Today’s briefing on the topic of vaccination in the context of armed conflicts, post-conflict situations and complex humanitarian crises is a timely one. We thank the briefers for their useful overview of the global situation in terms of ensuring universal immunization against the coronavirus diseas…
The Russian Federation did not object to the consensus adoption of resolution 76/258, on the Doha Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries (LDCs). As a responsible member of the international community, my country understands the importance of the new Programme of Action for the interes…
We thank the President of the Economic and Social Council for introducing the Council’s report on its work (A/76/3) under the presidency of Pakistan.
Despite the ongoing pandemic and the related impediments to the work of the United Nations, we believe that the Pakistani presidency organized an eff…
We are grateful for the opportunity to have another, more detailed discussion of the Secretary- General’s report Our Common Agenda and its ideas on the future direction of the Organization’s work and international cooperation.
We believe that there is much in the report that deserves close attentio…
On behalf of the delegations of the Russian Federation, the People’s Republic of China, the Syrian Arab Republic, the Republic of Belarus, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the Republic of Cuba, we are compelled to express our disagreement with draft amendment A/…
The Russian delegation welcomes the adoption of resolution 75/263, on the International Year of Millets, 2023, and we thank India for that constructive and useful initiative.
Millet is one of the world’s most ancient agricultural crops, including on Russian soil, where the grain produced from it is…
The Kimberley Process is a unique intergovernmental mechanism for restoring peace and promoting the legitimate trade in diamonds, primarily for the benefit of the people of the African continent. It has a key role in regulating the trade in rough natural diamonds.
Over its more than twenty years of…
Russia supported the initiative of the Chair of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries to convene a special session of the General Assembly on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. We are convinced that the time has come for a focused discussion in the interests of strengthening the joint effo…
We believe that the World Health Organization has played a major role in addressing the consequences of the pandemic, and that the way in which this is reflected in the text that you, Mr. President, disseminated accurately reflects reality. Therefore, we do not agree with the proposal made by the Un…
Russia supports the General Assembly’s adoption, in resolution 74/2, of the political declaration of the high-level meeting on universal health coverage. We welcome its affirmation of universal health coverage as an important factor in fostering healthy lifestyles and sustainable development in gene…
We welcome the General Assembly’s decision to commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the convening of the International Conference on Population and Development. We consider the Programme of Action adopted at the Conference to be a fundamental document for international cooperation in populatio…
The Russian Federation joined the consensus on the adoption of resolution 72/305, on the review of the implementation of resolution 68/1, on the strengthening of the Economic and Social Council. Strengthening the Council’s structure and improving its work are important elements in the general effort…
