Allow me at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on your country’s successful presidency of the Security Council for the month of February and on the relevance of the chosen theme, “Reflect on history, reaffirm the strong commitment to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations…
I am to take the floor on behalf of the Group of African States.
The African Group would like to extend its sincere condolences to the family and friends of His Excellency Ambassador Mårten Grunditz, Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations in New York, as well as to the Swedish Gov…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Group of African States on this very sad occasion for all of us on the passing away, on 23 January 2015, of King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud. The African Group would like to commend
the decision to convene this special meeting of the General Assembly d…
My delegation would like to thank the Chilean presidency of the Security Council for organizing this debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict and protection challenges and needs faced by women and girls in armed conflict and post-conflict settings. I also thank Ms. Helen Durham, Direc…
I would like to thank Chile for organizing this open debate of the Security Council on a topic of great importance and timeliness, especially given the fact that 2015
marks the seventieth anniversary of the founding of the United Nations and the international community is preparing the post-2015 de…
At the outset, I should like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I also thank you for your initiative to hold this debate on a subject to which my country attaches the utmost importance based on our Arab and Islamic commitment. We wo…
I would like, first of all, to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your country’s successful presidency of the Security Council during the month of December, and especially on the pertinence of the thematic choice for the debate, namely, threats to international peace and security: terrorism and cro…
My delegation is honoured to participate in today’s debate on the culture of peace. We take this opportunity to thank Ms. Irina Bokova, Director General of UNESCO; Mr. Jorge Sampaio, former High Representative of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations; and Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, Unite…
I would like to begin by commending the positive and substantive efforts that have been made by the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People under the chairmanship of Ambassador Seck.
I would like to inform the Assembly of the solidarity message that His Majesty…
Allow me at the outset to thank Ambassador Gary Quinlan for his introduction of the report of the Security Council to the General Assembly (A/69/2). I would also like to pay tribute to the dedicated professionalism of the Rwandan delegation, which took it upon itself this year to draft the introduct…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Madam President, on your country’s successful presidency of the Security Council this month, and especially for the relevant topic chosen for today’s discussion, “Threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts”.
The Kingdom of M…
My delegation would like first of all to commend the remarkable work and tireless efforts of Mr. František Ružička and Mr. Norachit Sinhaseni, Permanent Representatives of Slovakia and Thailand, respectively, for their role as co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the Workin…
I would first like to pay a special tribute to His Excellency Mr. Baudelaire Ndong Ella, President of the Human Rights Council, and to congratulate him for his leadership and for the outstanding skill with which he led the work of the Council during this year, including the dynamism that he has brou…
In my capacity as Chair of the Arab Group for the month of November, I am extremely honoured to introduce draft resolution A/69/L.9, which pertains to cooperation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States. I am doing so on behalf of the following countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, …
Allow me first to thank Judge Peter Tomka, President of the International Court of Justice, for his briefing and for the report (A/69/4) describing the Court’s work from 1 August 2013 to 31 July this year. I would also like to acknowledge those judges who are present among us today.
My delegation a…
My delegation would like to warmly thank you, Madam President, for organizing this debate devoted to the topic of women refugees and victims of forced displacement. My delegation would also like to commend Argentina for promoting the issue of the rights of women in the Security Council as one of tha…
I should like at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on having assumed the presidency of the Council for this month, and I thank you for having taken the initiative to put this item on our agenda, given its importance at the Arab and Islamic levels. My delegation would like also to associate itself…
It is an honour and a privilege for me to take part in today’s debate. At the outset, I would like to welcome the efforts made by Her Excellency Ms. Isabelle Picco, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Monaco, and His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Khaled Khiari,
Ambassador and Permanent Representati…
My delegation is pleased to participate in this important meeting of the General Assembly devoted to development in Africa, which is taking place at a critical time in the preparation of the post-2015 development agenda. My delegation aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Ma…
It is with great pleasure that I take the floor at this meeting dedicated to reviewing the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) beyond 2014. I take this opportunity to thank the Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) for t…