I would like to congratulate the Malaysian presidency of the Security Counci on the initiative to convene this open debate on children and armed conflict. I would also like to thank Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon and his Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, Ms. Leila Zerrougui, fo…
It was in this very Hall that we met in June 2011, five years ago, for the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on HIV (see A/65/PV.90). In my home country, Greece, we experienced during this period a devastating outbreak of HIV infections among people who inject drugs. Both the well-known soc…
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this timely and important debate. We also wish to express appreciation to China, Angola and Senegal for the useful concept note (S/2016/321) on an issue of major concern, not only to States in the Gulf of Guinea, but to the international community.
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I wish to thank the President for organizing this timely and important debate on the prevention of violent extremism. We believe that it provides a really good opportunity to exchange views on promoting our overall response to that alarming phenomenon.
Greece aligns itself with the statement delive…
On behalf of the sponsors, I am pleased to introduce draft resolution A/70/L.28, entitled “Return or restitution of cultural property to the countries of origin”. We hope that today the General Assembly will adopt this important draft resolution by consensus, as in previous years.
I thank the Secre…
At the outset, I would like to condemn the recent terrorist attacks and express, on behalf of Greece, our deep solidarity with and condolences to the families of the victims.
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As a front-line and most-affected country, Greece welcomes the fact that today’s exchange of views to ra…
Greece aligns itself with the statement delivered a few minutes ago by the observer of the European Union. For reasons that should be clear, my delegation wishes make some additional remarks in its national capacity.
As far back as the eighth century B.C., the ancient Olympic Games were meant to be…
Seventy years have passed since the United Nations was founded, after the most disastrous war in history. In the wake of that war, the noble declarations of the United Nations raised hopes for a common peaceful future, based on universal values, social justice and respect for human rights. Much has …
I would like to start by thanking the Russian Federation for organizing this important meeting. The issues we are addressing in this debate are closely intertwined and have precipitated a migration and refugee crisis.They have driven hundreds of thousands of people from the region, creating new pres…
It is very important that our post-2015 development agenda address the interrelated challenges of eradicating poverty and achieving sustainable development by introducing a signal set of new Sustainable Development Goals that call for a balance among the economic, social and environmental dimensions…
I would like to congratulate the Malaysian presidency for convening this open debate on children and armed conflict, a topic which has been high on the agenda of the Security Council. We would like to thank the Secretary-General, his Special Representative Ms. Leila Zerrougui and the other speakers …
Greece aligns itself with the statement made by the Head of the Delegation of the European Union.
As the representative of Greece, I would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this solemn meeting of the Assembly to mark the seventieth anniversary of the end of the Secon…
I would like to thank the French presidency of the Security Council for taking the initiative to convene this timely and important debate. I also wish to thank the Secretary-General for his statement and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights for his comprehensive presentation.
Greec…
At the outset, since this is the first time I have an opportunity, I would like to extend my warm congratulations to the newly elected members of the Security Council — Angola, Malaysia, New Zealand, Spain and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela — and to wish them every success. Furthermore, allow …
I just would like to join others in underlining my country’s support of draft resolution XII, regarding The Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation, an issue of particular importance for the European Union as a whole and for my country in particular.
On behalf of the member States of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization (BSEC), I have the honour to introduce draft resolution A/69/L.14, submitted under sub-item (d) of agenda item 123 and entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organizatio…
This sixty-ninth session of the General Assembly is taking place in a global context full of challenges, testing the efficiency of the current international system. Greece remains fully engaged with the objectives of the United Nations, whose universal ideals have never failed to inspire us.
I shou…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the members of the Human Security Network, namely, Austria, Chile, Costa Rica, Greece, Ireland, Jordan, Mali, Norway, Panama, Slovenia, Switzerland and Thailand, and on behalf of the Republic of South Africa as an observer.
The Network is a cross-regional gro…
I, too, would like to thank the Lithuanian presidency for organizing this timely and important debate.
More often than not, civilians constitute the bulk of the victims of armed conflicts around the world. Although, at the normative level, significant progress has been made over the past decade to …
I would like first of all to congratulate the President of the General Assembly on his decision to reappoint Ambassador Tanin as Chair of the intergovernmental negotiations on the issue of Security Council reform. It is everyone’s hope and belief that the intergovernmental negotiations process will …
