The General Assembly is today considering the agenda item entitled "The situation in the Middle East" in a new international environment that offers very encouraging prospects for a settlement of the Israeli-Arab conflict. My country is pleased that the wall of mistrust between the protagonists on t…
Today we are commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which may be regarded as one of the great achievements of the United Nations. It is an opportunity for us to consider humankind’s achievements in terms of securing the dignity of the human individual an…
Allow me at the outset to express my sincere thanks to the Secretary-General for his report, submitted pursuant to paragraph 12 of General Assembly resolution 52/4 of 22 October 1997, on cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), which appears in doc…
I would first of all like to extend my sincere congratulations to you, Sir, on your unanimous and well- deserved election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-third session. I would also like to take this opportunity to wish you every success in your mission, especially since our A…
Allow me at the outset, on my own behalf and on behalf of the African Group, which I have the honour of chairing this month, to extend my sincere condolences to the United Nations, the Government of Mali and the family of the late Alioune Blondin Beye, Special Representative of the Secretary-General…
At the outset I should like to convey to you, Sir, our warmest congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council and to wish you every success in your functions. I should like also, if I may, to congratulate your predecessor for his able and clearsighted guidance of the wo…
I have the pleasure of introducing the draft resolution entitled “Assistance for the reconstruction and development of Djibouti”, contained in document A/52/L.58/Rev.1 on behalf of its sponsors: Andorra, Burundi, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Cyprus, Djibouti, Egypt, France, Gab…
I am speaking on behalf of the Al-Quds/Jerusalem Committee, which my country chairs.
Today’s meeting of the General Assembly on the Israeli decision to establish a new settlement in Jabal Abu Ghneim, south-east of the Holy City of Al-Quds, reflects the international community’s deep concern at the …
Allow me first, Sir, to take this opportunity to express my delegation’s pleasure at seeing you preside so wisely and ably over the work of the fiftieth session of the General Assembly.
My delegation would also like to take this occasion to warmly welcome His Excellency Mr. Elias Hraoui, President …
The Security Council is meeting for a second time today to deal with problems of the Middle East region, a region that we had thought was entering a new era of peace and stability. This interest is a tribute to the Council. More specifically, this evening we are dealing with the tragic events experi…
I should like first to thank you, Mr. President, for having given me the opportunity to address the Council on the question now before it: the situation in Somalia.
The Chairman of the African Group, the Ambassador of Tunisia, has made a statement on behalf of our Group, and the Chairman of the Ara…
Since the Peace Conference on the Middle East was convened at Madrid on 30 October 1991, and thanks to the ensuing bilateral and multilateral negotiations, that strategic region of the world has, to our great satisfaction, progressively entered a new era of détente, improved relations and reconcilia…
The delegation of Morocco, which is presiding over the Arab Group for the month of December, has the honour to introduce the draft resolution in document A/50/L.37, dealing with Jerusalem, on behalf of the following sponsors: Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Djibouti, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Kuwa…
Since 1959, youth has received special attention in the General Assembly of the United Nations. The role of youth in promoting the ideals of peace and mutual understanding among peoples was recognized by the international community at the very height of the cold war, when distrust and antagonism gov…
I thank you warmly, Mr. President, for this opportunity to speak and thus to express my delegation’s deep gratitude to the Council for its consideration of an issue to which my country, the Islamic world and the Arab world attach the utmost importance.
We welcome the laudable efforts of the non-ali…
First of all, I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for having allowed my delegation to participate in this debate. I also thank the Security Council for having responded favourably to our request, on behalf of the Arab countries and the Organization of the Islamic Conference, for a meeting.
It is a …
My delegation would like to begin by congratulating the Secretary-General on all the efforts he is making to enhance the prestige and credibility of the United Nations system by strengthening its efficiency and the coordination between its bodies.
The report on an Agenda for Development before us t…
We meet to consider yet again the tragic situation that the Muslim people of Bosnia and Herzegovina are still experiencing. Since the outbreak of armed conflict in Bosnia the situation has only worsened, and the human suffering and losses have increased despite all the efforts of the international c…
I am pleased to be able to congratulate my brother Ambassador Gambari on the effective and judicious manner in which he has presided over the Council since the beginning of the month.
I should also like to convey to Mr. Colin Keating our gratitude for his presidency last month.
It is very comforti…
I should like, at the outset, to join those representatives who have congratulated you, Mr. President, on the outstanding manner in which you have been conducting these high-level plenary meetings on drugs.
As has been said by a number of delegations, the drug problem is sparing no country - whethe…
