On behalf of my Government, I should like to express my appreciation to you, Mr. President, for convening this plenary meeting to discuss an issue that is of great significance not only to my country, Thailand, but also to Afghanistan itself and, indeed, to the Islamic and international communities.…
At the outset, Mr. President, let me join others who have spoken before me in expressing our appreciation for the work
done by your predecessor, Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab of Namibia, as Chairman, and by Ambassadors Hans Dahlgren of Sweden and John de Saram of Sri Lanka, as co-Vice-Chairmen of the Open-e…
May I say how pleased I am to see you, Mr. President, presiding at this plenary meeting of the General Assembly on this important item. I know that under your wise guidance, our session will come to a productive and meaningful conclusion.
With 34.3 million HIV-infected people at the end of 1999, th…
On behalf of the Thai delegation, I would like to express my appreciation to the Secretary-General for his report on “Assistance in mine action” dated 6 October 1999. The report’s review of coordinated mine action, the activities of agencies within the United Nations system and non-governmental orga…
We wish to explain our abstention on resolution H, entitled “Regional disarmament”, introduced by Belarus. We abstained not because we wish to depart from our belief in non- proliferation and nuclear disarmament, but because we know that a nuclear-weapon-free zone in any region will be effective onl…
On behalf of the Thai delegation, I wish to commend the Secretary-General for his report on assistance in mine clearance. This comprehensive report provides a valuable survey of the pernicious problem of landmines worldwide. It also presents a useful overview of mine action currently being pursued u…
This is not a speech but a portrayal of the present financial system seen through the eyes of those in a tango dance contest.
Consider the following scenario of a tango dance contest. Many pairs of dancers are doing the tango, a dance which requires good coordination and synchronization between the…
As in other regions, there are conflicts between nations in the Middle East, especially those that share borders. Since its earliest days the United Nations has been concerned with the various conflicts in the Middle East. It is, however, undeniable that the core of the situation in the Middle East …
On behalf of the Thai delegation, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report on the implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development, contained in document A/52/305. The report is an encouraging account of the significant progress achieved in the…
The Thai delegation would like to associate itself with the important statement delivered earlier by the representative of Costa Rica on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. Thailand would also like to express its support for the Ministerial Declaration adopted at the Twentieth Annual Ministerial Me…
Ever since the explosion of the first atomic bomb, mankind has waited for the day that this dreadful weapon of mass destruction would be eliminated forever from this Earth. More than 50 years after that first explosion, we are still waiting.
Today, my delegation is joining with many other members o…
I am not speaking in explanation of vote. I only wish to make the fol- lowing brief statement. We had intended in the Sec- ond Committee to co-sponsor the draft resolution entitled " Session of a special character of the Governing Council of the UnEted Nations Environ-
men~ Programme", which appear…
