I would like to inform the Assembly that my delegation wishes to withdraw the candidature of Mr. Krister Thelin. We take this opportunity to thank delegations for their support, and to congratulate those who have been elected so far.
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union. The Central and Eastern European countries associated with the European Union — Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia — and the associated countries Cyprus, Malta and Turke…
As you know, Mr. President, I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union. The Central and Eastern European countries associated with the European Union — Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia — as well as the associate…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union. The Central and Eastern European countries associated with the European Union — Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia — and the associated countries of Cyprus and Malta, as…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union. The Central and Eastern European countries associated with the European Union — Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia — and the associated countries Cyprus, Malta and Turkey, …
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU) on agenda item 20 (b), on assistance to Bolivia as a result of the flooding experienced in recent months.
The Central and Eastern European countries associated with the European Union — Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, L…
I offer my warm thanks to Jean-Marie Guéhenno for his important contribution.
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I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU). The Central and Eastern
European countries associated with the European Union — Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia,…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU). The Central and Eastern European countries associated with European Union — Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia — and the associated countries Cyprus,
Malta and Tur…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union. The Central and Eastern European countries associated with the European Union — Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia — as well as the associated countries of Cyprus, Malta…
Mr. President, allow me to congratulate you, and Singapore, on your role in the presidency and on the initiative you have taken. I would also like to thank the other members of the Council for this opportunity for us to speak today.
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union. The Ce…
I have the honour to introduce, on behalf of its sponsors, the draft resolution entitled “Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance: strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assista…
Let me stress first of all that I entirely associate myself with the message delivered by the presidency of the European Union.
The Council of Europe was created half a century ago as a peace project. After two devastating world wars, the organization was set up to promote reconciliation and peacef…
The individual human being must always be at the centre of our work. Burmese students fighting for democracy, victims of ethnic violence in Kosovo, women in Afghanistan denied their right to education and equality, children dying of curable diseases, people simply trying to survive in the utmost pov…
We are living at a historic juncture where global progress is a real possibility: a combined wealth never seen before; scientific advances in medicine and technology; political freedom and democratic accountability becoming the norm; an end to the belief that States have inherent enemies; access to …
First of all, allow me to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election as President of the fifty-fifth session of the General Assembly, and to pledge to you the full support of the Group of Western European and other States.
I would also like to express our heartfelt thanks for the impressive …
Having just joined the consensus on the adoption of draft resolution A/54/L.84, on the question of optional protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict and on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, Sweden would like…
I should like first of all to thank Canada for convening this open meeting. Sweden also fully subscribes to the statement made earlier by Portugal on behalf of the European Union. We would like to elaborate briefly on three specific aspects: first, the targeting of sanctions; secondly, ways to ensur…
I have the honour to introduce, on behalf of the sponsors, the draft resolution on the strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations, contained in document A/54/L.54.
The draft resolution was discussed in two rounds of informal consultations. In those …
On 10 September last year, the representative of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Mr. Nicholas Morris, briefed the members of the Security Council on the situation then prevailing in Kosovo. Mr. Morris had just arrived from the region, and he gave a very vivid descrip…
The Secretary-General's introduction to his report on the work of the Organization deals with the humanitarian challenge. And his remarks here at the opening of the general debate focused on the prospects for human security and intervention in the next century.
From the outset, I want to pay tribut…
