I would like to join others before me in thanking our briefers for this open debate. I would also like to thank the delegation of Chile for
having circulated the concept note to guide our debate (S/2015/32, annex).
As a country whose representative, Hansa Mehta, introduced the focus on women in th…
I would first like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on Chile’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month.
The topic for today’s debate is an important one. We have no difficulty with the concept note (S/2015/6, annex) circulated by the presidency when it states that inc…
We congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council and for personally presiding over this quarterly debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. I would also like to thank the Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs for…
Let me begin by thanking you, Sir, for organizing this debate on the theme “Threats to international peace and security: terrorism and cross- border crime”. I also thank the Under-Secretary General
for Political Affairs and the Permanent Observer of the African Union for their very useful briefings…
Let me begin by thanking you, Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, as President of the Security Council, for organizing today’s debate on the situation in Afghanistan. I also thank the Secretary- General for the quarterly report (S/2014/876) on the situation in Afghanistan and welcome the new Special Representa…
Mr. President, we congratulate you on your country’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council and we thank you, Sir, for personally presiding over this open debate on “Peace operations: The United Nations-African Union partnership and its evolution”. We also thank the Secretary-General a…
It is my honour to deliver a joint statement on behalf of India and Sweden on strengthening the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance.
Through the General Assembly’s annual adoption of a resolution on strengthening t…
On behalf of the Indian delegation, I have the honour to introduce draft resolution A/69/L.17, by which the General Assembly would establish the International Day of Yoga, to be commemorated at the United Nations on 21 June every year.
Member States may recall that during the maiden United Nations …
At the outset, I thank you, Sir, for convening this meeting, and I also thank the Deputy Permanent Representative of Trinidad and Tobago and the representative of New Zealand for coordinating the informal meetings and consultations on the draft resolutions on oceans and the law of the sea (A/69/L.29…
At the outset, I would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for organizing today’s meeting to consider the report of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts on Sustainable Development Financing (A/69/315).
The debate today fulfils, although belatedly, the mandate provided by parag…
I thank the President for convening this important discussion in the General Assembly on the question of Palestine.
We are marking the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. On this important occasion, let me reiterate India’s unwavering support for the just cause of Palestine…
I should like to thank the Secretary-General for his reports on the agenda item (A/69/93 and A/69/281). The tragedy of the transatlantic slave trade has undeniably been one of the most inhumane chapters in recorded human industry. The slave trade, which happened over a 400-year period, completely al…
I thank you, Sir, for having organized this meeting on the annual report of the Security Council for the period 1 August 2013 to 31 July 2014 (A/69/2).
I would like to express my appreciation for the hard work put in by Ambassador Eugène-Richard Gasana, Permanent Representative of Rwanda, and his t…
At the outset, let me thank the President for organizing this discussion on the situation in Afghanistan. I would also like to commend the German delegation for coordinating the intergovernmental negotiations on the issue in an excellent manner, which has led us to this annual General Assembly draft…
On behalf of my delegation, Madam President, I would like to congratulate you and Australia for your successful hosting of the Group of 20 summit and of our Prime Minister’s bilateral visit to your country. I would also like to thank you for organizing today’s open debate on international cooperatio…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important meeting.
At the outset, let me to align myself with the statement made by the representative of Algeria on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
I would like to express our appreciation for the good work done by the co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc Wor…
At the outset, I would like to thank the President of the Human Rights Council for his statement made under agenda item 63, “Report of the Human Rights Council”. It is significant that we are considering the report of the Human Rights Council (A/69/53) at this meeting today, as the sixty- ninth sess…
I congratulate you, Mr. President, on your effective and impressive presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session since you took office in September this year. You have the fullest support of my delegation in assisting you in all your endeavours in this session of the General Assembl…
My delegation would like to thank the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for preparing the Agency’s annual report for the year 2013 (see A/69/255).
India is committed to harnessing the benefits of nuclear energy for electricity production while according the highest p…
I would like to join other delegations in thanking Judge Tomka, President of the International Court of Justice, for presenting us with the
Court’s comprehensive report on the judicial activities of the Court over the past year (A/69/4).
The Court, being the principal judicial organ of the United …
