I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU). The candidate countries Turkey, Croatia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the countries of the Stabilization and Association Process and potential candidates Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia, as well …
The World Summit for Social Development was an important success. The Summit articulated in a systematic and coherent manner a set of basic commitments and a Programme of Action which represents a solid platform for policy-making by the Governments and by the international organizations.
The commit…
In considering at this time the "Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council", the General Assembly is devoting itself to one of the most necessary improvements in the United Nations system. Today the United Nations
Expansion of the United Nations …
In this discussion of the central issue of
mankind's future it is appropriate to recall that the awareness of the
centrality of ecological considerations within the broader framework of
development emerged not instantaneously but, rather, as a result of decades of
experience and thought. Let me …
At the outset, I should like to express, on
behalf of the delegation of Slovenia, sincere condolences to the Government
and people of Egypt at this tragic moment, when Cairo has been struck by a
terrible earthquake. At this moment of tragedy, the people of Egypt has the
solidarity and sympathy o…
