I commend you, Mr. President, and the Government of Lithuania for having convened this timely discussion on cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations, focusing in particular on the European Union (EU). We are honoured to welcome High Representative Lady Ashton.
The principle…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this important meeting on the situation in the Middle East.
Before I start, let me say just a few words on the situation regarding the talks on Syria. Participants will be aware of the latest developments concerning the Geneva conference on Syria. Intensiv…
Let me begin by thanking the Security Council for its action and engagement in addressing the mounting crisis in South Sudan.
We are all deeply troubled by the events that have unfolded in recent days. There are reports of ethnically targeted violence, including extrajudicial killings and mass grav…
I welcome this initiative to focus on drug trafficking in West Africa and the Sahel. Around the world, drug trafficking and transnational organized crime threaten security, undermine respect for the rule of law and jeopardize peace and stability.
In a growing number of countries, organized criminal…
I express my deepest thanks to you, Mr. President, for having organized the present meeting. We are gathered here to uphold our commitment to the population of the Sahel at a time when the needs are immense.
This meeting of the Security Council follows my visit to Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso and Chad…
Let me begin by recognizing Mr. Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu, Secretary- General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), and thanking him for his many years of leadership and service. I congratulate his successor, the incoming OIC Secretary-General, Mr. Iyad Madani, who also joins us today. Last y…
I thank the Government of Azerbaijan for organizing this debate on the theme of women, the rule of law and transitional justice. I commend the Security Council for having adopted resolution 2122 (2013) today, underscoring the central importance of women’s participation in conflict prevention, confli…
I thank members and others here today for their participation and welcome
them to this High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development. In 2002, world leaders gathered in Monterrey, Mexico, for the International Conference on Financing for Development. Together, they helped put in motion a bold ne…
Before I begin, let me just note that we need to look no further than this
morning’s headlines to see the great importance of this Dialogue. Dozens of African migrants are reported to have perished in the Mediterranean Sea after the ship on which they were travelling sank. I offer my deep condolenc…
Today’s historic resolution is the first hopeful news on Syria in a long time. For many months, I have said that the confirmed use of chemical weapons in Syria would require a firm, united response. Tonight, the international community has delivered. I commend the members of the Council. I am especi…
I thank you for your initiative, Madam President. At the outset, I would like to sincerely welcome your participation to preside over the Security Council immediately after your appointment as Foreign Minister of the Australian Government. You can count on me. I wish you all the best and continued g…
I begin by thanking you, Sir, for having arranged this event in collaboration with Member States and with the support of civil society. Today and together, we are making history. This is the first-ever High-level Meeting on Nuclear Disarmament held by the General Assembly. That is all the more remar…
Each year at this time, we come together not to preserve the status quo but to drive our world forward. This is an era of wondrous opportunity. Ours is the first generation that can wipe poverty from the face of the Earth, yet the pressures on people and the planet are building — youth without jobs,…
This is the most important period of the year at the United Nations. Leaders from around the globe are gathering to focus on peace and security, development and human rights. I believe there is no better way to begin this momentous week than with this historic High-level Meeting.
I want to extend m…
It is a great pleasure to join all present for the opening of a new session of the General Assembly. I wish to take this opportunity to congratulate the President most sincerely once again on his assumption of the high office of the presidency of the General Assembly. As we work together in future
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We have reached another notable moment on the United Nations calendar. With the end of the sixty-seventh session of the General Assembly, we express our gratitude to the President of this body, His Excellency Mr. Vuk Jeremić, as well as the Vice-Presidents, committee chairs and others who helped ste…
World Humanitarian Day is our annual opportunity to salute the brave and committed women and men who endure danger and adversity so others may survive and thrive, to thank those who open homes and borders to people fleeing war and persecution, and to remember those who have lost their lives helping …
I thank President Cristina Fernández and the Government of Argentina for scheduling today’s important debate.
The architects of the United Nations Charter were visionary in foreseeing a world where the United Nations and regional organizations worked together to prevent, manage and resolve crises. …
I thank the United States for convening this debate, and Secretary of State John Kerry for presiding. His presence is testament to the importance the United States places on this issue.
Allow me also to welcome the appointment of Senator Russ Feingold as the new United States Special Representative…
I would like to offer my condolences to the family of His Excellency Mr. Stoyan Ganev, President of the General Assembly at its forty- seventh session, and to all his friends and loved ones in Bulgaria and around the world, on his untimely passing earlier this month.
He died young, aged only 57. Bu…
