On behalf of the Government and the people of Papua New Guinea, I congratulate the President of the General Assembly at its seventieth session on his election. We also pay tribute to his predecessor, His Excellency Mr. Sam Kutesa, Foreign Minister of Uganda, for his able leadership as President of t…
Papua New Guinea welcomes the adoption of the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals and acknowledges the collective efforts of all stakeholders to chart this transformative, universal development road map, which will ensure that the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (resolution 70/1) leaves …
Two days ago, Papua New Guinea assumed the Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum and, as my first assignment here in this context, I have the honour to introduce, on behalf of the members of the Pacific Islands Forum, draft resolution A/69/L.90, entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the …
Papua New Guinea supports the position to be advanced by Tonga and Maldives, as Chairs, on behalf of the Pacific small island developing States and the Alliance of Small Island States.
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for ably steering the work of the Security Council this month. We commend New …
We thank your delegation, Mr. President, for convening this important open debate on the topic “Maintenance of international peace and security: Reflect on history, reaffirm the strong commitment to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations”.
As we celebrate the seventieth an…
I would make this brief statement in relation to my delegation’s position on draft resolution IV, with regard to the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
As part of the outcome of the World Summit in 2005, we all agreed to the establishment of the Human Rights Council. We cont…
I would like to thank the President for convening this timely meeting.
We fully support the statement delivered by Her Excellency Ambassador Menissa Rambally, Permanent Representative of Saint Lucia, on behalf of the L.69 Group of countries (see A/69/PV.49), which essentially supports the position …
Let me thank you, Sir, for convening and presiding over this meeting at a moment when we mark the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Programme of Action. We pledge to work with all stakeholders to ensure that we do not regress a…
Allow me, on behalf of the Government of Papua New Guinea, to congratulate Mr. Sam Kutesa on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session. Papua New Guinea supports his leadership as we work with him on the ambitious theme of “Delivering on and implementing a transfor…
On behalf of the Pacific small island developing States and on my own delegation’s behalf, I wish to present our position on the report of the Second Committee contained in document A/68/438/Add.2, submitted under sub-item (b) of agenda item 19, entitled “Follow-up to and implementation of the Mauri…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the following countries: the Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and my own country, Papua New Guinea.
We note that the President, in his statements…
I am honoured to deliver this statement on behalf of Prime Minister Peter O’Neill and the people of Papua New Guinea. I also wish to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly. We welcome your overarching theme of “The post-2015 development agenda: setting the stage…
Thank you, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to make a short statement on the draft resolution on the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (A/67/L.77). Papua New Guinea welcomes the draft resolution.
Sporting activities bring together peoples at all levels, including different gro…
Papua New Guinea appreciates the opportunity to participate in today’s important meeting on women and peace and security and thanks you, Mr. President, and your delegation, for organizing it. This meeting follows on from others that we have participated in since the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000…
The Papua New Guinea delegation aligns itself with the statement made by the delegation of Mexico on behalf of 98 Member States.
The adoption of the text of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) through resolution 67/234 B today by an overwhelming majority of States Members of the United Nations was a waters…
I join other speakers in thanking you, Mr. President, for convening this important meeting and for your guidance and leadership in helping us to achieve this important first step of those needed to realize the provisions of paragraph 248 of the Rio+20 outcome document (resolution 66/288, annex), whi…
I take the floor to explain Papua New Guinea’s vote on resolution 67/19. Papua New Guinea recognizes both Israel and Palestine and will continue to do so. Papua New Guinea has continued to abstain in the voting on many issues that concern both Israel and Palestine. That is on the basis of the belief…
Papua New Guinea congratulates Mr. Jeremić on his recent election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session. Our country pledges its support to him in that role. I also commend his predecessor, His Excellency Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, for the valuable work that he has d…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Pacific small island developing States (SIDS) represented at the United Nations, namely, Fiji, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and my own country, Papua …
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Pacific small island developing States (SIDS) represented at the United Nations: Fiji, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and my own country, Papua New Guinea.
I would like to thank you, Mr. Presiden…
