My delegation, like many others, is keen on supporting
cooperation between the United Nations and the Council of Europe. The draft resolution contained in A/57/L.23/Rev.1 does not take into account the concerns expressed by certain delegations with regard to the abolition of the death penalty, whic…
The General Assembly is once again discussing the question of Palestine, an item that has been on its agenda for more than 50 years. During that period, colonialism has been eliminated from many countries of the world. Many colonial peoples have attained their rights to freedom and self-determinatio…
At the outset, I wish to express our appreciation to the Secretary-General for his report on strengthening of the United Nations (A/57/387). Having read the entire report, we believe that the Secretariat has the enthusiasm and the vision to pursue the necessary reforms that began five years ago.
Th…
At the outset, we would like to thank the delegation of South Africa for requesting an open meeting of the Council
on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. It is not without significance that this meeting is convened following a request from the current chair of the Non- Aligned Movement, which encom…
After having seen the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the Millennium Declaration, we are convinced of the rightness of that United Nations resolution.
The report is not simply a review of the achievements of the two previous years but offers us a vision that can guide our a…
At the outset, I would like to express to you, Sir, our warmest congratulations on your election to the presidency of this session and to wish you every success conducting the affairs of this session. Your ample diplomatic skills are well known. I wish also to thank your predecessor for his good con…
Allow me at the outset to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. We are confident of your wisdom and experience. Allow me to extend our congratulations to Ambassador Wehbe for the competent manner in which he conducted the work of the Cou…
I would like at the outset to express my sincere congratulations to you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. Also, I cannot fail to express our deep appreciation to Ambassador Kolby for his successful presidency of the Security Council last month. Allow …
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for giving me the opportunity, on behalf of the Arab Group, to make a few brief comments on the resolution adopted by the Assembly with regard to multilingualism.
This item has been very important to the Arab Group since the fifty-fifth session. On behalf of the …
The democratic attitude that emerged with the birth of the Republic of Yemen has been put into everyday practice in our country. That attitude requires us to adopt clearly defined positions vis-à-vis many political issues, particularly those designed to support and protect human rights on the nation…
It gives my delegation great pleasure to contribute to the debate on accelerating the achievement of democracy, which confirms that the peoples of the world have understood the lessons of the past century, with its wars and tragedies based on egoistic self-interest and short- sightedness, desire for…
Once again, the General Assembly is considering the question of Palestine, which has remained unresolved for the past 50 years. Despite the numerous resolutions adopted by the United Nations and many attempts to forge a solution, such a solution continues to elude us, and the Palestinian people cont…
I am pleased, first of all, to convey through you, Sir, our sincere congratulations to President Han Seung-soo on
his election as President of the current session of the General Assembly. I am certain that with his expertise and skill he will conduct the proceedings of this session successfully. I …
At the outset, I would like to express the pleasure of the delegation of Yemen at the noticeable increase in interest shown in the dialogue among civilizations. This reflects a collective awareness of the lessons learned from the last century, which was replete with wars and tensions. In the attempt…
It gives me pleasure to extend to you, Mr. President, our congratulations on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly. I am confident that you will conduct the work of this fifty-sixth session successfully, given your well-known ability, expertise and rich political experience.
On 11…
On behalf of the delegation of the Republic of Yemen, it is a pleasure for me to congratulate the President on his election to the presidency of the fifty-sixth session of the General Assembly and on the work of the high- level dialogue on strengthening international economic cooperation for develop…
Democracy has now become a characteristic feature of modern Yemen. This has led us to take a strong and clear position on several political issues regarding strengthening of human rights at the national and international levels.
We would like to confirm our full respect for international instrument…
In the past, we discussed the question of Palestine; today, we are considering the situation in the Middle East. Palestine is at the core of the Arab-Israeli conflict and the region has experienced tensions, wars and crises on its account. On its account, we continue to recall the Israeli aggression…
Following the adoption of resolution 181 (II) (1947), which provides for the partition of Palestine into two States, one a Palestinian Islamic and Christian State and the other a Jewish State, only the State of Israel was established, while the people of Palestine were, and still are, displaced from…
During the past few years, democratic concepts and ideas have spread all over the world. We have witnessed the continuous growth of democracy at the global level, which aims at promoting and strengthening political, economic and social stability. The spread of these international values should not b…
