We thank the President of the Human Rights Council (HRC) for his report (A/74/53 and A/74/53/Add.1) and for his briefing on the activities of the Council. I would also like to convey our deep appreciation for the smooth and effective manner in which he has conducted the deliberations of the Council.…
It is my great honour to deliver this statement on behalf of my country, India. We would like to begin by expressing our gratitude and appreciation to Judge Yusuf, President of the International Court of Justice, for his in-depth and comprehensive report (A/74/4) on the judicial activities of the Co…
We align ourselves with the statement delivered by the observer of the Observer State of Palestine on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
It has been four years since we all embarked on the journey towards achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Our African partners have also commen…
Four years ago, the global community took a pledge to leave no one behind and to make the world a more sustainable place. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provided the action plan to make that a reality. We are now entering the final decade of …
I take the floor to exercise India’s right of reply to the address made by the Prime Minister of Pakistan earlier today (see A/74/ PV.9). Every word spoken from the rostrum of the General Assembly, it is believed, carries the weight of history. However, what we heard from Prime Minister Imran Khan o…
It is a great honour for me to address the General Assembly at its seventy-fourth session on behalf of 1.3 billion Indians. It is also a very special occasion because this year, the entire world is celebrating 150 years since the birth of Mahatma Gandhi. His message of truth and non-violence is stil…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing today’s debate. We also appreciate the circulation of the very useful concept note (S/2019/742, annex), outlining the contours of today’s discussion.
We would also like to thank the Secretary-General and the heads of the regional security organizations for…
My delegation is taking the floor to request a clarification on the rules for the inclusion of agenda items for General Assembly sessions. We understand that rules 12, 13, 14 and 15 of the Assembly’s rules of procedure pertain to the inclusion of agenda items. However, we do not understand how any o…
We welcome the opportunity to participate in the debate on the annual report of the Security Council (A/73/2), and we thank the members of the Security Council and the Secretariat for producing the report.
India congratulates Estonia, the Niger, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Tunisia and Vietnam…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this debate. We also thank Ambassador Yamamoto, Special Representative of the Secretary- General; Mr. Yury Fedotov, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime; Ambassador Djani, Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resoluti…
United Nations peacekeeping is a unique innovation of multilateralism to respond to threats to international peace and security. As a country that has been associated with various facets of this phenomenon and contributed to its evolution, we thank you, Sir, and the Russian Federation for holding th…
We wish to congratulate Poland on its assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month and also wish to thank today’s briefers.
It has been two decades since the Security Council established the children and armed conflict agenda. The importance of preventing and ending violations against…
At the outset, I would like to thank the President for convening this meeting.
An unprecedented global consensus was achieved in Cairo in 1994 as the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) marked a departure from the ongoing discussion on controlling population growth and shi…
I thank the President for organizing today’s important debate. We appreciate the commitment of the delegation of Peru to the cause of counter-terrorism. We are grateful to the President for consistently highlighting the linkages of terrorism and organized crime in his work in the Security Council, e…
I take the floor to explain India’s vote on resolution 73/304.
India remains firmly committed to preventing torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment. We firmly believe that freedom from torture is a human right that must be respected and protected under all circumstanc…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this debate. I also thank Mr. Yamamoto, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, and Ms. Sima Samar, Chairperson of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission,…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this open debate on the working methods of the Security Council.
At the very outset, I would like to express my delegation’s appreciation for the work done by the delegation of Kuwait on this crucial issue in its capacity as the Chair of the Informal Worki…
We thank the President of the General Assembly for convening today’s meeting on HIV/AIDS. We also thank the Secretary-General for his report (A/73/824), which provides an insightful and informative update on the global fight against HIV/AIDS.
While remarkable progress has been made in the fight aga…
We thank the delegation of Indonesia for organizing this open debate. We also thank the Secretary-General and the other briefers for their remarks.
It is our impression that there is no dearth of intent to better the protection of civilians in armed conflict situations. However, it is obvious that …
We thank the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) for the report on its twelfth session (A/73/724), which provides a useful account of the activities of the Commission during the last year. We also thank the Secretary-General for his report on the Peacebuilding Fund (A/73/829), which gives a good overview…
