I congratulate my successor, His Excellency Mr. Csaba Kőrösi, on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy- seventh session. Allow me to also take this opportunity to express my profound thanks to the many Heads of State and Government and ministers who have said very k…
Standing here today as President-elect of the General Assembly, I am proud to speak on behalf of all Maldivians in our own mother tongue, Dhivehi, remembering the great Maldivian heroes who sacrificed their lives for the independence and sovereignty of the country and to ensure that the red, green a…
For more than seven decades we have discussed the question of Palestine in the General Assembly. Year after year, the halls of this body have heard the same speeches, held the same debates and adopted more resolutions. And for more than seven decades, our collective will and resolve to address the i…
I wish to thank the Dominican Republic, which holds the presidency of the Security Council for the month of January, for convening this important debate. I would also like to thank the eminent experts for providing us with valuable insights in their briefings this morning. Let me also take this oppo…
Allow me at the outset to extend to Mr. Kerim my delegation’s warmest congratulations on his election to preside over the sixty-second session of the General Assembly. His election to that high office is a tribute to his wisdom and skill, as well as a true reflection of the important role played by …
For the Maldives,
“a mean sea-level rise of 2 metres would suffice virtually to submerge the entire country of ... small islands, most of which barely rise over 2 metres above mean sea level. That would be the death of a nation. ...
“We in the Maldives have seen and lived through grim experiences …
Fundamental changes have taken place on the international scene since the founding of the United Nations. We have witnessed the end of the cold war, which was itself a legacy of the Second World War - the war that led to the formation of this Organization. Several territories under colonial rule hav…
