For more than seven decades we have discussed the question of Palestine in the General Assembly. Year after year, the halls of this body have heard the same speeches, held the same debates and adopted more resolutions. And for more than seven decades, our collective will and resolve to address the i…
Thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important dialogue in the General Assembly on the question of Palestine. My delegation welcomes the reports of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (A/75/35) and of the Secretary-General (A/75/195) under this a…
I thank the President of the General Assembly for presiding over this debate on the important question of Security Council reform. I would also like to thank the co-Chairs of the intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform, the Permanent Representative of the United
Arab Emirates and …
My delegation would like to thank Ambassadors Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee, Permanent Representative of Ghana, and Michal Mlynár, Permanent Representative of Slovakia, for their leadership as co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the Work of the General Assembly at its seventy-fou…
At the outset, I would like to thank the President of the Human Rights Council during its thirteenth cycle and her Bureau, and extend my appreciation to the High Commissioner for Human Rights and her Office for their admirable work, particularly in the challenging context of the coronavirus disease …
It is my honour and privilege to introduce a pre-recorded statement by His Excellency Mr. Abdulla Shahid, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Maldives.
I have the great honour and privilege to introduce the pre-recorded statement by His Excellency Mr. Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, President of the Republic of Maldives.
My delegation would like to thank the Secretary-General for his very insightful report under this agenda item. As indicated in the report, humanitarian crises are affecting more people than ever before, forcing millions to live in poverty and inequality and suffer from malnutrition and disease. In 2…
This year marks the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of resolution 53/243, on the Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace. It was a sign of our collective commitment to a culture of peace that the resolution was adopted by consensus and without reservation. Since then, the Gen…
The Maldives aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Belize as Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States.
My delegation welcomes the reports of the Secretary-General submitted under this agenda item. The resolutions adopted under this item represent important developm…
The Maldives is pleased to support and join in co-sponsoring today’s draft resolution entitled “Building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal” (A/74/L.18). The Maldives thanks Japan for its successful efforts in coordinating the draft resolution. Let me also take this oppo…
My delegation wishes to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important dialogue on the question of Palestine in the General Assembly.
The illegal 52-year occupation of Palestine by Israel has decimated its economy and natural resources and severely undermined the right of its people to self…
The Maldives welcomes the progress that Afghanistan is making in peace and development. The people of Afghanistan have shown extraordinary resilience and determination in reforming their nation despite a volatile environment. The people of the Maldives support and share with the people of Afghanista…
As we celebrate World Children’s Day and commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, we must be united in our efforts to ensure that due attention is given to the realization of the rights of the child.
With 196 ratifications, the Convention is the most widel…
My delegation would like to thank the co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the Work of the General Assembly, Ambassadors Sima Sami Bahous of Jordan and Michal Mlynár of Slovakia, for their dedication and leadership in steering the revitalization process during the Assembly’…
Let me begin by thanking Mr. Coly Seck of Senegal, President of the Human Rights Council in its thirteenth cycle, and his Bureau for steering its work this year. I would also like to express my appreciation to Her Excellency Ms. Michelle Bachelet, High Commissioner for Human Rights, and her Office, …
I would like to thank South Africa for organizing today’s important debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the question of Palestine. The Maldives remains deeply concerned about the situation in the Middle East and views the question of Palestine as particularly important.
This year …
My delegation wishes to congratulate Poland on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council and thank it for its efforts aimed at peacefully resolving some of the long-standing conflicts around the world. Let me also extend our appreciation to all the delegations involved in bringing the…
My delegation wishes to thank Peru for organizing today’s open debate. I would also like to thank Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, Under- Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, for her timely briefing.
The situation in the Middle East remains grim for the millions of people suffering in th…
I wish to congratulate the President on convening this important high- level meeting on the commemoration of the twenty- fifth anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). Since its adoption
in Cairo in 1994, the ICPD Programme of Action has been considered the …