My delegation participated in the Security Council meeting on 15 December 1995, when the Council decided to endorse the implementation of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, or the Dayton Peace Agreement. We are happy to note that tangible progress has been made in t…
My delegation thanks Judge Laïty Kama, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in Rwanda, for the Tribunal’s first annual report, as contained in document A/51/39…
My delegation wishes to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive and useful reports, contained in documents A/51/383, A/51/404 and A/51/645, pertaining to the law of the sea. As mentioned in document A/51/645, since the entry into force of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea…
It is indeed regrettable that because of the climate of tension and the unstable security situation engulfing the region, the Middle East — or West Asia — has remained an area that has not fully benefited from the developmental process enjoyed by many other regions of the world. Coming after a serie…
Let me begin by conveying my deep appreciation to the President of the Security Council, Ambassador Nugroho Wisnumurti of Indonesia, for his statement introducing the report of the Security Council (A/51/2). This debate, and those that the General Assembly has held in the past on reports of the Coun…
My delegation joins with other delegations in expressing profound sadness and condolences to Honduras in the wake of the tragedy that has struck that country and its people.
Let me now congratulate the President of the fiftieth session of the General Assembly, Mr. Diogo Freitas do Amaral, in his ca…
Malaysia joins other delegations in expressing its appreciation for the efforts that have been and are being undertaken by the United Nations and its agencies towards providing humanitarian and disaster relief assistance, including special economic assistance. My delegation also shares the views tha…
At the outset, my delegation wishes to express its profound appreciation to the President of the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, Mr. Antonio Cassese, for the comprehensive third annual report of the Tribunal submitted to the Assembly (A/51/292). My delegation also wishes to express…
The issue for the General Assembly to reflect on as it considers agenda item 27 is whether a State is permitted under international law to take punitive unilateral trade measures or use undemocratic means to induce political and social reforms in another State. The Assembly is again invited to ponde…
In recent years, the General Assembly, through the Open-ended Working Group, has worked with renewed intensity towards a Security Council restructured both in form and content. The challenge of change must be met, even if a comprehensive solution has not so far been found. This session is critical i…
The Malaysian delegation wishes to thank the Secretary-General for his report, entitled “Implementation of the Outcome of the World Summit for Social Development” (A/51/348). The report provides an important and useful framework for our deliberations in this Assembly. My delegation also wishes to as…
The Malaysian delegation would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report on the work of the Organization, contained in document A/51/1. As the report is a long and comprehensive one, I do not intend to make an extensive and elaborate commentary, but merely to touch on a few salient points.
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Allow me, Sir, to express my delegation’s congratulations to you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of October. Your diplomatic skill and wisdom will no doubt ensure the successful conclusion of the deliberations of the Council. I should like also to extend my…
I am happy to acknowledge a Malaysian as the President of the General Assembly, a first for Malaysia. We are thankful to all Member States for their support, especially the members of the Asian Group, which endorsed Malaysia’s candidature early.
This time last year, there was much celebration as th…
Despite the exclusivity of the membership of the Conference on Disarmament, which Malaysia strongly protests, Malaysia views the Conference as the competent multilateral negotiating forum on disarmament matters.
Accordingly, we had expected that the Conference on Disarmament would have endeavoured …
My delegation welcomes your initiative, Sir, in convening this formal meeting of the Council to discuss the issue of demining in the context of
Alarming as these statistics are, they do not tell the entire tragic story. They do not tell us in graphic detail of the horrendous injuries and deaths min…
By convening this resumed session, the General Assembly has asserted its responsibility as enshrined in the Charter, especially given the inability of the Security Council to address what is clearly a development which threatens international peace and security.
Yesterday, the Lebanese President in…
My delegation would like to express its appreciation to you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting on the situation in Lebanon.
We note that the Permanent Representative of Lebanon, as reflected in document S/1996/280, requested that the Council convene an urgent meeting on the afternoon of Sun…
I am honoured to have this opportunity to share with the Assembly Malaysia’s perception of, and position on, public administration and its relevance to the development process. Indeed, the experience of Malaysia bears witness to the successes that can be achieved by public-administration interventio…
I would like to express my delegation’s congratulations to you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of April. Your diplomatic skills and wisdom will no doubt ensure a successful conclusion to the deliberations of the Council.
I would also like to record my delegat…