Allow me to first thank you, Mr. President, and the Secretary-General for the timely convening of this important meeting.
The degree of the impact of climate change varies from country to country. But the stark reality is that the countries with lower economic status and with low emissions levels a…
The delegation of Sri Lanka is pleased to co-sponsor draft resolution A/62/L.27 under agenda item 77 (a), “Oceans and the law of the sea”. We do so with pride as a country which has contributed substantially during all the stages of the negotiation of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law o…
My delegation would like to express its deep appreciation to the Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the
Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, Ambassador Paul Badji of Senegal, and the other members of the Committee for their efforts to promote the realization of the inalienable ri…
The High-level Dialogue on Interreligious and Intercultural Understanding and Cooperation for Peace is taking place at an opportune moment. The decision by the General Assembly to convene this event is a manifestation of the interest of the international community and the United Nations in promoting…
As the General Assembly begins its second formal meeting of the sixty-second session, I wish to assure you, Mr. President, on behalf of the delegation of Sri Lanka, of our full cooperation and commitment in the deliberations of this session. We express our full confidence in your able stewardship.
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Let me first of all join others in expressing our outrage at the terrorist bombings in Algeria. Sri Lanka unequivocally condemns this barbaric act, and we offer our condolences to the victims.
At the historic special session of the General Assembly in 2002, our leaders adopted an outcome document, …
I stand before the Assembly today on behalf of the Group of Asian States at the United Nations to pay tribute to a great statesman from Asia who has just passed away after serving his people with distinction for long years.
His Highness Malietoa Tanumafili II, head of State of the Independent State…
We welcome today’s plenary meeting today to discuss the implementation of resolution 60/180 operationalizing the Peacebuilding Commission. Our deliberations on the challenges and opportunities confronting the Commission will no doubt help to clarify the issues facing the Commission in the fulfilment…
I would like to thank the Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, Ambassador Paul Badji of Senegal, for presenting the Committee’s report. We appreciate the Committee’s efforts to promote the full realization of the inalienable rights of the Pal…
My delegation thanks the Secretary-General for his informative report
(A/61/85) presented to the General Assembly under this agenda item. We also take this opportunity to express our special thanks to President Clinton, United Nations Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery, for his commitment and leade…
Sri Lanka’s policy on China has been consistent. Sri Lanka firmly believes that there is only one China — the People’s Republic of China — and does not accept the theory of the existence of two Governments. Sri Lanka accordingly opposes the request for the inclusion of items 41 and 155.
At the outset, let me convey my appreciation to you for the opportunity given to address this meeting of the Security Council which commemorates the first anniversary of the adoption of Security Council resolution 1612 (2005) on children and armed conflict. The Government and people of Sri Lanka, ha…
First of all, permit me to congratulate you, Ambassador Diarra, on your chairing of this very important debate.
My delegation is pleased that the General Assembly is meeting in plenary to discuss the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and …
I feel extremely pleased and privileged to be in this forum
and to bring warm and friendly greetings from His Excellency Mahinda Rajapaksa, the President of Sri Lanka, and the people of Sri Lanka.
HIV certainly is becoming a kind of weapon of mass destruction — a dreadful phenomenon that destroys …
Let me begin by conveying the greetings of the President and the people
of Sri Lanka to all the participants attending the High- level Dialogue. The High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development will help us to identify appropriate ways and means to maximize the development benefit…
The 10th of this month of November marked the thirtieth anniversary of the establishment by the General Assembly of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. We were reminded on that day by the Committee that that anniversary was an opportunity for us to refl…
Sri Lanka associates itself with the statement made by the representative of Jamaica on behalf of the Group of 77 on all sub-items under agenda item 73.
It is an unfortunate reality that within just one year two natural disasters of unprecedented magnitude struck the region of South Asia. One hit f…
I wish to express the sincere appreciation of my delegation to Judge Shi Jiuyong, President of the International Court of Justice, for his excellent presentation of the comprehensive report of the Court covering the period 1 August 2004 to 31 July 2005 (A/60/4).
The International Court of Justice i…
The World Programme of Action for Youth to the Year 2000 and Beyond, adopted by the General Assembly in 1995 in resolution 50/81, gives us guidance for the formulation of our vision and policies for youth. It contains significant benchmarks and targets to be realized to make youth a central focus of…
My delegation wishes to convey its appreciation to you, Mr. President, and to the General Assembly for the condolences on the untimely and tragic demise of the Honourable Lakshman Kadirgamar, the late Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka.
We join other delegations of the Assembly in paying tri…
