Reproductive health, child labour, migration, unemployment, literacy, education and mortality rates are all indicative of the level of development in any society. Provision of a long, healthy and dignified life for the whole population should be the most basic aim of every plan for socio-economic de…
The delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this meeting. My delegation appreciates the efforts of Ambassador Rosenthal of Guatemala in facilitating the negotiations on the draft resolution on the first review of the United N…
I wish to begin by extending our appreciation to the Secretary-General for the comprehensive and valuable reports he has presented over the past year on developments in Afghanistan. The efforts and dedication of the Secretary-General and his Special Representative for Afghanistan, Mr. Tom Koenigs, a…
Allow me at the outset to express our gratitude to Mr. ElBaradei, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), for his tireless efforts and for the insightful report he has presented to the General Assembly. The report indicates that the Agency is increasingly developing its ac…
I wish to begin by congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the Council presidency for this month and by thanking you for convening this debate on an issue that is truly threatening international peace and security.
The war machine of the Israeli regime has continued to destroy the lives and …
May I begin by expressing our gratitude to the
Secretary-General for his informative and lucid report to the General Assembly on various aspects of the situation in Afghanistan over the past 12 months. His dedication and efforts directed towards the improvement of the situation in Afghanistan, and …
This year’s debate on the agenda item entitled “Question of Palestine” is being held at a truly critical hour in the history of Palestine, when the Palestinian people are still in sorrow and grief at the demise of the late President Arafat, who, for nearly four decades, symbolized, in his person, th…
I would like to begin by expressing our sincere appreciation to the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei, for his informative report to the General Assembly on the main developments in the Agency’s activities during 2003. We hope that his tireless …
Let me, at the outset, express my delegation’s appreciation to the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report A/59/274) on the follow-up to the outcome of the twenty-seventh special session of the General Assembly and the progress achieved in realizing the commitments set out in its Plan of Acti…
Let me begin by joining previous speakers in expressing my appreciation to the Secretary-General for his inclusive and informative reports submitted under agenda item 56, entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and regional and other organizations”. While we are discussing this agenda item …
I wish to join previous speakers in expressing my appreciation to the President of the Security Council, the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, for introducing the annual report of the Council to the current session of the General Assembly.
The report is indicative of the Security Coun…
I would like to convey our sincere thanks to the Secretary-General for his report on the work of the Organization, which makes clear the ever-increasing number and scope of the functions of the Organization. The report reflects the realities on the ground with respect to the various challenges and o…
The revitalization of the work of the General Assembly and the strengthening of the United Nations system are two major interrelated issues on the agenda of the current session of the General Assembly. We are confident, Sir, that, under your able and wise leadership, our collective endeavours to add…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting on an issue that is of the utmost importance for the international community. The attention paid over past few weeks to the draft resolution — which proposes to bar the acquisition of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) by non-State actors — indic…
My delegation joined the consensus on the resolution just adopted by the General Assembly. I would like, however, to make the following remarks in explanation of my delegation’s position on the resolution.
We attach great importance to human resources management as a crucial element of the Organiza…
At the outset, I would like to express my appreciation to the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People for providing us with the comprehensive report contained in document A/58/35. We believe that the report greatly illustrates the present situation in the occupi…
For more than half a century, the question of Palestine has been one of the prominent concerns of the international community. The Palestinian issue and the plight of Palestinian people remain the foremost cause of concern not only for the Islamic States but for many other nations of the world as we…
In one of the statements made this morning, reference was made to the military capabilities of the Islamic Republic of Iran. In this connection, my delegation wishes to reiterate the position commonly shared by all States in the Middle East that the sole threat — the sole threat — to the security an…
I am speaking on behalf of the delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran to join the consensus on draft resolution A/52/L.72/Rev.1, on the recommendation in the Secretary- General's report entitled “Renewing the United Nations: A Programme for Reform” [A/51/950].
But allow me first to extend the a…
In contributing to the debate on the report of the Open-ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Council, I would like to express my appreciation to the Chairman and the co-Vice-Chairmen…
