Allow me at the outset to thank the Secretary-General for the comprehensive report on the steps taken within the United Nations system to resolve the year 2000 date conversion problem of computers. We would also like to express our appreciation to Mr. Ahmad Kamal, the former Permanent Representative…
We would like to thank the Secretary-General for the informative report contained in document A/54/133. We also welcome the productive discussions during the last session of the Economic and Social Council on this report, which led to the adoption of agreed conclusions 1999/2, as well as to decision…
As in previous years, the General Assembly is once again discussing the situation in the Middle East. That region, a cradle of human civilization, is of importance and concern to the entire international community. To that region, tormented for decades by wars, terrorism, disputes and discords, the …
Yesterday we celebrated the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. This provided the international community yet
This year we observe this solemn occasion with hope in our hearts. The last year of the millennium has witnessed developments which could lead to a fair and just se…
Over half a century ago, when India became independent, there were those outside who wondered whether a country so huge, so ethnically diverse, which had more languages and religions than some continents have, and whose distinct regional cultures and traditions traced themselves independently to the…
My delegation welcomes the comprehensive and informative reports of the Secretary-General on matters relating to the law of the sea and ocean affairs. We are also pleased to co-sponsor the draft resolution on oceans and law of the sea.
It is a matter of satisfaction that all the institutions envisa…
We thank the Secretary- General for the reports which are under discussion today. They are comprehensive and respond to the importance that the international community attaches to the crucial issue of humanitarian assistance.
India accords the highest importance to the provision by the United Natio…
My delegation thanks the Secretary-General for his report contained in document A/54/311, outlining progress achieved by the countries of the Central American region in the areas of peace, freedom, democracy and development. India's engagement with these countries is well known, and I am happy to ta…
The Indian delegation expresses its appreciation for the efforts of the Governments of the Netherlands and of the Russian Federation for organizing and hosting activities to commemorate the centennial of the first International Peace Conference of 1899, held in The Hague. The centennial provided a v…
India, a founding member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), attaches the highest importance and value to the objectives of the Agency. Since draft resolution A/54/L.21 pertains to the activities of the IAEA, we would have gone along with the draft resolution, but we cannot do so becau…
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.
Let me begin by expressing India's satisfaction at the historic agreement reached by the General Conference on the amendment of arti…
I have the honour, on behalf of 133 sponsors, to introduce the draft resolution contained in document A/54/L.9, on cooperation between the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
Last year, we had spoken about the important work being done in the IPU, and at the national level in In…
Permit me and my delegation to express our appreciation to the President of the Security Council for his introduction of the report of the Security Council. We would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate Bangladesh, Jamaica, Mali, Tunisia and Ukraine on their election to the Security Co…
Allow me to compliment you, Mr. President, on the manner in which you have conducted the proceedings of the fifty-fourth session of the General Assembly and to wish you all success. May I also thank the Secretary-General for his report on the work of the Organization and for its thought-provoking qu…
Gathering here to deliberate the implementation of the Copenhagen commitments and to chart the preparatory process for the special session on the World Summit at Geneva in June next year, we cannot help but reflect on the dismal economic scenario highlighted in the Trade and Development Report for 1…
Let me begin by expressing my delegation's appreciation for the report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the International Year of Older Persons. We are particularly pleased at the scientific approach taken for the further follow-up of issues related to ageing. We thank the Government of…
It is a particular pleasure to see Mr. Gurirab presiding over the last session of the General Assembly of the twentieth century. I consider myself singularly fortunate and greatly honoured to be representing my country, India, on this occasion. I do believe that, in the many years that he spent here…
Any damage to a diplomatic establishment, intended or otherwise, is to be entirely deplored. This incident, along with continuing loss of innocent civilian lives and other untoward consequences, including ecological damage and large-scale displacement of people, only confirms that the very fundament…
It is a matter of very great concern to us that the attacks of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia continue, with the Security Council reduced to helplessness. As we said in the Council when it met on 24 March, we expected it to exert its authority to …
