First, let me express my strong concern for the deplorable situation of millions of men, women and children in Somalia who have, for such a long time, endured violent conflict and hardship. I urge all parties within Somalia to respect human rights and humanitarian law and to allow humanitarian acces…
I have the honour to introduce, on behalf of the sponsors, a draft resolution on the strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations, contained in document A/63/L.49.
We would like to thank all delegations for the good and constructive spirit of cooperat…
On behalf of the Government of Sweden, I wish at the outset to warmly welcome this commendable and noble initiative undertaken by His Majesty King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. No one doubts that future historians will consider these two days devoted to dialogue among cultures as a dialogue of goo…
The United Nations was built on common values and norms. The United Nations Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other key documents not only express those values and norms, but also constitute international law, the foundation upon which every attempt to build a lasting peace must…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU). The candidate countries Turkey, Croatia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; the countries of the Stabilization and Association Process and potential candidates Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro; as well as Ukrai…
I would like to make a short statement on behalf of the European Union.
The European Union (EU) actively supports the African Union and the African agenda for peace and development. We are fully and unambiguously committed to standing by the African continent, as demonstrated by the adoption of the…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU). The following countries align themselves with this statement: Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, Liechtenstein, Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova, Armenia and…
I have taken the floor on behalf of the European Union to explain our position following the adoption of the decision to include in the agenda of the sixty-fourth session of the General Assembly the item entitled “Scope and application of the principle of universal jurisdiction”, with the recommenda…
First of all, let me associate myself with the statement made by the representative of Slovenia on behalf of the European Union.
For Sweden, the fight against HIV/AIDS continues to rank high on the political agenda. It is clear to us that efforts to halt and reverse the spread of the pandemic must …
Allow me to say first that I associate myself with the statement made earlier by the representative of Slovenia on behalf of the European Union. On this occasion, I am honoured to speak on behalf of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
The five Nordic countries join their voices in this st…
Sweden fully aligns itself with the statement delivered yesterday by the representative of Slovenia on behalf of the European Union.
Climate change is a top priority of the Swedish Government. My country has long made substantial efforts to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases and to assist dev…
Today, children are living in a time of great change, opportunities and challenges. New phenomena are challenging children as well as adults. These days, children know much more and learn very quickly about what is going on around them — but also about things that are happening far away. They live i…
Let me start by associating myself with the statement just made by the Ambassador of Portugal on behalf of the European Union (EU).
The adoption of Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) seven years ago underlined the importance of ensuring that the goal of gender justice and gender equality perme…
I have the honour to introduce, on behalf of the sponsors, a draft resolution on strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations, contained in document A/62/L.37.
My delegation is pleased that, through a series of informal consultations, we managed to re…
Let me take this opportunity to express our strong support for the people of Burma in their struggle for a democratic future. We strongly urge the Burmese Government to initiate a peaceful dialogue, resist all violence and respect the human rights of the Burmese people, not least their freedom of ex…
Like my British colleague, I would like to start by saying that Sweden, of course, aligns itself with the statement to be delivered later by the representative of Portugal on behalf of the European Union presidency.
The Swedish Government is pleased that the United Nations Declaration on the Rights…
Sweden aligns itself fully with the statement made by the representative of Germany on behalf of the European Union. I would like to add a few remarks in my national capacity, some of them based on observations gleaned from our participation in the country-specific meetings on Sierra Leone.
The est…
I have the honour to introduce, on behalf of the sponsors, a draft resolution on strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations, contained in document A/61/L.46.
Since the origin of resolutions on this matter at the forty-sixth session of the General As…
During the past year, a number of important results have been achieved in the efforts to reform the United Nations. However, for the United Nations to be relevant, legitimate, effective and capable of dealing with the many new threats and challenges that we, the international community, all face tog…
Let me start by thanking the Secretary-General for his very comprehensive progress report to the General Assembly (A/61/816).
Sweden fully aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Germany on behalf of the European Union. In addition to what has already been said, Sweden would …
