There is not a person in the world who has been left indifferent by the events of the past two weeks in the Middle East. We have all felt the pain of the human suffering and the hopelessness of a situation in which each side blames the other for its exacerbation, while innocent civilians continue to…
Thanks to major diplomatic efforts, the elements of the concept of the responsibility to protect populations against genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity were formulated in general terms in the 2005 World Summit outcome document (resolution 60/1). It is well known that …
Today we pay tribute to the late President of the Republic of Chad, His Excellency Mr. Idriss Déby Itno.
President Déby was a prominent African statesman who was highly respected in his own country and abroad. During his tenure as Head of State, he made a significant contribution to the socioeconom…
We thank the Assembly for convening today’s commemorative event, dedicated to one of the most tragic events in the history of our country.
Thirty-five years ago today, it is no exaggeration to say that not only the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics but the entire world was confronted by a tragedy…
I want to say upfront that Russia does not recognize the so-called “International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Persons Responsible for the Most Serious Crimes under International Law Committed in the Syrian Arab Republic since March 2011” (II…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing today’s meeting on such an important topic.
The Russian Federation attaches great importance to disseminating knowledge and improving awareness through the media of the causes, consequences, lessons and legacy of the slave trade. Current and …
I regret to say that we are witnessing yet another attempt to submit for the General Assembly’s consideration an extremely politicized and unbalanced draft resolution (A/75/L.56) that is can only deepen dissension among Member States while in no way deepening the cooperation between the United Natio…
The Russian Federation was not about to breach the consensus on resolution 75/264, which was just adopted, as we are governed by the established practice of reaching unanimous agreement on texts that pertain to cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations. However, we cannot ign…
The Russian delegation welcomes the adoption of resolution 75/263, on the International Year of Millets, 2023, and we thank India for that constructive and useful initiative.
Millet is one of the world’s most ancient agricultural crops, including on Russian soil, where the grain produced from it is…
The Kimberley Process is a unique intergovernmental mechanism for restoring peace and promoting the legitimate trade in diamonds, primarily for the benefit of the people of the African continent. It has a key role in regulating the trade in rough natural diamonds.
Over its more than twenty years of…
The Russian Federation abstained in the voting on resolution 75/260. We note with regret that the consultation process on the resolution was not balanced or transparent and it was concluded ahead of time. I would therefore like to say to the representative of Portugal that it is for that reason that…
We are forced to note that draft resolution A/75/L.59 does not take into account most of the proposals made by our delegation, despite the fact that a number of States supported them during the negotiations. We are therefore forced to ask that the draft resolution be put to a vote.
We would like to propose another draft amendment to paragraph 8 of draft resolution A/75/L.59. We would like to request that, for the wording “key populations”, we include the following footnote:
(spoke in English)
“Each country should define the specific populations that are key to its HIV/AIDS r…
Since draft amendment A/75/L.60
has already been adopted, we propose the following draft oral amendment to draft resolution A/75/L.59.
We propose that after paragraph 11, a new paragraph be inserted to read:
(spoke in English)
“Decides that the arrangements outlined in paragraph 11 above shall n…
The debate that we have all been obliged to take part in today is probably one of the most embarrassing episodes in the proceedings of the General Assembly since item 65 was forced onto its agenda. With each iteration of this discussion the authority of our collective body is mortally wounded. If th…
My delegation does not agree with amendment A/75/L.60. It does not correspond to established practice in the General Assembly and does not take into account the differing positions among Member States. We hereby request that it be put to the vote.
The Russian Federation, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are proposing draft amendment A/75/L.61 to operative paragraph 8 of draft resolution A/75/L.59, with the following content:
“In operative paragraph 8, delete ‘inc…
On behalf of the Russian delegation, I would like to convey our best wishes to you, Mr. President, at the start of a new year and to wish the General Assembly a productive year.
Today’s discussion of the future Ad Hoc Committee to elaborate a comprehensive international convention on countering the…
I would like to exercise my right to reply to the delegation of Ukraine. We regret that Ukraine has once again been unable to refrain from using the platform of the United Nations to politicize our discussion on the basis of a distorted picture of what is taking place in south-eastern Ukraine. It co…
This year has been a serious test for the entire international community. The coronavirus pandemic and its long-term consequences for every area of people’s lives have demonstrated the urgent need for solidarity among all Member States in order
to combat the crisis and help the neediest. In that re…
