We thank the President of the General Assembly for having convened this timely joint debate on the situation in the Middle East and the question of Palestine.
Sri Lanka associates itself with the statement delivered by the Chair of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries (see A/75/PV.67).
Sri Lanka …
We thank the Secretary- General for his very comprehensive report (A/75/863).
My plea in the late hours of this meeting is for caution, restraint and a carefully considered approach to this concept, with which we have had a mixed experience. The introduction of the responsibility to protect (R2P) h…
On this cold but bright morning, permit me to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this meeting to enable Member States to reflect on the report of the Secretary- General (A/75/1) on the work of the Organization. I thank the Secretary-General for the briefing (see A/75/ PV.51) o…
I have the honour to introduce the recorded statement by His Excellency Gotabaya Rajapaksa, President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, to the seventy-fifth session of the General Assembly. This is President
Rajapaksa’s maiden speech to the Assembly, having been elected to office w…
I have the honour to introduce the pre-recorded statement by His Excellency
Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa, President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.
At the outset, my delegation associates itself with the statement made by the State of Palestine on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. Sri Lanka appreciates the initiative of the President of the General Assembly to convene this meeting, which comes at a very crucial and opportune time. Over 400 m…
As we commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, my delegation takes this opportunity to reaffirm Sri Lanka’s long- standing and firm commitment to the promotion and protection of child rights. Children are our present and future, and construc…
It is indeed an honour to participate in the seventy-fourth session of the General Assembly, representing Sri Lanka. I bring greetings from His Excellency President Maithripala Sirisena, President of Sri Lanka, who regrets very much his inability to have attended this session.
Permit me to warmly c…
Sri Lanka extends its heartfelt gratitude to Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, President of the General Assembly, for her extraordinary efforts and support to Sri Lanka, in particular in dedicating this meeting to the memory of the victims of the dastardly attack that took place on Easter Sunday.…
On behalf of my delegation, let me first express our heartfelt gratitude to all those delegations that have extended their condolences and support to the Government and people of Sri Lanka at this difficult time, as we face an unprecedented challenge.
We congratulate Germany, as President of the Co…
On this commemorative occasion of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Sri Lanka wishes to extend its warmest felicitations to the ILO on its tireless work in promoting social justice and human and labour rights. Indeed, the pivotal message of so…
Let me begin by congratulating Equatorial Guinea on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month and for organizing this debate on one of the most immediate threats to international peace and security — transnational organized crime at sea. We also thank Mr. Yury Fedotov, …
Allow me to congratulate the Dominican Republic, not only on assuming the presidency of the Council for this month but also for convening this open debate on one of the most pressing issues of our time — climate change. As an island nation severely impacted upon by natural disasters, Sri Lanka under…
Sri Lanka, as a sponsor of resolution 72/247, entitled “Twentieth anniversary and promotion of the Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms”, is pleased
that this impo…
I congratulate the Plurinational State of Bolivia on its presidency of the Security Council and thank it for organizing today’s open debate. I thank the Secretary-General and other briefers for their remarks and acknowledge the contributions made by the Executive Director of UN- Women and other repr…
Sri Lanka has the honour, as Chair for the month of September, to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of Asia-Pacific States, to join others in paying tribute to the late former Secretary-General, His Excellency Mr. Kofi Annan, and to celebrate his life and legacy. Kofi Annan was a visiona…
I would first like to congratulate the British presidency of the Security Council for convening this open debate on a vital subject
related to the maintenance of international peace and security and a topic that has not been debated in the Security Council since 2009 (see S/PV.6108), despite its co…
My delegation thanks the Secretary-General and the President of the General Assembly for their comprehensive statements, and we take note of the Secretary-General’s report (A/72/840). We take this opportunity to thank the Office of Counter Terrorism for its work. We are confident that the Office wil…
I would like to thank the President for organizing this important and very timely high-level meeting to review the progress of the implementation of General Assembly and Security Council resolutions 70/262 and 2282 (2016), on the peacebuilding architecture and the related follow- up action.
Today, …
I would first like to congratulate Peru on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council and to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this debate at a time when the world is facing growing threats to international peace and security. We would also like to thank Ms. Jayathma Wickramanaya…
