I would like to convey to you, Sir, the warmest congratulations of the delegation of the Principality of Monaco on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-fifth session. I would like to reiterate to you that, in my capacity as a member of the Bureau, I will spare no effort to…
In the face of the devastating flooding caused by the torrential rainfall which has raged for over three weeks in Pakistan, the Government and the people of the Principality of Monaco wish to convey their solidarity and sympathy to the Government and the people of Pakistan.
The Secretary-General’s …
Almost 30 years after first being identified, HIV remains one of the chief threats to health and development in the world. Lowering the mortality and morbidity levels related to HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases is essential to achieving all the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on a global sca…
The delegation of Monaco recognizes and welcomes the great support of Member States for advancing the concept of human security since the General Assembly’s thematic debate on human security in May 2008.
We have seen major progress in the understanding of human security in response to the commitmen…
To remain committed to the most vulnerable means meeting the commitments entered into at Monterrey and reaffirmed in Doha in November 2008 at the Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development to Review the Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus. Today, remaining committed also m…
The Group of Western European and Other States, on behalf of which I have the honour to speak, has acknowledged that racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance undermine the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter. By belonging to the human family, we are born fr…
The debate that brings us together today has but one objective — to save human lives. In 2005, all of us endorsed the responsibility to protect our populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity by adopting the Outcome Document of the 2005 Summit (resolution 60/1…
While the report of the Secretary-General submitted for our consideration (A/63/466) is subtitled “building on the foundations”, the Secretary-General has taken decisions in recent months that go beyond merely consolidating achievements, because they effectively make sport a means to achieve the Mil…
Allow me at the outset to convey to the President my congratulations on his election and to acknowledge, through him, the Latin American and Caribbean States that made his presidency of the General Assembly possible. Let me assure him and the other Assembly officers that my delegation will support t…
The Principality of Monaco shares the sentiments expressed by the Secretary-General in his report (A/62/898). Terrorism is an attack against humankind and a heinous tactic adopted by cowards. In no case can it be justified.
Two years ago, we adopted specific measures to fight terrorism by adopting …
The Principality of Monaco has placed the fight against the HIV/AIDS pandemic and the support to persons living with the virus at the core of its health policy and its international cooperation actions.
In so doing, its efforts and the attention it draws have been amplified by the personal commitme…
I should like to thank President Kerim for organizing this debate which, from the very first day, has taught us important lessons about global cooperation in combating climate change.
We are all aware today of the urgency of overcoming that challenge, for we know that the future could be much darke…
A few months from now, the People’s Republic of China will be hosting the twenty-ninth Olympic Games followed by the Paralympic Games. The Olympics are traditionally the most widely followed sporting event throughout the world and that is because they inspire all peoples in all their diversity to co…
Since the adoption of the Monterrey Consensus at the International Conference on Financing for Development, Monaco’s contribution to official development assistance (ODA) has continued to grow. Specifically, since 2003 that contribution has increased by more than 25 per cent each year. The Principal…
Dialogue between civilizations must be recognized as a fundamental principle with regard to establishing and maintaining tolerant and peaceful relations between people from different traditions, cultures or religions.
It is surprising that it took 20 centuries of our conventional era before the imp…
Allow me at the outset to associate the Government of the Principality of Monaco with the condolences and expressions of sympathy that have been extended in this Hall following the heinous terrorist acts that took place yesterday, claiming victims among United Nations staff members and the people of…
My delegation would like to thank you, Madam President, for convening this meeting at the mid-point of the deadline set by heads of State or Government for the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG). This is also an opportunity for us to evaluate the work done since the General Assembl…
My delegation regrets that it was not in a position to be a co-sponsor of the draft resolution entitled “Commemoration of the sixtieth anniversary of the operations of the United Nations Children’s Fund”, which is contained in the report before us. The Principality of Monaco recognizes the importanc…
First of all, allow me to thank the Secretary-General for his report in which he presented the United Nations Plan of Action on Sport for Development and Peace (A/61/373) that we will be endorsing at the end of our meeting. We would also like to congratulate the Special Adviser to the Secretary-Gene…
Few women before you, Madam, have been elected to the presidency of the General Assembly, despite the fact that, as the Chinese proverb states, women hold up half the sky. We are delighted by your election and congratulate you and your country, Bahrain. Our congratulations go also to the Group of As…
