Two years ago, States Members of the United Nations pledged to scale up efforts towards attaining universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support by 2010.
We meet today to review how we have fared in living up to that pledge. In that regard, I welcome the General Assembly’s initiati…
I send my warmest greetings to the Assembly from Poznań, Poland, where I am attending the United Nations Climate Change Conference. I thank the Assembly for gathering in New York on Human Rights Day to mark the sixtieth anniversary of a landmark document.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights w…
It is close to midnight here in Bali, but I feel compelled to most urgently address the General Assembly in the wake of the terrorist attack on the United Nations offices in Algiers.
Words cannot express my sense of shock and outrage. This was a despicable strike against individuals serving humanit…
I am sorry I could not be with members for this meeting on the rights and well-being of children. I am in Bali for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, where we will also be addressing the needs of succeeding generations.
The special session on children in 2002 was truly special in many wa…
Let me begin by expressing my gratitude to you, Mr. President, for chairing this important debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict.
Today is a fitting day for such a meeting. On this day in 1945, the trial of the major war criminals began at Nuremberg. The Nuremberg trials had a pro…
I pay tribute to the delegation of Indonesia, in particular to Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda, for convening this open debate on the role of regional and subregional organizations in the maintenance of international peace and security. The fact that the Security Council is holding its second open …
Allow me to welcome the General Assembly’s adoption by consensus of resolution 62/5, entitled “Peace, security and reunification on the Korean peninsula”. I offer my sincere congratulations to the representatives of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea.
Today’s date c…
I am honoured to address the Council for the first time as Secretary- General on the vital subject of women and peace and security. We have gathered to discuss the implementation of a landmark resolution. Since the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000), seven years ago, Member States have made signific…
I am pleased to have this opportunity to introduce my reports on Africa at this important debate on agenda items 47 and 64. I am also pleased that the Chief Executive Director of the secretariat of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), Mr. Firmino Mucavele, is with us today.
Since I…
We meet at a time when events in Myanmar are attracting unprecedented world
attention. My Special Adviser, Mr. Ibrahim Gambari, just returned from a short mission yesterday and will brief the Council shortly. I asked Mr. Gambari to convey to the senior leadership in Myanmar very clear messages from…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this important discussion. Ensuring peace and security for the people of Africa is not only at the very core of the United Nations agenda; it is also a top priority for me personally. I wish to act with a strong sense of urgency. I want to emphasize the imp…
Mr. President, I would like to congratulate you on your election. Welcome, all, to New York in this wonderful season. For me, it is both a pleasure and an honour to be with you for the opening of the general debate of the sixty-second session of our General Assembly. I believe that this year will be…
It is a pleasure to join the members of the Security Council today for this open debate on conflict prevention and resolution, particularly in Africa. Thank you, Mr. President, for your initiative.
I should like to officially welcome Ambassador Ripert of France and Ambassador Sawers of the United K…
I am pleased to take part in this important meeting of the Security Council this morning on the situation concerning Iraq. I welcome the Council’s decision today to renew and strengthen the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq through the unanimous adoption of resolution 1770 (2…
I am honoured to address the Security Council after its adoption of this historic and unprecedented resolution. By authorizing the deployment of a hybrid operation for Darfur, the Council is sending a clear and powerful signal of its commitment to improve the lives of the people of the region and cl…
I join the General Assembly in solemn remembrance of the fourth Secretary-General of the United Nations.
When Kurt Waldheim took office, on 1 January 1972, the world looked very different from the way it does today. The cold war was still in its icy stages. The People’s Republic of China had just t…
I am honoured to be here for this Dialogue. In the nine months that I have been in office, I have travelled to all corners of the united nations, from Kinshasa to Kabul, from Brussels to Beirut. Everywhere I have visited, and among all the different people I have met, I have encountered one common s…
Thank you, Madam, for the opportunity to address the Security Council on this serious and timely topic. Throughout human history, people and countries have fought over natural resources. From livestock, watering holes and fertile land, to trade routes, fish stocks and spices, sugar, oil, gold and ot…
I am honoured and grateful for this opportunity to present my report on the recommendations put forward by the High-level Panel on United Nations System-wide Coherence in the areas of development, humanitarian assistance and environment.
As members know, the Panel was commissioned by my predecessor…
I am pleased to join the President of the General Assembly in welcoming all participants to this High-level Dialogue.
The International Conference on Financing for Development, held five years ago in Monterrey, marked a turning point in our quest for economic and social progress. At the Conference,…
