On behalf of the sponsors of draft resolution A/52/L.53/Rev.1, “Full participation of Palestine in the work of the United Nations”, in connection with the amendment just introduced by the representative of Luxembourg, I should like to move a motion pertaining to the voting on amendments.
The last s…
The Republic of Yemen takes a positive position of support for the Middle East peace process begun at the Madrid conference in October 1991, which called for the attainment of a just and comprehensive peace on the basis of respect for and implementation of binding international resolutions, includin…
The item entitled “Question of Palestine” is not new to this Organization; the General Assembly has been dealing with it for the last five decades. In an attempt to resolve this issue it has adopted many resolutions which remain unimplemented.
However, what makes this session special, what makes it…
In my capacity as Chairman of the Arab Group for this month, I have the honour to introduce, on behalf of the member States of the League of Arab States, the draft resolution contained in document A/52/L.3, under agenda item 33, “Cooperation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States”.…
It gives me pleasure to extend to Mr. Udovenko our heartfelt congratulations on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-second session. We are confident that his experience and wisdom will contribute to the successful and efficient conduct of the deliberations of the Asse…
I welcome this opportunity to explain and register the position of my delegation regarding the draft resolutions before us under agenda item 110 (c) on the human rights situation in individual countries, referred by the Third Committee to the General Assembly for adoption.
Ever since its establishm…
The Republic of Yemen, reaffirms its positive support for the peace process in the Middle East, beginning with the Peace Conference on the Middle East held in Madrid in October 1991, which provided for a just and comprehensive peace on the basis of commitment to and compliance with the provisions of…
The question of Palestine is not a new item for this Organization; the General Assembly has been considering this issue for the past 50 years. Many unimplemented resolutions have been adopted in an attempt to resolve this question. This session is particularly important, however, because it is being…
It is a pleasure for me to warmly congratulate Mr. Razali on his election to the presidency of the fifty-first session of the General Assembly. We are sure that his extensive experience and political sophistication will make a significant contribution to the success of its work. I should like also t…
Allow me at the outset, Sir, on behalf of my delegation and the people and leaders of Yemen, to express our appreciation and gratitude for the kind words you addressed to us in connection with the floods that Yemen has recently endured. I would also like to thank the Department of Humanitarian Affai…
The General Assembly is meeting today in tragic and sad circumstances. Israeli aggression against Lebanon is continuing, without mercy, for the 13th day in a row. Despite the world conscience and the denunciation of the butchery committed by the Israeli forces in Qana, which claimed more than 100 li…
In his statement in the General Assembly on 11 October 1995, my country’s Minister for Foreign Affairs stated that:
Although we fully support the progress made and the success achieved by the peace process so far on the other Arab and Israeli tracks, we continue to believe that it is extremely impo…
Despite the complexity of the situation in the Middle East and its multifarious dimensions, we believe that the Palestinian question, considered by the Secretary-General in document A/50/725-S/930, is at the heart of the conflict in the region and it gives us pleasure today, after half a century of …
My delegation wishes to refer to the Secretary-General’s report (A/50/301) on the provision of assistance to Yemen under item 20 (b) of the agenda. In this respect, we should like to
As is well known, my country was the victim of a war as a result of a secessionist attempt which sought to undermine…
As we commemorate today the United Nations Year for Tolerance we should recall the values, the norms and the lofty principles taught by our noble religion, Islam. Islam calls for tolerance, coexistence, fraternization, cooperation and forgiveness of offences. It is unfortunate indeed that there are …
No one values the blessings of democracy more than those who have been deprived of it. We, in the Republic of Yemen, have included in the Constitution of the United Yemen a number of principal articles that guarantee democracy and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms. We have not confined o…
As representatives must be hungry by now, I promise that my statement will not be long.
I should like, at the outset, to express our deep thanks and appreciation to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for its assistance to the developing countries, including our country, the Republic of Y…
At the outset I should like to express my delegation’s thanks and appreciation to the Secretary-General, Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, for his successful efforts in preparing his report on the work of the Organization (A/50/1). We believe the report is a comprehensive and useful document. To save the A…
I hope that the few words I am going to say will not be classified among the footnotes of the voluminous statements made over the years by the Israelis and the Arabs on the question of Palestine. They have made so very many statements and made war for about half a century, then, after all that, they…
This last decade of the century has been characterized, in many parts of the world, by increased violence and terrorism, the spread of civil wars and ethnic and tribal conflicts and the collapse of political regimes and State institutions. This has led to the weakening of the rule of law, to greater…
