I should like to join previous speakers in expressing my delegation’s sincere appreciation to Sir Emyr Jones Parry, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom and President of the Security Council for the current month, for introducing the annual report of the Security Council for the period 1 A…
Mr. President, at the outset let me congratulate you on your well-deserved election to preside over the United Nations General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session. I admire your leadership, as well as your long and illustrious experience in diplomacy. I assure you of my delegation’s full cooperation…
The passing away of Ambassador Jaime de Piniés, former President of the General Assembly, has profoundly saddened us all.
With Ambassador De Piniés’ death, Spain has lost an illustrious son and a brilliant diplomat. We at the United Nations have lost an outstanding member of our family, and the wor…
I am delighted to see you, Sir, in the Chair. Let me congratulate the winners of the human rights prizes today, for their outstanding contributions to the protection and promotion of human rights. The prize winners have shown how each one, through commitment and dedication, could make a difference i…
Afghanistan has come a long way in the past two years. In the war against terror that came in the wake of the attacks of 11 September, the Taliban regime was removed, and its leaders are hiding in the rugged landscape of the country. Al- Qaeda has been significantly weakened, and its leaders are on …
At the outset, I commend you, Mr. President, for taking early and serious initiatives to advance the agenda of United Nations reform. This debate could not have been timelier, as it is taking place soon after the Secretary-General proposed to set up a blue ribbon panel to revitalize the
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Nepal aligns itself with the statement made by Chairman of the Group of 77 and China regarding the sub-item on the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD). We also thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report on that sub-item (A/58/254) and on the sub-item on the causes of confl…
Mr. President, at the outset, let me congratulate you on your assumption of the Presidency of the Security Council for the month of October 2003, and for the outstanding manner in which you have been able to conduct the business of this Council. I also thank you for convening this timely open debate…
Let me begin by congratulating you on your well-deserved election to preside over the fifty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. I admire your leadership and your vast experience in the diplomatic field and have full confidence that we will have a successful session under your lead…
Today 42 million people are living with HIV/AIDS. In 2002 alone, 5 million new infections occurred, half of them in people aged 15 to 24 and more than 95 per cent in developing countries; 3.1 million infected persons died. Those are staggering statistics that call for an urgent, massive and coordina…
I wish at the outset to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this public meeting to discuss threats to international peace and security posed by terrorist acts.
This meeting could not be timelier. Today terrorism is the gravest threat to international peace and security. It has spared no country…
I should like at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of July and on the outstanding manner in which you have been conducting the business of the Council.
I appreciate the fact that you have convened this timely public debat…
I wish to thank the President for convening this debate on an issue of cardinal importance to Nepal and the global community. I also commend the Secretary-General for his report on this agenda item and for introducing it to the plenary, that report furnishes the substance for our discussion.
My del…
I thank the President for convening this joint debate on the Secretary-General’s reports on the work of the Organization (A/57/1) and on the implementation of the Millennium Declaration (A/57/270 and Corr.1).
My delegation thanks the Secretary-General for his excellent reports before us. We broadly…
It is our privilege to have the Foreign Minister of Singapore presiding over this very important and timely open meeting of the Security Council to mark the independence of East Timor.
Today, a new nation has emerged from the blue and often turbulent waters of the South Pacific. East Timor has brok…
The tragic events of 11 September have stunned humanity and exposed the brutality of terrorism. They have brought together a broad coalition of nations in a concerted fight against it. This coalition could prove to be a watershed in international relations, underlining the imperative for nations to …
As a newly restored democracy, Nepal attaches great importance to the agenda item under consideration.
All political systems are imperfect, but among them democracy has proved itself by far the best. It gives people a voice, equality and freedom, together with the possibility of becoming their own …
Let me begin by congratulating Bulgaria, Cameroon, Guinea, Mexico and the Syrian Arab Republic on their election as non- permanent members of the Security Council for the next two years.
I thank Ambassador Richard Ryan of Ireland, President of the Security Council for the month of October, for the …
I should like to thank you very much, Mr. President, for organizing this timely debate on measures to eliminate international terrorism, on the heels of the gravest terrorist attack in human history. I take this opportunity to express our deep sympathy and condolences to the Government and people of…
Let me begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, on your well- deserved election to the fifty-sixth session of the General Assembly. Given your consummate diplomatic skills and experience in leadership, my delegation has full confidence that you will be able to steer the General Assembly successfu…
