My delegation wishes to express its sincere gratitude to the Secretary-General for the comprehensive report transmitted in his note (see A/77/295), which reflects the unprecedented impact of a discriminatory system on the people of Palestine for more than seven decades, including the failure of the …
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important debate on the urgent issue of Security Council reform.
Let me begin by welcoming the new co-Chairs of the intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform, His Excellency Mr. Michal Mlynár, Permanent Representative of the Slovak Repu…
At the outset, my delegation would like to express its sincere gratitude to Mr. Mitchell Fifield and Mrs. Egriselda González López, Permanent Representatives of Australia and El Salvador, respectively, for their leadership as co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the Work of…
At the outset, allow me to congratulate the new United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr. Volker Türk. We look forward to working closely with him in the promotion and protection of human rights. We would also like to thank His Excellency Ambassador Federico Villegas, Permanent Represen…
I congratulate my successor, His Excellency Mr. Csaba Kőrösi, on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy- seventh session. Allow me to also take this opportunity to express my profound thanks to the many Heads of State and Government and ministers who have said very k…
Let me thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this high-level meeting on improving global road safety, as part of the second Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030. I would also like to congratulate Member States and all stakeholders on having successfully adopted an action-oriented polit…
It is my honour to introduce to the General Assembly draft resolution
A/76/L.66, which proclaims 24 June as the International Day of Women in Diplomacy.
Momentum has been building on this important issue across the global community in recent years. Women’s participation in decision-making is absol…
I would like to thank the United Arab Emirates for convening this timely debate on advancing the women and peace and security agenda today, on International Women’s Day. I would also like to thank our briefers for their invaluable insights.
Conflicts have deep and far-reaching consequences for all …
At the outset, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his insightful reports (A/76/74, A/76/320 and A/76/376) on this agenda item. They make it clear that humanitarian crises are affecting more people than ever and that the combined threats of conflict, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pa…
The Maldives aligns itself with the statement delivered earlier by the representative of Antigua and Barbuda, on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS).
My delegation is grateful for the report of the Secretary-General (A/76/311 and A/76/311/Add.1) and for that of the co-Chairs of th…
It is heartening to once again join the annual consensus, now in its twenty- second year, to reassert, reaffirm and renew the dedication of Member States to building a culture of peace.
We would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report (A/76/357) on this agenda item and to extend our appr…
The Maldives believes in the importance of sport as an enabler of sustainable development and a promoter of peace, tolerance and respect. In that regard, we are pleased to join in the adoption of today’s draft resolution A/76/L.13. We also congratulate Japan on a successful and thrilling Tokyo 2020 …
I thank the President for convening this important plenary meeting on the question of Palestine. My delegation welcomes the Secretary-General’s report on this agenda item (А/76/299) and notes that these reports reflect the heartbreaking realities of the daily lives of Palestinian people living under…
I would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this high-level meeting on the appraisal of the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons (resolution 64/293).
Addressing the trafficking problem is becoming increasingly complex, given our globali…
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this debate on the pressing issue of Security Council reform. I would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate and welcome the co-Chairs of the intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform, Ambassador Alya Ahmed Saif Al-Thani, …
Let me begin by expressing our gratitude to the co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the Work of the General Assembly at its seventy-fifth session, Ambassadors Egriselda González López and Michal Mlynár, the Permanent Representatives of El Salvador and Slovakia, for their i…
I thank the President of the Economic and Social Council for his report (A/76/3). The Maldives remains fully committed to the work of the Council and the outcome documents of most of its meetings, including the High-level Political Forum.
In 2015, when we collectively agreed to the 2030 Agenda for …
I would like to thank Her Excellency Ms. Nazhat Shameem Khan of Fiji, President of the Human Rights Council, and her Bureau for guiding the Council’s work this year. I would also like to extend my appreciation to Her Excellency Ms. Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights…
I have the honour to introduce the pre-recorded statement by His Excellency Mr. Shah Abdullah Mahir, Minister of State for Health of the Republic of Maldives.
Standing here today as President-elect of the General Assembly, I am proud to speak on behalf of all Maldivians in our own mother tongue, Dhivehi, remembering the great Maldivian heroes who sacrificed their lives for the independence and sovereignty of the country and to ensure that the red, green a…