I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS). We would like to add our voice to that of the Chairman of the Group of 77 and China.
We commend to the General Assembly draft resolution A/59/L.63, endorsing the outcomes of the Mauritius International Meeting, nam…
The Group of African States takes note of the draft resolution introduced by Brazil, Germany, India and Japan.
Past and current debates on the reform of the Security Council have clearly shown that there is a widely shared view on several important points. Among them is the fact that the Council sh…
My delegation appreciates the opportunity to participate in the High- level Dialogue on Financing for Development. This meeting is timely as we head towards the September 2005 High-level Plenary Meeting. We are hopeful that this High-level Dialogue will provide critical input for decisive action by …
My delegation associates itself with the statements made by the Chairperson of the Non-Aligned Movement, the Chairperson of the Group of 77 and China, the Chairperson of the African Group for the month, and the Vice-Chairperson of the Alliance of Small Island States.
We appreciate the opportunity o…
On behalf of the Government and the people of the Republic of Mauritius, let me once again express our deep condolences to the families of the victims and to the peoples of those States that have suffered a huge loss of life and social and economic damage as a result of the earthquake and tsunami th…
On behalf of the States members of the Southern African Development Community — Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, my own country Mauritius and the candidate country Madagascar — I have th…
Mr. President, I bring you the greetings and the best wishes of the Government and people of Mauritius. It is also a matter of pride and honour to see you preside over this premier world institution. That honour is not only recognition of the contribution of your country, Gabon, in world affairs but…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the 44 members of the Alliance of Small Island States. We would like to associate ourselves fully with the statement delivered earlier by Morocco on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
The Alliance of Small Island States would like to thank the coordinators …
Allow me first to thank the Secretary-General, His Excellency Mr. Kofi Annan, for his very inspiring address this morning on the need for the international community to deal effectively with the scourge of corruption, and also for his continued support in that regard. I would also like to express to…
We thank the Secretary- General for his first consolidated report (A/58/254) on progress in the implementation and international support for the New Partnership for Africa’s
Development (NEPAD). The report clearly outlines the progress in the implementation of NEPAD, as well as the challenges and c…
Allow me at the outset to express my gratitude for the honour and privilege of addressing this gathering on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Mauritius. When heads of State or Government adopted the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS (resolution S-26/2, annex), in June 2001, a major ste…
Mr. President, you have asked us to speak on behalf of the African Group. But due to the late notification, it has not been possible for us to coordinate the statement that I am going to make. Principally, I will be making a statement in my national capacity, although I am sure that many of the view…
We would, first of all, like to thank the Secretary-General for his statement this morning, and I would like to say that we agree with his statement.
In the statement that I made during the public meeting of 19 February 2003, I pointed out that resolution 1441 (2002), adopted unanimously by the Sec…
First of all, let me thank you, Mr. President, for convening this wrap-up meeting and for giving us, the departing members of the Security Council, the opportunity to share our views on the work of the Council over the past 12 months. This exercise will certainly be beneficial for the Council’s futu…
Let me first express my delegation’s joy in seeing you, Madam Minister, preside over our deliberations today. Your presence is a testimony to the importance which you and your country attach to the Security Council and my delegation wishes to pay tribute to your very able team, led by the distinguis…
We, too, welcome Deputy President Zuma to this Chamber today and thank him for coming all the way to New York to brief us on the Burundi peace process. At the same time, we also welcome the new Permanent Representative of France.
My delegation would like to congratulate the Government of South Afri…
First of all, let me extend to you, Sir, my very warm congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. This is an excellent manner for Colombia to be exiting the Council.
I should like also to express my very warm gratitude to Ambassador Wang Yingfan and …
Like other delegations, let me thank you, Sir, for convening this open meeting today on Bougainville. I also thank Under-Secretary- General Sir Kieran Prendergast, for his useful and comprehensive briefing on developments in the Bougainville peace process.
We commend the authorities and the people …
It gives me great pleasure to participate in this meeting of the General Assembly on agenda item 22, relating to cooperation between the United Nations and regional and other organizations. My delegation attaches great importance to this item, as it is one of the many ways through which the United N…
My delegation, like others, also extends a warm welcome to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ambassador Kamalesh Sharma, and thanks him for his informative briefing in introducing the report of the Secretary- General on the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET)…
