Today, at this plenary meeting, we have an opportunity to examine the tenth annual report on the work of the Organization (A/61/1 and Corr.1), submitted by the Secretary- General, Mr. Kofi Annan. Let me join those who have paid tribute to Mr. Annan for his far-sighted vision, his courage, his streng…
Few issues have proved to be as politically sensitive and hard to solve as the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council. We all recall how a good part of the fifty-ninth session was dedicated to discussions, negotiations and deliberations on vari…
As of today, Mongolia is considered a low-prevalence country with, only 21 known cases of HIV/AIDS. We have launched a massive media campaign to make people aware of the increasing threat of HIV/AIDS. Our main tool is radio and television broadcasting. Nowadays, in the era of globalization and rapid…
I have the distinct honour to introduce a draft resolution entitled “Support by the United Nations system of the efforts of Governments to promote and consolidate new or restored democracies” on behalf of the sponsors listed in document A/60/L.53. I would also like to announce that, since the introd…
It is a great privilege and a distinct honour for me to speak here, representing the host country of the fifth International Conference of New or Restored Democracies (ICNRD), held in Ulaanbaatar in 2003. I speak here also in my capacity as current ICNRD Chair.
The global momentum towards democrati…
I have the distinct honour to introduce draft resolution A/60/L.17, entitled “Eight hundred years of Mongolian statehood”, on behalf of the sponsors listed in the document: Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, France, Germany, Greece, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Kaz…
The words of Samuel Huntington in 1993 that the clash of civilizations will dominate global politics and that the fault lines between civilizations will be the battle lines of the future were an ominous forecast of the future. Indeed, 60 years after the end of the Second World War, anti-semitism rem…
Let me begin by congratulating the President of the fifty-ninth session of the General Assembly, His Excellency Mr. Jean Ping, for his tireless efforts in the lead-up to the summit meeting and for his contribution to the elaboration and adoption of the outcome document (resolution 60/1). Mongolia co…
At the outset, I would like to express the sincere condolences of my delegation to the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See on the passing of His Holiness Pope John Paul II, and to the Permanent Mission of the Principality of Monaco on the sad demise of His Serene Highness Prince Rainier III. …
My delegation would like to commend the Secretary-General for his comprehensive reports under agenda items 45 and 55.
Mongolia fully associates itself with the statement made by the representative of Qatar on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. However, I would also like to make some comments from…
Let me begin by expressing my condolences on behalf of the Government and people of Mongolia to the bereaved family and the Palestinian people on the passing away of their father, husband and leader, the late President Yasser Arafat.
My delegation wishes to commend the Secretary- General for his re…
I would like first to thank Sir Emyr Jones Parry, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, for having introduced the report of the Security Council to this body yesterday morning. My delegation fully agrees with the assertion that the work of the Security Council was intensive during the repo…
My delegation welcomes the combined discussion of the two important issues of strengthening the United Nations system and revitalizating the General Assembly, the first agenda items to be debated following the general debate, where the majority of world leaders reaffirmed anew their determination to…
I wish to extend to you, Sir, my delegation’s warmest congratulations on your election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session. I am confident that, under your stewardship, this session will successfully accomplish its mission.
The outgoing year has been a challenging time a…
I have the honour, on behalf of the Government and the people of Mongolia to extend to the winners of the 2003 United Nations prizes in the field of human rights our warm
congratulations and best wishes in their future endeavours for the noble cause of protecting and promoting human rights.
Today,…
My delegation has the honour to introduce, on behalf of its sponsors, draft resolution A/58/L.15, entitled “Support by the United Nations system of the efforts of Governments to promote and consolidate new or restored democracies”.
The draft resolution has been prepared on the basis of a previous r…
It is a distinct honour and privilege for me in my capacity as President of the Fifth International Conference of New or Restored Democracies to report to the present session of the General Assembly on the outcome of the
Conference held from 10 to 12 September this year in the city of Ulaanbaatar. …
My delegation wishes at the outset to associate itself with the statements made yesterday by the representative of Algeria, as Coordinator of the Non-Aligned Movement Working Group on United Nations Reform and Revitalization of the General Assembly, and the representative of Morocco, on behalf of th…
The extent and nature of the developments and challenges in the humanitarian field have become increasingly complex over the past few years. Humanitarian emergencies, exacerbated by protracted and emerging conflicts, epidemics like HIV/AIDS and the frequent occurrence of natural disasters in many pa…
Mongolia has been following closely the discussions on the reform of the United Nations and its institutions. The Open-ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council and Other Matters Related to the Security Council, which wa…
