I wish at the outset to thank the Permanent Representative of Ireland, His Excellency Ambassador Richard Ryan, for his introduction of the report of the Security Council to the General Assembly (A/56/2). In our view, the Assembly’s consideration of the annual report gives States Members of the Unite…
My delegation joined the consensus on this draft resolution, but we would like to place on record that we do not accept all its elements. In particular, I would like to refer to the first operative paragraph, which welcomes the report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the United Nations …
The debate on this agenda item follows intensive negotiations this year in the Open-ended Working Group on Security Council reform. The intensive participation in the debate demonstrates once again the importance attached by Member States to this subject, since the restructuring of the United Nation…
My delegation listened carefully to the statement by Mr. Bustani, Director-General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, and I took special note of what he said about the situation in the Middle East; he said that Libya was among several States in the region that had not yet a…
This discussion of the annual report of the Security Council offers us a good opportunity to address a number of issues related to the maintenance of international peace and security, the principal raison d’être of the United Nations. My delegation listened to the statement of Mr. Andjaba, the Presi…
My delegation would like to express its appreciation to the Secretary-General for his report on the work of the Organization for this year. This report clarifies once again the efforts made by the United Nations to face international challenges in different fields, and details the Organization’s con…
The general debate taking place in the General Assembly today and the various debates held at various levels in the United Nations emphasize again the importance that the international community attaches to the establishment of peace and to the creation of adequate conditions for lasting sustainable…
Cultural properties assume an extremely important priority among peoples' and nations' interests. The cultural heritage is part of peoples' histories; it is a symbol of their time-honoured traditions and a reflection of their civilizations. For this reason, our discussion of the item assumes extreme…
My delegation joined the consensus on the draft resolution contained in document A/54/L.48 on “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear- Test-Ban Treaty Organization”. This does not mean, however, that my country agrees with the way the Trea…
Today, the General Assembly is considering for the seventh consecutive time the important item on assistance in mine action. I should like to express our full appreciation to the Secretary-General for his report, which contains most valuable information on the clearance of mines, which affect almost…
The representative of the Sudan spoke on behalf of the States of the Organization of African Unity, while the representative of South Africa spoke on behalf of the States members of the Non-Aligned Movement. My country is a member of both organizations. I endorse their statements and wish to add the…
My delegation is participating in the general discussion of the Security Council report because of its great importance. This is an opportunity for Member States to review the work of the Council and evaluate its activities
When the General Assembly discussed previous reports of the Council, Member…
My delegation is grateful to the Secretary- General for his report on the work of the Organization, which both describes the international situation and enumerates the international community's successes and failures in attempting to face challenges posed by the international situation. The report p…
At the outset, my delegation would like to express to you, Sir, our deep thanks for your efforts and those of your friends, the representatives of Botswana and Ireland, in preparing the resolution adopted today by the General Assembly. We should also like to express our deep appreciation to the Secr…
Our consideration of this important item takes place at the end of yet another stage of our intensive discussions on reform of the Security Council. Now, as we are about to embark on a new round of negotiations, we hope that this round will be more decisive in order to fulfil the mandate contained i…
This discussion provides us with a further opportunity to follow up the activities of the Security Council, evaluate its work and consider whether the Council took note of our observations, responded to our proposals and implemented our requests. In its introduction, the report states that the Counc…
The importance which the United Nations attaches to the problem of landmines reveals the seriousness of this problem. Landmines threaten human beings’ health and very existence and post a grave threat to land and peoples.
It is important to point out that the United Nations has taken steps to elimi…
Our delegation voted in favour of the draft resolution contained in document A/51/L.9/Rev.1 but I would like to state that if the thirteenth preambular paragraph had been put to a separate vote, our delegation would have voted against that paragraph.
May I at the outset join previous speakers in
Respect for the rules of international law and heeding those rules has been, and continues to be, among the principal commitments of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. Proceeding from this, my country has invoked the Court in more than one case and has impleme…
The international meeting held in July 1995 highlighted the extent of the United Nations interest in the problem of mines. It would be remiss of me not to express our gratitude to the Secretary-General for having taken the initiative to convene that conference as part of the overall effort by the Un…
