We mourn today the loss of a great leader in John George Melvin Compton, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, which has left a pall not only over the Government of Saint Lucia but also over the people to whom he has dedicated his life-long work and service.
Governing Saint Lucia for more than a quarter o…
On behalf of my Co-Chair, Minister Sina Damba of Mali, it is my pleasure to present the conclusion of the round table discussion on promoting healthy lives and combating HIV/AIDS.
In the five years since the 2002 special session on children, good progress has been made in reducing child mortality, …
It is a great honour for me to represent my country at the High-Level Dialogue on Interreligious and Intercultural Understanding and Cooperation for Peace. As this is the first time that I address the General Assembly, allow me, Mr. President, to convey to you my warmest congratulations on your well…
On behalf of the Government of the Philippines, we welcome this important conference in preparation for the review of the Monterrey Consensus next year.
The Philippines fully associates itself with the statement made by Pakistan on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
We commend the Secretary-Gene…
I congratulate the Slovak presidency on the convening of this open debate on Timor-Leste. We thank Prime Minister José Ramos- Horta for honouring the Council with his presence today, and we thank him for his comprehensive briefing. We also thank Mr. Atul Khare, Special Representative of the Secretar…
I have the honour to introduce, on behalf of the member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) — Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam — the draft resolution containe…
Like those who spoke before us, the Philippines would have preferred that the resolution on the question of Western Sahara be adopted without a vote, as we did last year. The Philippines abstained, because we would like to
encourage our good friends Algeria and Morocco to exert extra efforts to fin…
I have the honour to introduce the draft resolution contained in document A/61/L.13, entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations”, sponsored by the 10 States members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), namely Brunei Darussalam, C…
My delegation expresses its appreciation to you, Madam President, and commends you for convening the General Assembly today to highlight once again the issue of HIV/AIDS. This initiative is very appropriate and timely as the United Nations moves closer to the half- way mark of its targets on the Mil…
The rise of a number of initiatives on interfaith, intercultural and intercivilizational dialogue and cooperation, evidenced by several international, interregional, regional and national events, represents growing global interest in the sustained implementation of the Declaration and Programme of A…
On behalf of the two main sponsors, Pakistan and the Philippines, and the other sponsors, I have the honour to introduce draft resolution A/61/L.60, entitled “High-level Dialogue on Interreligious and Intercultural Understanding and Cooperation for Peace”, which is now before the Assembly.
Before p…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), namely, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam. ASEAN aligns itself with the…
It gives me great pleasure, Madam, to extend to you the felicitations of my Government and our people, and my own congratulations, on your well-deserved election to the presidency of the General Assembly. My delegation stands ready to extend to you its fullest cooperation, not only as a member of yo…
I should like to begin by congratulating Ms. Al-Khalifa on her election as President of the General Assembly.
My delegation associates itself with the statement made by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of South Africa on behalf of the Group of 77 and China regarding the Group’s position on the midt…
I congratulate the Ghanaian presidency, which is in the midst of its successful leadership of the Council. We welcome His Excellency José Luis Guterres, and congratulate him on his new role as Foreign Minister of Timor-Leste. We thank him for his important statement this morning. We also thank Speci…
My delegation thanks the Danish presidency for having convened this public meeting on Timor-Leste. This meeting could not be more timely or important, particularly as the assistance of the international community to Timor- Leste, on both a bilateral and a multilateral basis, is
becoming more critic…
The Philippines is pleased to be part of this global assembly to review the progress achieved in realizing the targets set out in the 2001 Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS (resolution S-26/2, annex) and to ensure the continuing engagement of world leaders in a comprehensive response to HIV and …
The Philippines has more than 8 million Filipinos overseas, representing 10 per cent of our population. Those are 8 million reasons for me to stand before the General Assembly today to support the convening of this High-level Dialogue.
International migration, in the form in which it is happening t…
My delegation thanks the British presidency for convening this meeting to discuss the successful transition process in Sierra Leone. We also thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Daudi Ngelautwa Mwakawago, for his comprehensive briefing.
As the chapter of the United Nations…
My delegation joins others in thanking Under-Secretary-General Jan Egeland for his comprehensive briefing today.
Africa is facing huge political and humanitarian challenges. Continuing conflict in Africa has caused immense suffering. Civilians are often the main targets in conflict situations and h…
