On behalf of the delegation of Tunisia, I would like to read to the General Assembly the following statement:
As we are celebrating the fifty-ninth anniversary of the International Day of the United Nations, we affirm our respect for the noble purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter, …
I would like at the outset to join others to express my delegation’s thanks and gratitude to Secretary-General Kofi Annan for his valuable and comprehensive report, contained in document A/59/303, on cooperation between the United Nations and regional and other organizations, in which he spoke very …
The international community’s growing interest in Africa, and the interest of the United Nations system in particular, reflects the worldwide realization of the urgent need to establish a true partnership for development for our continent, which has suffered for decades from the horrors of armed con…
First of all, Mr. President, allow me to congratulate you on the manner in which you are guiding this debate. My delegation also thanks Ambassador Sir Emyr Jones Parry, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom and President of the Security Council for the current month, for introducing the rep…
Allow me at the outset to express to you, Mr. President, and other members of the Council our sincere thanks for promptly responding to the request to convene this urgent meeting by the Group of Arab States, on whose behalf I have the honour to make this statement.
I also express to you, Sir, our c…
It is my honour to read out the statement of Mr. Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, President of the Republic of Tunisia and Chairman of the sixteenth session of the Arab League Council, who had wanted to attend this meeting but was detained by urgent commitments. The statement reads as follows:
“It is my di…
Allow me at the outset to convey to you, Sir, and to the other members of the Security Council my profound thanks for your speedy response to the request of the Arab Group to hold this urgent meeting to discuss the dangerous developments occurring in the occupied Palestinian territories.
I would li…
I would like first of all to thank you, Mr. President, for your rapid and positive response to the request for the convening of this urgent meeting to discuss the most recent serious events in the Middle East. I would also like to take this opportunity to say how much we welcome the skilful way in w…
On behalf of the African Group, I too would like to express the sympathy of the African Group and its member States to the Government and the people of brotherly Morocco with regard to the recent earthquake and the resulting heavy toll in human lives and material damage. Morocco, a brother country m…
The Tunisian delegation attaches particular importance to the debate that brings us together today, on information and communication technologies in the service of development, particularly since this meeting is being held on the eve of the beginning of work in Geneva on the first stage of the World…
It gives me pleasure to express my great appreciation for the attention that the General Assembly has given to the Palestinian cause and to the deteriorating situation in the Middle East in pursuit of consolidating the foundations of peace and stability in the region and in support of Palestinians’ …
My delegation aligns itself with the statement made this morning by the representative of Morocco, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. I would like to add a few elements that we believe are particularly important.
Let me at the outset take this opportunity to express my gratitude to the Secreta…
My delegation welcomes the report of the Secretary- General contained in document A/58/260, which is entitled “Assistance in mine action” and which is now before the General Assembly. That report attests to the remarkable progress that has been achieved with regard to the six strategic goals set out…
It is my distinct pleasure once again to convey to you, Sir, Tunisia’s congratulations on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at this session, in which I wish you every success. Allow me to read out the statement of Mr. Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, President of the Republic of Tunisi…
Tunisia is pleased to participate in the important debate that brings us together today and to make its contribution to international efforts to enhance United Nations action and its performance in the context of the noble principles upon which it is based. We welcome the personal commitment of the …
The Tunisian delegation would first like to associate itself with the statement made by the representative of Morocco on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and to acknowledge our colleague Abdellah Benmellouk, who presented that statement.
My country welcomes the discussion today on the integrated…
I am pleased to take the floor under agenda item 39 (a), “New Partnership for Africa’s Development: progress in implementation and international support”. In that regard, I should like to thank the Secretary-General for his report (A/58/254). In addition, we should like to take note of the statement…
The Security Council is meeting once again to review Israel’s actions against the Palestinian people and its flouting of the principles adopted by the international community in its search for a just and lasting solution to the conflict in the Middle East.
The numerous meetings of the Security Coun…
Allow me, at the outset, to thank Ambassador John Negroponte, President of the Security Council for this month, for his introduction of the report of the Security Council (A/58/2), submitted to the General Assembly in accordance with relevant provisions of the Charter of the United Nations.
My dele…
I wish on behalf of my delegation to thank the Secretary- General for his report on implementation of the Millennium Declaration (A/58/323), adopted by heads of State or Government from all over the world in September 2000. The report has the merit of having clearly and courageously identified the c…
