Allow me at the outset to fully associate myself with the statement made by the Chairman of the South Pacific Forum. My delegation has been equally firm in stressing the importance of sustainable development ever since we first became a Member of the United Nations. Our convictions and our support w…
At the outset, my delegation wishes to associate itself with the statement made this morning by the representative of the Solomon Islands on behalf of the South Pacific Forum island countries.
The item under discussion is of great importance to all small island developing States, in particular to t…
The item before us has always been somewhat controversial and has been of great interest for the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands over the last few years. In the context of our debate here at the United Nations, we have become aware of and sympathetic to the situation of friendly c…
I wish to take this opportunity, on behalf of the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, to congratulate Mr. Hennadiy Udovenko on his election and to commend the President of the fifty-first session of the General Assembly for a job well done.
My delegation has stressed the importance …
I wish to address the issue of the scale of assessments and the draft resolution (A/C.5/51/L.56) before us, which was adopted last Thursday night by the Fifth Committee. It was not possible for my delegation to receive instructions on this matter at the final hour, and we therefore could not make
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It is a great honour for my country to be allowed this occasion and to have the General Assembly commemorate the passing of our dear President, His Excellency Amata Kabua. He was our first President and the faith of our peoples in his guidance was shown by his re-election to the Presidency on five c…
In my country’s capacity as Chair of the South Pacific Forum, I have the honour to make a statement of a regional nature on behalf of the Forum members that are also Members of the United Nations. The members of that group may make additional statements as the debate progresses.
We are representati…
The topic before us is one that is of great interest to the Republic of the Marshall Islands and it is for that reason that we have supported and co-sponsored the draft resolution on this issue since our first year as a United Nations Member. We are proud to be able to do so again this year. In this…
I have the honour to make this statement on behalf of the Chairman of the South Pacific Forum, President Amata Kabua of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. As a cosponsor of the draft resolution before us, the Marshall Islands has, like so many other concerned countries, decided that this Assembly…
It is a great honour for me to be here today to speak on behalf of the Marshall Islands. It is the view of my delegation that this solemn occasion should be one on which we pay particular respect to the memory of the many millions who died in that fateful war.
I am also here today to try to bring t…
Please permit me to offer you, Mr. President, our congratulations on your election to your high office and to assure you of our support and cooperation.
To the Secretary-General we wish to express our highest regards and admiration for his leadership; and to the President of the General Assembly at…
Allow me at the outset to thank the Secretary-General for his report on an agenda for development, contained in document A/49/665. I should like to make a few remarks that my delegation feels are pertinent to our discussion on this report.
I should also like to associate myself with the statement m…
I wish to again convey my congratulations and felicitations to the President, as well as to the other Assembly officers, and to commend him particularly for the manner in which he has steered the deliberations of this Assembly.
I also wish to take this opportunity to once more express my delegation…
On behalf of the people and the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, I would like to join with the previous statements expressing sympathy and condolences to the Government and the people of Egypt on the natural disaster that they are experiencing.
Let me also reiterate the sentiment…
Allow me at the outset to congratulate the President of the General Assembly on his unanimous election. It is indeed a great
Let me also congratulate His Excellency Ambassador Samuel Insanally of Guyana on the exemplary manner in which he carried out his duties. His innovative use of expert hearing…
I have the honour to speak today on behalf of those members of the South Pacific Forum that are also Members of the United Nations, namely, Australia, the Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.
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On behalf of the people and the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, I warmly congratulate Ambassador Samuel Insanally on his election as President of what promises to be a historic session of the General Assembly. I would also like to express my country’s profound appreciation to his…
My delegation wishes to thank the coordinators and colleagues from Member States for their efforts in the recent informal consultations regarding both the resolution on sustainable fisheries (A/62/L.24) and the omnibus resolution on the law of the sea (A/62/L.27). As the Republic of the Marshall Isl…
