I have the great pleasure to speak on this pertinent issue on behalf of the States members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN): Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia,
the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam.
Allo…
My delegation wishes to thank the Luxembourg presidency for organizing this open debate on children and armed conflict. We also thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Special Representative of the Secretary-General Leila Zerrougui, UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake and Mr. Alhaji Babah Sawaneh fo…
I am taking the floor to explain my delegation’s position on resolution 68/8, which was adopted this morning.
My delegation aligns itself with the statements made by the representative of Fiji on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, and by the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran on behal…
At the outset, my delegation would like to express its appreciation to the Secretary-General for his insightful and comprehensive reports on the agenda items under consideration (A/68/220 and A/68/222).
My delegation aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Brunei Darussalam o…
At the outset, I should like to extend my sincere congratulations to you, Sir, on
your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session. I assure you of the full support and cooperation of the Myanmar delegation. I am confident that your diplomatic skills and vast knowledge…
At the outset, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this meeting on the important issue of children and armed conflict. We would also like to express our appreciation to the Secretary-General for providing us with the report contained in document S/2013/245. And I take this oppor…
At the outset, I wish to express our sincere thanks to the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report on accelerating the AIDS response (A/67/822). We are gathered here today to review the progress made in the implementation of the Political Declaration on AIDS (resolution 65/277, annex) adopted…
Today, my delegation hardly needs to stress the clear and present danger of trafficking
in persons to humankind, as it has been widely recognized as one of the most pervasive human rights violations that poses a serious threat to human dignity, security and development. We must therefore focus our …
At the outset, my delegation wishes to express our appreciation to the Rwandan presidency for organizing this open debate on the important issue of women and peace and security.
My delegation associates itself with the statement made by the representative of Viet Nam on behalf of the Association of…
I am taking the floor to explain my delegation’s position on resolution 67/4, which was just adopted by an overwhelming majority of Member States. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cuba, for his important statement.
As …
At the outset, my delegation would like to express our sincere thanks to the Secretary-General for his insight and his comprehensive reports (A/67/204 and A/67/205) on the important agenda items before us today. It has been over one decade since the launching of the New Partnership for Africa’s Deve…
My delegation would like to express its sincere appreciation to the Member States that have stood in principled opposition and abstained or voted against the country-specific resolution on the situation of human rights in Myanmar (66/230). My Government is now in the process of transforming our coun…
I take the floor to explain my delegation’s position on resolution 66/6, entitled “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba”.
Since the resolution was first introduced, at the forty-seventh session of the General Assembl…
At the outset, I wish to congratulate the President on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth session. We pledge our full support and cooperation to him in ensuring a fruitful conclusion to the session.
Myanmar associates itself with the statement made this morn…
Allow me to extend our congratulations to Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser on his assumption of the Presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth session. I am confident that with his wide knowledge, experience and diplomatic skills, we will be able to achieve fruitful results in our deliberat…
Allow me, first of all, to express our sincere thanks to the General Assembly and the World Health Organization (WHO) for organizing this important High-level Meeting focused on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
As a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations…
Thirty years ago this month, the world came to realize the scourge of HIV/AIDS. Since then, over 25 million people have perished due to AIDS, and an estimated 33 million people are still living with HIV.
We have a better understanding of HIV/AIDS than we did three decades ago. However, despite the …
My delegation wishes to express our deep appreciation to Member countries that have upheld genuine human rights principles, despite intense external pressure from a handful of countries, either by casting a negative vote or by abstaining. Nevertheless, it is a known fact that the politicization and …
Given the similar impacts felt because of its own social and political system and its own path of development, Myanmar fully sympathizes with the Cuban people and understands the extent of the hardship and suffering caused by the embargo against them, in particular the elderly, women and children. T…
May I, on behalf of the Myanmar delegation and on my own behalf, begin by extending to the President our warm congratulations on his well-deserved election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-fifth session. We are confident that under his wise and able leadership our deliberations…
