At the outset, allow me to say what a pleasure it is to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the current month. I wish
you every success in your work. I would also like to acknowledge the tremendous efforts made by your predecessor, the representative of Ge…
Allow me at the outset to extend my wholehearted thanks to the delegations that supported the candidate put forward by my country. In the light of the results obtained, on behalf of the Libyan candidate, I would like to announce that we have decided to withdraw from the election. We would like deleg…
My delegation has always supported cooperation between the United Nations and regional as well as other organizations. My delegation joined the consensus on all the resolutions we have adopted in the past few days. Of course, we would have liked this draft resolution, which relates to cooperation be…
My delegation associated itself with the general consensus regarding the adoption of draft resolution A/57/L.66 on the safety and security of
humanitarian personnel and protection of United Nations personnel. However, our position should not be interpreted as agreeing to what is contained in operat…
My delegation joined the consensus on draft resolution A/57/L.53, entitled “Assistance in mine action”. However, we would like to make the following comments.
First, the contents of the report (A/57/430) of the Secretary-General were taken into consideration in the drafting of the resolution. That …
Today’s debate in the General Assembly on assistance in mine action is another attempt to call the international community’s attention to the danger of the landmines laid in more than 60 countries, which
kill or permanently disable thousands of individuals, including women and children. Landmines a…
We welcome the fact that Secretary-General Kofi Annan has begun his second term of office by submitting proposals aimed at ensuring that the United Nations focuses its efforts on implementing the priorities set out at a number of conferences. My country has already expressed its views regarding the
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The representative of Egypt this morning made a statement on behalf of the African Group. My delegation supports his statement. Allow me now to make a statement on the two items before us.
This is the third time this session that the General Assembly has held joint debates on more than one agenda i…
The draft resolution that we are submitting to
the Assembly today does not pertain to Libya specifically, but to the whole world. It is not directed at Libya specifically; indeed, it is directed at all other States, particularly the industrialized developed nations that are advanced technologically…
My delegation welcomes this joint debate in the General Assembly to discuss the report of the Security Council (A/57/2) and the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters, since we believe that the two issues are closely linked.…
My delegation has considered with interest the report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization (A/57/1), as well as the report on the follow-up to the outcome of the Millennium Summit (A/57/270).
I should like at the outset to express our satisfaction at the contents of the two repo…
I am pleased to express my deep appreciation to you, Sir, for presiding over this very important meeting. I would also like to express our thanks to Secretary-General Kofi Annan for his keen interest in African causes and his continuous efforts for the establishment and consolidation of peace in the…
I make this statement on behalf of the States members of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CENSAD). I was asked to deliver this statement at a meeting held on 20 May. The following countries are members of CENSAD: Benin, Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea…
At the outset, Mr. President, let me convey to you our greetings and express our appreciation for implementing the first part of rule 48 of the provisional rules of procedure of the Security Council by enabling the international community, on whose behalf you work, to participate in the work of the …
We are very pleased, Sir, to see you presiding over this important emergency meeting of the Security Council. We hope it will meet expectations and will be commensurate with the gravity of the events that have required its convening. My congratulations go to the friendly delegation of Mexico on the …
My delegation joined in the consensus on the draft resolution entitled “Assistance in mine action”, contained in document A/56/L.63/Rev.1. We would like to thank the sponsors of this resolution for having accepted the amendments to operative paragraph 1, which takes note of the Secretary-General’s r…
In 1998, the Secretary-General issued his report on the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa. In that document, he made a number of recommendations to address issues ranging from post- conflict peace-building to the mobilization of resources for…
At the Assembly’s previous session, the international community reaffirmed for the ninth time its categorical rejection of the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba. A cause of deep regret and grave concern is the fact that successive America…
The international community has voiced its concern about the problem of anti-personnel landmines and has made tireless efforts to put an end to that problem, from which the entire world has suffered and will suffer for decades until the necessary resources, international determination and political …
At the outset, I would like to congratulate the President on his unanimous election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-sixth session. His choice to assume this high post is a reflection of Member States’ appreciation of him personally and their confidence in his ability to conduc…
