At the outset, let me join those who expressed condolences this morning on the passing of the Prime Minister of Myanmar.
I will shorten my statement in order to save time. The full text will be circulated.
Despite considerable progress in recent years in settling conflicts in a number of African c…
As have previous speakers, the Russian delegation would first like to thank you, Madam President, for organizing the meeting today to discuss the recommendations of the report of the High-level Panel on United Nations System-wide Coherence (A/61/583) and also to express our appreciation to the Secre…
First, allow me, on behalf of the Russian Federation, to congratulate our colleagues from Botswana for their successful performance of their
function, this year, as Chair of the Kimberley Process, in particular, the effective work on the preparation and agreement on the draft resolution for this se…
This year has been very important for the international humanitarian community. The international community has shown its resolve to
improve the global mechanism of humanitarian response and bring it to a qualitatively new level of operation. We are glad that this work, as can be seen from the repo…
First of all, on behalf of the Russian delegation, I would like to extend our thanks to the President of the Economic and Social Council, Mr. Hachani, for the detailed information he gave us on the very useful and important work done by the Council at its last session under his extremely able guidan…
In order to save time, I will abridge my statement, but the full text of our delegation’s statement has been submitted to you for distribution.
The Russian Federation welcomes the progress achieved during the recent years in settling conflicts in Africa, above all, in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Burundi…
I am speaking on behalf of the head of the Russian delegation, Mr. Vitaly Churkin.
The Brussels Programme of Action remains fully relevant for the global development agenda. The implementation of the Programme should remain a high priority for the international community. The goals set by the Bruss…
This year is a special one for the international humanitarian community. We are on the threshold of decisions that should qualitatively improve existing mechanisms and instruments for international humanitarian cooperation. After more than a decade, we once again draw the conclusion that additional …
Russia consistently maintains its position on the inadmissibility of applying unilateral extraterritorial measures in international relations. In today’s world, any effort to isolate an individual country is, in our view, counterproductive.
Our State, like the majority of United Nations Member Stat…
Allow me to take this opportunity to again express our condolences to the people of Pakistan and to other countries victims of this shattering earthquake. Like many other countries, Russia immediately sent its experts, doctors, special equipment and field hospitals to provide humanitarian assistance…
I should like at the outset to take this opportunity to express once again, on behalf of the Russian delegation, our deep condolences to the peoples of Pakistan, India and Afghanistan affected by the catastrophic earthquake of 8 October. We would also like to express our solidarity with the Governme…
At the outset, let me join previous speakers in thanking Mr. Guéhenno and Dr. Piot for their extensive briefings, which will clearly be valuable to us as we consider this extremely important issue.
HIV/AIDS is one of the most serious non- military threats to peace and security. This devastating epi…
The Russian delegation supports the statement by the representative of Kazakhstan on behalf of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. I would like to add a few additional comments.
First, on behalf of our delegation, I once again express our deepest condolences to those countries affected by the ts…
The Russian Federation attaches priority importance to the development of international cooperation aimed at breaking the connection between the illicit trade in diamonds and armed conflict. We are in favour of the implementation of consensus agreements reached within the framework of the Kimberley …
I would like to begin my statement by expressing my sincere condolences to the leadership of the Palestinian people and the family of President Arafat on the passing away of President Arafat.
The Russian Federation commends the activities of the United Nations system aimed at strengthening the coor…
The Russian Federation, like the overwhelming majority of other United Nations Member States, strongly condemns the United States blockade against Cuba and favours its lifting.
Opposition on this issue is consistent and has not changed. At successive General Assembly sessions, the Russian Federatio…
The Russian Federation views the strengthening of stability on the African continent as an integral part of the international community’s effort to build, under the auspices of the United Nations, a global system to counter new threats and challenges. We will not be able to achieve a harmonious deve…
Russia attaches great importance to all forms of cooperation that can help to ensure the development of countries and regions. We consider the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s (UN-NADAF), adopted by the General Assembly in 1991, to be a basic document for conjoini…
The delegation of the Russian Federation will vote in favour of the draft resolution on the necessity of ending the economic blockade of Cuba because, as a matter of principle, we cannot accept attempts by States to extend their domestic jurisdiction beyond the borders of their own territory. In our…
