I have the honour, on behalf of the members of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), to introduce draft resolution A/71/L.14, entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Economic Cooperation Organization”, dated 14 November 2016, which is based on resolution 69/111, on the same t…
I wish to begin by thanking Germany for steering the negotiations on draft resolution A/71/L.13.
As has been the case for several years, terrorist groups have continued their subversive and criminal activities in Afghanistan throughout the past year. My people and Government strongly condemn the pe…
I have asked for the floor to react to the statement made by the representative of the Israeli regime during this debate, which was totally irrelevant to the subject of the debate, namely, facing asymmetrical threats to peace operations. That representative chose not to talk about the daily violatio…
I would like to begin by expressing my appreciation to you, Mr. President, and to the Senegalese presidency for convening this open debate. I also thank the briefers for their inputs.
My delegation associates itself with the statement made by the Permanent Representative of the Bolivarian Republic …
We would like to thank the President of the Human Rights Council for his report (A/71/53) to the General Assembly. The Islamic Republic of Iran has been a consistent supporter of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism. We believe that the universal periodic review has the potential to transla…
At the outset, I would like to express my delegation’s appreciation to the Russian presidency for convening
this important event. I would also like to express my gratitude to all the briefers and their respective organizations.
The maintenance of international peace and security is currently much …
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
The Non-Aligned Movement attaches great importance to agenda item 70, “Report of the International Court of Justice”, and takes note of the Court’s report contained in document A/71/4 regarding the activities of the …
Today the General Assembly once again expressed its support for and solidarity with the Government and the people of Cuba through a decisive vote in favour of resolution 71/5, which calls for the lifting of the United States embargo against Cuba. One hundred and ninety-one Member States, including t…
I would like to begin by thanking the Russian presidency for convening today’s open debate. I would also like to express my gratitude to the Secretary-General and the Executive Director of UN-Women for their valuable contributions to our debate on women and peace and security.
The adoption of the 2…
The full version of my statement will be made available.
I would like to express my appreciation to you, Sir, and the Russian presidency.
I align myself with the statement made by the representative of Venezuela on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries.
The systematic violations of Pale…
Allow me to begin by thanking Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his report (A/71/1) on the work of the Organization.
I would like to touch briefly on some of the issues that we find noteworthy in the report. In paragraph 97 of his report, the Secretary-General welcomes the adoption of the Joint Com…
I am obliged to take the floor in exercise of the right of reply.
The Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates, in his address to the General Assembly on Saturday (see A/71/PV.21), reported a number of baseless and absurd fabrications against my Government. Those same targeted accusations have …
The representative of the Israeli regime took the floor today in the Assembly (see A/71/PV.14) and once again tried to fool the whole world. He talked at length only about peripheral issues and matters unrelated to the issues at the core of the Palestinian questions that have endured for so many dec…
I would like to express my appreciation to New Zealand for having organized this debate on the situation in Afghanistan. My thanks also go to the Ambassador of Afghanistan for his statement. I would like to welcome and thank Mr. Yamamoto, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanist…
The Islamic Republic of Iran underlines the importance of addressing the agony and suffering of refugees in a humane and respectful manner. In fact, Iran is no stranger to the issue at hand, as for several decades, it has single-handedly hosted one of the largest refugee populations in the world. Ho…
Since the issue of migrants and refugees is being regularly considered under various agenda items, bearing in mind the hefty number of items already on the General Assembly’s agenda, and in order to avoid duplication in the Assembly’s work, my delegation is also unable to support the inclusion of it…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the States members of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries (NAM).
I express my appreciation to the Malaysian presidency of the Security Council for convening this open debate.
I will deliver a shortened version of my statement on behalf of NAM. The full ver…
I would like to begin by congratulating Malaysia on assuming the presidency of the Council and organizing this timely open debate.
According to the Secretary-General’s report (S/2016/360), 2015 was, sadly, another horrific year for children trapped in conflict zones and targeted by warring factions…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). Let me first express the appreciation of NAM to you, Sir, and to the Japanese presidency of the Council for having convened this debate on the Council’s working methods and for presenting the concept note (S/2016/585, annex) on …
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). I will present a summary of my statement; the full version will be circulated. I convey the Movement’s appreciation to the Japanese presidency for convening this open debate at this critical juncture for the Palestinian people a…
