At the outset, my delegation wishes to associate itself with the statement made this morning by the representative of the Solomon Islands on behalf of the South Pacific Forum island countries.
The item under discussion is of great importance to all small island developing States, in particular to t…
I wish to address the issue of the scale of assessments and the draft resolution (A/C.5/51/L.56) before us, which was adopted last Thursday night by the Fifth Committee. It was not possible for my delegation to receive instructions on this matter at the final hour, and we therefore could not make
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It is a great honour for my country to be allowed this occasion and to have the General Assembly commemorate the passing of our dear President, His Excellency Amata Kabua. He was our first President and the faith of our peoples in his guidance was shown by his re-election to the Presidency on five c…
In my country’s capacity as Chair of the South Pacific Forum, I have the honour to make a statement of a regional nature on behalf of the Forum members that are also Members of the United Nations. The members of that group may make additional statements as the debate progresses.
We are representati…
The topic before us is one that is of great interest to the Republic of the Marshall Islands and it is for that reason that we have supported and co-sponsored the draft resolution on this issue since our first year as a United Nations Member. We are proud to be able to do so again this year. In this…
Allow me at the outset to thank the Secretary-General for his report on an agenda for development, contained in document A/49/665. I should like to make a few remarks that my delegation feels are pertinent to our discussion on this report.
I should also like to associate myself with the statement m…
On behalf of the people and the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, I would like to join with the previous statements expressing sympathy and condolences to the Government and the people of Egypt on the natural disaster that they are experiencing.
Let me also reiterate the sentiment…
