On behalf of the members of the Group of 77 and China, I am honoured to introduce the Group’s draft resolution, entitled “Venue of annual sessions of the Executive Board of the United Nations Development Programme/United Nations Population Fund/United Nations Office for Project Services” (A/69/L.77)…
South Africa wishes to be among the first to endorse and congratulate this non-member observer State of the United Nations. Our long and principled support of the Palestinian people’s inalienable right to self-determination is informed by our own history and struggle for freedom, justice and a high …
On behalf of members of the Group of 77 and China, I am honoured to introduce draft resolution A/69/L.84, entitled “Basic Principles on Sovereign Debt Restructuring Processes”, under sub-item (a) of agenda item 13. The Group of 77 and China would like to congratulate the Ad Hoc Committee on Sovereig…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
The Group welcomes the successful conclusion of the negotiations on the post-2015 development agenda and the draft outcome document, entitled “Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”, wh…
Mr. President, I thank you for ably presiding over the Security Council in July and for convening this important debate. South Africa also thanks the Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, and the representatives of the small island developing States (SIDS) for their briefings.
South Africa recognizes…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
The Group of 77 and China is most grateful to Ethiopia for hosting the recent third International Conference on Financing for Development. Furthermore, we would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this 9…
At the outset, on behalf of the Group of African States, I wish to extend my deepest appreciation to Mr. Sam Kutesa, President of the General Assembly, for organizing this special
meeting of the General Assembly as a memorial to the late Ambassador Roble Olhaye, Permanent Representative of Djibouti…
I have the honour, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, to introduce draft resolution A/69/L.50/Rev.1, entitled “Follow-up to the Second International Conference on Nutrition”.
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In response to some editorial changes, we would like to make some revisions to the draft reso…
On behalf of the Group of 77 and China, I have the honour to introduce draft resolution A/69/L.63/Rev.1, entitled “Implementation of the recommendations contained in the report of the Secretary-General on the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa…
I have the honour, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, to introduce draft resolution A/69/L.64/Rev.1, entitled “New Partnership for Africa’s Development: progress in implementation and international support”. The draft resolution continues to be an important text that advances recent development…
On behalf of the Group of 77 and China, I have the honour to introduce draft resolution A/69/L.73, entitled “Comprehensive review of United Nations system support for small island developing States”.
The SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action Pathway (Samoa Pathway) laid the foundation for a compreh…
I thank you, Madam President, for organizing this debate. Given your able stewardship, I am confident that you will lead this body to successful and fruitful outcomes in its deliberations. I also join others in thanking the
Secretary-General and the High Commissioner for Human Rights for their brie…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Ghana, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, Jordan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Mexico, Nigeria, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Samoa, S…
It is with great respect that I wish to pay sincere tribute and express my country’s condolences to all the victims who perished as a result of the Second World War. This period was marred by continuous incidents of man’s inhumanity to man. Millions of men, women and children died throughout the wor…
Let me to join others, Mr. President, in congratulating you and your country on Jordan’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We also wish to thank the President for convening this important debate.
For many years, South Africa has called for increased engagement by …
At the outset, let me congratulate you, Mr. President, for ably steering the work of the Security Council for the month of March and for hosting this important debate.
In the same breath, I wish to thank Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Princ…
I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council this month, and for convening this important debate. Furthermore, I would like to extend our appreciation to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the rest of the briefers for their insightful information…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting to commemorate the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
I am speaking today on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. The Group notes that the theme for 2015’s International D…
We thank the delegation of the People’s Republic of China for organizing today’s open debate on the topic “Maintenance of international peace and security: reflect on history, reaffirm the strong commitment to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations”. My delegation welcomes …
The South African delegation wishes to thank the Republic of Chile for its leadership in convening this open debate and for your presence here today, Sir. We would also like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Kyung-wha Kang for her consistent and visionary leadership on protection in all its dimen…
