The purposes and principles of the United Nations on matters pertaining to international peace and security, as set forth in the Charter when it was created, are more relevant and timely than ever. These purposes are firm and these principles constant, and our Organization remains the central point …
The delegation of Madagascar would like to make a brief statement under the item under consideration. Madagascar would like to thank Member States for their understanding and cooperation given the current difficult situation of my country, which we hope will be satisfactorily resolved very shortly.
The delegation of Madagascar supports the statement made by the representative of Guinea on behalf of the Group of African States and would like to express its recognition to the Secretary- General for his excellent report, which reflects the efforts made by Member States as the primary players in t…
My delegation welcomes this high-level meeting. Such meetings allow us to assess on a regular basis the implementation of the Declaration of Commitment adopted by the Assembly in June 2001 and to pinpoint the measures needed to give a new impetus to our common action against the scourge of HIV/AIDS.…
On behalf of the Republic of Madagascar I have the honour of addressing the Assembly and conveying the warmest congratulations at this Commemorative High- level Plenary Meeting Devoted to the Follow-up to the Outcome of the Special Session on Children of December 2007. I would like to share with the…
My country’s position on the matter of the representation of Taiwan at the United Nations is clear. The General Assembly resolved this issue once and for all when it adopted resolution 2758 (XXVI), in 1971. The Republic of Madagascar recognizes only one China, namely, the People’s Republic of China,…
The delegation of Madagascar wishes to thank Ms. Rosalyn Higgins, President of the International Court of Justice, for her excellent presentation of its report, which contains relevant information enabling us to appreciate the progress made and the effectiveness of the work of all the Court’s person…
My delegation associates itself with the statement made by His Excellency Mr. Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo, on behalf of the African Union. Nonetheless, Madagascar wishes to take this opportunity to share with the international community its thinking and its experienc…
The delegation of Madagascar would like to thank the President of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and the President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, respectively, for their informative and relevant statements.
The establishment of the two Tribunals was of hist…
Like previous speakers, Mr. President, I should like to welcome your initiative of organizing this meeting and to express my deep appreciation to you.
I have the honour and the privilege to take the floor on behalf of Madagascar. I wish to state my delegation’s position on Security Council reform, …
On behalf of the delegation of Madagascar, and in particular of our candidate, I wish very warmly to thank all those delegations that have been kind enough to support Madagascar’s candidate. Given the number of votes that she has received, however, we wish to inform the Assembly that we are withdraw…
Allow me to pay tribute to the Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, Mr. Papa
Louis Fall, whose dynamic energy and dedication have allowed the Committee this year again to successfully carry out its mandate.
Indeed, the question of Palestine…
First of all, I would like to extend the sincere and warm congratulations of the delegation of Madagascar to Mr. Shi Jiuyong on his election to the presidency of the International Court of Justice. We wish him every success in his new task. We would also like to express our appreciation to the Presi…
On behalf of the Madagascar delegation, I would like to convey our gratitude to the President of the General Assembly for having organized, jointly with the Division of Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, this commemoration of the twentieth anniversary of the opening for signature of the United Na…
Our debate this year is taking place in a context that is ever more worrisome for the international community, given the tragic turn of events
of the past few months in Palestine. The hope to which the progress of the past two years had given rise is gradually diminishing and giving way to discoura…
It is a pleasure for me to take the floor here today and, like previous speakers, to thank the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, for his comprehensive and very detailed report on progress towards implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS (A/57/227 and Corr.1). I also wish to thank…
I wish, at the outset, to thank the President of the Security Council for the month of October, Ambassador Martin Belinga-Eboutou, Permanent Representative of Cameroon, for introducing the report of the Security Council covering the period of 16 June 2001 to 31 July 2002 (A/57/2). In the light of th…
My delegation wishes, at the outset, to thank the Secretary-General for his report on the implementation of the Millennium Declaration adopted two years ago by the leaders of the world, which appears in document A/57/270. That report provides us with an objective assessment of the implementation of …
Like those who have spoken before us, the Malagasy delegation, which I am honoured to lead, cannot fail to take this opportunity to express its deep gratitude for the convening of this high-level meeting devoted to the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD).
At a time when the internation…
It is with strong feelings that we return today to New York to find it still darkened by mourning yet ever brightened by the aura of freedom. New York is the capital of international diplomacy, a crossroads of cultures and civilizations, a cosmopolitan city in which nations co-exist. New York is a c…
