At the outset, let me welcome this opportunity to take stock of the status of implementation and the tasks ahead under the
Monterrey Consensus of 2002. The overall picture is, indeed, one of considerable progress in poverty eradication and sustained development. Poverty levels have declined substan…
First, we would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-second session. We are confident that you will discharge your tasks with wisdom and skill. Also, we thank those who called for and organized this important meeting.
We would like to con…
I wish at the outset to convey the sympathy and condolences of the Saudi delegation to the families of the victims of yesterday’s tragic explosion in brotherly Algeria.
I thank you, Mr. President, for your laudable conduct of this Commemorative High-level Meeting. My thanks go also to previous spea…
I should like, first of all, to thank Ambassador Paul Badji, Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, for all of the efforts that he and the other members of the Committee have made. We would like to take the opportunity today — the Day of Solida…
I would like to express my thanks and gratitude to Secretary-General Kofi Annan for his report on the integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic, social and related fields (A/61/90), as well as his no…
Allow me to join those who preceded me in congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. We are convinced that you will guide our work capably and wisely. We also wish to thank you and the Security Council for your prompt response to our call for a meeti…
It honours me to deliver the statement of Saudi Arabia on behalf of Prince Saud Al-Faisal, Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. At the outset, it gives me great pleasure to express to you and your Government my most sincere congratulations on your election as President of the sixty-first…
It gives me great pleasure to convey to the Assembly the greetings of the Saudi leadership and its best wishes for the success of the Meeting and the achievement of our goals. I also wish to thank you for inviting the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to participate in the work of the Meeting.
This Meeting a…
At the outset, I should like to express our gratitude for the convening of this important meeting to address a vital issue of great interest to the United Nations and concerning the very credibility of the Organization in the face of the many challenges it must face and the crises that the world is …
We support the statement made by the representative of South Africa on behalf of the Group of 77 and China with respect to the generous offer of His Highness the Emir of the State of Qatar to host the first review conference of the Monterrey Consensus on financing for development, in the capital of …
On behalf of my delegation, I should like to thank the President of the General Assembly and the members of the Bureau. I believe that, under his leadership, and with experience and skills, our work will be successful.
Today, the world is beginning to understand the great danger of HIV/AIDS. The ep…
Allow me at the outset to join previous speakers in congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. I am certain that your wisdom and experience will ensure the success of the Council’s work. I should like also to thank your predecessor for the outstandin…
I am pleased to participate in the debate on agenda item 17, entitled “The situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security”, and sub-item (e) of agenda item 73, entitled “Emergency international assistance for peace, normalcy and reconstruction of war-stricken Afgh…
The report of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People confirms reports of the perpetration by the Israeli occupying Power of inhumane acts against the Palestinian people and the tragic situation of the Palestinian people, trapped in their own territory and s…
On behalf of the young people of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, I would like to thank the Secretariat for organizing this international debate to assess the progress made in the implementation of the World Programme of Action for Youth and to provide an opportunity for young people to raise questions …
In the Holy Book, God tells us that our souls will return to him to rest in peace in Paradise.
Along with others of every faith, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has bid farewell to a faithful son and great king, who spent his life defending the interests of the kingdom, strengthening our homeland’s pro…
I would like to join you, Mr. President, and earlier speakers in extending sincere condolences to our Roman Catholic brethren on the passing of His Holiness Pope John Paul II. I would also like to extend my deep condolences and sympathy to the delegation, the Government and the people of Monaco on t…
First, on behalf of the Government and the people of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, I extend our sincere condolences to the Governments and the peoples of the countries affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster that struck South-East Asia and part of the coast of Africa, resulting in thousands of …
Today, the General Assembly is discussing agenda item 36, entitled “The situation in the Middle East”. Everyone knows that the situation in the Middle East, during the past year, has deteriorated further, owing to the Israeli policies being carried out in Palestine against the unarmed Palestinian pe…
I sincerely thank the members of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People for their efforts to make known the tragic situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, as set out in the Committee’s comprehensive report (A/59/35) before us. The report reveals …
