My delegation would like to welcome the adoption by the General Assembly of the United Nations Protocol on the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition. This Protocol is the hard-won result of two and a half years of intensive negotiation and re…
I would first like to take this opportunity to extend my appreciation to you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting, and to the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany for its efforts to prepare a draft resolution aimed at preventing the historic statues of Buddha in Afghanistan from being…
I would like to start by welcoming you, Minister Jayakumar, and congratulate Singapore for assuming this year’s first turn of the presidency. Taking this opportunity, I also extend my delegation’s congratulations to the other new members of the Council — namely, Colombia, Ireland, Mauritius and Norw…
Allow me to begin by expressing my appreciation to the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report highlighting the achievements attained so far and the challenges that lie ahead in mine-action assistance.
Since the issue of mine action was adopted as an agenda item of the General Assembly, in 1…
Allow me to begin by expressing my delegation’s appreciation to the Secretary-General for his comprehensive reports on the important agenda item that is now before us. These reports are the fruits of the ongoing efforts by the United Nations to provide better-coordinated responses to natural disaste…
I would like at the outset to take this opportunity to extend my delegation’s appreciation to the Government of Romania for its excellent leadership in advancing the cause of democracy, particularly in the follow-up process of the Bucharest Conference. I would also like to commend Secretary-General …
I take this opportunity to pay tribute to the President of the General Assembly at its fifty-fourth session, His Excellency Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab, who served as Chairman of the Open-ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Counc…
Ten years have passed since leaders from around the globe gathered at the World Summit for Children and adopted the World Declaration and Plan of Action, which set a variety of goals to be achieved by 2000. A decade has also elapsed since the Convention on the Rights of the Child entered into force.…
In the past few years, “dialogue among civilizations” has become a household phrase, not just in diplomatic circles, but in journalism and academia as well. Dialogue among civilizations has come to be broadly acclaimed as an essential component of a culture of peace and, indeed, an important basis f…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report on the implementation of the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s, which has taken stock of progress in its
implementation, including, in particular, the mobilization of additional resources.
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In facing a myriad of challenges, democracy and the rule of law are the most fundamental principles to be upheld, as was agreed in both the Declaration of the Millennium Summit and “The parliamentary vision of international cooperation”. Their importance lies in the fact that the promotion of democr…
Allow me to begin by expressing my delegation’s sincere appreciation to the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mr. ElBaradei, for his comprehensive report and for the remarkable work he and his staff have done over the past year.
Since its creation four decades ago, …
At the outset, I would like to thank Ukraine and the other sponsoring countries for submitting draft resolution A/55/L.13. Sharing in the spirit and supporting the letter of the draft, the Republic of Korea has decided to join the other sponsors.
The accelerating spread of the human immunodeficienc…
I am grateful for this opportunity to join the Permanent Representative of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in introducing the draft resolution entitled “Peace, security and reunification on the Korean peninsula”, which has been issued as document A/55/L.14.
I should like to announce that,…
Four months ago Governments, international organizations, non- governmental organizations (NGOs) and other actors gathered at the twenty-fourth special session of the General Assembly in Geneva and restated their commitment to place the needs and rights of human beings at the centre of all policies …
My delegation welcomes this annual opportunity to review developments in the field of oceans and the law of the sea. The Secretary-General’s report (A/55/61) accurately reflects the developments that took place during the period it covers, providing us with useful references for the consideration of…
I begin by thanking the President of the Security Council, Ambassador Martin Andjaba, for his comprehensive presentation of the annual report of the Security Council to the General Assembly. My delegation also appreciates the exceptional effort made by the Secretariat to provide such a thorough and …
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive and insightful report on the work of the Organization (A/55/1). The Millennium Summit held in this very Hall only three weeks ago was a historic event. It provided a rare opportunity for more than 170 world leaders to reach consensus …
It gives me great delight and honour to address the General Assembly’s first session of the new millennium. I would like to begin by conveying my sincere congratulations to you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of this historic session, the success of which is ensured, I believe, by the exper…
My delegation would like to comment briefly on some points in the draft resolution for the sake of better accuracy.
First, with regard to the monitoring of the round- table proceedings, it is my delegation’s understanding that Conference Room 3 was designated as the place where the accredited deleg…
