I would like to begin by expressing my delegation’s gratitude to the Secretary-General for his comprehensive and lucid report on support by the United Nations system of the efforts of Governments to promote and consolidate new or restored democracies (A/55/489), and for his later
report (A/55/520) …
The United Nations and its Charter remain the keystone for world peace, prosperity and justice. The purposes and principles of the United Nations have proved to be universal and timeless. An honest effort to reform the United Nations should be one of the most important goals of its membership in the…
History has shown that dominance, rather than dialogue, has characterized relations between civilizations. Civilizations have been prone to rise at the expense of other civilizations. If this is a dictate of history, it is one that we must resist. And here in the United Nations, where civilizations …
At the outset, my delegation expresses its thanks to the Secretary- General for the report prepared for the Assembly’s consideration of this agenda item on the implementation of the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s, including measures and recommendations agreed up…
Nuclear power holds the promise of safe and affordable energy, as well as improved agricultural productivity, safer foods and drinking water, and better human health for the continued growth and progress of our globalized world. At the same time, nuclear power still bears the potential for massive t…
In late June of this year, we held a special session of the General Assembly dedicated entirely to the review of the commitments we made during the World Social Summit five years ago and of our subsequent actions to fulfil those commitments. Allow me at the outset to thank the Government of Switzerl…
Our growing populations and our ever-shrinking world have meant added burdens on our seas and oceans. Our seas remain an important source of sustenance and resources. Trade and commerce, the lifeblood of our globalized world, flow through our oceans at an increasing rate. Changes in the weather and …
First of all, the Philippine delegation would like to thank Ambassador Martin Andjaba of Namibia for his lucid presentation of the report of the Security Council to the General Assembly at this session. The Philippine delegation also extends its congratulations to the delegations of Colombia, Irelan…
In order to be of help to the Assembly, the Philippines is withdrawing from the election. I would like to thank those who supported us by voting for the Philippines.
I wish to thank the Secretary-General for his statement and for presenting us with his annual report on the work of the Organization.
The debate on what the international community should collectively do to address the concerns and issues before us comes at an opportune time, when our heads of Stat…
I should like at the outset to state that the Philippines supports the Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace adopted during the fifty-third session. The Philippines actively participated in the deliberations in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization …
The twentieth century was one of great trials and great achievements. The new century will be what we make of it. Whatever has been won in the name of peace, the hunting season in history is not quite over. Tension between nations has not disappeared. Ethnic strife, religious extremism, economic ine…
First of all, my delegation would like to associate itself with the statement made by the representative of Guyana speaking on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. My delegation has noted that the level of resources for the biennium 2000-2001, which we have just approved, is lower than the amount pr…
If the Security Council is to remain relevant and effective in addressing international challenges, its capacity to meet them must be enhanced in accordance with present-day realities. It is for this reason that the issue of the reform of the Security Council has been our common interest and remains…
Sometimes left unmentioned in discussing today's globalized, wired and interconnected post-cold-war world is the wave of democratization that in the past decade has helped make sure that freedom rings in more countries than at any other time in history. If this is a sign that democracy and freedom, …
Just briefly, I would like to refer briefly to some comments made just recently. The Philippines is a claimant to certain islands and features in the South China Sea. I will not burden this body with the clear basis of our claim. I will just say that the Philippines, contrary to what may have been s…
I must begin by expressing our appreciation to the Secretary-General for his two reports under this agenda item. These reports give all of us a good sense of how things stand on the oceans and the law of the sea and of the choices we have to make for the future. They also represent the increasing im…
There was a time when my country was considered by the United Nations a mine-affected country. But realizing the overwhelming humanitarian imperative against the use of landmines rather early on, the Philippines abandoned their use.
This was a conscious decision, based on humanitarian consideration…
Much has happened and much has been done since we first considered this agenda item at our previous session. United Nations agencies, Governments, the private sector and other members of civil society have come together and focused their creative energies, time and resources on the meaningful realiz…
I wish to thank the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, for his statement and for his report contained in document A/54/1, which provide us with a comprehensive overview of the work of the United Nations. The report reflects the increasingly multifaceted tasks which we Member States have entrusted to…
