The Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident in 1986 triggered not only the revision of international nuclear safety standards, but the creation of numerous international instruments to ensure both the highest level of nuclear, nuclear waste and radiation safety worldwide and a relevant system of emer…
Ukraine welcomes this High-level Meeting of the General Assembly, the first in United Nations history to be dedicated to the important issue of the rule of law at the national and international levels.
Ukraine believes that respect for the rule of law at the international level is the basis of inte…
While we align ourselves fully with the statement of the European Union, I should like to briefly touch on a number of issues that are of particular interest to Ukraine. I should like to thank the Secretary-General for his report (A/66/757) on HIV/AIDS-related achievements, which was issued a year a…
At the outset, allow me to thank the former Chairperson of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), Ambassador Gasana of Rwanda, for his informative presentation of the report of the PBC on its fifth session (A/66/675), and current Chairperson Momen of Bangladesh for his comprehensive statement.
While U…
Ukraine voted in favour of resolution 66/253. The position of the delegation of Ukraine on the resolution presented by the Group of Arab States is a continuation of our stance on the relevant resolution (A/C.3/66/L.57/Rev.1) adopted last November by a large majority in the Third Committee.
We proce…
Let me start by highlighting some elements at the heart of Ukraine’s position regarding the subject of today’s debate. As pointed out by the President of Ukraine in this Hall this past September (see A/66/PV.12), today’s world presents the United Nations with new, complex and increasingly difficult …
At the outset, let me express my gratitude to the President of the Security Council for the month of November, the Permanent Representative of Portugal, for his presentation of the annual report of the Security Council to the General Assembly (A/66/2). We also appreciate the thrust of Portugal’s Sec…
The date of 26 April 2011 marked a quarter of a century since the day when the catastrophe at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant dispelled the illusions of today’s world about the
complete safety of the peaceful use of nuclear energy. Considering this event through a quarter of a century’s history, …
On this remarkable day to launch the International Year of Cooperatives, it gives me pleasure to convey to all this message of solidarity from the Ukrainian cooperative community. The cooperative movement in my country has a long history, dating back to as early as 1870. Ukraine now enjoys a large a…
Ukraine has traditionally recognized the value of sport in building a peaceful and better world and promoting tolerance, equality and understanding among people and nations. Sport is a shared public good that can, through its unique convening power, bring people together irrespective of their race, …
Twenty-five years have passed since 26 April 1986, when the hearts of people were marked with pain and sorrow for the lost lives of their relatives and the future of millions of people was destroyed. The Chernobyl catastrophe has led to the pollution of more than 145,000 square kilometres of territo…
At the outset, let me express my gratitude to the former Chairperson of the
Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), Ambassador Peter Wittig of Germany, for his comprehensive presentation of the report of the PBC on its fourth session (A/65/701). While Ukraine aligns itself with the statement of the Europea…
It is my great honour and responsibility to speak at the opening of this High-level Meeting.
I live in the country with the fastest-growing epidemic in Eastern Europe, in the city with the highest HIV prevalence. It was there in my seaport city that the HIV/AIDS epidemic began like an explosion amo…
First of all, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for the report (A/65/341) submitted under sub-item (c) of agenda item 69, entitled “Strengthening of international cooperation and coordination of efforts to study, mitigate and minimize the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster”.
United Na…
At the outset, let me express my gratitude to the President of the Security Council for the month of November, the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, for his introduction of the annual report of the Security Council to the General Assembly (A/65/2).
Ukraine has always been an advocate …
The year 2010 marks an important milestone for the international nuclear non- proliferation regime. The consensus reached at the 2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and the action plan for nuclear disarmament based on all three pillars of t…
While my delegation aligns itself with the statement by the representative of the European Union, I would like to add a few remarks highlighting some specific issues.
During the period covered in the report (A/65/53), the Human Rights Council dealt with a wide range of thematic and specific human r…
Since it mentions Ukraine directly, I would like to refer to the report of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) entitled “The globalization of crime: a transnational organized crime threat assessment”, which was launched today.
It was with deep disappointment and indignation that we…
It is an honour for my delegation to take the floor at this special commemorative meeting of the General Assembly on the occasion of the sixty-fifth anniversary of the end of the Second World War. The United Nations was founded in 1945 in the determination to save
succeeding generations from the sc…
Today, our hearts and thoughts are with our Chilean friends who lost relatives and shelter. We express our deep sympathy to the Government of Chile and to the nation as a whole.
It is a particular honour for me to take the floor on behalf of the Group of Eastern European States to commemorate the f…
