Let me first underline that Sweden aligns itself with the statement by the Netherlands.
The International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), held at Cairo, was a groundbreaking event. Issues that used to be taboo are today on the international agenda, in particular sexual and reproduc…
May I begin by welcoming the report of the Security Council contained in document A/59/2, introduced yesterday by Sir Emyr Jones Parry. I note that once again the report points to the increased workload of the Council. It is encouraging that, in spite of this, the Council has held a number of open m…
A few weeks ago, 200 innocent children were killed by terrorists in Beslan. Today alone, 1,700 children will be born marked by death from HIV/AIDS from their first breath. Also today, hundreds of children will die from starvation, bullets or mines in numerous parts of the world.
Has this world beco…
Sweden, representing the Chair of the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), has the honour to introduce a draft resolution entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treat…
Sweden aligns itself fully with the statement that has just been delivered by the Ambassador of Ireland on behalf of the European Union and the acceding countries. However, I am pleased to be given this opportunity to highlight some points of special interest to Sweden.
Sweden warmly welcomes the S…
I have the honour to introduce, on behalf of its sponsors, a draft resolution on the strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations, which is contained in document A/58/L.39.
I should like to announce that, since the publication of the draft resolution …
Last year we had a combined debate on the report of the Security Council and its possible enlargement. In the spirit of our common efforts to revitalize the work of this Assembly I will address both items in one statement, commencing with the membership of the Security Council.
The debate this year…
Let me begin by emphasizing that Sweden fully aligns itself with the statement made by Italy on behalf of the European Union. I can therefore be brief.
There is a window of opportunity for reform during this session of the General Assembly. The call for further reform of the United Nations was agai…
Sweden fully aligns itself with the statement made earlier by Italy on behalf of the European Union.
Let me first of all thank you, Mr. President, and the United Kingdom for bringing matters of justice and the rule of law to the fore. The principle of the rule of law is at the very heart of the Uni…
In the early morning of 11 September 2003, our Foreign Minister Anna Lindh died, murdered in a senseless crime. One of Sweden’s most prominent and respected leaders is gone. We have lost a part of our future. She spoke for the oppressed, for the victims of human rights violations. She worked for int…
I am addressing the General Assembly at a very difficult moment. Sweden has lost its Minister for Foreign Affairs, Anna Lindh. She fell prey to senseless, meaningless violence. In the midst of our grief, our determination to defend democracy and an open society grows stronger. Our engagement for the…
I would like to make just three brief points. First, I would like to express my gratitude for the kind words expressed to my Government for the part that it — together with many others — has played in this project.
Secondly, I am of course heartened by the support expressed in the Council for many …
Let me first thank you, Sir, for your invitation and for organizing this session on sanctions. There could be no better time than this, I think, to focus on the need to improve the instruments for the maintenance of international peace and security.
Many situations in the past, when words of condem…
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/57/L.64. Since the publication of the draft resolution before the Assembly, the following countrie…
I have the honour to make this statement on behalf of the Western European and other States group. One member State, however, is not associated with the statement.
At the outset let me join Mr. Ugo Mifsud Bonnici in paying tribute to the late Ambassador Arvid Pardo, founding father of ideas leading…
Speaking on behalf of the Government of Sweden, let me first of all stress that I associate myself entirely with the message delivered by the presidency of the European Union.
As a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, I will naturally focus on the relations between the Cou…
Let me start by joining other speakers in this debate in expressing our condolences to the Government and people of Indonesia. It was a hideous act of terrorism that was committed in Bali this past weekend. Among the many dead and injured were Swedish nationals and our thoughts are with the many inj…
Let me begin by congratulating you, Sir, on your election as President.
All speakers in this debate have reflected on the year that has passed since 11 September 2001. It has been a very dramatic year, and it is time for the international community to draw some conclusions from it. One thing is cle…
The presidency of the European Union has already outlined the positive view of the European Union with regard to the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD). I concur with everything in that speech, and I will therefore limit myself to a few remarks.
We who speak today are all aware of the…
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/56/L.55.
I should like to announce that, since the publication of the draft resolution before th…
