I join previous speakers in thanking you, Mr. President, for convening today’s open debate on this important topic. I also thank the Secretary-General and Mrs. Mary Robinson for their very pertinent remarks earlier today.
The new year has been marked by rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle Ea…
Today is a significant day for our oceans. On this day in 1982, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea was opened for signature in Montego Bay, Jamaica. On that day, the Convention was signed by 119 countries, which set a record for the highest number of signatories on the opening day f…
As a small country, Singapore is deeply committed to multilateralism and respect for international law. Singapore affirms the principles of respect for territorial integrity and non-interference in the domestic affairs of a sovereign State, and respect for sovereignty and the rule of law. Singapore …
I would like to start by thanking the Chairs of the intergovernmental negotiation process at the seventy-third session of the General Assembly, Ambassadors Lana Nusseibeh and Christian Braun, of the United Arab Emirates and of Luxembourg, respectively, for their leadership of the process.
During th…
I have the honour to address the General Assembly on behalf of the 10 States members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in order to express our support for draft resolution A/74/L.6 on the necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United Sta…
I would like to begin by thanking the President of the International Court of Justice, His Excellency Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, for his comprehensive briefing on the activities of the Court during the reporting period. We would
also like to take this opportunity to express our sincere thanks to …
I take the floor to make an explanation of vote on the inclusion of the agenda item on the responsibility to protect and the prevention of genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity.
Singapore abstained in the voting. In previous years, Singapore had voted in support of the …
My delegation welcomes your very strong leadership, Mr. President, in steering the work of the Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Questions in an open and transparent manner. I thank you also for your continued personal presence here to listen to all our views. We also appr…
It is significant that the United Nations has dedicated a day to reflect on the importance of multilateralism. Today is a day to recognize and reflect on the value of multilateralism. More importantly, today is a day to reaffirm and renew our commitment to multilateralism and to the rules- based mul…
I thank France for convening this important open debate. Singapore was very pleased to co-sponsor resolution 2462 (2019), adopted this morning. As a country with an open economy, international transport hub and responsible financial centre, Singapore has always strived to do its part in the global e…
It is a great honour to speak on behalf of the 10 States members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to introduce the draft resolution contained in document A/73/L.71, entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations”, under sub-item (…
Singapore attended the Intergovernmental Conference hosted by the Government of Morocco on 10 and 11 December during which the global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration was adopted. We attended the Marrakech Conference in a spirit that reflected the principles of international cooperati…
My delegation is pleased to address the General Assembly on agenda item 78, “Oceans and the law of the sea”. This year Singapore had the great honour of coordinating the informal consultations on draft resolution A/73/L.35. The actual coordination was done by my colleague Ms. Natalie Morris-Sharma, …
Singapore voted in favour of draft resolution A/73/L.42, which was not adopted, and resolution 73/89, which was just adopted. We believe that both the resolution and the draft resolution are interlinked, which is why they were considered at the same plenary meeting.
Singapore’s position can be unde…
I thank you, Madam President, for your leadership and your personal engagement on this very important issue. I join previous speakers in thanking Ambassadors Kaha Imnadze of Georgia and Lana Nusseibeh of the United Arab Emirates for their hard work over the past year as co-Chairs of the intergovernm…
I have the honour to address the Council on behalf of the 10 States members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in today’s open debate.
I wish to begin by thanking China for convening this open debate on the very important topic of strengthening multilateralism. The United Nations…
I have the honour to address the General Assembly on behalf of the 10 States members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in order to express our support for draft resolution A/73/L.3, on the necessity of ending the economic, commercial, and financial embargo imposed by the United S…
My delegation would like to start by thanking the President of the International Court of Justice, His Excellency Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, for his very comprehensive briefing on the activities of the International Court of Justice over the past year. We also congratulate Judge Yusuf on his elect…
I thank Secretary-General António Guterres for his comprehensive report on the work of the Organization (A/73/1), and I would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate him on his excellent statement at the beginning of the high-level general debate (see A/73/PV.6). Today I would like to tou…
I take the floor to make an explanation of vote on the inclusion of the agenda item on the responsibility to protect and the prevention of genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity.
Singapore voted in favour of the inclusion of the agenda item. However, we would have prefer…
