Half an hour ago, the President of Poland, Mr. Aleksander Kwasniewski, had to leave the Hall, with great regret, for technical reasons. I will read out his report.
“More than 26 world leaders and representatives of United Nations entities, took the floor to evaluate our draft outcome document (A/60…
I am taking the floor today as a representative of a country whose authorities and public opinion remain strongly convinced that the reform of the United Nations is both timely and necessary.
As we have already stated on many occasions, the United Nations system must adapt itself to the current int…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the States members of the European Union (EU). The candidate countries Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Montenegro; the countries of the Stabilization and Association Process and potential candidates Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina; as…
There can hardly be a more noble cause for us to meet in this Hall than this commemoration meeting. The initiator — the delegation of the Russian Federation — should be commended for taking the lead in that respect.
On the sixtieth anniversary of the end of the most horrific war in human history, w…
Poland fully associates itself with the statement made earlier in this debate on behalf of the European Union. However, we would like to underscore some of the points made by the Permanent Representative of Luxembourg speaking on behalf of the European Union. Let me start with some general comments.…
The passing away of His Holiness Pope John Paul II is a great loss to humanity. For the Holy See, it is the end of an exceptional pontificate. We in Poland are bidding farewell not only to a great man, a genuine humanist of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, but also to the greatest Pole in o…
I should like to explain the position of the Government of Poland with respect to the United Nations Declaration on Human Cloning.
The Declaration calls upon all Member States to
“prohibit all forms of human cloning inasmuch as they are incompatible with human dignity and the protection of human l…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report on oceans and the law of the sea (A/59/62) and for its very informative and up-to-date addendum. Both documents provide us with an excellent overview of developments relating to the implementation of the United N…
As has been stated by many previous speakers, we all await the results of the deliberations of the Secretary-General’s High-level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change. We hope that the Panel’s recommendations will give us new impetus to look from a different perspective at the possible ways the i…
The agenda of this session not only is full of importance and burning issues but also brings great hopes and expectations. In his statement, Mr. Bernard Bot, the Foreign Minister of the Netherlands, presented the European Union’s position on the most important problems. That statement fully reflects…
I should like to begin my statement with words of appreciation to Member States and to the Secretary-General for their commitment to improve the United Nations system. I would especially like to thank you, Mr. President, for your great determination and your courageous decision to take on and to acc…
During the general debate, as well as in the current debate under agenda items 10 and 60, all speakers have underlined the need for bold, far-reaching and courageous steps if we want to preserve the United Nations as a relevant and vital Organization — an Organization that serves all of its Members,…
At the outset, like my colleague from Armenia, I would like to express my highest tribute to the memory of the outstanding individuals whose tragic loss is a blow to the international community that is absolutely beyond repair.
The assassination of Anna Lindh, the Foreign Minister of Sweden, has de…
The HIV epidemic appeared in Poland in the 1980s. Despite the stable epidemiological situation with respect to HIV
infections observed in Poland over the past years, about 8,200 HIV infections have been detected in our country since 1985, among a population of almost 39 million. However, there are …
Poland fully aligns itself with the statement made on behalf of the European Union in the present debate. The importance of the item on today’s agenda warrants, nevertheless, some additional remarks presenting our national perspective on the issue at hand.
Poland deeply regrets that Iraq has not ab…
I would like to express my appreciation to the Secretary-General for presenting his comprehensive report on cooperation between the
United Nations and the Council of Europe. The report highlights the progress made during the past year in the area of cooperation between two meaningful international …
It is a great honour for me to address this Assembly today, during this meeting devoted to the implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS. As the time has come to assess the outcome of enhanced coordination and intensification of our efforts, I appreciate having this opportunity to …
I would like to voice my country’s appreciation for the Secretary-General’s efforts in the further expansion of the scope of reforms and modernization of the United Nations. The reform measures presented in the Secretary-General’s report (S/2002/387) are a necessary and valuable contribution to the …
At the outset, I would like to express my deep condolences to the Government and people of Indonesia, as well as to other countries whose nationals lost their lives in the recent terrorist attack in Bali.
Let me begin by addressing our agenda item on the report of the Security Council for the year …
I convey my congratulations to Mr. Jan Kavan on his election to the presidency of this body. I should also like to express
once again to Secretary-General Kofi Annan my highest appreciation and to assure him of my support.
It is with satisfaction that Poland welcomes in our midst the newest Member…
