Recent events have demonstrated that there should be no complacency in addressing issues relating to terrorism. It is necessary that the international community urgently convey a strong message that abhorrent acts of terrorism will not be tolerated and will encounter severe condemnation and punishme…
At the outset, let me express my deep gratitude for the strong condemnation of and condolences for the recent heinous attacks in Mumbai expressed by the members of this body.
The terrorist attack from 26 to 29 November in Mumbai marked a qualitatively new and dangerous escalation of the terrorism t…
We are grateful to the President for scheduling this discussion on an important subject that demands our collective attention: the situation in the Middle East. The discussion is appropriately timed, as it follows yesterday’s commemoration of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian …
We thank the President of the Assembly for convening this discussion on the question of Palestine in the General Assembly today as we mark the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people.
There can be little doubt that this issue remains of great concern to the international communi…
India is happy to participate in the debate on the revitalization of the General Assembly. This is one of the most important issues on the agenda of the Assembly at its sixty-third session, as it addresses fundamental questions about the structure and functioning of the world order.
India would lik…
We welcome the opportunity to participate in this joint debate on agenda item 9 entitled “Report of the Security Council” and agenda item 111 entitled “Equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other related matters”.
We thank the delegation of Costa Ric…
I am deeply honoured to represent India at this important meeting. India welcomes the initiative of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, His Majesty King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, to promote a high- level interfaith dialogue. In the context of today’s challenges, His Majesty’…
Let me begin by expressing India's appreciation for the scheduling of this discussion on a subject of great significance for us, our region and the world. I commend the efforts made by the delegation of Germany in coordinating the intergovernmental negotiations that led to this annual General Assemb…
We welcome the opportunity to participate in this joint debate on the various agenda items relating to the integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic, social and related fields. We thank the Secretary…
At the outset, we thank the President of the International Court of Justice, Judge Rosalyn Higgins, for her excellent
introduction of the report contained in document A/63/4. We welcome the opportunity to address the General Assembly on the report of the Court.
We commend President Higgins for her…
We associate ourselves with the statement made by the representative of Antigua
and Barbuda on behalf of the Group of 77 in his capacity as its Chair. We thank the Secretary-General for his report (A/63/93) on the agenda item under consideration today.
This is the seventeenth successive year that …
I have the honour of delivering this statement on behalf of the Governments of Sweden and India.
We would like to thank the Secretary-General for the documentation presented under this item, including his report (A/63/277). We also appreciate the briefing that Under-Secretary-General John Holmes pr…
Let me begin by formally congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I also wish to express appreciation for the scheduling of today’s debate on the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the situation in that country, w…
We appreciate the scheduling of this timely joint debate on the second report of the Peacebuilding Commission (A/63/92) and the Secretary-General’s report on the Peacebuilding Fund (A/63/218).
Let me begin by congratulating Japan on its work as Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission, in a tenure tha…
The Almaty Programme of Action has resulted in a clear acknowledgement of the special needs and problems of landlocked developing countries, including the need for sustained international support to address them.
Equally important is the understanding that any effective solution must address the co…
May I first congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the Assembly at its
sixty-third session. I am sure that your wisdom and vast experience will guide us as we deliberate the many challenges that the world faces today.
The United Nations is the embodiment of our faith in the benefi…
I am pleased to participate in the general discussion on the agenda item entitled “Follow-up to the commemoration of the two- hundredth anniversary of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade”. I thank the Member States of the Caribbean region for bringing that important item on to the agenda …
India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, speaking at the Asia-Africa Conference at Bandung in 1955, described Asia and Africa as “sister continents”. That vision of India and Africa, with our shared historical experience of fighting colonialism and multidimensional backwardness, and our commo…
It is a pleasure, Sir, to see you in the Chair. I have circulated a seven-page text, and I have no intention of terrorizing the interested few who have come here this morning by reading all seven of them. I shall therefore summarize it in about half the length, four pages or so.
Terrorism continues…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the States members of the Asian Group to pay a tribute to a great son of Africa, the late President Levy Patrick Mwanawasa of Zambia, who passed away on 19 August.
President Mwanawasa was more than a distinguished statesman and a visionary leader. He was also…
