I congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency for the month of October. My appreciation goes to Ambassador Emyr Jones Parry for the way in which he guided the work of the Council last month. My delegation thanks you, Mr. President, for having responded so quickly to the request to co…
It gives me great pleasure to convey to you, Sir, and to your friendly country, Saint Lucia, our sincere congratulations on your election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-eighth session. I am confident that your great skills and abilities will guarantee the success of our proceeding…
My delegation wishes to contribute to the debate that brings us together today, which we feel is of particular importance. Our debate falls within the framework of the efforts of the international community to end the flow of rough diamonds that rebels and certain armed groups use to finance armed c…
At the outset, I would like to extend to you, Mr. President, our profound thanks for your prompt response to the request of the League of Arab States and the Non- Aligned Movement to hold an urgent meeting of the Security Council on the grave and serious developments that the brotherly country of Ir…
The Tunisian delegation is very pleased that the General Assembly has adopted the resolution calling for the creation of a World Solidarity Fund. The Assembly’s
approval confirms the decision made by Heads of State and Government in Johannesburg at the end of the World Summit on Sustainable Develop…
While the General Assembly has been examining the Palestinian question this year, the explosive security and economic situation in the region has been dangerously deteriorating to an unprecedented degree, with catastrophic humanitarian conditions and a total halt to the peace process. This tragic si…
One week has passed since we celebrated United Nations Day. A retrospective analysis of our Organization’s 57 years of existence enables us to conclude the following.
The United Nations has not lost any of its relevance. The world needs the Organization more than ever to restore order in the global…
First of all, I should like to express our satisfaction at the holding of this debate, which is of the utmost
importance for Africa and which shows the international community’s increased interest in the development and stability of that continent, which for decades has endured the horrors of armed…
Mr. President, allow me to convey to you our most sincere thanks for having acceded to the request of the Non- Aligned Movement that this open meeting of the Security Council be convened to consider the Iraq crisis. All signs had indicated that this issue was going to be resolved peacefully, in keep…
First of all, I would like to extend Tunisia’s condolences to our sister country, Indonesia, and to the victims of the terrorist act in Bali, an act we vigorously condemn. Our sympathies also go out to the families of all of the victims.
Madam President, allow me now to join previous speakers in th…
The objective assessment provided by the Secretary- General in the two reports under consideration brings us to a real moment of truth — a truth that may not be easy to accept but one that we must have the courage to take responsibility for.
Some of us might ask , what truth is that? I do not wish …
Allow me at the outset to congratulate the President on his election to the presidency of this session of the General Assembly and to wish him every success in discharging his functions. Because of the profound friendship that exists between Tunisia and the Czech Republic, we assure him of our coope…
Today, our Assembly is discussing a matter which is of paramount importance to the future of Africa.
My country has worked tirelessly to promote peace, security and development on our continent. We highly welcome the General Assembly’s decision to devote a day’s debate to the New Partnership for
A…
Mr. President, first of all, I would like to say how appreciative we are of your initiative to organize this important and timely meeting of the General Assembly devoted to information and communication technologies (ICT) for development. I am convinced that our collective thinking, in both plenary …
Allow me at the outset, before I plunge into the debate, to offer you, Sir, my congratulations and my best wishes for success in your presidency of the Security Council. This tribute is not circumstantial, because the Tunisian delegation and a great many intellectuals in our country hold you in high…
Mr. President, I should like at the outset, on behalf of the Arab Group — whose chairmanship I have the honour to hold this month — to thank you for responding so quickly to our request to hold this urgent meeting of the Security Council, at which we are considering once again the dangerous situatio…
Mr. President, allow me at the outset to express to you on behalf of the Arab Group, whose chairmanship we hold for this month, our thanks and appreciation for your prompt response in convening this emergency meeting. It is being held in tragic circumstances that cause sentiments of sorrow, bewilder…
Allow me, Sir, to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We hope that your work will be crowned with success. I would also like to thank the Ambassador of Norway for his excellent leadership of the Council during the previous month.
I would lik…
Mr. President, we wish to thank you very warmly for having responded to our request for this emergency meeting.
This meeting was made necessary by the situation prevailing in the occupied Palestinian territories, which have been reoccupied and where a full-fledged war has been unleashed against the…
Allow me at the outset to thank you, Mr. President, for having promptly convened this urgent meeting of the Security Council to examine the situation prevailing in the occupied Palestinian territories and the dangerous escalation of violence there.
We must recall that this escalation was provoked b…
