I would like to begin by expressing my delegation’s gratitude to the Secretary-General for his comprehensive and lucid report on support by the United Nations system of the efforts of Governments to promote and consolidate new or restored democracies (A/55/489), and for his later
report (A/55/520) …
The United Nations and its Charter remain the keystone for world peace, prosperity and justice. The purposes and principles of the United Nations have proved to be universal and timeless. An honest effort to reform the United Nations should be one of the most important goals of its membership in the…
History has shown that dominance, rather than dialogue, has characterized relations between civilizations. Civilizations have been prone to rise at the expense of other civilizations. If this is a dictate of history, it is one that we must resist. And here in the United Nations, where civilizations …
In order to be of help to the Assembly, the Philippines is withdrawing from the election. I would like to thank those who supported us by voting for the Philippines.
I wish to thank the Secretary-General for his statement and for presenting us with his annual report on the work of the Organization.
The debate on what the international community should collectively do to address the concerns and issues before us comes at an opportune time, when our heads of Stat…
Sometimes left unmentioned in discussing today's globalized, wired and interconnected post-cold-war world is the wave of democratization that in the past decade has helped make sure that freedom rings in more countries than at any other time in history. If this is a sign that democracy and freedom, …
I must begin by expressing our appreciation to the Secretary-General for his two reports under this agenda item. These reports give all of us a good sense of how things stand on the oceans and the law of the sea and of the choices we have to make for the future. They also represent the increasing im…
There was a time when my country was considered by the United Nations a mine-affected country. But realizing the overwhelming humanitarian imperative against the use of landmines rather early on, the Philippines abandoned their use.
This was a conscious decision, based on humanitarian consideration…
Much has happened and much has been done since we first considered this agenda item at our previous session. United Nations agencies, Governments, the private sector and other members of civil society have come together and focused their creative energies, time and resources on the meaningful realiz…
At the outset, we associate ourselves with the statement of the Chairman of the Group of 77 and China.
In preparation for this special session, our countries have embarked on a difficult but necessary evaluation of our own national actions to implement the Copenhagen Social Summit commitments. Here…
While the Philippines has serious reservations on paragraph 22 of section V of the draft resolution contained in paragraph 7 of the report of the Fifth Committee in document A/53/748/Add.1, it did not wish to stand in the way of facilitating the work of the Fifth Committee; nor does it wish to stand…
The Philippines is especially privileged to take part in the commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. As one of the original 48 countries that adopted the Universal Declaration, the Philippines reaffirms its abiding faith in that Declaration. It regards…
We attach great importance to the revitalization of the General Assembly, which, in our view, is a key element in the ongoing reform efforts. We believe that there is a continuing need to revitalize the General Assembly both internally and in terms of increasing its interaction with the other princi…
First of all, I would like to thank the Secretary-General and the members of the Secretariat for their efforts in the preparation of the various reports on the question of United Nations reform. My delegation associates itself with the statement made on behalf of the Joint Coordinating Committee of …
The Philippines welcomes and is greatly encouraged by the importance the General Assembly continues to give to the issue of oceans and the law of the sea.
We note with appreciation the report of the Secretary-General on oceans and the law of the sea (A/53/456). This report represents a clear and co…
I would like to express our appreciation to the Secretary-General for his concise and comprehensive report on United Nations support for the efforts of Governments to promote and consolidate new or restored democracies. In his report, I believe that the Secretary-General has succeeded in giving a me…
As one of the founding Members of the United Nations, the Philippines led the effort 23 years ago to establish the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization, which at that time provided the only opportunity for thorough assessment…
Let me first join other delegations in congratulating the Secretary-General on his excellent reports on agenda item 24 of the present session. My delegation fully associates itself with the statement by the representative of Indonesia, who spoke on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
With the adop…
There was wisdom in bringing to the attention of the General Assembly the question of the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa. We share the position that, while the matter should continue to enjoy high priority on the agenda of the Security Cou…
At the outset, allow me to join the other delegations which have spoken on this item in congratulating the President on having facilitated its consideration and thus assuring the smooth continuation next year of discussions in the Open-ended Working Group on the reform of the Security Council.
In t…
