My delegation joined the consensus on the adoption of this resolution for the following reasons. The Holocaust is undoubtedly one of the most terrible crimes against humanity ever committed. It reminds us of the dangers inherent in all forms of prejudice and discrimination. For more than 50 years, t…
We have before us a draft resolution on the situation in Myanmar, and we are called on to make a decision as to whether or not to adopt this text, which addresses vitally important issues but raises several basic questions.
The first question is one of both substance and procedure — the draft resol…
At the outset, on behalf of my delegation, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. I also wish to thank you for your warm words of welcome to my delegation as a member of the Council. I would also like to join others is exp…
Madam President, thank you very much indeed for convening the debate on this very important topic. We would also like to thank Ambassador Nassir Al-Nasser of Qatar, President of the Security Council for the month of December, for presenting the report of the Security Council to the General Assembly,…
Allow me at the outset to align my delegation with the statement delivered yesterday by the representative of Cuba on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
Two weeks ago, the General Assembly met here at its resumed tenth emergency special session to consider the situation in Palestine as a result of…
We thank the Secretary-General for presenting his comprehensive report on the crucial topic of “The situation in Afghanistan and its implications for peace and security” (A/61/326). Indeed, what happens in Afghanistan has grave consequences not only for its people but also for the region and the wor…
First of all, through you, Madam President, I should like to thank the Secretary-General for his report (A/61/90) on the role of the Economic and Social Council in the integrated and coordinated implementation of the outcomes of and follow-up to major United Nations conferences and summits, in the l…
The Indonesian delegation welcomes today’s meeting on strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations. My delegation wishes to express its appreciation for the reports on that subject submitted by the Secretary-General, which offer an analysis and a set o…
My delegation has always attached great importance to the promotion of a culture of peace. That is one of the important approaches that we are pursuing in order to deal with the persistent occurrence of prejudice, intolerance, misperceptions and xenophobia, which generate hatred, violence and dishar…
The delegation of Indonesia expresses its sincere appreciation to Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), for his presentation of the report of the IAEA for 2005. The report provides a broad picture of all the activities and important work that the A…
I wish to congratulate you, Madam, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-first session. It signals the increasing role of women, especially women from the Muslim world, in international affairs; and this is a very welcome and positive development. May I also thank and co…
Once again we have assembled here to review the work of the United Nations over the past year in furtherance of the objectives of the Charter and the decisions of world leaders. Before I continue, I want to express the appreciation of my delegation to Secretary-General Kofi Annan, not only for provi…
My delegation associates itself with the statement delivered on behalf of the Group of 77 and China on the progress made in the implementation of the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2001-2010. We believe that the implementation of the Programme can be, and should…
Yesterday, the General Committee considered the proposal to include item 42 — entitled “Protracted conflicts in the GUAM area and their implications for international peace, security and development” — in the draft agenda of the sixty- first session of the General Assembly. Had the proposal been put…
My delegation would like to commend the President for having convened this meeting on such a crucial issue. We are hopeful that our discourse today will contribute to furthering our collective efforts to combat the scourge of armed conflict. While the overall trend in the number of armed conflicts w…
Mr. President, let me start by congratulating you on your assumption of your important post and by expressing my pleasure at seeing you in the Chair. We are confident that, under your able stewardship, the Council will effectively discharge its tasks, dealing with the issues of high importance being…
Let me begin by expressing our gratitude to the President of the General Assembly for convening this very important joint debate.
My delegation’s deep appreciation also goes to his predecessor, Ms. Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa, for her efforts in trying to bring Member States together on the very difficu…
Let me begin by thanking you, Sir, and all delegations for your expressions of sympathy and solidarity regarding this week’s tsunami in Indonesia’s Java island, in which hundreds have been killed and thousands rendered homeless. We are truly grateful for your thoughtfulness and support.
I also wish…
We are assembled here this afternoon to focus on the increasingly dangerous situation in the Middle East, about which my delegation is highly concerned.
Israel has mounted a major indiscriminate offensive in Gaza. In the words of the BBC,
“Israel’s operations in Gaza and the West Bank appear to ha…
Since this is the first time my delegation is addressing the Council under Denmark’s presidency, let me congratulate President Løj on assuming this important post. We are confident that under her able stewardship the Council will be very productive this month.
My delegation expresses its appreciat…
