Thank you, Madam President, for giving me the opportunity to address the General Assembly on the report of the International Court of Justice (A/64/4), one of the principal organs of the United Nations. At the outset, I would like to thank the President of the International Court of Justice for his …
At the outset, I thank you, Sir, for scheduling this discussion on the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) and for enabling our delegation to express its views on this matter.
The extent and depth of the India-Nepal bilateral relationship cannot be overemphasized. It is based on ties of history…
I thank General Assembly President Kerim for convening this plenary meeting on
a topic that continues to present unprecedented challenges to all, particularly developing countries.
At the outset, allow me to emphasize the appropriateness of dealing with the food and energy crises together in an in…
Let me begin by expressing my delegation’s pleasure, Sir, at seeing your delegation assume the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I also express India’s appreciation to you for scheduling today’s debate on this important topic.
Let me also welcome the presence of Mr. Rangin Spantâ, …
I would like to thank you, Sir, for presiding over this high-level meeting on HIV/AIDS.
India recognizes that political commitment is essential to combating HIV/AIDS. Our national council on AIDS is chaired by the Prime Minister and the State councils are chaired by the Chief Ministers. That politi…
I, too, thank President Kerim for organizing this thematic debate, while recognizing the achievements in focusing on the ways of addressing challenges so as to bring us back on track to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015.
A very great heroic figure from Latin America, José Mart…
We thank the Secretary-General for his note transmitting the comprehensive and useful report of the World Health Organization (WHO) on the global road safety crisis (A/62/257), prepared in accordance with resolution 60/5 of 26 October 2005. We would also like to express our appreciation to the deleg…
At the outset I thank you, Mr. President, for scheduling this open debate on an issue that has, unfortunately, become a defining element of our world. Terrorism grew steadily through the twentieth century to become one of the leading strategic, political and developmental challenges of the twenty-fi…
At the outset, permit me to express our appreciation of President Kerim’s initiative and leadership on this important issue. We associate ourselves with the statement made yesterday by Antigua and Barbuda on behalf of the Group of 77.
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC…
We thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this Commemorative High-level Plenary Meeting Devoted to the Follow-up to the Outcome of the Special Session on Children. We also thank the Secretary-General for his report on this occasion.
The progress made so far in achieving the ident…
We welcome this meeting on agenda item 116, with a special focus on development as mandated by resolution 60/265, but we feel that it would have been better if it had been held earlier in the session, so that a genuinely interactive debate could have taken place and some of the points made could hav…
I am grateful for this opportunity to address the General Assembly on agenda item 13, “The role of diamonds in fuelling conflict”.
Many developing countries are vitally dependent on their natural resources for achieving their development goals. Yet, ironically, those very natural resources have ser…
We are pleased to participate in the debate on the revitalization of the work of the General Assembly and to associate ourselves with the position of the Non-Aligned Movement as expressed by the delegation of Algeria.
The General Assembly is the chief deliberative, policymaking and representative o…
I come from the land of Gautam Buddha, Swami Vivekananda and Mahatma Gandhi, all of whom stood for the essential oneness of all human beings, which is the ethical basis for the United Nations and its humanitarian assistance. I am therefore pleased to participate in this debate today.
We thank the S…
We thank you, Mr. President, for convening this joint debate on agenda item 9, report of the Security Council, and agenda item 122, question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters.
I begin where the Chair of the Non-Aligned Movement…
We thank the Secretary- General for his reports submitted under agenda item 12, entitled “Support by the United Nations system of the efforts of Governments to promote and consolidate new or restored democracies” (A/62/296 and A/62/302).
The United Nations has long supported nascent democracies in …
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 also commend the outstanding effort by the delegation of Germany in coordinating the intergovernmental negotiations that have brought forth thi…
We welcome the opportunity to address the General Assembly on the report of the International Court of Justice and thank the President of the Court, Judge Rosalyn Higgins, for her introduction.
We commend Judge Higgins for her dedicated stewardship of the Court and for the Court’s impressive achiev…
We thank the Secretary- General for his report on “Sport for peace and development: progress and prospects” (A/62/325 and Corr.1). We note the well-organized structure and good presentation of information in the report, which provides an overview of activities undertaken on various fronts by Member …
We welcome this opportunity to participate in the High-level Dialogue of the General Assembly on Financing for Development. This meeting is particularly opportune in the light of the Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development to Review the Implementation of the Monterrey Consens…
