At the outset, I should like, on behalf of Kazakhstan, to express my appreciation to the Secretary-General for the report contained in document A/63/466, entitled “Sport for development and peace: building on the foundations”, which lays out a comprehensive picture of the progress achieved to date a…
Today is Friday, but so many members of the Assembly are here. They are most welcome, and from the bottom of my heart I would like to wish all a pleasant weekend after they have taken action on this draft resolution, which I hope will be adopted today.
I am honoured to present draft resolution A/63…
At the 2005 World Summit, Member States reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening the United Nations with a view to enhancing its authority and efficiency, as well as its capacity to address effectively the full range of global challenges.
The United Nations General Assembly, which enjoys univer…
My delegation would like to thank the Permanent Representative of Costa Rica, current President of the Security Council for presenting to the Assembly the comprehensive report on the work of this principal organ of the United Nations (A/63/2).
We are pleased to note some progress in the improvement…
Kazakhstan welcomes and supports the initiative of His Majesty the King of Saudi Arabia to convene this important forum at the United Nations. We have no doubt that such a universal organization as the United Nations has a pivotal role to play in ensuring peace, understanding and international secur…
First of all, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for submitting his reports on strengthening the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations.
Kazakhstan commends the positive conclusions of the Secretary-General regarding the two-year assessment of the…
At the outset, let me thank International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei for his comprehensive report and his statement on the recent major developments regarding the activities of the Agency.
We welcome the outcome of the fifty-second General Conference of the Agency h…
It is a great honour for me to be here today and to take part in this meeting, which is of great importance to my country.
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Let me first express my gratitude to the Office of the High Representative for organizing this meeting and in general for the work of promoting the interest…
First of all, I would like to congratulate the President of the General Assembly on his election to his high office and to express my confidence that, under his able stewardship, the sixty-third session of the General Assembly will be fruitful and successful.
When Christopher Columbus reached the s…
At the outset, my delegation would like to express its support for the political declaration (resolution 63/1) adopted on 22 September 2008 on the occasion of the High-Level Meeting on the theme “Africa’s development needs: state of implementation of various commitments, challenges and the way forwa…
Allow me first of all to express my appreciation to the President of the Assembly for organizing this meeting and to the Permanent Representative of Guatemala, Ambassador Gert Rosenthal, for his efforts in facilitating the informal consultations on this very important topic.
The adoption of the Uni…
At the outset, I would like to thank you for the initiative in organizing this meeting and for inviting the Secretary-General to brief the General Assembly on the revised version of the comprehensive framework for action developed by the High-Level Task Force on the Global Food Security Crisis.
It …
First of all, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for initiating this meeting and emphasize the importance of his comprehensive report entitled “Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS: midway to the Millennium Development Goals” (A/62/780). My delegation …
At the outset, allow me to express my delegation’s sincere appreciation to the President of the General Assembly for convening this important meeting to discuss the concept of human security. As a member of the Friends of Human Security, our delegation would like to thank the Secretary-General for h…
I would like first to thank President Kerim for having convened this thematic debate and to welcome his firm intention to move the process of implementing the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) forward.
Kazakhstan fully maintains its commitments to the timely and effective achievement of the MDGs …
We are very grateful for this opportunity to add our voice in today’s debate on this very special and crucial item. At the outset, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for
transmitting the report contained in document A/62/257, on the issue of global road safety. We would also like to commen…
The evidence of recent research enables us to assume that, in addition to the nuclear danger, today’s world encounters the challenge of climate change. Climate change on Earth does not recognize State borders, nor is it dependent on national, political or religious factors.
Kazakhstan acclaims the …
It is indisputable that the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the outcome document of the twenty-seventh special session of the General Assembly, “A world fit for children” (resolution S-27/2, annex), are fundamental and comprehensive documents on the protection of the rights of the child, a…
This year marks the midpoint for efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
While speaking about the achievement of these Goals, we note success in eliminating poverty and hunger in many countries. However, we need to coordinate multilateral action to achieve the MDGs for the creat…
At the 2005 World Summit, Member States reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening the United Nations with a view to enhancing its authority and efficiency, as well as its capacity to effectively address the full range of challenges of our time.
In this regard, the delegation of Kazakhstan commen…