Vesak Purnima, or the Full Moon Day of May, is a thrice-blessed day. On this auspicious day, in a span of 80 years over two and a half millennia ago, Gautama Buddha was born at Lumbini, attained enlightenment at Bodh Gaya and passed from physical form at Kusinagar.
The essence of Buddha’s teachings…
In order to facilitate the next round of voting, I wish to inform the Assembly that it is the wish of my candidate to have her name withdrawn from the next ballot paper.
On this solemn occasion marking the commemoration of 50 years of United Nations peacekeeping, I should like to pay the tribute of the member States of the Asian Group to the more than 1,500 peacekeepers who have made the ultimate sacrifice of their
Our homage is also due to the thousands of other p…
A total nuclear test ban has been the elusive goal of the United Nations for over 40 years. We achieved a partial test ban 33 years ago. Since that time, a comprehensive test ban has remained one of the highest priority objectives of the United Nations in the field of nuclear disarmament and non-pro…
My delegation welcomes the opportunity provided by the resumed fiftieth session of the General Assembly to examine the question of public
The decade of the nineties has brought a multitude of challenges and opportunities, and to prepare themselves for the advent of the twenty-first century all nati…
