I should like at the outset to express my appreciation for the work carried out by the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. We commend the Committee for the efforts it has undertaken since its establishment to implement the mandate given to it by the General…
Allow me, first, to thank all the representatives who have supported our candidate and to express my country’s gratitude to them.
Secondly, in view of the results of the previous two rounds of balloting, I would like to announce that we wish to withdraw our candidate from this election.
I would first like to join those who spoke before me in associating myself with the statement delivered by the delegation of Qatar on behalf of the Group of 77 and China with regard to this item.
The people of Cuba have been suffering from an unjust embargo that has lasted for over four decades. Th…
I take this opportunity to thank the President for organizing this very important meeting. I also express our gratitude to the Secretary-General for his interest in African issues and his ongoing efforts to establish and strengthen peace and to promote all development initiatives in Africa.
African…
Let me take this opportunity to express my delegation’s appreciation to Mr. Julian Hunte, the President of the General Assembly at its fifty-eighth session, for the able manner in which he guided the work of the Open-ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in …
The delegation of Libya wishes to take this opportunity to express its gratitude to the Secretary- General for his report on the work of the Organization, contained in document A/59/1. This report clearly brings out the serious, unflagging, results-oriented efforts to reform and develop the Organiza…
It is my pleasure to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session. Your election is a testament to the greatness of our African continent.
I am pleased to address the Assembly and share the views of my country, Libya, on a number of serious…
In grave defiance of the United Nations Charter, international law and custom, and all relevant conventions, agreements and international resolutions, the Zionists — under the direct leadership of the terrorist Sharon — are pursuing their criminal and heinous behaviour, compounding their bloody past…
At the outset, I should like to thank you, Mr. President, for responding to our request to convene this meeting. I congratulate you on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I also thank the representative of China for his efforts in leading the Council during the month of F…
In considering the item entitled “Assistance in mine action”, the General Assembly is once again reaffirming the importance that the international community attaches to the threat posed by landmines, which are deployed in more than 60 countries. Every year mines kill or maim thousands of people in t…
Once again the General Assembly is considering the item entitled “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba”, despite the vast number of resolutions adopted by many regional and international bodies, including the General …
The Libyan delegation would like to express its satisfaction with the international community’s rules that protect and restore culture and cultural legacies to their original countries.
There are now many conventions and agreements that are concerned with these valuable legacies. Among these is the…
The Libyan delegation expresses its satisfaction at the importance attached to the reform of the United Nations and the rationalization of the role of the General Assembly. My delegation expresses its appreciation to you, Sir, for your initiative to study methods of improving the work of the General…
In 1998 the Secretary-General submitted a report on the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa. A little over a year ago, the first summit meeting of the African Union adopted a document on the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), in …
The Security Council is meeting today to discuss the problem of the separation wall being built in the occupied Palestinian territories as a security construction but which is in reality a part of Israel’s long-term plan to annex additional territories by force. This represents a serious violation o…
I would like, on behalf of my delegation, to congratulate Mr. Jan Kavan, President of the General Assembly during its fifty-seventh session, for having
so skilfully over the previous year guided the work of the Open-ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in …
The President of the Security Council for this month has introduced the Council’s report covering the period from 1 August 2002 to 31 July 2003. My delegation believes that the General Assembly’s discussion of the report will provide an opportunity to review developments in the maintenance of intern…
My delegation has carefully considered the Secretary-General’s report on the work of the Organization, contained in document A/58/1, and his report on the follow-up to the outcome of the Millennium Summit, contained in document A/58/323. We wish at the outset to express our satisfaction with the con…
I would also like to express to you, Sir, our congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We wish you every success in your work. We would like to extend our thanks and appreciation to your predecessor, the representative of the United Kingdom, for th…
At the outset, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having promptly granted the request to hold this meeting to discuss a grave situation in
which international peace and security are threatened because of aggression against the people of Iraq.
First, I express my respect and admiration f…
