My delegation voted in favour of resolution 64/10, adopted under the agenda item on the report of the Human Rights Council, on the follow-up to the report of the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict. However, I should like to state the following. With regard to this resolution, m…
At the outset, I would like to express my appreciation to Mr. ElBaradei, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), for his efforts and his report to the General Assembly on the main activities of the Agency in 2008. I would also like to congratulate Mr. Amano on his appointm…
In exercising the right of reply to the statement made by the representative of the United States, my delegation would like to state the following.
It is unfortunate that abuse of the United Nations human rights machinery, including the General Assembly and the Human Rights Council, has become a pr…
I would like to express my appreciation to the Human Rights Council for its report contained in document A/64/53. I would also like to welcome the statement made in the General Assembly by the President of the Human Rights Council.
The Council has done a commendable job over the past four years in …
The Islamic Republic of Iran welcomes today’s meeting of the General Assembly to consider the report of the twelfth special session of the Human Rights Council (A/64/53/Add.1), which was held on 15 and 16 October.
We are grateful to you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting. We would also like…
My delegation would like to join previous speakers in thanking Judge Sang-Hyun Song, President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for submitting the fifth report of the International Criminal Court (A/64/356).
It is generally recognized that if it is to be successful, the International Crim…
At the outset, my delegation would like to align itself with the statement made by the representative of the Sudan on behalf of the Group of 77 and China (see A/64/PV.22).
With regard to the very important agenda items of today’s deliberations, it is worth noting that the underlying causes of probl…
I would like to begin by associating myself with the statement made by the representative of the Sudan on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
The 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) was a turning point in global health-care discussions, especially in promoting the is…
I thank the Secretary-General and the Secretariat for all of
their efforts in preparing the report on the work of the Organization (A/64/1). Allow me to take this opportunity to share with the Assembly my country’s views on some of the main agenda items addressed in the report, which also comprise …
I would like to place on record our position on two issues that were raised in the plenary meetings of the General Assembly held this morning and afternoon. I do so to clarify and reject the allegations and misunderstandings
about Iran’s peaceful nuclear activities and about the treatment of indivi…
My delegation joined the consensus of resolution 64/299 in the hope that the summit outcome will send a message of hope to all those suffering from poverty, hunger, external shocks and foreign intervention. We sincerely view the summit as the last opportunity to accelerate progress towards the achie…
My delegation would like to express its appreciation to the President of the General Assembly for having convened this thematic debate on the responsibility to protect populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity. We believe it is necessary to continue to consi…
My delegation would like to express its appreciation for your sincere efforts so far, Mr. President, as well as for those of the facilitators to take everyone’s ideas onboard.
Having the United Nations address the crisis is of great importance for all of us, not only because of its severe impacts o…
Allow me, Sir, to thank you for having convened this meeting and to congratulate you on your skilful stewardship of the Council’s work this month. I also thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Kai Eide, and his colleagues in the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanista…
My delegation voted in favour of all draft resolutions under agenda items 29 and 30 in order to join the other members of the General Assembly in showing our solidarity and sympathy with the Palestinian people. However, my delegation wishes to re-emphasize that it will continue to maintain its long-…
I wish to begin by taking this opportunity, on the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, to reaffirm the solidarity of the Government and the people of the Islamic Republic of Iran with the Palestinian people in their courageous and unwavering struggle to defen…
I wish to begin by extending our thanks to the President of the General Assembly for convening this meeting on the report of the Security Council to the General Assembly (A/63/2). I also thank the Permanent Representative of Costa Rica, the Council’s President for November, for having presented the …
At the outset, let me express my appreciation for the organization and convening of this important meeting. I wish to begin my statement by reciting some verses of the Holy Koran that are relevant to the subject of our deliberations today. First, based on the Koran’s teachings, all nations dwelling …
I wish to extend our thanks to the Secretary-General for his latest report on the situation in Afghanistan (A/63/372). We also thank him and his Special Representative, as well as the personnel of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, for their steadfast commitment to and unwavering …
Today the General Assembly heard baseless and absurd distortions by certain States against the Islamic Republic of Iran. We reject those distortions and express our concern over and condemnation of the misuse of this body by certain circles to pursue some unwarranted political goals.
We, along with…
