The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which came into force on 16 November 1994, is a major achievement of the United Nations and is the culmination of tireless efforts by the international community to forge a codified law of the sea.
In the United Nations Convention on the Law of t…
This year Singapore changed its vote on the resolution on this issue from one of abstention to one of support. In doing so, we take no position on the specific bilateral problems leading to the imposition of the embargo against Cuba many years ago. This is a matter for the two countries to settle bi…
My country is perhaps fortunate that two of the official United Nations languages, English and Chinese, are also two of the official languages of Singapore. This draft resolution, if passed, will not affect us too much one way or another. We therefore speak with some objectivity and with no vested i…
