My delegation would like to thank the Permanent Representatives of Croatia and Namibia for their great efforts as co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the Work of the General Assembly during the seventieth session. We welcome them both and congratulate them on their re-elec…
Allow me, at the outset, to pay tribute to the United Nations support of sports. I would also like to pay tribute to Mr. Wilfried Lemke, Special Adviser to the Secretary- General on Sport for Development and Peace. I would also like to welcome Mr. Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic …
It is my honour, as I begin my statement, to convey to Mr. Mogens Lykketoft, and through him to his country, Denmark, our sincere congratulations on his appointment to the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventieth session. I should also like to express our thanks to Mr. Sam Kutesa for his…
At the outset, I would like to thank and congratulate Mr. Ban Ki-moon and all those who participated in bringing about the success of the negotiations on the post-2015 sustainable development agenda. I wish to express my esteem for their efforts in this area.
I am more than a little proud to be tak…
Allow me, at the outset, to welcome the role played by the United Nations in promoting a culture of peace, tolerance and non-violence. We thank the delegations of Spain and Turkey for having prepared resolution 69/312 under agenda item 14, entitled “Culture of peace”.
We are all promoting peace. It…
I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your initiative to convene today’s important and thought-provoking open debate on reaffirming our strong commitment to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. My delegation also appreciates your insights into the theme, as…
I should like at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on China’s accession to the presidency of the Security Council this month, and to welcome His Excellency Mr. Mohamed El Hadi Dayri, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Libya; His Excellency Mr. Sameh Hassan Shokry Selim,…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President,
on Chile’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month, and to thank you for convening this meeting on the situation in the Middle East and the question of Palestine. As we begin this new year, I would also like…
At the outset, I would like to thank the delegation of Chad for taking the initiative to organize this important debate on the them “Threats to international peace and security: terrorism and cross- border crime”. I also wish to thank the presidency of the Security Council for the concept note (S/20…
I should like at the outset to offer our condolences to
Pakistan following this morning’s horrendous attack on a school in Peshawar.
I would like to congratulate Chad on the occasion of its accession to the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I also thank you, Mr. President, for you…
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report entitled “Promotion of a culture of peace and interreligious and intercultural dialogue, understanding and cooperation for peace” (A/69/413). For the first time here, we have seen UNESCO, the Alliance of Civilizations and all U…
At the outset, I would like to thank the representatives of Slovakia and Thailand for their efforts in co-chairing the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the Work of the General Assembly.
My delegation concurs with the statement made by the representative of Algeria on behalf of the Non-…
I thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this debate on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters, and for the special interest that you attach to the process of Security Council reform, as set out in your statement …
At the outset, allow me to commend the role played by the United Nations and its specialized agencies and programmes in the support of sport, especially the activities conducted by the United Nations Office on Sport for Development and Peace. I would like to reiterate our appreciation of the great a…
I would like first of all to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We thank you for having convened this open debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, at a time when the region is witnessing unpreced…
It is a pleasure to see you, Madam, presiding over our meeting today.
(spoke in French)
At the outset, I would like to thank you, Madam, for your statement, which in my view comprehensively covers the major points that we will debate here today regarding the collective action carried out in the Un…
My delegation would like to take this opportunity to express its heartfelt appreciation for the contribution of Member States and of the stakeholders of the World Summit on the Information Society to the negotiation process that resulted in the adoption of the text of resolution 68/302.
We believe …
I would like to begin by congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. I would like to thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his briefing.
Israel is using all its land, naval and air military capability to humiliate the Palestinian people, who have n…
I should like at the outset to thank President Ashe for having organized this debate on the fourth review of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. I congratulate the Secretary-General for the quality of his report (A/68/841) highlighting the activities of the United Nations in implem…
Allow me to continue on behalf of the facilitators of the intergovernmental process.
The discussions that took place among Member States and other stakeholders during the process also led to increased knowledge among Member States here in New York of the complex human rights treaty body system, and…
