Thank you very much for that very touching comment. I see there are more speakers than even I have years, so I will be very brief and merely again express my very profound thanks for the extraordinary gesture on the part of Security Council members, who — all of them out of order — applauded, which …
The delegation of Cuba was out of order when it explained its vote, if that is the word for the diatribe of false accusations to which we have been subjected twice in the Assembly in explanation of vote. Such behaviour already occurred in the Sixth Committee, therefore under the rules that govern us…
Since my delegation did not explain its vote in the Committee, even though there is no change in circumstance, we feel completely uninhibited in explaining our vote at this stage of the consideration.
We regret only that there was not a more careful reading of article 19, paragraph 1.
The United S…
We wish to associate ourselves with your comments, Mr. President, concerning the treatment of item 62, which has, of course, been referred to plenary meeting for future consideration. That was a decision taken by the General Assembly at this session.
I am pleased to have this opportunity to express my Government’s strong support for this important initiative, the new Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel.
The completion of the negotiation of this instrument, together with its adoption today, is one of the key accom…
Had there been a vote on the question of granting observer status in the General Assembly to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, my delegation would have abstained. There is a procedure for establishing relationships between the United Nations and non-governmental o…
