At the outset, let me thank you, Mr. President, and also the Secretary-
General for the progress report that we have before us on the implementation of the recommendations contained in the report of the Secretary-General. This, together with the report of the Open-ended Ad Hoc Working Group on the …
Yesterday, we commemorated the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people. It is only befitting that we started our debate to coincide with this occasion. It was a day of reflection and resolve — reflection, because it has been 54 years that the Palestinian people have remained depr…
For the past decade we have been discussing the consequences of the indiscriminate use of landmines, which continue to haunt the civilian population in various parts of the world. It is alarming to note that over 60 developing countries — including Afghanistan, Angola, Ethiopia, Burundi, Somalia and…
We compliment the Secretary-General on his “Road map towards the implementation of the United Nations Millennium Declaration”. Last year our leaders assembled here and adopted the historic Millennium Declaration, reaffirming their faith in the United Nations and its Charter as indispensable foundati…
We are thankful to the Secretary-General for his report on cooperation between the United Nations and all relevant partners, in particular the private sector.
We would like to associate ourselves with the statement made by the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
Althou…
I take this opportunity to congratulate Mr. Han Seung-soo on his election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-sixth session. We are confident that with his able guidance and diplomatic skills he will steer the work of the General Assembly to a successful conclusion. We also appreciate …
At the outset, I would like to extend our warm felicitations to Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei on his reappointment as Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). We also appreciate the excellent work that the Agency has been doing under his able leadership in the promotion of the peac…
Let me begin by expressing our appreciation to my good friend, Ambassador Richard Ryan, the Permanent Representative of Ireland and current President of the Security Council, for introducing the annual report of the Security Council to the General Assembly.
We are considering the report of the Secu…
Only a year ago our leaders assembled in this great city, the capital of the world, to reaffirm their faith in the ideals of the United Nations and to pledge to work together for a better world, a more peaceful and a more just world. They renewed their commitment to the timeless and universal purpos…
This year, as we address ourselves to the Secretary-General’s annual report, we should be performing more than just a ritual. It is a different year that we look at in retrospect. The Millennium year, the first of the twenty-first century, as it will be remembered in history, started with a renewed …
Since I am addressing the General Assembly at this session for the first time since the horrendous tragedy that struck both this great city of New York and Washington, I would like to avail myself of this opportunity to express our profound sympathy and condolences to the Government and the people o…
It is really good to see you, Sir, presiding over this chief deliberative organ of the United Nations, which, it seems, in the true spirit of the Millennium Declaration, is seeking to assert its authority by moving in recent months like a homeless person from room to room and finally taking shelter …
At the outset, I must say that my delegation, like many other delegations, attaches great importance to the success of this special session. We are committed to its success, and we want to work together for its success.
We are indeed disappointed that we have begun in the first place to consider an item that was not on our agenda. As is clearly evident, the Journal does not show it, and we had to spend three hours discussing it. We could not even benefit from the legal advice. I do not know what the legal departmen…
We are happy that the Assembly is today adopting a number of draft resolutions and decisions that were so painstakingly finalized in the Fifth Committee, including the one just adopted.
I am taking the floor to point out that the resolution just adopted, as well as many others that we seek to adopt…
My delegation had not intended to take the floor following the adoption of the resolution and the Protocol, but, in the light of the extensive interventions that have been made, we feel obliged to state our position as well. In that context, we would like to make the following points.
First, this w…
Pakistan shares the concern of the international community over the reported decision by the Afghan Government to destroy some historic artefacts in Afghanistan. We attach great importance to the preservation of the world’s archaeological, historical, cultural and religious heritage. We have joined …
I would like to begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. We are very happy to see you presiding over this debate today and to give non-members of the Council an opportunity to share our views.
Although the debate that you have convene…
I will speak on behalf of Ambassador Shamshad Ahmad, who had to leave for Pakistan on official business. He would have wanted to make these remarks himself, in view of his deep involvement with issues related to peacekeeping, and in particular the topic before the Council today.
We would like to be…
I would like to draw the attention of the Assembly to page 9 of document A/55/582/Add.1. In operative paragraph 2 of draft resolution I, the word “review” should be replaced by the word “Summit”. The amended paragraph would
read “also decides to call the Summit the World Summit on Sustainable Devel…
