My delegation would like to start by thanking the President of the International Court of Justice, His Excellency Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, for his very comprehensive briefing on the activities of the International Court of Justice over the past year. We also congratulate Judge Yusuf on his elect…
I thank Secretary-General António Guterres for his comprehensive report on the work of the Organization (A/73/1), and I would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate him on his excellent statement at the beginning of the high-level general debate (see A/73/PV.6). Today I would like to tou…
It is a bright and sunny Saturday morning outside. I thank members for sacrificing their time to participate in this debate. I add my voice to those who congratulate Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés of Ecuador on her election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy- third session. I al…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the 10 States members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and, of course, on behalf of my own tiny city-State, Singapore.
It is most timely that the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit has been convened during the high-level
week of the United Nat…
I take the floor to make an explanation of vote on the inclusion of the agenda item on the responsibility to protect and the prevention of genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity.
Singapore voted in favour of the inclusion of the agenda item. However, we would have prefer…
We join others in congratulating you, Madam, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy- third session.
We listened carefully to the arguments presented — including in the General Committee — on the request for the inclusion of the additional agenda item entitled “Situatio…
We thank the members of the Security Council and the Secretariat for producing the annual report of the Security Council, as contained in document A/72/2.
Last year, my delegation noted that the annual debate on the report of the Security Council had become a ritual (see A/71/PV.95). We spoke of th…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of Asia-Pacific States to remember and pay tribute to His Excellency Mr. Dante Maria Caputo, President of the General Assembly at its forty-third session.
During his lifetime, Mr. Dante Caputo served his country and the internationa…
On behalf of Singapore, I am pleased to address the General Assembly on agenda item 118, on the United Nations Global Counter- Terrorism Strategy. We thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report (A/72/840) on the issue. We would also like to thank Ambassadors Kai Sauer and Sima Sami Baho…
The convening of today’s formal debate on the responsibility to protect is a milestone indeed, as it is the first such debate in the General Assembly since 2009. It is our hope that this debate will see an open and frank discussion, as it
presents a unique opportunity for all Member States to put t…
I would like to make three points.
First, national ownership lies at the heart of the peacebuilding and sustaining peace agenda. There is no one-size-fits-all approach. In our effort to advance the 2030 Agenda and to support peace and development, we must have an appreciation for the unique domesti…
I take this opportunity to congratulate the newly elected members of the Security Council and to thank Kuwait for convening today’s meeting.
I would also like to thank Japan for its efforts over the past two years in steering the work of the Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedu…
My delegation is very pleased to be addressing the General Assembly on agenda item 77, on oceans and the law of the sea. We thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report on this agenda item (A/72/70). We also want to thank Mr. Thembile Joyini of South Africa and Mr. Andreas Kravik of Norw…
I would first like to convey our deepest sympathies to the Governments and peoples of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Iraq for the earthquake that struck this weekend, sadly claiming
the lives of many and causing widespread destruction. We would like to express our heartfelt condol…
On behalf of my delegation, I would like to express our sincere condolences for the lives lost as a result of the earthquake that affected Iran and Iraq this past weekend. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their loved ones.
Singapore is pleased to co-sponsor draft resolution A/72/L.…
On behalf of my delegation, I thank Director General Yukiya Amano for the comprehensive annual report (see A/72/221) of the International Atomic Energy Agency. We would also like to reiterate our congratulations to Director General Amano on his re-election for a third term. He can count on Singapore…
I would like to thank the President for convening this plenary meeting early in his presidency and for giving priority to the issue of Security Council reform. We welcome the active engagement of the President in that important process.
I join previous speakers in congratulating Ambassador Kaha Imn…
My delegation would like to start by thanking President Ronny Abraham for his comprehensive presentation of the activities of the International Court of Justice over the past year. Under the able stewardship of Judge Abraham and Vice-President Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, the Court continues to maintain t…
At the outset, I would like to express our appreciation to Secretary-General António Guterres for his report on the work of the Organization (A/72/1), which we note is his first since assuming office.
My delegation welcomes the report, which not only provides a sobering reminder of the multiple cha…
I am honoured to speak here on behalf of one of the world’s smallest city States, the Republic of Singapore. First, I congratulate His Excellency Mr. Miroslav Lajcák on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy- second session. I also congratulate Mr. Peter Thomson of Fiji on …
