I would like to congratulate Malta on assuming the presidency of the Security Council and to commend it for convening today’s debate on the implications of sea level rise for international peace and security, which is a very relevant and important topic. I also wish to thank Secretary-General Antóni…
I take the floor to explain Singapore’s vote on resolution 77/222, which was just adopted under sub-item (b) of agenda item 68, entitled “Moratorium on the use of the death penalty”. Singapore voted against the moratorium resolution, and I want to place the position of my delegation on record in the…
I thank you very much, Sir, for presiding over today’s meeting. It is fitting that after commemorating the fortieth anniversary of the adoption and opening for signature of the constitution for the oceans, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), the General Assembly is now cons…
Singapore is a small island nation, whose history people and economy are intricately intertwined with the ocean. Situated along two major shipping arteries in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore and the South China Sea, Singapore is a major global maritime hub and the world’s busiest transhipment p…
I have the honour to make this statement on behalf of Ambassador Tommy Koh, who served as President of the third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, from 1981 to 1982. Ambassador Tommy Koh — or Professor Tommy Koh, as we call him — also served as the Permanent Representative of Singapo…
I thank the Secretary- General for his reports under this agenda item (A/77/72, A/77/318 and A/77/361), which provide a useful overview of our efforts to strengthen humanitarian and disaster relief assistance. I would also like to thank Sweden for facilitating draft resolution A/77/L.30, entitled “S…
Singapore thanks Monaco and Qatar for their work on draft resolution A/77/L.28, entitled “Sport as an enabler of sustainable development”. We congratulate Qatar on its hosting of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association World Cup and wish all teams participating the very best of luck.
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I would like to start by thanking the co-Chairs of the intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform during the seventy-sixth session, Ambassador Alya Al-Thani of Qatar and Ambassador Martin Hermann of Denmark, for their efforts. I also congratulate Ambassador Michal Mlynár of the Slovak…
Singapore commends International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi and his staff for their commitment to carrying out the Agency’s mandate in safeguards verification, advancing technical cooperation and capacity-building, and fostering scientific research on and promoting th…
I thank you, Mr. President, for your excellent leadership on the critical issue of revitalizing the work of the General Assembly.
At the outset, my delegation aligns itself with the statements delivered by the representative of Malaysia, on behalf of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, as w…
I have the honour of introducing draft resolution A/77/L.6.
In resolution 76/72, of 9 December 2021, the Assembly decided to devote its plenary meetings on 8 and 9 December 2022 to the consideration of the item entitled “Oceans and the law of the sea” and the commemoration of the fortieth anniversa…
I have the honour to address the General Assembly on behalf of the 10 States members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to express our support for the draft resolution contained in document A/77/L.5 on the necessity of ending the economic, commercial, and financial embargo imposed…
I would like to begin by expressing Singapore’s deep sadness at the passing of Judge Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade on 29 May. Judge Cançado Trindade had an illustrious career as an academic and Government legal adviser and then as a
member of the Court for the past 13 years. His prodigious judic…
I apologize that I have to take the floor at this point, but before we proceed further with the election, I should like to point out that the General Assembly made a decision in paragraph 48 of resolution 71/323, of 20 September 2017, regarding the revitalization of the work of the General Assembly,…
Let me first congratulate Your Excellency, Mr. Csaba Kőrösi, on assuming the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy-seventh session. I also commend my good friend, His Excellency Mr. Abdulla Shahid, for his stalwart leadership of the seventy-sixth session during a most challenging year.
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We regret that the General Assembly has, in accordance with resolution 76/262, been convened once again so soon after its most recent meetings just last month (see A/76/PV.77 and A/76/PV.78). At that time, and once again today, Singapore would like to reiterate its strong and consistent support for …
I thank you, Sir, for convening this discussion, as well as Ms. Sievers and Ms. Landgren for their briefings.
Since we last debated working methods in June 2021 (see S/PV.8798), the geopolitical climate has darkened, and the Security Council has yet to exercise its mandate to maintain international…
At the outset, allow me to join others in expressing sympathy to Afghanistan for the lives lost to yesterday’s earthquake.
I thank the Secretary-General for his report entitled “Responsibility to Protect: prioritizing children and youth” (A/76/844), which considers the special needs of children and…
Allow me to take this opportunity to congratulate the newly elected members of the Security Council. I thank the President of the General Assembly very much for having convened the debate on this important agenda item today. I would also like to thank the President of the Security Council for the mo…
Today’s meeting is significant, as it is the first meeting of the General Assembly convened in accordance with resolution 76/262. Singapore has been a strong and consistent advocate for a more transparent, effective and accountable Security Council that is able to respond swiftly and decisively to g…
