The future of security, stability and development in the world is contingent on reverence for the principles of mutual understanding and tolerance among peoples. Establishing an international partnership for dialogue, cooperation, peace and development that promotes communication between all nations…
First, I would like to express my delegation’s satisfaction with the Secretary-General’s report entitled “Sport for development and peace: strengthening the partnerships” (A/65/270). We welcome the actions undertaken by the United Nations system, especially the Office of Sport for Development and Pe…
I have the pleasure and the honour to speak before the General Assembly today to debate the important points on its agenda regarding the development of Africa. I would first of all like to thank the Secretary-General
for his reports and notes concerning the items under consideration (A/65/152, A/65…
First, Sir, I warmly congratulate you and the friendly Swiss Confederation on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-fifth session, and wish you every success in your noble mission. We are convinced that your great political and diplomatic experience will provide the best co…
I thank the President of the Assembly for convening these special plenary meetings. His initiative is highly appreciated, as it comes at crucial time, when Pakistan most needs the international community to stand with it.
At the outset let me present, on behalf of my Government, my most sincere con…
It is a pleasure to address the Assembly today and to offer my congratulations on its adoption of resolution 64/289, on system-wide coherence. This is a historic occasion and a milestone in the work of the Organization and its efforts to develop its working methods and adopt reform measures that res…
Allow me at the outset to congratulate you, Madam, on Lebanon assumption of the presidency of the Security Council and to convey to you and your delegation our sincere wishes for success. We appreciate the approach that you have taken in guiding the work of the Council, particularly with regard to e…
Let me say how pleased I am to take part in this High-level Plenary Meeting to assess progress in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and identify the means to attain them on schedule.
It is widely agreed that development is a fundamental aspiration of all countries. Guided by our str…
Yesterday, we all observed the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, an occasion that reminds us of the continuing daily suffering of the brotherly Palestinian people and the tragic situation that necessitates the further intensive efforts of the international community and al…
May I first of all thank the President very much for including the item on reform of the Security Council as one of his top priorities. I assure him of my delegation’s firm support for any action you may take in order to bring this process to completion at this session under his presidency.
While w…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the African Group.
Allow me at the outset to congratulate you, Mr. President, upon your presidency of the Security Council for this month and on the wise manner in which you have been conducting the Council’s
proceedings. We want to thank Mr. Le Roy for his …
I have the honour of delivering this statement on agenda items 63 and 47, which deal with the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) and the 2001-2010 Decade to Roll Back Malaria, respectively, on behalf of the Group of African States.
The African Group associates itself with the statemen…
The General Assembly is meeting today to consider the report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (A/HRC/12/48) adopted by the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Our delegation agrees with the conclusions of this report, which are intended to guarantee the impleme…
At the outset, I would like to extend to you, Sir, and through you to the brotherly Socialist People’s Libyan Arab
Jamahiriya our sincere congratulations upon your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session. We are confident that your broad experience and many skills …
As we consider agenda item 113, on multilingualism, I am very glad to take the floor to thank the Secretary- General for his informative report on the position of multilingualism within the Secretariat (A/63/338) and his recommendations and conclusions to ensure that multilingualism remains at the h…
Today as we are discussing agenda item 16 on the question of Palestine, we are also commemorating the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.
This is an opportunity of particular meaning, because it allows us once again to consider the difficult situation endured by the Palesti…
First, I wish to congratulate the President of the Assembly on his manner of conducting this debate, which is of special importance to Member States. I also wish to congratulate the Ambassadors of Poland and Paraguay for their considerable efforts during the sixty-second session of the Assembly as f…
First, allow me to thank you, Sir, for the way in which you are conducting this debate. I would also like to thank the representative of Costa Rica, the President of the Security Council for this month, for his presentation of the annual report of the Security Council (A/63/2), which was submitted t…
I would like to express our delegation’s sense of pride in participating in this high-level meeting of the General Assembly held under agenda item 45, entitled “Culture of peace”, which today deals with the question of interfaith dialogue. I take this opportunity to express my gratitude to the Secre…
The debate that brings us together today gives us an excellent opportunity to examine the state of cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations and to reflect on how we can strengthen their links of synergy and interaction.
I take this opportunity to thank the Secretary- Genera…
