We join previous speakers in congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We thank other delegations for their words of welcome to the new members of the Council, including the Philippines.
In addition, we thank you, Mr. President, for conven…
It is an honour to address the General Assembly on the fifty-fifth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a landmark instrument that ushered in the universal recognition of fundamental human rights. The Philippines stands in solidarity with the international community on this occa…
Allow me to begin by quoting the Secretary-General from his report on the culture of peace to the General Assembly at its fifty- third session, in which he stated that
“The transition from the culture of war to a culture of peace, initially taken up as a priority by UNESCO, has now been taken up by…
The agenda item before us has always been of special importance to the
Philippines, not only because it was the first country to organize and host the International Conference of New or Restored Democracies, but, more importantly, because it recognizes that a lack of external support for the new an…
First of all, I would like to express my satisfaction at being able to attend this particular meeting of the General Assembly to deliberate on the adoption of the draft United Nations Convention against Corruption.
It is widely recognized that corruption is a universal phenomenon and that it knows …
As the Chairman of the Sixth Committee I wish to say that, with the consent of the Bureau and the members of the Committee, we suspended our morning meeting to hear the important report of the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
The Philippine delegation expresses its appreciation to Judge Shi Ji…
The Philippines stands in solidarity with the views of the Group of 77 and of the Non- Aligned Movement on the cluster of four important agenda items relating to United Nations reform.
My delegation is pleased to note that the Office of the President of the General Assembly has demonstrated renewed…
We would have liked to speak at greater length on the two related agenda items — the reform of the Security Council and the report of the Security Council — but in view of the limited time, at our disposal, we refer members to the distributed text of our statement for our views on specific issues ad…
Allow me at the outset to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive update on the progress made in the implementation of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD). My delegation associates itself with the statement of Morocco on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
The Philippine…
I would like to congratulate you, Sir, and the United States delegation, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. My delegation would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his latest report (S/2003/944) on the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor…
I would like to congratulate the presidency of the United Kingdom for bringing to the forefront of the agenda of the Security Council the important issue of the rule of law in the maintenance of international peace and security. This issue represents one of the most important spokes in the hub of th…
I am honoured to address this meeting of Member States of the United Nations as we strengthen our resolve to take action against the scourge of HIV/AIDS.
Fortunately, the Philippines has so far succeeded in keeping the country’s HIV prevalence low. At present, there are an estimated 10,000 cases of…
We congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month, and we commend the Russian presidency for its excellent stewardship of the Council last month.
We also wish to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important meeting at a time when signifi…
I have the honour to introduce, for the consideration of the General Assembly, draft resolution A/57/L.67, entitled “Follow-up to the outcome of the twenty-sixth special session: implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS”.
The draft resolution before us welcomes the report of the …
My delegation regrets the fact that consensus was not reached on draft resolution A/57/L.23/Rev.1, which we have just adopted. We had strongly hoped for a consensus resolution because of the importance that my delegation and my Government attach to cooperation between the United Nations and regional…
On behalf of the sponsors, I have the honour to introduce the draft resolution entitled “International Year of Rice, 2004”, contained in document A/57/L.58/Rev.1. At this point, however, I wish to point out a typographical omission in the title of the draft resolution. In that regard, the year “2004…
For many centuries the oceans have represented greatness and the virtues of strength. The breadth and depth of the oceans, both in terms of dimensions and resources, and their impact on human life and existence, overwhelm the imagination. The oceans cover almost 75 per cent of the surface of the Ear…
At the outset, permit me to commend the initiative of the President of the General Assembly in convening the recent panel discussion on Afghanistan, which enabled us to gain a comprehensive overview of the situation in that country.
A year ago, the historic meeting in Bonn paved the way for the est…
I am honoured to speak before the Assembly on this important agenda item dealing with social development. Since it is my first time addressing this body, allow me to congratulate Mr. Jan Kavan on his election to the presidency of the fifty-seventh session of the General Assembly.
Today we pay tribu…
At the outset, I wish to emphasize the great importance that my delegation attaches to this agenda item. In that regard, I wish to reaffirm my Government’s commitment to addressing the problem of HIV/AIDS in all its aspects at the
national, regional and international levels. My delegation also wish…
