Vanuatu is honoured to join other speakers in congratulating Mr. Sam Kutesa on assuming the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session. I believe that his able leadership will successfully guide the session to its conclusion. Let me also extend my gratitude to his predecessor, Amb…
The Republic of Vanuatu is honoured to participate in this debate under your presidency, Sir, and we wish to associate ourselves with all other delegations in congratulating you and the members of your Bureau on your election to lead us through this sixty-eighth session of the General Assembly.
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Vanuatu wishes to associate itself with other delegations in congratulating the President and the members of his Bureau on their election to lead us through this sixty-seventh session of the General Assembly. I am indeed profoundly delighted, as Mr. Jeremić assured us in our meeting earlier this wee…
At the outset, allow me, on behalf of the Group of Asia-Pacific States, to congratulate you, Sir, on your able guidance as President of the General Assembly. We are glad that, with your able guidance, you have been able to steer us through these times of problems that we all face.
Please allow me t…
Vanuatu joins other delegations in congratulating you, Mr. President, on your election to preside over the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth session. My delegation vows our full cooperation, and believes that, with your leadership, we will conclude a successful session.
Allow me to also acknowled…
Vanuatu is very pleased that we are meeting under your presidency, Sir, and, on behalf of my Government and of the Pacific Islands Forum, I extend my warm congratulations to you, and we wish to assure you of our full confidence and cooperation.
I should also like to take a moment to pay tribute to …
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Pacific Islands Forum. At the outset, allow me to convey our appreciation to you, Sir, for convening this high-level conference on the five- year review of the Mauritius Strategy for the Further
Implementation of the Barbados Programme of Action. Allow me…
The leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum remain concerned about the pace of our progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Despite steady progress towards achieving the MDGs and improved levels of human development, many of our countries that are small island developing Stat…
I begin by joining others in congratulating Mr. Ali Abdussalam Treki on assuming the noble and high responsibility of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session. Let me wish him well in his leadership as the United Nations makes its way through the myriad evolving challenges …
I bring to this Assembly warm greetings from the people of Vanuatu.
Today is an important day in the histories of four of our Members of the United Nations family, and my Government and the people of Vanuatu congratulate the people of Tuvalu, Nigeria and Cyprus on their independence anniversaries, …
Today, we stand on the verge of global uncertainty. The international landscape is scarred by wars, conflict, civil unrest, epidemics, drought and famine. Poverty and malnutrition continue to ravage the lives of millions of the world’s inhabitants.
The very values and fabric on which the United Nat…
I bring warm greetings from the people of the Republic of Vanuatu.
At the outset, I wish to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixtieth session. I assure you of my Government’s support for the work of the United Nations under your stewardship.…
Nearly two weeks ago, Hurricane Katrina caused widespread destruction, making it one of the worst natural disasters on record in the history of the United States of America. I take this opportunity to convey the condolences and the deepest sympathy of my Government and people to the Government and t…
My Government welcomes the midterm review of the implementation of the Brussels Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) for the Decade 2001- 2010. The Programme of Action provides goals and targets, along with action-oriented commitments in seven critical areas, following a comm…
I bring to this gathering a warm greeting from the people of the Republic of Vanuatu.
Mr. President, at the outset, I take this opportunity to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty- ninth session. I also take this occasion to acknowledge with dee…
Allow me to convey to this Assembly the heartfelt greetings of the Government and people of the Republic of Vanuatu. I should like first of all to sincerely congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the Presidency of the fifty-eight session of the General Assembly. You have assumed the Presidency…
In addressing this honourable Assembly, I first wish to convey the greetings of the people of the Republic of Vanuatu. Our future will be determined by the nations represented here today.
I also take this opportunity to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the fifty- seven…
At the outset, I wish to extend to Mr. Han Seung-soo greetings from the Government and the people of the Republic of Vanuatu. I wish to convey to him the apologies of my Government for not being able to be represented here at the ministerial level owing to the fact that our Parliament is currently i…
Allow me first of all to convey the apologies of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vanuatu, The Honourable Serge Vohor, who is unable to be here on this historic occasion due to most pressing commitments at home. I am therefore very deeply honoured to address the Assembly on behalf of the delegatio…
The people of the Republic of Vanuatu, whom I am honoured to represent here, are proud to be part of this Millennium Summit on the role of the United Nations in the twenty-first century.
When the Republic of Vanuatu was formally admitted as a full Member of the United Nations in 1981, the fundament…