I have the honour to speak on agenda item 70 (a), “Oceans and the law of the sea”. As a coastal State with significant maritime interests, Singapore relies on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea as the principal framework to ensure the freedom of navigation of ships in the major inte…
The annual report of the Security Council that we have before us (A/63/2)
provides a good overview of the scope and volume of issues dealt with by the Council in the past year. We would like to commend Viet Nam for its consultative efforts in drafting the expanded introductory section of the report…
Globalization has connected us all together more closely than ever before. All over the world, people of different religions now live and work together in mixed societies. Diversity is a byword both religious and cultural, which in turn raises important questions about how religions and cultures can…
Allow me to first thank the Secretary-General and the Secretariat for the report on cooperation between the United Nations and regional and other organizations (A/63/228). We would also like to associate ourselves with the statement made by Thailand on behalf of the Association of Southeast Asian Na…
My delegation would like to express our appreciation to Her Excellency Judge Rosalyn Higgins, President of the International Court of Justice, to the other members of the Court, and to the Registrar and the staff of the Court for the comprehensive report (A/63/4) documenting the work of the Internat…
Singapore joins other members of the General Assembly in thanking the Director General and his dedicated staff for the comprehensive report (see A/63/276) and their
excellent work. That is testimony to the leadership and skills of the Director General. We would like to reaffirm our full support for…
Singapore is sympathetic to the desire of the people of Kosovo for control over their own destiny. It is undeniable that the Kosovars have endured great suffering and terrible treatment in the past. After the crimes committed against the people of Kosovo in the early 1990s, many countries, including…
The collapse of the recent Doha talks is deeply troubling. The Doha Development Round was the first round of talks to be launched after the end of the cold war.
Two years after the failed start at Seattle, it was launched again two months after 11 September 2001, when member countries of the World …
My delegation thanks the International Court of Justice for its detailed report on the work of the Court from 1 August 2008 until 31 July 2009 (A/64/4). We salute the Court for having successfully completed a busy and productive year. We should also like to extend our warm congratulations to Judge H…
It is now 27 years into the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Also, we stand at the halfway point in our quest to halt, and begin to reverse, the spread of HIV/AIDS by 2015. Despite substantial progress so far, we still have a long way to go. HIV/AIDS remains an ongoing challenge for Singapore. The HIV prevalence …
Climate change is the global environmental challenge of our time. As a small island, Singapore is vulnerable to the effects of climate change. We are taking immediate steps to address that challenge, but climate change is a global issue that requires solutions and action at the global level. The wor…
My delegation welcomes the adoption of resolution 62/234 and, I must stress, its adoption by consensus. Through this resolution, the General Assembly has again emphasized the importance of strong oversight over the activities of the United Nations. My delegation was pleased to join that consensus.
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It is my honour to inform the Assembly that after the meeting of the Committee, in addition to the Member States listed in paragraph 5 of the report of the Credentials Committee for the sixty- second session of the General Assembly, credentials have been duly submitted under rule 27 of the rules of …
I listened carefully to what my good friend the representative of Australia just said in his statement in exercise of the right of reply. I must say that my delegation disagrees with many of his assertions. For example, he argued that compulsory pilotage and what Australia is doing are consistent wi…
I have the honour to speak on agenda item 77 (a), “Oceans and the law of the sea”. Singapore is an island nation with significant maritime interests. A large part of our environment
consists of marine and coastal areas. Our economy depends heavily on international shipping and trade. Singapore sees…
I would like to thank Ambassador Ibrahim Gambari for his briefing.
Singapore is currently the Chairman of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). We are, however, making this statement in our national capacity.
At the last meeting of the Security Council to discuss the situation in Mya…
Allow me to thank the Permanent Representative of Indonesia for introducing the report of the Security Council (A/62/2). I also wish to express my gratitude to the Permanent Representative of India for his kind words about Singapore.
It was difficult to prepare for this debate, because we have been…
My delegation would first like to thank the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei, for his comprehensive report. The IAEA continues to do excellent work, despite the challenges it faces. That is testimony to the skill and leadership of its Director …
May I also express my condolences on the passing away of the Prime Minister of Myanmar.
I have the honour to speak today on behalf of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), whose member countries are Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia…
As a neighbour of Myanmar and a fellow member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), it is with a heavy heart that we speak today. Recent events in Myanmar cannot be overlooked or ignored, even by Myanmar’s friends and neighbours.
That is why, on 27 September, we issued a statement …
