The consideration of the report of the Security Council to the General Assembly (A/64/2) provides us an opportunity to evaluate the work done in the past year by that important organ in connection with the main issues on its agenda. We are very grateful to Ambassador Thomas Mayr-Harting for the clea…
My delegation is pleased to participate in this debate on issues related to development in Africa in the light of the excellent reports submitted by the Secretary- General. Those reports paint a clear picture of the challenges facing our continent and contain recommendations on ways likely to help A…
At the outset, I should like to thank you, Mr. President, for having favourably responded to the request of the Arab Group, supported by the Non-Aligned Movement, to convene this important meeting of the Assembly to consider the resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council regarding the human righ…
My delegation welcomes this opportunity to continue to contribute in its modest way to this debate on the responsibility to protect. Today, we would like to share some additional considerations to complement the statement made on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement by the representative of Egypt.
Th…
My delegation is happy for the opportunity offered by this debate to reiterate the firm commitment of Morocco to the fight against HIV/AIDS, and our wholehearted support for the Millennium Development Goals, which make health a fundamental and inalienable human right.
My delegation of course subscr…
At the outset, my delegation would like to acknowledge and express its gratitude for all the efforts you have made, Mr. President, to draft and introduce the document on the organization of the Conference to be
held in early June. We thank all those who have contributed to that document, in particu…
My delegation is pleased to see you, Sir, presiding over the Security Council on behalf of Mexico for the month of April, at a time when the Council is considering the issue of mediation in the light of the clear and comprehensive report of the Secretary-General (S/2009/189), presented today by Unde…
Mr. President, on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), I would first like to express to you our pleasure at participating in this very important debate, launched by the French presidency in conjunction with the delegation of the United Kingdom. I would also like to assure you, Sir, of our ongoi…
The Security Council’s meeting today regarding the very crucial and difficult situation in the Middle East — the result of the horrendous Israeli aggression against the Palestinian territories in Gaza. The continuous menace has lasted for 11 days, the last four of which have witnessed ever more seri…
My delegation is pleased to take part in this debate on promoting sustainable development and eliminating poverty, issues to which my country, with the King at its head, accord strategic importance and priority. I should also like to take this opportunity to hail the commitment of the Secretary-Gene…
The African Group has taken note with great satisfaction of the report of the Secretary-General entitled “Sport for development and peace: building on the foundations” (A/63/466), which was submitted to the present session of the General Assembly pursuant to resolution 62/271 and which addresses the…
On behalf of the African Group, the delegation of the Kingdom of Morocco expresses its sincere appreciation to the delegation of India, Chair of the 2008 Kimberley Process, for providing leadership during its tenure. The African Group is fully supportive of the Kimberley Process, which, after only a…
Allow me to begin by thanking the President of the General Assembly, on behalf of my country’s delegation, for the efforts he has undertaken as he presides over this
session of the General Assembly. We are confident that the work of this session will be successful and fruitful.
It is my honour, on…
I would like to stress that the position of South Africa on the question of the Sahara is not balanced. The partiality of the position of that country on the disputes in the Sahara is well known. That country has repeatedly demonstrated flagrant bias, contrary to the efforts of the international com…
May I begin by thanking you, Sir, for allowing my delegation to exercise its right of reply.
My delegation questions the tenor of the remarks by the representative of South Africa in our debate on the report of the Security Council. He stated that the Security Council was unable to resolve the issu…
Given the lateness of the hour, I beg the Assembly’s indulgence. I will not be very long.
Once more, Algeria has given us a deliberately biased and narrow viewpoint on the question of the Sahara. This time, that viewpoint borders on the ridiculous, proceeding as it does with a deliberately selectiv…
Allow me at the outset to express my deep appreciation and happiness in participating in this high-level meeting of the utmost importance. The Kingdom of Morocco welcomes this noble initiative, which represents another opportunity to further strengthen the fundamentals of communication between the r…
My delegation aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Antigua and Barbuda on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
The delegation of Morocco welcomes the convening of this high-level plenary meeting devoted to the midterm review of the Almaty Programme of Action. We congratula…
Allow me to begin by warmly congratulating His Excellency Mr. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann upon his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-
third session. His election honours his long-lasting personal commitment to the preservation of peace and security and, particularly, his…
At the outset, and as this is the first time I take the floor in the plenary, allow me to congratulate Mr. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann on his accession to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-third session and on the initiatives he has undertaken to mobilize Member States to confront th…
