I should like first to offer my warmest congratulations to you, Mr. Kerim, on your assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-second session. I am confident that under your distinguished leadership we will achieve great results during this important session. I take this opport…
As requested, I will be brief.
The Republic of Korea supports the one-China policy and resolution 2758 (XXVI), which recognizes the representatives of the Government of the People’s Republic of China as the only lawful representatives of China to the United Nations. Accordingly, we support the deci…
My Government voted in favour of the Declaration on the
Rights of Indigenous Peoples because of our belief that the Declaration will become an important milestone for the promotion, protection and further enhancement of indigenous peoples’ rights. The Declaration is the outcome of more than 20 year…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. This issue is indeed a major concern of the international community, especially in an era when intra-State conflicts stemming from ethnic, religious and cultural differences …
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s open debate. We view this as a timely occasion on which to assess the progress made thus far in the implementation of resolutions 1267 (1999), 1373 (2001) and 1540 (2004) and to share our determination
to deal collectively with threats…
Let me begin by thanking the Secretary-General for presenting his report (A/61/836) yesterday. We welcome the recommendations made by the Secretary-General in the report, which provide a comprehensive map for future discussion of this very important issue.
We share the view that the report of the H…
This meeting comes at a moment when international political and economic conditions have never been more favourable for the international community’s achievement of our development goals. Despite some evident vulnerability, the continued growth of the world economy, based on a relatively stable fina…
My delegation would like to thank you, Madam President, as well as the facilitators, for your work on the two framework resolutions that we have just adopted. We believe they are a very well balanced reflection of the various positions held by Member States in our recent consultations. The Republic …
Let me join others in thanking you, Madam President, for this opportunity to discuss the important work of the Peacebuilding Commission.
My delegation notes with satisfaction that, although the Commission has only recently become operational, it has already begun to play a role, and that the Peaceb…
My delegation expresses its deep regret that this year, despite strenuous efforts by the parties concerned, consensus was not possible on the resolution on Western Sahara. The Government of the Republic of Korea has supported the position that the question of Western Sahara should be resolved throug…
At the outset, I would like to thank the President of the Security Council for this month, Ambassador Nassir Al-Nasser of Qatar, for introducing the annual report of the Security Council. I would also like to commend the efforts of the Secretariat in producing the report.
According to the report, t…
My delegation appreciates the common efforts of the Afghan Government and the international community to achieve peace and development in Afghanistan. Indeed, after the successful completion of the Bonn process last year, Afghanistan has been making steady progress towards peace and reconstruction.
…
My delegation thanks Mr. ElBaradei, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), for his comprehensive report on the Agency’s activities. In addition, we commend the Director General and his staff for their dedication to fulfilling their responsibilities with integrity and prof…
I would like to begin by thanking the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report (A/61/256 and Add.1), which informs us of many significant developments during the past two years in the cooperation between the United Nations and regional and other organizations. That is an issue to which the Rep…
Last Monday, 9 October, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea announced that it had conducted a nuclear test. Pyongyang did so in complete disregard of the repeated warnings of my Government and the international community. The action taken by North Korea poses a grave threat, undermining peace …
At the outset, my delegation would like to express its appreciation to the Secretary-General for his comprehensive reports on progress in implementing the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD).
My delegation commends the strenuous efforts of African countries to implement NEPAD. We are p…
Let me begin by congratulating the presidency on the success of the High-level Meeting on the least developed countries, earlier in the week. I had the honour of participating in the Meeting, which heralded a very productive year for the Assembly under the astute leadership of Her Excellency Ms. Hay…
I would first like to express my delegation’s appreciation to the President for convening this plenary meeting of the General Assembly on the issue of Security Council reform.
The Republic of Korea fully recognizes the importance of Security Council reform in the overall reform of the United Nation…
Timor- Leste is one of the most remarkable United Nations successes in nation-building. However, recent political developments and the outbreak of fresh violence remind us that the country’s democracy is still fragile and that the continued presence of the United Nations is highly important for main…
It has been twenty- five years since the illnesses that have come to be called AIDS were first detected. Efforts over the last two and a half decades have demonstrated that treatment and prevention do yield results. However, there are still daunting challenges ahead of us. Forty million people are l…
