I thank you very much, Mr. President, for convening this timely and important discussion. We commend the co-Chairs of the informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Questions, Denmark and Pakistan, for taking up the important work of promoting the transparency and accountability of…
I thank the Russian Federation for convening this timely and important debate and the Secretary-General for his insightful remarks this morning. We also welcome the statement issued by the Council on the occasion of United Nations Day that the President read out this morning.
Allow me to offer Sing…
I am honoured to address the General Assembly on behalf of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). ASEAN expresses its support for draft resolution A/79/L.6, on the necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba.
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I would like to begin by extending my congratulations to His Excellency Judge Nawaf Salam on his election as the President of the International Court of Justice. Allow me to convey to President Salam my delegation’s best wishes for a successful and impactful term. My delegation also thanks President…
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) plays a key role in navigating our rapidly evolving nuclear landscape. It continues to be an indispensable partner for Member States in upholding nuclear safety, security and safeguards globally, while also ensuring that countries benefit from the peacef…
I bring greetings from a tiny island city State in the heart of South-East Asia, called Singapore. I think we must be one of the smallest that would qualify as a Member of the United Nations for the past 59 years.
I would like to congratulate Mr. Philemon Yang on assuming the presidency of the Gene…
A stronger multilateral system where rules are applied universally is vital. Peace and security depend on adherence to international law and the Charter of the United Nations. We strongly support the Pact for the Future and the accompanying Global Digital Compact and Declaration on Future Generation…
Singapore thanks the co-Chairs for their tireless work and effort during this session.
It proved to be a particularly difficult session, as the intergovernmental negotiations was tasked to draft input for the Pact for the Future that was acceptable to all. We went through six revisions, and that sp…
We welcome the appointment of the new Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Responsibility to Protect, Ms. Mô Bleeker, and look forward to working with her to advance the responsibility to protect (R2P) agenda.
Singapore is a founding member of the Group of Friends of R2P. We joined the G…
I thank you, Sir, for convening this debate in a timely fashion. I also thank the President of the Security Council for the month of June, the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea, Mr. Joonkook Hwang, for introducing the Council’s report (A78/2) earlier today. I take this opportunity to…
We thank the Republic of Korea for convening today’s meeting on this important issue.
Since the Security Council’s first open debate on cybersecurity, which took place in June 2021 (see S/2021/621), the cyberthreat landscape has continued to evolve at a worrisome pace. Against that backdrop, intern…
I thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this debate.
Singapore is vulnerable to the scourge of drugs. We are a small and densely populated city-State near major drug production centres. In 2022 the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime reported that East and Southeast Asia ar…
Singapore voted in favour of resolution 78/282, entitled “International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica”, in line with Singapore’s consistent support for international law, given the rulings of the International Court of Justice and International Criminal Tribu…
Singapore aligns itself with the statement delivered earlier by the representative of Brunei Darussalam on behalf of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
We also thank Bangladesh for submitting this important draft resolution (A/78/L.57), and we are happy to be a sponsor of it.
Allo…
I thank you, Sir, for convening this important plenary debate on agenda item 63, “Use of the veto”, in response to the letter sent by Liechtenstein on behalf of a group of countries on 8 March. This stand-alone debate on agenda item 63 provides us with an important opportunity to review and improve …
Let me begin by aligning Singapore with the statement made by the representative of Norway on behalf of a group of countries.
We are meeting today because one permanent member of the Security Council, the Russian Federation, exercised its veto on 28 March (see S/PV.9591) and prevented the adoption …
Singapore attaches great importance to the issue of combating Islamophobia, and we thank the Organization of Islamic Cooperation for submitting this timely resolution (resolution 78/264).
As a multicultural and multireligious country, Singapore also attaches great importance to combating all forms …
I thank you very much, Mr. President, for convening this timely and important discussion. We commend Japan for taking
up the important work of promoting transparency and accountability of the Council as Chair of the Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Questions. We also tha…
We thank the President for convening today’s debate on the use of the veto, under plenary agenda item 63. We very much regret that we are meeting for the second time this year under this agenda item, to discuss yet another veto cast by a permanent member of the Security Council. Singapore aligns its…
We are gathered in the General Assembly again to discuss the long-standing issue of the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022 was and remains a serious blow to international law and to the multilateral system. We are unfortunately entering the …
