At the outset, on behalf of the Georgian delegation, I would like to thank the President for inviting my country to participate in this interesting event, as well as to express our sincere appreciation for the multilateral effort made to prepare draft resolution A/70/L.55, which will be adopted by c…
Georgia aligns itself with the statement just made by the observer of the European Union delegation. In my national capacity, I would like to add the following.
First, let me express my gratitude to the French presidency, in particular to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Developme…
I am honoured to address this high-level meeting to highlight our accomplishments, analyse challenges and seek the best solutions and future decisive steps to be taken to end the AIDS epidemic.
Amid the tremendous progress the United Nations has made in human development throughout the world, the s…
I just wanted to thank all the delegations that voted for the principle and voted for the humanity. I deliberately do not want to engage in responding to the Russian delegation with regard to the accusations made. In that regard, I already circulated my letter some time ago and that is sufficient. I…
I have the honour to address the Assembly on behalf of my Government and in the name of my fellow countrymen — hundreds of thousands of them internally displaced persons (IDPs) or refugees from Abkhazia, Georgia, and the Tskhinvali region of Georgia — to solicit the Assembly’s support for the draft …
Georgia aligns itself with the statement just made by the observer of the European Union. I should like to make some additional comments in my national capacity, but at the outset let me first thank the French presidency for having organized this important debate and also thank Ms. Bangura,
Ms. Gia…
At the outset, allow me to join previous speakers in congratulating the Egyptian presidency of the Council and expressing gratitude for convening today’s debate.
Georgia aligns itself with the statement delivered by the observer of the European Union earlier today. In addition, I would like to make…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Angolan presidency for convening this meeting, whose topic underlines the importance of ensuring peace and security in the Great Lakes region. I would also like to thank today’s briefers — the Secretary-General, his Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region, t…
Georgia aligns itself with the statement delivered earlier by the observer of the European Union, and I would like to make some additional comments in my national capacity.
Seventy years have passed since the creation of the United Nations, and yet millions continue to suffer from the scourge of wa…
At the outset, I also want to join the previous speakers in congratulating the Uruguayan presidency for its leadership and to thank it for organizing this debate. My appreciation also goes to all the briefers for their valuable contributions earlier today.
Georgia fully associates itself with the s…
Let me join others in thanking the presidency of the United Kingdom for organizing the debate. I also thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Ms. Bouchamaoui and Ambassador Skoog for their briefings.
Georgia fully associates itself with the statement delivered earlier by the observer of the European U…
Georgia welcomes the report of the High-level Independent Panel on Peace Operations (see A/70/95) as a timely effort to provide a comprehensive assessment of the United Nations experience in peace operations. We hope that today’s discussion will make a positive contribution to the successful streaml…
It is a great honour to once again address the General Assembly as we mark the seventieth anniversary of the founding of the United Nations. The occasion provides us with an opportunity to reflect on our accomplishments and to recognize the challenges that remain in achieving peace, security and hum…
It is a privilege to address the Assembly at this historic moment as we launch the transformative agenda of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Today we are embarking on an ambitious journey that will require bold steps from all of us in response to the tremendous challenges that humankind is …
At the outset, I would like to thank the presidency of New Zealand and its Minister for Foreign Affairs for his leadership in bringing this issue to the Security Council. I would also like to thank the high-level briefers — the Prime Ministers of Samoa and Jamaica and the Minister of Finance of the …
I thank the President for allowing my delegation to take the floor for a second time. I am responding to the statement by the Russian Federation, in particular the part of the statement regarding Georgia. I want to repeat the words just spoken by my Ukrainian colleague. Russia just has to do one thi…
At the outset, allow me to thank the Malaysian presidency for organizing this open debate on children and armed conflict, and to further thank Dato Sri Anifah Aman, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Malaysia, for presiding over today’s meeting.
Let me also thank Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary- General of…
I want to thank the General Assembly and all delegations that once again voted in favour of humanitarian principles and helped us uphold the Charter of the United Nations. The numbers of internally displaced persons have been mentioned several times. They are not just statistics; behind every number…
Speaking under agenda item 33, entitled “Protracted conflicts in the GUAM area and their implications for international peace, security and development”, I take the floor again this year to address a very important humanitarian issue for my country and to solicit the General Assembly’s support for t…
The Second World War was indeed the gravest tragedy to occur in past centuries, as it carried away the lives of millions of innocent people. I join other speakers today in mourning all the victims who lost their lives to defeat Nazism.
My delegation aligns itself with the statement made by the Head…