The United Kingdom supports the important draft resolution on the status of internally displaced persons and refugees from Abkhazia, Georgia, and the Tskhinvali region/ South Ossetia, Georgia (A/71/L.71).
The draft resolution reaffirms the unalienable rights of internally displaced persons (IDPs) a…
The United Kingdom is proud to sponsor this important resolution
on tackling illicit trafficking in wildlife. We would like to thank and congratulate Gabon and Germany once more for their continued dedication and hard work in bringing people and countries together on this pressing issue.
The first…
Forced displacement is one of the most pressing issues facing the international community. This year, more than 819,000 refugees and migrants have entered Europe by crossing the Mediterranean, more than half of them from Syria. That is nearly four times the total number
who crossed during the whole…
The United Kingdom looks forward to the adoption of draft resolution A/69/L.69, on the status of internally displaced persons and refugees from the Georgian provinces of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. The draft resolution reaffirms the unalienable right of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refuge…
I would like to begin by expressing the heartfelt condolences of the Government and the people of the United Kingdom to the Government and the people of Nepal and to all those who have lost family, friends and livelihoods in this dreadful tragedy.
I would also like to thank the Secretary-General fo…
I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-
General, Ms. Sandra Honoré, for her briefing today. The United Kingdom welcomes the Secretary-General’s latest report (S/2015/157) and appreciates the valuable contribution that the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MIN…
I wish to thank you, Sir, and the President of the General Assembly for convening today’s meeting on this important subject.
At the outset, the United Kingdom should like to align itself with the statement delivered by the observer of the European Union.
The United Kingdom welcomes the report of t…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened today’s meeting on this vital issue. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his powerful statement on a health crisis that has profound implications for us all. The United Kingdom aligns itself with the statement made earlie…
I thank you, Sir, for convening today’s debate. I would also like to thank Ambassadors Drobnjak and Patriota for their briefings.
This meeting is a timely opportunity to reflect on the experience of the United Nations in helping countries recover from conflict with a particular focus on the importa…
The United Kingdom would like to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report (A/68/825) on progress towards achieving the commitments set out in the 2011 Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS (resolution 65/277, annex). The report highlights the important progress we have made globally …
I thank you, Madam President, for convening this debate. I would also like to thank the Deputy Secretary-General, the Chairperson of the Peacebuilding Commission and the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme for their briefings.
I would like to focus on three issues: first, impr…
