I have the distinct honour and privilege to address the General Assembly on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. The Group of 77 and China attaches great importance to this High-level Review Meeting on the implementation of the Mauritius Strategy for the Further Implementation of the Programme of Ac…
I have the distinct honour and privilege to address the General Assembly on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
This is the first time in the history of the United Nations that the issue of biodiversity is being addressed at the level of heads of State and Government. Our meeting today provides no…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. At the outset, allow me, on behalf of the Group, to thank the President of the General Assembly for having convened this timely meeting to consider the humanitarian situation resulting from the floods in Pakistan. Our thanks also go …
Allow me on behalf of the Republic of Yemen to thank the President for his excellent stewardship of this meeting of the Assembly devoted to the discussion of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). I would be remiss if I neglected to thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his …
On behalf of the Group of 77 and China, I have the honour to introduce draft resolution A/64/L.38/Rev.1, entitled “New Partnership for Africa’s Development: progress in implementation and international support”.
I am pleased to report that we have reached consensus on the draft resolution. I would …
At the outset, Mr. Treki, permit me on behalf of Yemen and on my own account to congratulate you on your well- deserved election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session. I am confident that your long experience in the area of diplomacy, in particular Arab and African di…
Since this is probably the last meeting of this session, I want to pay tribute to you, Sir, and to your presidency. It has been an excellent and productive presidency. You produced a great deal of work on behalf of all of us, and we thank you very much. As we pay tribute to you, we in the Group of 7…
At the outset, let me thank you, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to speak before the Security Council on the subject of the increase in acts of piracy and armed robbery against ships off the Somali coast. I also wish to thank the Secretary-General for his thorough briefing on the subject, as well…
The oppressed defenceless Palestinian people are suffering under blockade, famine and isolation, as well as the enforced annexation of their land, the razing of their agricultural farms and the destruction of their houses in a calculated and continual manner. All of those measures represent inhuman …
I have the honour to present for the Assembly’s consideration the following reports of the Second Committee on the agenda items allocated to it by the General Assembly at its sixty-third session. I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to all the facilitators who persevered in …
It is truly historic and highly significant that this high-level meeting is being held within the framework of the General Assembly to strengthen the culture of peace and dialogue among representatives of cultures and religions in all their diversity. Undoubtedly, the Organization is the most approp…
On behalf of the Republic of Yemen, I would like to warmly thank all those who sponsored and supported resolution 63/20 entitled, “Special economic assistance for Yemen”. We thank the General Assembly for adopting the resolution by consensus.
We would also like to express our appreciation for the m…
As members know, certain provinces of the Republic of Yemen were recently affected by unprecedented torrential rains and floods. That led to a natural disaster that caused considerable damage to property and loss of life, as well as damage to infrastructure. This has undermined the Government’s effo…
I should like to start by congratulating Mr. d’Escoto Brockmann on being elected to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-third session. I am certain that he will steer the work of this session wisely and successfully, and we wish him every success in his work. I also wish to pay tribu…
At the outset, I would like to thank the President of the Assembly for convening this meeting to take up a very important question. I would also like to express the support of my delegation for the statement made by the representative of Antigua and Barbuda on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, in…
At the outset, allow me to express our deep appreciation and thanks to the President for convening this thematic debate. We are confident that under his wise leadership our work will meet with success. We are also confident that we will be able to identify the challenges and difficulties that hinder…
We are convinced of the importance of our work, so my country, together with civil society organizations, is working to ensure the optimal protection of the interests of children. We are doing pioneering work to ensure that the next generation is educated in the principles of democracy and freedom o…
I would like at the outset to thank the presidency most sincerely for holding this Commemorative High-level Plenary Meeting Devoted to the Follow-up to the Outcome of the Special Session on Children. I would also like to thank all those who participated in the preparations for this Meeting.
Our del…
Allow me at the outset to express deep thanks and gratitude to
you, Sir, for presiding over this important meeting. We wish you every success.
My delegation endorses the statements delivered by the Permanent Representative of Pakistan on behalf of the States members of the Organization of the Isla…
On behalf of the delegation of the Republic of Yemen, I should like to extend our thanks and gratitude to you, Sir, for your leadership of this important meeting. I also thank the former President of the General Assembly, Sheikha Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa, for her efforts in the revitalization of the w…
