The delegation of India thanks the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for presenting the Agency’s annual report to the General Assembly.
On the occasion of its fiftieth anniversary, it is gratifying to recognize the IAEA’s unique place within the United Nations system…
Let me begin by expressing my appreciation, Sir, for your successful stewardship of the Security Council over the past fortnight. Let me also express my appreciation of the dedication shown by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Koenigs, and wish him all the very best for the fu…
We would like to thank the Secretary-General for the fifth consolidated report on progress in the implementation of and international support for the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) (A/62/203) and the other reports prepared for this joint debate. We broadly associate ourselves with …
Thank you, Mr. İlkin, for presiding over this meeting; I am very pleased that you are presiding over a meeting in which I am taking part. I would also like to thank the President of the General Assembly for scheduling today’s timely discussion on the Peacebuilding Commission and the Peacebuilding Fu…
It is indeed a great pleasure to speak at a meeting presided over by you, Sir. I would also like to congratulate the Secretary-General on his first report on the work of the Organization (A/62/1). The report, in clear and concise prose, at least lays out comprehensively the different issues that con…
India is happy to participate in this High-level Dialogue on Interreligious and Intercultural Understanding. As a country that has historically been a confluence of various religions and cultures, India believes that dialogues of this kind are useful in furthering the message of peace and harmony to…
Kindly accept my congratulations, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-second session. My delegation assures you of its full cooperation as we address issues identified in the annual report of the Secretary-General (A/62/1) and as we responsibly and creatively…
On issues — even the reform of the United Nations — we have been guided by a principle and the general interest of the Members. On the issue under consideration also, India’s position is consistent and well known. It was among the first countries to recognize the People’s Republic of China and to su…
India has consistently favoured the promotion and protection of the rights of indigenous peoples. We were supportive of the efforts made in the framework of the Working Group of the Commission on Human Rights to elaborate a draft declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples. The fact that the Wor…
We join other delegations in recording our appreciation for the work you did, Madam President, during the sixty-first session of the General Assembly and, on this last day of that session, wish you with all our hearts good fortune in your future undertakings.
We joined the consensus on the adoption…
I have the honour to introduce, under agenda item 44, draft resolution A/61/L.62, entitled “International Day of Non- Violence”. In addition to the 114 sponsors named in the document, I have the pleasure to inform the Assembly that a further 26 member States have also become sponsors, bringing the n…
We thank the Secretary-General for his useful report (A/61/816) focusing on the progress made since the High-level Meeting on
HIV/AIDS a year ago. The report provides a good overview of the most recent developments in the global AIDS response and serves as a useful interim assessment pending the mo…
We thank the Secretary-General for his report on the recommendations of the High-
level Panel on United Nations System-wide Coherence (A/61/836) and you, Madam President, for having initiated this intergovernmental process, giving us the opportunity to comment mainly on the process of consideration…
Mr. President, allow me at the outset to convey the regret of Ambassador Nirupam Sen, Permanent Representative of India, at being unable, at the last minute, to address this body on behalf of India.
I have the honour to read out his statement on his behalf:
“India joins other delegations in congra…
India supports efforts aimed at a just, lasting and mutually acceptable political solution to the question of Western Sahara. We believe that such a solution can be reached through dialogue in a spirit of cooperation. We share the sense of disappointment that it was not possible to work out a consen…
We thank the Secretary- General for his report (A/61/483), which provides a useful background for our consideration today of the issue of revitalization of the General Assembly. The position of the Non-Aligned Movement on this topic has been expressed by Cuba, and it has my delegation’s full support…
I thank you, Madam, for convening this debate on the report of the Security Council and on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters.
I also thank the Permanent Representative of Qatar, my colleague Ambassador Al-Nasser, f…
Let me begin by congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month.
This discussion is timely, coming as it does in the midst of heightened international focus on Afghanistan and the surrounding region. Any discussion on Afghanistan must begin from …
Thank you, Madam President, for scheduling sufficient time for a discussion on an issue that warrants the attention of the international community to the extent that few others do: the question of Palestine, set, as it is, in the larger context of the situation in the Middle East.
We have listened …
I would like to thank the President for scheduling today’s discussion on the situation in Afghanistan. This meeting is a valuable opportunity to discuss a vitally important issue in the most representative organ of the United Nations, the General Assembly. We would also wish to place on record our a…
