My delegation welcomes the opportunity to participate in the debate on this item. We thank the Secretary-General for his reports on matters relating to the law of the sea and ocean affairs.
The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea sets out the legal framework within which all activi…
The Indian delegation has taken note of the report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), presented by the Agency’s Director General, Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei.
According to the World Bank’s World Development Report 2003, the population of the world crossed the 6-billion mark in the year 199…
We in India thank the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for the overview he has provided on activities undertaken during the past two years to protect cultural heritage. The proclamation of 2002 as the United Nations Year for Cultural H…
My delegation is pleased to participate in this debate. We thank the Secretary- General for the various reports presented under the agenda items under consideration. We also express our appreciation to the Deputy Secretary-General, Ms. Louise Fréchette, for her introductory statement yesterday.
The…
The achievement of the Millennium Development Goals of reducing child mortality, of improving maternal health and of
combating HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases necessarily requires capacity-building in public health on a global basis.
Furthermore, ill health undermines economic development and…
We thank the Secretary- General for his report on the follow-up to the outcome of the special session on children (A/58/333). We have perused this report with interest.
We understand that the first in-depth report of the Secretary-General on this subject will be provided only in 2006. This is under…
We thank the Secretary-General for his report on 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. My delegation associates itself with the statement made by the Permanent Rep…
We thank the Secretary- General for the reports which have been prepared on “Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance”. We associate ourselves with the statement made by the representative of Morocco…
We congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of October. This has been, and will undoubtedly be, a month of major
activity for the Council. We are confident that the conclusion of your presidency at the end of the month will record forward mov…
We would like to thank the Secretary-General for his first consolidated report on progress in the implementation of and international support for the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD). We would also like thank him for the report on the implementation of his recommendations on the caus…
The Indian delegation welcomes this opportunity to comment on agenda item 56: Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters.
Many delegations expressed during the general debate, held at the beginning of the fifty-eighth session, …
I would like to convey my delegation’s appreciation to Ambassador John Negroponte, Permanent Representative of the United States and President of the Security Council, for his presentation to the General Assembly of the report of the Council for the period from 1 August 2002 to 31 July 2003.
Before…
I would like to convey to you, Mr. President, the appreciation of my delegation for the considerable efficiency with which you have been conducting the work of this session.
The Secretary-General has presented a comprehensive report (A/58/1) on the activities of the Organization during the past yea…
Each year in this forum Pakistan exposes the limitations of its ability to conduct itself in a responsible and forward-looking manner. We regard the General Assembly as a forum for offering views, not for resorting to abuse. Pakistan continues to be the epicentre of terrorism, despite its protestati…
Mr. President, we congratulate you on your election to the presidency of the fifty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. We wish you every success in our shared endeavours. You will have our fullest cooperation in your efforts.
As we gather here, in the wake of the many momentous e…
I am happy to represent India at this meeting. It is appropriate that this high-level plenary meeting, at the beginning of the fifty-eighth session of the General Assembly, should consider a subject that has become not only an overriding concern for the entire international community, but also a ser…
I wish to congratulate your delegation on its successful stewardship of the Council in July, when the Council has addressed some of the most pressing issues confronting us in Africa and the Middle East, while also allowing for a detailed review
of the performance of the Council committees on terror…
I shall try. This meeting will represent the first open debate in the Security Council on Iraq since the outbreak of hostilities on 20 March 2003. We thank you for providing the general membership of the United Nations with an opportunity to communicate their views on this most critical issue involv…
We congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of March and express our appreciation to you for convening this open debate on an issue that has continued to engage the anxious attention of the Council, as it has of the entire world community. My delegation addr…
Since this is the first time we are making a statement in the Security Council in the month of February, please allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency. I would also like to thank you for providing the general membership an opportunity to express itself on this import…
