The world of today is faced with a paradox. While our global interdependence is growing and threats to our societies require globally coordinated efforts, countries look inwards to their own regions. But regional cooperation should never be made a pretext for ignoring the outside world. It should op…
Sweden shares fully the views expressed earlier by Italy on behalf of the European Union. The importance Sweden attaches to the issue of public administration, democratization and good governance in promoting social development has been manifested over the years. One recent example which comes to mi…
Sweden associates itself fully with the statement made by the representative of Italy on behalf of the members of the European Union.
The peace process in Guatemala has reached a critical juncture. The past year has seen important progress, and the peace process now holds considerable promise for t…
I have the honour to introduce draft resolution A/50/L.39, entitled “Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations”.
This short procedural resolution takes note of the report (A/50/203) of the Secretary-General on strengthening of the coordination of e…
We have just listened to the representative of Spain speaking on behalf of the European Union, and, of course, I fully agree with his statement. I should therefore like to confine my statement to a few comments on the issue of straddling fish stocks.
Sweden has, like all other members of the Europe…
When I began to prepare for this speech a couple of weeks ago I asked a close friend what he thought I should say. “Well, Malin,” he said, “I had to write an essay in the eighth grade on the subject ‘What I would say to the United Nations General Assembly if I ever had the chance’. Just read that.”
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First of all I should like to welcome the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement being signed today in Washington by Yasser Arafat and Yitzhak Rabin. This show of reconciliation should be an example to parties in various conflicts the world over.
As the United Nations celebrates its fiftieth anniver…
Before introducing draft resolution A/49/L.57, I should like to announce that Canada, Monaco, Poland, the Republic of Korea and Turkey have become co-sponsors.
On behalf of the co-sponsors I now have the honour to introduce draft resolution A/49/L.57, entitled “Strengthening of the coordination of …
I wish to explain the vote of my delegation on draft resolution K.
It is a well known fact that for decades Sweden has worked actively and consistently for nuclear disarmament and for an ultimate total ban on nuclear weapons. However, Sweden abstained in the vote on draft resolution K. It is the vi…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Nordic countries.
A prominent person has said that the other name for peace is development. In other words, without development there would be no lasting peace. But the reverse is also true, that without peace there will be no development. The third neces…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the five Nordic countries — Denmark,
The CSCE was conceived in the cold war era and made an important contribution to bringing the East-West confrontation to a peaceful end.
The world is changing, and so is the CSCE. The emphasis of the CSCE’s current activi…
I wish first of all to congratulate you, Madam President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of November. We are certain that the Council is in good hands.
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the four Nordic troop-contributing countries: Denmark, Finland, Norway a…
I am pleased to make this statement on behalf of the five Nordic countries — Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
The Nordic countries share the views expressed in the statement made by the German presidency on behalf of the European Union.
The Nordic countries start from the premise of t…
May I at the outset express my sincere congratulations to you, Sir, on your election to the important post of President of the General Assembly at its forty-ninth session.
The loss of the ferry Estonia in the Baltic Sea, where more than 900 people perished, brought disaster close to our shores. The…
The delegation of Sweden is particularly pleased to participate in the adoption of the draft resolution and the Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982. It is an honour for me to announce that the Government of Sw…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the five Nordic countries - Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
The democratic elections in South Africa two months ago closed the book on a long and dark chapter in the history not only of South Africa, but of humanity. By its vicious racial polici…
I begin by thanking you, Sir, for chairing this meeting.
For the second time in a few days, Sweden is taking the floor during the Council’s deliberations on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This time, we are pleased that an urgently needed increase in troops for the United Nations Protectio…
I wish to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. We know that, under your wise guidance, the Council is in good hands.
I am speaking as the representative of a concerned European country contributing a sizeable contingent to the United Nations Pro…
Sweden and the Nordic countries voted in favour of the resolution on external debt contained in paragraph 11 of document A/48/718. We did so, however, with some hesitation, and I shall briefly comment on our reasons.
The debt problem varies in nature in different developing countries. We therefore …
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the five Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
The tragedy in Bosnia and Herzegovina has led to immense and unacceptable human suffering in spite of the fact that efforts for peace have been going on continuously since 1992. The Nord…
