At the outset, I would like to express our appreciation to 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. Let me begin, therefore, by quoting from the message…
At the outset, let me thank the President for organizing this discussion. I also avail myself of this opportunity to commend the German delegation, and Ambassador Wittig personally, for coordinating the intergovernmental negotiations in an excellent manner, which has brought us to the annual draft r…
We thank the President of the Human Rights Council for his briefing on the activities of the Council.
Human rights questions are among the most important and cross-cutting of all subjects in the realm of international discussions today. The strength of the Human Rights Council lies in its emphasis …
It is my distinct honour to make a statement in today’s important joint debate. The United Nations embodies humankind’s faith in multilateralism to solve global problems. Over the decades, it has rendered great service to humankind.
India aligns itself with the statement made by the representative …
I am especially honoured to speak here today. As I prepare to leave after four and a half years at the Indian Mission to the United Nations, it is a great honour for me to see as President of the General Assembly someone whom I have always seen as a leader and who has been a great friend and mentor …
I feel honoured and privileged to participate in today’s debate on agenda item 11, entitled “Sport for peace and development: building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal”.
India welcomes resolution 67/296, adopted by the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session and…
On behalf of my delegation, I thank the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for presenting the Agency’s annual report for the year 2012 (see A/68/324).
The increasing global demand for energy, concerns about climate change, volatile fossil fuel prices and the security …
At the outset, I would like to thank Judge Peter Tomka, President of the International Court
of Justice, for introducing the comprehensive report covering the judicial activities of the Court over the past year (A/68/4). I also thank him and Vice-President Bernardo Sepúlveda-Amor for guiding the wo…
Let me, at the outset, thank you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate on the working methods of the Security Council. I also thank your delegation for authoring the concept paper (S/2013/613, annex), which gives a perspective on the various issues being discussed under the broad rubric of …
Let me, first of all congratulate His Excellency Mr. John Ashe on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session. We wish him every success and assure him of our fullest cooperation.
I am honoured to address today’s joint debate on the New Partnership for Africa’…
Let me begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency of the Council for the month of October.
I am honoured to speak in the debate. Let me also express our appreciation to you for convening the quarterly open debate, which allows the Council to take stock of recent developm…
I deem it a singular privilege to be able to speak on behalf of my country on this important agenda item before the General Assembly. I would like to welcome the Secretary-General’s report on the programme of educational outreach on the transatlantic slave trade and slavery (A/68/291), and his statu…
I would like to thank you, Sir, for organizing this open debate on the agenda item “Women and peace and security”. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General, the Executive Director of UN Women and the other briefers for their detailed remarks.
The resolution of armed conflict situations requ…
I would like to begin by congratulating you, Sir, on assuming the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session, and by reiterating my assurance of the full cooperation and support of the Indian delegation in the Assembly’s proceedings.
I thank the Presidents of the International C…
I am privileged to address the General Assembly today. Let me congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session.
I thank the Secretary-General for his annual report on the work of the Organization. It covers a wide spectrum of is…
It is my distinct honour to participate in this sixth High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development. We welcome the opportunity offered by this High-level Dialogue to review the status of implementation of the Monterrey Consensus and the Doha Declaration on Financing for Development. Coming as it…
Let me first of all congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session. We wish you every success and assure you of our fullest cooperation.
At a time when the world is facing multiple challenges, there is renewed attention to the…
I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your leadership of the Council this month. I would also like to begin by thanking Ambassador Zahir Tanin for his statement, and to join you, Mr. President, in thanking the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Ján Kubiš, for his cont…
Let me begin by thanking you, Madam President, and your delegation for organizing today’s debate on the important issue of the protection of civilians in armed conflict. We also thank all the briefers in this debate for their very valuable inputs.
It bears recalling that the Security Council has be…
Let me begin by expressing our appreciation to the delegation of the United States for convening this quarterly open debate, which will allow the Council to take stock of recent developments in the Middle East, including the State of Palestine. I would like to thank the Special Coordinator for the M…
