I thank you, Sir, for organizing this meeting. I also thank the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, Mr. Pedersen, for his input and his tireless efforts.
The agreement on the formation of the Constitutional Committee is a positive step towards ending the Syrian crisis through a Syrian…
Allow me begin by thanking you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting on this very critical issue.
We live in a world bestowed with the largest youth population in human history. While that is an asset for building a more prosperous future, it also presents us with the major challenge of facili…
At the beginning, I would like to convey my delegation’s appreciation to Kazakhstan for convening this open debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the question of Palestine, at this critical juncture for Palestine and the Middle East.
I align myself with the statement to be delivered…
My delegation strongly condemns the heinous act of
terrorism that took place yesterday in New York City and expresses its condolences and sympathy to the families of all of the victims.
I shall now present the Assembly with the following explanation of vote on resolution 72/4.
The economic, comme…
While we commend the United Nations system, the Secretariat and helpful and supportive Member States for their tireless efforts to reduce the plight of the Palestinian people, we note with grave concern the latest disturbing developments in the occupied Palestinian territory, as reflected in the doc…
At the outset, I would like to express my delegation’s appreciation to you and your delegation, Mr. President, for convening this meeting and for circulating the concept note (S/2016/969, annex). I would also like to express my gratitude to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the Global High-Level Panel …
I have the honour, on behalf of the members of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), to introduce draft resolution A/71/L.14, entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Economic Cooperation Organization”, dated 14 November 2016, which is based on resolution 69/111, on the same t…
I wish to begin by thanking Germany for steering the negotiations on draft resolution A/71/L.13.
As has been the case for several years, terrorist groups have continued their subversive and criminal activities in Afghanistan throughout the past year. My people and Government strongly condemn the pe…
Let me first extend my condolences to the people and Government of Afghanistan for the loss of lives caused by the Taliban terrorist attacks in Kabul yesterday.
I would like to express my appreciation to France for organizing this debate on the situation in Afghanistan. I would also like to thank t…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).
I would first like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on Egypt’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I would also like to express our appreciation to you for holding today’s open debate and for…
Speaking on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), I would like to begin by congratulating Angola on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council and to praise your initiative, Mr. President, to organize this important debate. I also thank the Secretary-
General, the African Union Co…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), and to convey the Movement’s appreciation to the Uruguayan presidency for convening this open debate at this critical juncture for the Palestinian people and the Middle East. I also thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his br…
Iran strongly supports measures to counter the threat posed by the use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) by illegal armed groups and terrorists. For that reason, my delegation joined the consensus on resolution 70/46. We believe that prevention and combating the use of IEDs by terrorists and il…
On behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), I would like to express the Movement’s sympathy to the families of the victims of the attacks committed by Daesh terrorist groups during the past 10 days in Paris, Beirut and Baghdad. The Movement strongly condemns those terrorist attacks and extends its …
On behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), allow me, at the outset, to express NAM’s appreciation to you, Mr. President, for holding this debate, which will provide the General Assembly with an opportunity to examine, scrutinize and evaluate the report on the activities of the Security Council (A/…
I thank the President for convening this debate. We believe that making the necessary arrangements for a successful debate and fruitfully conducting the upcoming negotiations on the sensitive and important issue of Security Council reform require extensive consultations with all Member States. We we…
At the outset, I would like to thank the President for convening this meeting on an issue of importance to the international community, namely, that of strengthening the United Nations system, and for enabling Member States to express their views on the outcome of the Secretary-General’s High-level …
The Islamic Republic of Iran welcomes the decision of the General Assembly to adopt resolution 69/320 on raising the flags of non-member observer States at the United Nations. The number of Member States that sponsored the resolution and the number of votes cast in its favour demonstrate the importa…
I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the Permanent Representatives of Ireland and Kenya, co-facilitators of the intergovernmental negotiations on the post-2015 development agenda, for their tireless efforts.
We believe that the Agenda for Sustainable Development is a historic and univ…
I have the honour to make this statement of behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). At the outset, I wish to express NAM’s appreciation to Nigeria for organizing this open debate and for the useful concept note (S/2015/599, annex) prepared for this important meeting. We also appreciate the briefin…
