My delegation profoundly regrets that, after 33 years, the item on the situation in the Middle East remains on the agenda of the General Assembly without a solution in sight.
The situation in the occupied Palestinian territories has further deteriorated and remains volatile. Despite numerous Genera…
On this day when we are commemorating the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People at the United Nations, my delegation would like first of all to reaffirm the continued and unequivocal support of the Government and people of Malaysia for the leadership and people of Palestine and…
Allow me, at the outset, to express once again Malaysia’s appreciation to the Government of Mongolia for hosting the Fifth International Conference of New or Restored Democracies, which was held in Ulaanbaatar last September. We congratulate it for the excellent preparation and conduct of the meetin…
Malaysia is fundamentally opposed to all forms of unilateral economic, commercial and financial sanctions and embargoes. Malaysia therefore joins the rest of the international community in calling, yet again, for an immediate end to the embargo imposed by the United States on Cuba and its people.
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I join others in thanking Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), for his presentation to the General Assembly of the annual report of the Agency for 2002. Allow me also to thank Ambassador Antonio Núñez Garcia-Saúco of Spain, current Chairman of the…
Permit me at the outset to thank Judge Shi Jiuyong, President of the International Court of Justice, for his enlightening introduction of the report of the Court (A/58/4). That comprehensive report contains useful information on the work of the Court and provides us with a better understanding of th…
I should like to focus on agenda item 55, “Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly”. My delegation would like to congratulate Mr. Hunte for the efforts he has made since assuming the presidency to introduce a fresh approach and dynamism to the consideration of this item. The resourcefulne…
My delegation welcomes the decision of the General Assembly to include consideration of this item in the agenda of the current session.
Most conferences and summits are prompted by a desire to discuss important issues of common interest and to explore solutions to problems. We attach great importan…
At the outset, my delegation would like to commend the delegation of Oman for its initiative in raising this important question as an agenda item of the General Assembly. We extend our sincere appreciation in particular to Ambassador Fuad Al-Hinai, Permanent Representative of the Sultanate Oman to t…
I wish to begin by recording our appreciation to the Secretary-General for his report (A/58/333) outlining the progress, as well as the constraints, in meeting the goals of the Declaration and Plan of Action adopted at the special session of the General Assembly on children held in May 2002.
My del…
My delegation commends the Secretary-General for the two comprehensive reports which are before us, namely on progress in implementation and international support for the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) and on causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable dev…
I thank the Secretary- General for his report; the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Kamalesh Sharma, for his comprehensive presentation; and the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET) for the good work it has done. I also congratulate them all.
Timor-Leste is …
On behalf of the Non- Aligned Movement, I wish to express our sincere appreciation to you, Sir, and to the members of the Security Council for convening this open meeting to allow the larger membership of the United Nations to express once again their views on the question of Palestine.
This meetin…
My delegation welcomes this opportunity to consider the report of the Security Council. We join others in thanking Ambassador John Negroponte, President of the Security Council for the month of October, for introducing the annual report of the Council to the fifty-eighth session of the General Assem…
I should like first of all to congratulate Judge Erik Møse on his recent appointment as the new President of the International
Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). I commend Judge Erik Møse and Judge Theodor Meron, the President of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), on the…
My delegation would like to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive reports on the work of the Organization and on implementation of the United Nations Millennium Declaration, as contained in documents A/58/1 and A/58/323, respectively. We also thank him for his statement of 23 September 2…
Sir, may I, as Prime Minister of Malaysia and Chairman of the Non-Aligned Movement, offer my sincere congratulations to the President on his election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-eighth session. I am confident that given his wisdom, experience and diplomatic skill, he will be ab…
Two years ago, we gathered here to commit ourselves to arresting a pandemic that has not spared any country and that has raged like wildfire, fuelled by poverty, ignorance, unsafe sex and drug abuse.
Long before the special session of the General Assembly in 2001, Malaysia had already taken heed of…
My delegation would like at the outset to thank Ambassador Kumalo of South Africa for his comprehensive introductory statement, as well as for his introduction of draft resolution A/57/L.76. The draft resolution reflects the hard work that has gone into, and the progress already achieved in, the Kim…
Since this is the first time I am speaking in the Council as Chair of the Coordinating Bureau of the Non-Aligned Movement, let me congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the Presidency of the Security Council for the month and assure you of our full cooperation. I also wish to pay tribute to yo…
