Like other delegations before me, Madam President, I would like to thank you for convening these meetings and the Secretary-General for his report (A/61/836). My delegation would also like to associate itself with the statement made by the representative of Pakistan on behalf of the Non-Aligned Move…
On behalf of the Group of Asian States, I wish to extend our deep respect to the Government and the people of Turkmenistan on the sad occasion of the passing of His Excellency Mr. Saparmurat Niyazov, President of Turkmenistan.
The late President Niyazov will be remembered by his people for his lead…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the States members of the Asian Group on this special occasion to pay tribute to the Secretary- General and to administer the oath of office to the Secretary-General-designate of the United Nations.
It was 10 years ago that Mr. Kofi Annan was first sworn in a…
My delegation is pleased to participate in this joint debate on agenda items 9 and 111. We join others in thanking Ambassador Nassir Al-Nasser, Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar and President of the Security Council for the month of December, for his presentation of the annual report of…
Let me begin by associating myself with the statement delivered by the representative of Cuba on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement and the Permanent Representative of Senegal, in his capacity as Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. My delega…
On behalf of the States members of the Asian Group, I am pleased to extend our heartfelt congratulations to the United Nations Children’s Fund on the commemoration of its sixtieth anniversary.
Asia has always had strong and abiding relations with UNICEF. In the 1950s, when many of us had newly achi…
Let me begin by associating myself with the statement delivered by the representative of Cuba on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement and with the statement to be delivered by Azerbaijan on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC).
My delegation endorses the statement delivered by t…
My delegation is encouraged by the efforts of various United Nations bodies, under the coordination of UNESCO, to promote a culture of peace.
The decade 2001-2010 was designated as the International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non- Violence for the Children of the World. As we approach the en…
I join others in thanking Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), for his presentation of the Agency’s annual report for 2005.
It was a year of notable success for the Agency in its efforts to ensure that the benefits of nuclear technology were shar…
First, I wish to congratulate Ms. Haya Rasheed Al-Khalifa and the State of Bahrain on her election as the President of the General Assembly at its sixty-first session. As an Asian, a Muslim and the current Chairman of the Summit Conference of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, I welcome her…
The report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization (A/61/1 and Corr.1) that is before us illustrates the challenges and tasks facing this Organization.
As outlined by its Charter, the main purpose of the Organization is the maintenance of international peace and security. By and la…
I am grateful for the convening of this important High-level Meeting, held pursuant to resolution 60/228, and for the introductory statement made by the President. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his statement and for his useful report (A/61/173).
The Secretary-General’s report…
My delegation joins others in congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We also wish to pay tribute to your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of France, for his stewardship of the Council last month.
I wish to thank you and members…
My delegation is pleased to participate in this joint debate on agenda items 9 and 122.
I wish to express my sincere appreciation to the President of the Security Council for the month of November, Ambassador Marty Natalegawa of Indonesia, for presenting to the General Assembly the annual report of…
It is with great pleasure, Sir, that we see you chairing our deliberations today. It has been exactly three months since we last met in the Open-ended Working Group on Security Council reform on this same agenda item. Although we had a fruitful exchange in that forum, we do not believe that there ha…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
The Non-Aligned Movement believes that the Palestinian question, including East Jerusalem, continues to have fundamental importance for peace and security in the Middle East and in the world at large. The Movement remains committed t…
It was not long ago that Timor-Leste gained its independence, with the assistance of the United Nations. With the continuing active involvement of the United Nations and the determination of its leaders and people, that young nation was acclaimed as a success story in United Nations peacebuilding an…
In Malaysia, we are very conscious of the devastation that the unchecked spread of HIV can cause to our people. In 2005 alone, 6,120 HIV-positive cases were detected, giving rise to a rate of 17 new infections per day. Although injecting drug use remained a major mode of spread of the virus, recent …
I offer my sincere congratulations to you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month, and to the Permanent Representative of China for his stewardship of the Council last month. I would also like to acknowledge the presence in the Chamber of His Excellency Mr. …
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
At the outset, let me congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption to the presidency of the Security Council for the month of April 2006. We are fully confident that you will successfully guide the important work of the Council, as you …
