On behalf of my delegation, allow me to begin by extending my deepest condolences and solidarity to the countries that recently suffered heinous terrorist attacks. Singapore supports all efforts to bring the perpetrators of such crimes to justice.
I thank Director General Yukiya Amano for the compr…
Singapore looks forward to today’s adoption of draft resolution A/70/L.3, entitled “Building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal”. We are pleased to be a sponsor of the draft resolution, introduced by Brazil, and welcome the ideals represented by the Olympic Truce.
Sport…
Today we celebrate 15 years of significant progress in achieving the Millennium Development Goals. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (resolution 70/1) is built on a solid foundation. The new development Agenda sets out a commendable set of goals. It reflects our most urgent collective aspi…
Singapore voted in favour of resolution 69/319 today. In our view, the non-binding principles for sovereign debt restructuring are a practical outcome and conclusion of the processes of the Ad Hoc Committee. We appreciate the efforts made to consider the complex and wide-ranging interests involved, …
We join others in expressing our appreciation to New Zealand for giving attention to issues important to small island developing States (SIDS) by hosting this open debate on peace and security challenges.
Singapore was privileged to have worked closely with New Zealand to shepherd the SIDS Accelera…
Singapore would like to raise a point of order on behalf of the States members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) with reference to the issue of the order of speakers under this agenda item.
ASEAN States members have considered sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph 1 to the annex to res…
Singapore welcomes the report by the Director-General of the World Health Organization transmitted by a note by the Secretary- General on “Global health and foreign policy” (see A/69/405), which outlines the vision and identifies the
guiding principles for partnerships for global health. We thank t…
My delegation is pleased to address the General Assembly on agenda item 74, “Oceans and the law of the sea”. We thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive reports on this agenda item (A/69/71). We would also like to thank Ambassador Eden Charles of Trinidad and Tobago and Ms. Alice Revell of …
Singapore aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Bolivia on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. I would like to make some additional points in my national capacity.
Singapore would like to thank the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts on Sustainable Development Financing…
We thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Chairs of the Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) concerning Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities and of the Counter-Terrorism Committee for their briefings.
We commend Australia for convening this timely open deba…
At the outset, Singapore aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Nauru on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS).
Just over two months ago, Samoa hosted the highly successful Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States, in Apia, from 1 to 4…
Singapore thanks the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the Agency’s comprehensive annual report (see A/69/255). Singapore has consistently supported the three pillars of the IAEA’s work: safety and security, science and technology, and safeguards and verification.…
I wish to convey our congratulations to Mr. Sam Kahamba Kutesa on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session. We wish him success in the coming year.
We are not living in the worst of times, but they are not the best of times either. Standards of living are far hig…
Foreign terrorist fighters are a clear threat to international peace and security. An estimated 12,000 foreigners from over 70 countries have participated in the conflicts in Iraq and Syria. That is the largest mobilization of foreign militants since the Soviet-Afghan War in the 1980s.
It is not ju…
Singapore welcomes the note by the Secretary-General under the agenda item “Global health and foreign policy” (A/68/394), which transmits the report of the Director-General of the World Health Organization. The report outlines the vision and identifies the guiding principles of partnerships for glo…
My delegation would first like to thank the Secretary-General for his reports on agenda item 76, entitled “Oceans and the law of the sea”. We would also like to thank Ambassador Eden
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Charles of Trinidad and Tobago and Ms. Alice Revell of New Zealand for their excellent work …
We thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this annual debate. The Assembly has debated the question of the equitable representation on and the increase in the membership of the Security Council for as long as it has existed. However, reform has been infrequent. The last increase i…
Singapore looks forward to the adoption today of draft resolution A/68/L.8, entitled “Sport for peace and development: building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal”. We are pleased to co-sponsor the draft resolution and welcome the ideals that the Olympic Truce represents…
Singapore thanks the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the Agency’s comprehensive annual report (see A/68/324). Singapore has consistently supported the three pillars of the IAEA’s work, namely, safety and security, science and technology, and safeguards and verif…
I warmly congratulate Mr. John Ashe on his election as President at the sixty-eighth session of the General Assembly and wish him success during his term.
Over the past decade, the world has experienced a string of crises. Development has slowed. Confidence in the global economic system has been sh…
