At the outset, I would like to thank the Republic of Sierra Leone for convening this open debate on small arms and light weapons. I also wish to express my appreciation for the comprehensive and insightful briefings delivered by Mr. Adedeji Ebo, Officer-in-Charge and Deputy to the High Representativ…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of African States.
The African Group aligns itself with the statement just delivered by the representative of Ecuador on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
We thank Mexico and New Zealand for submitting draft resolution A/62/L.7,…
This is my first time I am taking the floor under your presidency, Sir, and I congratulate you on your election to lead the General Assembly at its seventy-second
session. My delegation would like to assure you of its full support.
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With regard to the matter under consideration,…
The International Court of Justice remains the only jurisdiction that enjoys universality. It acts as a World Court. The Court is enshrined in the United Nations Charter as its principal judicial organ. I recall that the document that was signed in 1945 in San Francisco is entitled “Charter of the U…
At the outset, I should like to join previous speakers in thanking the President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Judge Silvia Alejandra Fernández de Gurmendi, for her very detailed briefing (see A/70/PV.48) on the activities
of the International Criminal Court covering the period from 1 …
Allow me to express our appreciation to the President of the International Court of Justice, Judge Ronny Abraham, for his introduction of the exhaustive report on the activities of the Court during the period from 1 August 2014 to 31 July 2015 (A/70/4).
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My delegation aligns itse…
