Once more the Council has persisted in adopting further unwise decisions against my country, which is rewarded for putting an end to the longest conflict in Africa with further sanctions and procedures, which only serve to further complicate the situation on the ground.
The world in its entirety kn…
We do not deny that the Security Council should address the situation in the Sudan and the events in Darfur. Nor do we deny that it should focus its attention on matters of international peace and security. But if the real purpose is to find a solution to this problem, we do not like the Council ado…
At the outset, I should like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council at
this very historic time for my country. We are fully confident that you will carry out your mission well.
I begin my statement by thanking the Council for all its efforts to suppo…
First, I wish to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council, and I thank you for your cooperation with us and for opening the door for dialogue in these very difficult circumstances.
The Security Council finally concluded its consultations on the appropriate means to…
As I address the Council, I am overwhelmed by sorrow at the Council’s hasty adoption this morning of a resolution on the situation in Darfur at a time when my Government is in a race against time to implement its agreement with the United Nations. Perhaps the adoption of the resolution answers many …
On behalf of the African Group, I would like to address the Assembly today to join in the expression of sorrow following the passing of Mr. Jaime de Piniés, a man familiar to the United Nations for many years.
He held many posts in his diplomatic career. The United Nations recognizes his wealth of …
I am honoured to present to Mr. Papa Louis Fall, Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, and to the members of the Committee our sincere thanks for their efforts to preserve the rights of the Palestinians and to expose the spuriousness of Israel…
Respect for the principles enshrined in the Charter is one of the most important obligations incumbent upon members of the international community in order to promote brotherhood, cooperation, justice and equality among States and respect for the choices of peoples. Thus, the international community…
At the outset, Sir, I would like to congratulate you, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We are fully confident of your ability and wisdom. We would also like to thank Sir Emyr Jones Parry, the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, for the wise way…
Mr. President, I want to greet you and your brotherly country as you preside over the Council at this dangerous juncture. We fully trust that, with your wisdom and ability, you will lead our ship through the storm to safe port.
We also wish to pay tribute to the Council members who refused to go al…
It is a pleasure and an honour to submit to the Assembly the draft resolution contained in document A/57/L.28, which is sponsored by Algeria, Gambia, Mali, Malaysia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sudan, Syria and Turkey. I will read out additional sponsors later on.
The draft resolution relates …
At the outset, I would like to extend our sincere thanks to Secretary-General Kofi Annan for introducing his important report (A/57/387). We commend him for his initiatives to reform the work of the Organization in various spheres, in order to improve its efficiency and to make it a capable Organiza…
I have the honour to make this statement on behalf of the Member States of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC).
Allow me at the outset to draw the attention of the Assembly to its resolution 55/6, adopted in this very Hall, which called on the international community to take urgent, ef…
I am indeed overwhelmed to be standing here on this momentous day to express, on behalf of my brothers in the Group of African States, our sincere congratulations to our Organization and to a distinguished son of Africa — and, indeed, of the world — Mr. Kofi Annan.
The decision on this award has co…
At the outset, I have the great pleasure of extending my sincere congratulations to you, Sir, on your election to preside over the fifty-sixth session of the General Assembly. We are confident that, with your well- known statesmanship and abilities, you will successfully conduct the work of this ses…
It is an honour at the outset to warmly congratulate you, Mr. President, on your impressive performance in presiding over the deliberations of the Security Council during the month of September. I also wish to congratulate your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of Colombia, on his excellent …
My country’s delegation would like to thank you, Sir, for convening this debate to discuss the prevention of conflicts, which lies at the very heart of the General Assembly’s competence under Articles 10, 11 and 14 of the United Nations Charter. We should also like to voice our appreciation to the S…
At the outset, Mr. President, I wish to express our appreciation for the work carried out by your predecessor, Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab, the Chairman of the Open-ended Working Group on Security Council reform. Likewise, I wish to thank the Vice-Chairmen of the Working Group, Ambassadors Dahlgren and de …
I should like at the outset to present my deep condolences to the delegation, Government and people of Singapore for the demise of the victims of the recent air disaster. We wish them solace in their great loss.
The Sudanese delegation would like to commend and thank Mr. Kishore Mahbubani of Singap…
I wish at the outset to endorse the statement just made by the representative of South Africa on behalf of the Non- Aligned Movement on the item before us, “Elimination of coercive economic measures as a means of political and economic compulsion”. Most of the measures we are discussing today are sa…
