I have the sad privilege today, on behalf of the African Group, of conveying to the friendly delegation, Government and people of Nauru our condolences on the loss of the President of the Republic of Nauru. It is clearly a heavy burden in such circumstances to express to our friends in Nauru the ext…
Mr. President, on behalf of the delegation of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, I would like to congratulate you on your election to the Presidency of the fifty- seventh session of the General Assembly. We are confident that your experience and wisdom, already well-proven, will ensure the success …
Once again, an open meeting of the Security Council has been convened to deal with the situation resulting from Israel’s reoccupation of Palestinian territories under the control of the Palestinian Authority, in blatant violation of the agreements it has signed with the Palestinian Authority and wit…
I am delighted to be able to congratulate you, Sir, on behalf of the delegation of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, on your election to the presidency of the fifty-sixth session of the General Assembly. We are certain that your experience and wisdom will indeed guarantee success at this session.
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I should like at the outset, until a more authoritative voice can do so, to congratulate Mr. Han on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-sixth session and to assure him of the full cooperation of the delegation of Mauritania.
I should also like to express to the peopl…
We have gathered here today to consider the question of Palestine under agenda item 41.
More than three hundred martyrs have already fallen, and thousands have been wounded, in the wake of the escalation of violence in the occupied Palestinian territories.
Reports carried by the international medi…
Before I make my statement, I wish, on behalf of African delegations, to extend our condolences to the sister delegations of Angola and Singapore in connection with the tragic plane accidents that claimed so many lives, and ask them to convey our condolences to the families of the victims.
I wish t…
On behalf of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, I should like to congratulate Mr. Harri Holkeri on his election to the presidency of the fifty- fifth session of the General Assembly. We are confident that his personal qualities and his extensive political and diplomatic experience are an excellent
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I am particularly pleased and honoured to address you, on behalf of the President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Mr. Maaouya Ould Sid’Ahmed Taya, on the occasion of the Millennium Summit organized under the topic of the role of the United Nations in the twenty-first century. I would like at …
The Islamic Republic of Mauritania pursues a foreign policy based on firm foundations: good neighbourliness, peaceful coexistence and the strengthening of cooperation
My country is following the situation in the Middle East closely and attentively. In this regard, while reaffirming anew our full su…
At the outset, I wish, on behalf of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, to congratulate His Excellency Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-fourth session. I am convinced that his experience and his wisdom will enable him to guide the work of th…
On this fiftieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and of the conference that
After so many years, this celebration today provides a unique opportunity for the United Nations and its Members to increase efforts to promote awareness of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights…
I have the pleasure of introducing the draft resolution entitled “Assistance for humanitarian relief and the economic and social rehabilitation of Somalia” (A/53/L.31).
I would first like to inform the General Assembly that in addition to the countries listed in document A/53/L.31, the following co…
Allow me first of all, on behalf of my country’s delegation, to convey to Mr. Opertti my warm congratulations on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-third session. I am convinced that his wisdom and experience will ensure that we are successful in our work. I wish als…
Allow me first to convey to you, Sir, my thanks for holding this plenary meeting, which offers to the members of the international community, without distinction, the opportunity to exchange views on an important question which concerns all and greatly disturbs many people, and that is the issue whi…
As this is the first time that I have spoken to the General Assembly at its fifty-second session, I should like to express my satisfaction at seeing Mr. Hennadiy Udovenko presiding over our work. Given his experience and personal qualities, we are sure that, under his guidance, we will achieve posit…
At the outset, I would like to say how pleased we are to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the fifty-second session of the United Nations General Assembly. We are convinced that your great experience and wisdom will promote the success of this session. I can assure you o…
I should like to convey to the President, on behalf of my delegation, my warm congratulations on his election to the presidency of the fifty-first session of the General Assembly. We are convinced that his personal qualities, experience and great skill are our best guarantee for the success of this …
I wish first to thank the United Nations for having resumed the fiftieth session of the General Assembly to consider the question of public administration and development, a subject of great concern to our Organization, since administration and development are closely linked to the lives of people.
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One year before the mid-term review of the implementation of the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s, our continent continues to face untold problems that hamper its economic growth. The hopes raised by that commitment by the international community to the recovery o…
