With the establishment of the Interim Authority in December 2001 and the Transitional Administration in June 2002 and the convening of the June Emergency Loya Jirga, Afghanistan has embarked on the road of national renaissance and reconciliation. The relentless fighting of more than two decades has …
At the outset, I wish to join previous speakers in expressing my delegation’s appreciation to the Secretary-General for the preparation of the reports on the agenda item under consideration.
Mongolia attaches great importance to cooperation between the United Nations and other international organiz…
Allow me at the outset to thank Judge Guillaume, President of the International Court of Justice, for the introduction of the report of the Court on its work and thank the Court for its continued good work during the past year.
I would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate newly electe…
Like previous speakers, my delegation wishes to thank the Secretary- General for his concise and comprehensive report on the work of the Organization as well as for his analytical account and straightforward conclusions concerning the hard work ahead if we are to fulfil faithfully our commitments un…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for holding this open Council debate in connection with the question of the extension of the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH). Bearing in mind that this question affects the principles of United Nations peacekeeping an…
I would like to thank the Council for providing my delegation with the opportunity to contribute to this open debate of the Council.
At the outset, I would like to express my delegation’s appreciation to you, Sir, for the very timely consideration once again of this truly pressing and burning issue…
My delegation has the honour to introduce draft resolution A/56/L.75, entitled “Fifth International Conference of New or Restored Democracies, to be held in Ulaanbaatar in 2003”, on behalf of the delegations listed in that document. I am pleased to announce that since the publication of the draft re…
At the outset, I wish to join the preceding speakers in expressing Mongolia’s appreciation to the Secretary-General for the preparation of his report on the current agenda item.
I would also like to express our gratitude to the delegation of Benin for the preparation of the draft resolution on this…
During the last decade and especially in the last few years, droughts, heavy snowfall, storms and rainfall of unprecedented intensity have been occurring at a frequency never observed before. Since the 1960s, the number of disaster-affected communities worldwide increased threefold, while the econom…
At the Millennium Summit, all Member States of our Organization pledged themselves to development objectives and reaffirmed their common vision for a prosperous, peaceful and just world. They adopted the Millennium Declaration — a historic blueprint for common action in the new century. The task now…
At the outset, I wish to join the preceding speakers in expressing our appreciation to the Secretary-General for the report on this item. I would also like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude to the delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran for this important and timely initiative.
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My delegation would like to join the preceding speakers in thanking the President of the Security Council, Ambassador Richard Ryan of Ireland, for having introduced the Council’s annual report to the General Assembly. As others have done, I would like to take this opportunity to extend my delegation…
International reaction to the terrorist attacks of 11 September on our host city of New York, on Washington, D.C., and on Pennsylvania has been overwhelming, swift and unreserved. The world community has not only strongly condemned these barbaric acts, but it also has reiterated its determination to…
First of all, I should like to thank the Secretary-General for his report and for its succinct introduction this morning. The report is concise and highlights the major activities of the Organization since the adoption of the Millennium Declaration last year. The six chapters of the report focus on …
Allow me at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly. I am confident that, under your most able leadership, this session of the General Assembly will successfully achieve its objectives. My congratulations also go to your predecessor, Mr. Harry …
At the outset, I wish to join previous speakers in expressing gratitude to the Secretary-General for the preparation of the report contained in document A/55/489 on the current agenda item. It contains useful information on the activities that have taken place as a follow-up to the Third Internation…
At the Millennium Summit, leaders of our countries pledged to spare no effort to make the United Nations a more effective instrument for pursuing the noble goals of peace and development. That pledge not only reaffirms our faith in the United Nations as a unique global institution designed to addres…
At the outset, I wish to express my delegation’s appreciation to the Secretary-General for his report on the state of the preparations for the special session of the General Assembly in 2001 for follow-up to the World Summit for Children. Like many others, I am pleased to note that substantive prepa…
At the outset, I wish to express my delegation’s appreciation to the Secretary-General for the preparation of the report on this item.
In November 1998 the General Assembly adopted resolution 53/22, by which it proclaimed the year 2001 the United Nations Year of Dialogue among Civilizations. I am p…
My delegation would like to join the preceding speakers in thanking the President of the Security Council, Ambassador Andjaba of Namibia, for his lucid introduction of the Council’s annual report to this Assembly.
Consideration of the report of the Council (A/55/2), pursuant to Article 15 and Artic…
