At the outset, I would like to pay tribute to His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II for his initiative in organizing this open debate. Its focus on the role of young people in countering violent extremism and promoting peace is timely and important. I would also like to thank Se…
Allow me, first of all, to thank the Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, and the other speakers for their briefings. The problems of children today will become the problems of adults in 10 years. Not only do armed conflicts deprive children of an opportunity to grow in a balanced manner, with access…
First of all, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s debate. I would also like to express my appreciation and thanks to Ms. Sandra Honoré, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for her very important briefing. I would like to thank the personnel of the United Nati…
I would like to begin by expressing my gratitude to France for having convened today’s important meeting.
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I would also like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Nicholas Haysom, for his detailed briefing and Ambassador Tanin for his remarks.
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This year we commemorate the seventieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War. Seventy years ago, the United Nations was created for the purposes and principles enumerated in the Charter. As such, it is important for us to reaffirm that all the purposes and principles are of equal importanc…
I would like to begin by expressing my sincere appreciation for Chile’s initiative in convening today’s open debate on this important topic. I am also grateful to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon; Ambassador Antonio de Aguiar Patriota, and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Ms. Leymah Gbowee for their briefing…
To save time, I will give an abbreviated version of my statement, the full text of which will be circulated by the Secretariat.
First, however, I would like to express my gratitude to you, Mr. President, for convening today’s meeting. I would also like to thank the Special Representative of the Sec…
At the outset, Mr. President, I would like to express my sincere appreciation for your leadership in convening today’s open debate. I would also like to thank Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon for his briefing.
Let me begin my statement by underlining the importance of African ownership in resolving c…
At the outset, I would like to express my sincere appreciation for the President’s leadership in convening today’s open debate. I am also grateful to Secretary-General Ban-ki Moon and the Chairs of the Council’s counter-terrorism- related committees for their respective comprehensive briefings.
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Let me begin by thanking Mr. Yukiya Amano, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), for presenting the IAEA’s annual report (see A/69/255). We deeply appreciate the work of the Agency to further promote the peaceful uses of nuclear energy and ensure non-proliferation throug…
At the outset, I would like to express my gratitude to you, Madam President, for your initiative in holding this debate on the working methods of the Security Council. I would also like to express my appreciation for your excellent work in your capacity as Chair of the Informal Working Group on Docu…
At the outset, I would like to say that it is a great privilege for me to speak at this meeting on the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) because, until very recently, I was in Tokyo and deeply involved in the question of African development through the process of the Tokyo Internation…
I would like to begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, on your assumption of duties as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session. Japan looks forward to your leadership during the current session in dealing with the challenges that the General Assembly is facing. Japan wishes…
Let me begin by expressing Japan’s deepest sympathy to the families of the ever- growing number of victims of Ebola and to the people and the Governments of the affected countries. It is important to coordinate our actions at the international level in order to rapidly address this global health cri…
I would like to begin by expressing my sincere appreciation for your leadership, Sir, in convening today’s open debate. Let me also thank Ms. Leila Zerrougui, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Ms. Johanna Brandt, Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF, Mr.…
