At the outset, the Philippines congratulates you, Mr. President, on Viet
Nam’s successful leadership of the Council, an undoubted testament to its fidelity to the legacy of last year’s successful presidency, and thanks you for convening this important meeting to discuss the situation in Timor-Leste…
The Philippines aligns itself with the statement by the representative of the Sudan on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. However, there are some elements that we wish to
stress. Let me start with agenda items relating to the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD).
The story of Africa’…
I wish to express my delegation’s appreciation to Mr. Treki for organizing the commemoration of the fifteenth anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development, a conference that produced a Programme of Action (see A/CONF.171/13/Rev.1) encompassing a broad range of cross-cutt…
Allow me to warmly congratulate Mr. Ali Abdussalam Treki on his well-deserved election to preside over the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session. I assure him of the full cooperation of the Philippines as he discharges the duties of his high office.
We are gathered here today, in this parlia…
Allow me to convey once more, Sir, the Philippines’ congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of our General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session. I am confident that with your gifts of understanding and wisdom and the wealth of your experience in multilateral diplomacy, you would breathe…
I am honoured to take the floor to put on record my delegation’s commendation to the Secretary-General for the achievements of our Organization, which His Excellency Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon summed up in the report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization, contained in document …
Let me begin by expressing the Philippines’ solidarity with Mexico, its Government and its people as they face a new crisis that could affect the world.
The Philippines is grateful for this opportunity to address the Security Council following the issuance of the annual report of the Secretary-Gene…
At the outset, the Philippines wishes to thank Japan, which holds the presidency of the Security Council for the month of February 2009, for convening this open debate on Timor-Leste, and commends it for taking the lead on Timor-Leste in the Council. We welcome the presence here today of President J…
I would like to begin by thanking the President for convening this plenary meeting for a joint debate on agenda item 9, on the report of the Security Council, and agenda item 111, on Security Council reform. As to the latter, the Philippines commends and salutes the President for his special interes…
Pursuant to this discussion, I would like to lodge a parliamentary inquiry. Whether this meeting is the first or the second, I am not even sure. But the fact of the matter remains that, under the rules, when there is an inadequate number of candidates who have obtained absolute majorities in the vot…
As this is the first time that I take the floor during the current session, allow me to convey my warmest felicitations to the President on his well-deserved election. I convey the same sentiments to the Vice-Presidents, whose role the President has made visible through effective teamwork and the sh…
First of all, the Philippines commends and congratulates you, Mr. President, and the Security Council for conducting this open debate on the issue of women and peace and
security. The Philippines also commends the Secretary- General for the preparation of the background report on this subject, cont…
The Philippines welcomes the report introduced by the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and recognizes the importance of the Agency. At the same time, the Philippines agrees with the Director General’s assessment that the Agency is at a crossroads. Since it was founde…
Since I am speaking for the first time at the sixty-third session, I begin by congratulating the President on his truly well-deserved election by acclamation. With the theme of his stewardship clearly defined in his address at the opening of the session on 16 September, the Philippines is confident …
At the outset, my delegation commends the President for organizing these activities relating to the subject of the responsibility to protect (R2P), which are ending with this open debate on the report (A/63/677) of the Secretary-General on implementing the responsibility to protect. My delegation wo…
The Philippines expresses its solidarity with the statements delivered by the representatives of Antigua and Barbuda and of Thailand on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, respectively. Nonetheless, the Philippines wishes to dwell on some points.
The …
I requested the floor, Mr. President, in order to add the voice of my delegation to the chorus of commendations articulated by my colleagues in acknowledging the exemplary leadership you have provided during the sixty-third session of the General Assembly.
The outcomes of the various activities you…
I take the floor to remark on a personal and collective privilege. In his acceptance speech upon his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-second session on 24 May 2007, Mr. Srgjan Kerim pledged his conscience, his compassion and his capabilities and gave us a glimpse of the out…
The full text of my statement will be circulated among members. Given the time constraints, I shall abbreviate some portions of it.
The Philippines welcomes this opportunity to speak before the General Assembly on the review of the progress made in the implementation of the United Nations Global Co…
At the outset, the Philippines wishes to do three things. First, we would like to thank you, Mr. President, for holding this meeting to discuss the latest report of the Secretary- General on Timor-Leste (S/2008/501) and, at the same time, to congratulate the Belgian presidency on its very able stewa…
