I am pleased to participate in the discussion of this item and to have Qatar join the sponsors of draft resolution A/69/L.5 on this item, which the General Assembly will adopt at a later date. We believe it is an opportunity to recall the importance of sport as a tool for reinforcing the objectives …
We welcome this important meeting, which gives us an opportunity to express our opinions regarding the holding two weeks ago of a special session of the General Assembly on the integrated and coordinated implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Deve…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for holding this meeting at such a critical juncture in the history of Iraq and the region. I would also like to thank the Secretary- General for his valuable efforts. And I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Mladenov for his briefing.
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I would like to congratulate you, Sir, and your delegation on your assumption of the presidency and thank you for calling this meeting, which gives us the opportunity to hear the voices of all the children affected by armed conflicts. It is also my pleasure to welcome the Minister for Foreign and Eu…
At the outset, allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month and thank you for holding this open debate.
This topic has particular importance for my country on the basis of our foreign policy, which has contributed to international ef…
In the past few days, we have witnessed horror and barbarous acts directed against the Palestinian people who have been besieged by Israel in Gaza. Those actions can be seen only as part of the continuous Israeli aggression that kills innocent people and commits atrocities, such as the massacre in S…
I would like to express my thanks to the President for his efforts in organizing this important meeting. We are confident that our discussion today will contribute to furthering the dialogue and significant efforts by the United Nations and the international community to prevent and combat non-commu…
I would like to thank the representative of Turkey for his work in facilitating the consultations leading to this meeting. We also condemn the kidnapping of Turkish diplomats in Mosul.
Combating terrorism is one of the international community’s greatest concerns, since this dangerous
phenomenon ha…
At the outset, I would like to thank you, Sir, for convening this meeting and for your work at the helm of the Security Council this month. I would also like to thank Special Coordinator Robert Serry for his briefing this morning.
Today’s date coincides with the deadline for the signing of a framew…
Allow me to congratulate you, Madam, on your accession to the presidency of the Council and to thank you for convening this important meeting to promote the implementation of the Council’s agenda in ensuring the protection of children affected by armed conflict. I am also pleased to welcome His Exce…
I would like to make an explanation of vote following the adoption of resolution 68/144, on the report of the Human Rights Council (A/68/451). Let it be noted that the State of Qatar made the same remarks during its consideration in the Third Committee. We take this opportunity to reiterate our posi…
My delegation would like to thank the President for convening this meeting. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his report (A/68/286), and the High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, for his report (see A/68/361) and for …
Allow me at the outset to thank President Ashe for having convened this meeting and to extend my thanks to the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People for its efforts to ease the suffering of the Palestinian people and to ensure that all of their rights are rest…
As I mentioned in my first intervention, it was not merely an accusation, it was in reference to General Assembly resolutions, particularly resolutions 67/262 and 66/253, and reports by the Human Rights Council and the decisions taken by the Human Rights Council, as well as the resolutions and presi…
We have taken the floor to reply to the claims and accusations made by the Syrian regime’s representative against my country. The representative of that regime continues to distort realities and facts, trying to depict the revolution of the free people of Syria, who are calling for their rightful, l…
At the outset, let me convey to Ambassador John Ashe, President of the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session, my appreciation for convening this High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development. I also want to thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his statement.
This meeting is of particul…
My country’s delegation has taken part in the Dialogue in a very positive spirit, and we have been an active member of the Group of 77 in order to ensure the success of the Dialogue.
The Assembly may be aware that a few days ago a certain newspaper published false allegations about the State of Qat…
At the outset, allow me to express the condolences of the State of Qatar to the families and States of the victims of the tragic accident that led to the sinking of a ship in the Mediterranean this morning. Such an accident gives our meeting today an added importance and responsibility.
Qatar would…
May I begin by thanking you, Madam President, for having convened today’s open debate on this very important issue. We also thank you for the concept paper (S/2013/447) that you circulated, emphasizing different aspects of this issue. Our thanks go also to the Secretary-General, the High Commissione…
I thank you, Sir, for having convened this meeting and Mr. Serry for his briefing.
Despite the passage of more than six decades since the Arab-Israeli conflict began and despite the many efforts made and initiatives proposed to reach a comprehensive and lasting solution thereto, unfortunately unila…
