I am taking the floor on behalf of the Principality of Andorra and the Republic of San Marino, who align themselves with the Principality of Monaco, to provide an explanation of vote by stating that they endorse the position of the European Union as presented by the Ambassador of Austria.
We believ…
I would like to speak in explanation of position on the resolution entitled “International Year of Planet Earth, 2008”. The Principality of Monaco regrets that, for technical reasons, it was not in a position to join in sponsoring draft resolution I contained in contained in document A/60/488/Add.1 …
The Principality of Monaco has always been especially concerned about the protection of the seas and the oceans, as evinced by its involvement in the Mediterranean region.
As in the past, the quality of the many reports submitted for our consideration under the agenda item on oceans and the law of …
In 1945, in the aftermath of a war that tore apart all the peoples of the world — a war during which the most basic human rights were violated — a few leading countries came together at the San Francisco Conference, here in the United States of America, and created the United Nations. Collective sec…
On behalf of His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco, the princely family, and the Government and people of the Principality of Monaco, I thank you very warmly, Sir; the Permanent Representatives of Bhutan, Estonia, Malawi, Sweden and Trinidad and Tobago, who spoke in their capacities as Chai…
At the end of 2004, at a time when the world usually allows itself a brief rest, nature managed to show us that a catastrophe of relatively short duration, but of extreme violence, could change the course of existence in many countries at once, taking the life of tens of thousands of women, men and …
The Principality of Monaco welcomed the General Assembly’s adoption of resolution 58/316, which was an important first step towards revitalizing the work of the General Assembly. We take this opportunity, Mr. President, to welcome the work done in this area by your predecessor.
The delegation of Mo…
Let me first congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the fifty-eighth session of the General Assembly. Your election is welcome testimony of the equal sovereignty of States, a principle to which the delegation of the Principality of Monaco attaches particular importance. I assur…
Throughout its history, the Principality of Monaco, whose maritime space has been important, particularly if compared to the small size of its territory, has always linked its fate to the sea, particularly since the establishment of the law of the sea in 1330 and two centuries later the right to cas…
Every two years since the forty-eighth session of the General Assembly, in 1993, the Principality of Monaco has participated with interest in the debate on the item “Building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal”.
We are particularly interested in the debate this year bec…
This year, the Government of the Principality has decided to focus its statement on the cooperation between the United Nations and the International Organization of la Francophonie (OIF), because this cooperation covers an increasing number of areas in a spirit of exemplary complementarity and coord…
The consideration of the question of oceans and the law of the sea has taken on increasing importance. The quality of the work of the second meeting of the Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea is therefore highly relevant.
The draft resolution that has been submitted to us…
On 11 September, disbelief gave way to horror in the face of
the unprecedented violence and magnitude of the terrorist attacks against the United States of America.
His Serene Highness the Sovereign Prince of Monaco immediately conveyed his condolences to President Bush and assured him of the soli…
The representative of Ukraine has introduced draft resolution A/55/L.13, of which the Principality of Monaco is a sponsor. We congratulate Mr. Oleh Herasymenko on the professionalism with which he conducted the consultations, with the result that today we are meeting to decide to convene from 25 to …
Allow me first of all to express the thanks of my delegation to Ms. Alison Drayton of the Republic of Guyana and to
Ms. Victoria Hallum of New Zealand for their enlightened conduct of the consultations on the draft resolution relating to oceans and the law of the sea that has just been presented an…
I am grateful to you, Mr. President, for allowing the representative of a European State Member of the United Nations that is not yet a member of the Council of Europe — although we are fervently aspiring to become one — to speak on the agenda item on cooperation between the United Nations and that …
Ambassador Patricia Durrant, Chairman of the Preparatory Committee for the special session on children, will be presenting draft resolution A/55/L.34 to the Assembly for its approval.
We thank her very warmly for her remarkable work and would also like to thank Ambassador Schumacher of the Federal …
Allow me, first of all, to congratulate you most warmly, Mr. President, on your election to the presidency of the fifty-fifth session of the General Assembly. Allow me also to express the conviction that under your authority our work will be conducted with the same high level of vision and competenc…
The Principality of Monaco — whose official language is French; whose vernacular, Monegasque, is successfully taught in schools; and above all on whose territory many languages are spoken in harmony — is unreservedly in favour of multilingualism. Indeed, we feel the benefits of multilingualism every…
For the Principality of Monaco, a sponsor of draft resolution A/54/L.26, interest in sport is as deep-seated as our interest in art and culture. This has given rise to the creation of major sporting events such as the Herculis meet and the Monaco International Marathon, which passes through the terr…
