At the outset, I have the pleasure of joining previous speakers in conveying my gratitude to the Secretary- General for his report on the work of the Organization (A/59/1) and to commend him for the huge undertaking involved in drafting the report.
The report is comprehensive in its presentation of…
I am pleased to express to you, Sir, and to your friendly
country, Gabon, our sincere congratulations on your election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session. We are confident that you will lead the work of this session in a highly capable and efficient manner. I should als…
Mr. President, I would like to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month and wish you success in leading the work of the Council to its desired outcome. I would also like to express similar appreciation and thanks to your predecessor, the Ambassador…
With respect to draft resolution A/58/L.60/Rev.1, I should like first to thank the Government of Oman for
its role in sensitizing the entire world to the serious implications of road traffic. I also wish to thank the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank for their efforts in publishing…
Allow me to thank the members of the Bureau of the Fifth Committee and Mr. Harold Agyeman, who coordinated efforts on the draft resolution under discussion today. I express my appreciation for his commitment and wise leadership as he conducted consultations on the sensitive concept of domestic partn…
I am gratified to begin by congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I wish you the best as you guide the work of the Council to a successful conclusion. I wish also to thank your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of China, for his …
First of all, I would like to express my thanks and appreciation to Ambassador Papa Louis Fall, Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, and to the members of that Committee for the important report before us, which has shown the truth of the tra…
The serious and bloody events taking place in the occupied Palestinian territories confirm the aggressive nature of Israel, which is seeking to create pretexts to further its settler colonialism and to expand, in order to usurp and Judaize more Palestinian territories and to create new conditions wh…
I should like at the outset to thank the President of the Security Council, the Permanent Representative of the United States, for having introduced the report on the work of the Council over the past year.
Despite the many difficulties that have faced our Organization and its bodies, in particular…
I should like at the outset to join preceding speakers in thanking the Secretary-General for his report on the work of the Organization. I also wish to commend the great effort made in drafting the report, which is comprehensive and accurate in its account of international developments last year and…
I join with those who have congratulated you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. We are optimistic that your wisdom and experience will help you in conducting the Council’s business as we all would wish.
I also extend appreciation and thanks to your predecessor…
My delegation would first like to recall that Saudi Arabia supports cooperation between the United Nations and other regional organizations. However, the draft resolution contained in document A/57/L.23/Rev.1, entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Council of Europe”, contains in i…
I am pleased to be taking part in this debate, under the agenda item on the situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security. I should like first of all to express my gratitude to the Secretary-General for his useful and comprehensive report, as well as for the effo…
Since the end of the Second World War, the Middle
East region has undergone a series of wars and acts of destruction as a result of an Israeli policy which is based on occupation, settlement and the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from their homes. The United Nations has made …
Although the past century has witnessed the great liquidation of colonialism, largely attributable to the role played by the United Nations in many regions of the world, the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories has continued to deteriorate, year after year, for the past 50 years.
Opera…
Allow me at the outset to express our deep thanks and gratitude to the Secretary-General for his report contained in document A/57/172 on the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa. As a matter of fact, and in view of the great importance that the…
Allow me first of all, in the context of the consideration of the report on the work of the Security Council submitted to the Assembly, to pay tribute to the Council for its efforts last year to maintain international peace and security.
Likewise, we would like to affirm the crucial importance we a…
I wish, at the outset, to join my colleagues in expressing appreciation to the Secretary-General for his report on the work of the Organization during the past year.
I must praise the great effort made in producing this report, which is indeed comprehensive and accurate, dealing with developments w…
I have the honour to deliver the statement of the Government of Saudi Arabia on behalf of His Royal Highness the Minister for Foreign Affairs.
It gives me great pleasure at the outset of the fifty-seventh session of the General Assembly to convey to Mr. Kavan personally and to his friendly country,…
At the outset, Sir, allow me to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I am confident that your expertise and skill will lead the Council to the success for which we all hope. I should also like to express thanks and appreciation to my brother M…
