Today we are going to adopt a landmark draft resolution (A/72/L.52) that has the potential to significantly enhance the efficiency and efficacy of the United Nations system’s development outreach efforts. As a developing country and a founding member of the Group of 77, India has long engaged in pur…
We thank the Republic of Korea and Romania for their contributions. Our joint debate today is taking place exactly a month after your hosting of the high-level meeting on peacebuilding and sustaining peace (see A/72/PV.83-A/72/PV.87), Mr. President, which reflected the growing international recognit…
We thank the delegation of Poland for holding this open debate. I also thank the President for personally being present here today. We listened attentively to the remarks made by the Secretary-General on this issue. We also thank the other briefers for their valuable input, perspectives and recommen…
I thank the President for arranging today’s discussion on a high-priority issue.
Building peace and prosperity for all remains a major objective for the international community, and the United Nations has a significant role to play in helping countries achieve those goals collectively in our mutual…
We thank the presidency of the Netherlands for convening today’s open debate, the first this year on the topic of peacekeeping. We are meeting against the backdrop of the previous year, which saw the highest number of fatalities due to attacks among United Nations peacekeepers since 1994.
The quest…
Since the start of this year there has been sharper focus by the Security Council on issues relating to Afghanistan. The Council members’ visit to Afghanistan, the ministerial debate on Afghanistan and regional connectivity (see S/PV.8162) and the enhanced focus by the Chairman of the Committee esta…
I thank you, Sir, for organizing today’s open debate on an issue that is of interest and importance to the entire membership of the United Nations. I also thank Mr. Ian Martin for his briefing.
As the organ of the United Nations tasked with the maintenance of international peace and security on beh…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing today’s debate on Afghanistan and for choosing the subject “Building regional partnership in Afghanistan and Central Asia as a model to link security and development”. We also thank the Secretary-General for sharing his views on a subject that is so closely…
Thank you, Sir, for organizing this debate. We thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Yamamoto and the other briefers for their insights into the continuing difficult situation faced by Afghanistan.
The deterioration in the security situation in Afghanistan over the past few months i…
Sitting here listening to the speakers makes me realize the validity of a dictum that I heard many years ago. It is that each generation tends to confront the challenges of the next
generation, using the tools of the preceding generation, without even knowing it. Today’s debate appears to be one su…
I thank the President for convening today’s important discussion on the question of Palestine as we mark the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. This has been a long struggle, and our support to the cause remains steadfast.
The Prime Minister of India, Mr. Narendra Modi, in…
I thank the President of the General Assembly for organizing today’s annual debate on the situation in Afghanistan. We thank Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah for his presence and for the important statement he delivered here today. His words have clearly illustrated the indomitable spirit of the Af…
India would first like to express its sympathies to the families of the victims of the earthquakes that took place over the weekend. We sincerely regret the loss of life.
At the outset, I align myself with the statement made earlier by the representative of Algeria on behalf of the Movement of Non-…
India welcomes the adoption of draft resolution A/72/L.5, entitled “Building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal”, which is in keeping with the affirmation of Heads of State and Government in the Declaration of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development that sport is an …
On behalf of my delegation, I would like to thank Director General Yukiya Amano for his report. The report (see A/72/221) of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is an important element in our understanding of the essential tasks that the Agency performs in in promoting and ensuring the pea…
I would like to begin by thanking you, Mr. President, for your sterling opening remarks articulating your commitment to putting in place a meaningful and credible reform process. They have set the stage for our consideration of agenda item 122, on the question of equitable representation on and incr…
We welcome the President of the Human Rights Council, Mr. Maza Martelli, and thank him for his detailed statement.
The Human Rights Council plays an important role in furthering our common cause of the promotion and protection of human rights for all. Even as the Human Rights Council has sought to …
We thank the delegation of France for convening this open debate. We also thank all the briefers for sharing updates on the ongoing efforts and the emerging trends regarding this agenda item.
The situations of armed conflict directly addressed by the Security Council over the past two decades have …
I begin by thanking Judge Ronny Abraham, President of the International Court of Justice, for his comprehensive report on the judicial activities of the Court for the period from August 2016 to July 2017 (see A/72/PV.34). I thank him and Vice-President Yusuf for guiding the work of the Court.
The C…
We are meeting at a time when all of us have embarked on the journey towards achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which was adopted two years ago. Our African partners have also commenced the first phase of the implementation of the more long-term African Agenda 2063. Agenda 2063 i…
