I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the 12 members of the group of Pacific small island developing States with a presence at the United Nations, namely, the Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samo…
I am honoured to be speaking on behalf of the 12 Pacific small island developing States (SIDS) present at the United Nations, namely, the Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, the Republic of Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and my o…
As Chair of the Asia Pacific Group for the month of March, I have the honour to speak on behalf of its 55 Member States.
At the outset, we express our gratitude to you, Mr. President, for having convened this special commemorative meeting of the General Assembly, on the seventh annual International…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the 55 States members of the Asia-Pacific Group as Chair for the month of March.
At the outset, we would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this special meeting to commemorate and observe this important day, the International Da…
The delegation of the Kingdom of Tonga conveys its appreciation to the President for convening this second High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development and commends the Secretary-General for including that crucial issue in his report entitled “A life of dignity
for all” (A/68/202)…
I too offer you, Sir, my warmest congratulations upon your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at this our sixty-fifth session. Let me assure you, as always, of the cooperation and support of the Tongan delegation. I also express my gratitude to your predecessor His Excellency Mr. Ali…
Like previous speakers, I offer you, Sir, my warmest congratulations on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly for this session. I also wish to pay tribute to the Secretary- General for his excellent report on the work of the Organization (A/64/1) and for his continuing leadership d…
I would like to join previous speakers in offering Mr. d’Escoto Brockmann my warm congratulations on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly.
As this is first time that I am here to address this Assembly, whose main objectives include the promotion of democracy and economic self-reli…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Pacific small island developing States, comprising Fiji, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and my own country, the Kingdom of Tonga.
We would like to take this…
At the outset, I offer my congratulations to Mr. Srgjan Kerim on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly. Let me assure him of the Kingdom of Tonga’s cooperation, and of every confidence that the sixty-second session of the General Assembly will be productive and successful under his …
The Tongan delegation joins others in congratulating you, Madam, on your assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly. Let us reassure you of Tonga’s full support and its confidence that the sixty-first session of the General Assembly will be productive and successful under your very able le…
I congratulate you, Sir, on your presidency and know well that we are in excellent hands. I should also like to pay tribute to Mr. Julian Hunte for his excellent stewardship of the fifty-eighth session of the General Assembly.
We are enthusiastic at the forthcoming 10-year review of the Barbados Pr…
In congratulating Mr. Han Seung-soo upon his assumption of high office, I must also praise his predecessor, Mr. Harri Holkeri of Finland, for an outstanding tenure as the President who ushered in the new millennium. If the Millennium Summit and its Declaration could be considered the hallmark of Mr.…
I have the honour to make this statement on behalf of the countries of the Pacific Islands Forum that maintain Permanent Missions at the United Nations in New York: Australia, Fiji, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands…
