The late President Arafat continued to work to achieve the legitimate aspirations and dreams of the Palestinian people to have an independent Palestinian State with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital, to spread peace and establish stability, and for it, he sacrificed everything that was precious to hi…
On the eve of its sixtieth anniversary, the United Nations continues to advocate multilateralism, respect for the collective will of nations and implementation of decisions adopted by the international community. Rejection of the unilateral measures imposed by the United States of America against Cu…
Sudan would like to welcome the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), an African initiative and product intended solely to benefit Africa, that saw the light of day at the end of lengthy negotiations that marked a decisive turning point on the path towards rebuilding and developing Afric…
I wish to respond to the inappropriate and negative accusations directed against the Sudan by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Eritrea in his statement to the Assembly (see A/59/PV.16).
I regret to say that the authoritarian, rogue Eritrean regime has practised the most brutal forms of dictators…
It gives me pleasure to extend my delegation’s sincere
congratulations to Mr. Jean Ping on his deserved election to the presidency of the fifty-ninth session of the General Assembly. Given the issues that we must consider during this session, and in view of the important tasks we must face in the c…
First, I wish to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council, and I thank you for your cooperation with us and for opening the door for dialogue in these very difficult circumstances.
The Security Council finally concluded its consultations on the appropriate means to…
As I address the Council, I am overwhelmed by sorrow at the Council’s hasty adoption this morning of a resolution on the situation in Darfur at a time when my Government is in a race against time to implement its agreement with the United Nations. Perhaps the adoption of the resolution answers many …
Our fate is to seek refuge yet again in the Council, the house and citadel of legitimacy, the pulpit of the international community where justice must be uniformly applied to all without discrimination or nepotism.
In this, we have been disappointed time and again. In the wake of every heinous crim…
I am delighted, Mr. President, to see you, the representative of a friendly country, presiding over the work of the Council for this month. We would also like to thank your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of China, for having guided the work of the Council last month.
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On behalf of the African Group, I would like to address the Assembly today to join in the expression of sorrow following the passing of Mr. Jaime de Piniés, a man familiar to the United Nations for many years.
He held many posts in his diplomatic career. The United Nations recognizes his wealth of …
At the outset, my delegation would like to congratulate the winners of the United Nations human rights awards for 2003.
On this occasion, I pay tribute to Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, who in the prime of life lost his life defending and protecting human rights…
At the outset, allow me to extend our sincere thanks to Secretary-General Kofi Annan for his report contained in document A/58/416 on the situation in the Middle East.
My delegation attaches the utmost importance to developments in and ramifications of the peace process in the Middle East, in view …
I am honoured to present to Mr. Papa Louis Fall, Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, and to the members of the Committee our sincere thanks for their efforts to preserve the rights of the Palestinians and to expose the spuriousness of Israel…
At the outset, allow me on behalf of my delegation to thank the Secretary-General for his report under agenda item 22 on assistance in mine action and for his efforts to act on the six goals enumerated in the United Nations mine-action strategy for the period 2001-2005.
We also offer particular tha…
Respect for the principles enshrined in the Charter is one of the most important obligations incumbent upon members of the international community in order to promote brotherhood, cooperation, justice and equality among States and respect for the choices of peoples. Thus, the international community…
I associate myself with preceding speakers in thanking Mr. ElBaradei, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), for his excellent presentation of the Agency’s comprehensive report. My delegation expresses its appreciation for the Director General’s tireless efforts to improv…
I would like at the outset to express our appreciation to the Secretary-General for his initiative to strengthen the United Nations and to follow up on the implementation of the reform measures contained in General Assembly resolution 57/300. We would like to associate ourselves also with the statem…
It is clear that the rights of the child have been at centre stage since the holding of the World Summit for Children in 1990. Those rights are now a priority of Governments, civil society organizations, scientists and researchers who seek to foster the capabilities of children and meet their basic …
First of all, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his valuable report (A/58/225) submitted under agenda item 40 (b) and to express appreciation for the efforts made by the United Nations and other international organizations that are part of the United Nations family. We would also like …
At the outset, I wish to thank Secretary-General Kofi Annan for his detailed report on the progress made in the implementation of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) and for international support for it. I also wish to thank the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Mozambique, Chairman o…
