended for accepting your candidature to become the third woman to assume the post of President of the Assembly. That recognizes the critical role that w…
We thank the President for convening this meeting to discuss agenda item 117, entitled “Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters”, and agenda item 120, entitled “Follow-up to the outcome of the Millennium Summit”.
The widespr…
Allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your country’s presidency of the Security Council for this month and to thank you for the opportunity to speak on this important issue concerning a member of our Alliance of Small Island States, an observer in our Pacific Islands Forum and the youngest member of…
The 2001 special session of the General Assembly endorsed the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS. The progress made in meeting the targets set out in that document are described in the Secretary-General’s report dated 24 March 2006 (A/60/736), for which we are grateful.
The gender dimension of H…
This first multilateral attempt to address the issues of migration and development on a global level should begin with a sustained constructive dialogue and cooperation to identify
appropriate ways to accentuate benefits and remove deleterious factors.
Fiji supports meaningful efforts to promote a…
Fiji associates itself with the statement made by the representative of Papua New Guinea on behalf of the Pacific Islands Forum.
The future of our planet and our security depend upon an intimate understanding of ocean processes and their interaction. That has always been our belief in the Pacific, …
We join others in congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. My delegation associates itself with the statement delivered by the Permanent Representative of Samoa on behalf of the Pacific Islands Forum.
The recent terrorist attacks in Madri…
My delegation would like to thank the Secretary-General for having transmitted to the Assembly for consideration the report entitled “The global road safety crisis: progress on the implementation of General Assembly resolution 58/289”. We also commend the efforts of the World Health Organization in …
This year marks the midpoint of the International Decade for a Culture of Peace. It is time to take stock of how much has been achieved and
balance it against the targets that were set with so much hope over five years ago.
It is true that, when reviewed, a number of aims may not have been realize…
Fiji extends its warm congratulations to the Organization on the sixtieth anniversary of its existence, and to the President, on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixtieth session. We wish to express our confidence in his ability to guide our work during 2005 and 2006.
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