It is a privilege to see you, Sir, presiding over this important open debate. As a long-standing and traditional peacekeeper, we welcome your initiative.
We thank the Secretary-General and the briefers for their insights.
Peacekeeping today is in the domain of a vaguely defined no-man’s-land. It l…
I would like to begin today by strongly condemning the serial explosions in our neighbour Sri Lanka, and to take this opportunity to once again extend our deepest condolences to the families of the victims and to the people and the Government of Sri Lanka.
I would also like to express my gratitude …
My delegation would like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this open debate. We thank all the briefers for sharing their experiences and insights.
Let me begin by condemning the serial blasts in Sri Lanka and extending our deepest condolences to the families of the victims, the Government…
We thank you, Madam President, for convening this open debate on this important issue. We also thank the Secretary-General and the other briefers for their useful remarks.
The normative and operative frameworks relating to the women and peace and security agenda have considerably strengthened acros…
The centenary celebration of the International Labour Organization (ILO) is a landmark moment. I would therefore like to start by thanking the President of the General Assembly for convening this very special meeting.
The ILO, the oldest specialized agency of the United Nations, has played a pivota…
We applaud France for convening this open debate during its presidency and
are grateful for its leadership in piloting resolution 2462 (2019), adopted today to combat terrorist financing.
Terrorism is a scourge that is tearing at the fabric of societies across the globe. It is a menace that is res…
I am speaking today in my delegation’s capacity as Chair of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme for 2019. We would like to congratulate the European Union on its leadership of the Process in 2018 and on its introduction of draft resolution A/73/L.75 for the Assembly’s consideration and adopti…
We thank the delegation of Equatorial Guinea for thoughtfully bringing much- needed focus on an issue that reflects our collective
resolve to work together. We also thank the briefers for their informative submissions.
We join in commending this unique and ambitious effort, for which the whole con…
Climate change is an unprecedented challenge to global civilization. We therefore thank you, Mr. President, for providing an opportunity to articulate views on specific aspects of this overarching issue. We also thank the briefers for their perspectives.
India believes that climate action should be…
I thank you, Sir, for organizing today’s debate. We also thank the Special Representative of Secretary-General, Mr. Yamamoto, and the other briefers for their briefings, and the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan for sharing his perspectives on the recent developments in his country.
While the…
It is my privilege to deliver this statement on behalf of India and Sweden on this important issue.
India and Sweden share a strong commitment to strengthening the United Nations system to respond to the complex and diverse humanitarian emergencies of our time. We are deeply concerned about the fac…
In many ways, the oceans support life on Earth. We rely on them for food, energy, navigation purposes and employment opportunities. The oceans are interconnected and must be considered as a whole. The emergence of ocean governance assumes that the challenges of the ocean space are closely interrelat…
I thank the President of the General Assembly for organizing today’s debate. We would also like to thank the delegation of Germany for facilitating the very important draft resolution contained in document A/73/L.44. My delegation attaches great importance to the consensual adoption of the General A…
I would like to thank the Secretary General for his report under agenda item 121 on the commemoration of the abolition of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade (A/73/88).
The transatlantic slave trade, which lasted over 400 years, is undeniably one of the most tragic and inhumane chapters in re…
Peacekeeping is a shared responsibility, and all stakeholders therefore have to learn to cooperate with one another in a spirit of partnership. Since nearly 50 per cent of all United Nations peacekeeping operations have been conducted in Africa, we welcome the opportunity you have provided, Mr. Pres…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the members of the Group of Four — Brazil, Germany, Japan and my own country, India. We thank you, Madam President, for organizing this annual debate on an issue that remains central to the reform of the Organization. As the late former Secret…
I thank you, Madam President, for being here today and for setting the tone for the debate on the important issue of revitalizing the General Assembly.
India aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Algeria on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries. We would like to e…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this open debate on an issue that is germane for all of us. I also thank the Secretary-General, the representative of the President of the General Assembly and the Presidents of the Economic and Social Council and the International Court of Justice for thei…
We thank Director General Yukiya Amano for the 2017 report (see A/73/315) of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and for his comprehensive statement (see A/73/315/Add.1), which has been circulated. The Agency’s report is an important publication for gaining an appreciation of the essential…
We welcome the President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Vojislav Šuc, to this meeting and thank him for his informative briefing.
One month from now, we will celebrate the seventieth anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the guiding text underlying our c…
