The current debate in the General Assembly on the question of Namibia occurs at a time of great anxiety over the future of Namibia. Events since the ninth special ~ssion have moved swiftly and brought us to a decisive point where our commitment to the cause of genuine independence for the Namibian p…
Jamaica's views on the apartheid policies pursued by the racist regime of South Africa have been stated and reaffirmed on many previous
94. We recognize, however, that opposition to the racist regime is assuming more and more significance and that the forces for national liberation continue to gain…
The position of Jamaica on the evil and inhuman system of apartheid, and our strong condemnation of the racist regime of South Africa, have been stated and reaffirmed on many occa- sions before the General Assembly. We continue to hold that the elimination of apartheid and the liberation of the oppr…
The Group of 77 and China agreed to the adoption, without a vote, of the resolution on the biennium budget for 2006-2007 and the accompanying appropriations resolution. However, we have to express some serious concerns and reservations.
First, as to process, as you yourself have said frequently, Mr…
On behalf of the Group of 77 and China, I have the honour to introduce for the consideration of the General Assembly the draft resolution entitled “Deferral of the smooth transition period for the graduation of Maldives from the list of least developed countries”, which has been issued as document A…
I have the honour today to speak on behalf of the member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). We thank the Secretary- General for his report (A/60/63), which, as usual, provides a comprehensive overview of recent and ongoing activities relating to oceans and the law of the sea.
We also take…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Group of 77 and China on agenda item 73, “Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance”, and sub-tem (a), “Strengthening of the coordination of emergency human…
I speak on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. The Group of 77 and China is opposed to unilateral, coercive measures against developing countries. The most prominent example is the one we are discussing today: the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States against Cuba,…
First of all, let me apologize for my tardiness in reaching the General Assembly this afternoon. I was delayed in the Fifth Committee,
dealing with the item on the budget for the biennium 2006-2007.
The Group of 77 and China joins in expressing our solidarity with the people of Pakistan and the ot…
The Charter of the United Nations enjoins us, as Member States, to promote friendly relations based on peace and cooperation. International mechanisms to promote those objectives have their proper place and functions, seeking to regulate relations between States through the adoption of rules and nor…
I would like, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, to thank you Mr. President, for your opening statement this morning, which has set the tone and established the focus for this debate.
I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his third consolidated report on progress in implementati…
I wish to begin by thanking the Secretary-General for his report on the work of the Organization over the past year (A/60/1). It gives us a wide survey of the many activities in which the United Nations is engaged and illustrates its extended reach and coverage in promoting international cooperation…
On behalf of the States members of the Group of 77 and China, I have the honour this afternoon to introduce for the consideration of the General Assembly the draft resolution entitled “International Meeting to Review the Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Sm…
On behalf of the Group of 77 and China, I take this opportunity to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this plenary meeting of the General Assembly and to congratulate you in general for your efforts to ensure that we prepare effectively for a successful high-level plenary meeting of the sixtie…
We associate ourselves with the statement that will be made later on by the
representative of Qatar on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
In view of the importance of this issue in relation to the situation in the Caribbean, I am speaking this morning on behalf of the member States of the Caribb…
The Permanent Representative of Barbados spoke this morning on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), and we support his statement.
I only wish now to make some additional remarks with reference to the specific measures undertaken by Jamaica to implement the Plan of Action resulting from the …
I wish to join in thanking the President of the Economic and Social Council, Ambassador Marjatta Rasi, for her introduction of the Report of the Council and to congratulate her on her able and efficient leadership of the Council during 2004. The Council made good progress in the discharge of its man…
The report of the Security Council tells us that, over the past 12 months, the pace of activities was intense as the Council addressed a wide range of issues. We were not given a detailed analysis of the issues covered, but the report does give us an adequate descriptive account of the various matte…
In his report on the work of the Organization the Secretary General described the past year as an extraordinarily challenging year for the United Nations. Our delegation agrees that there have been great difficulties and in the circumstances we should congratulate the Secretary-General for his stewa…
The representative of Algeria spoke this morning on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement and we support his statement. We only wish now to add a few points of emphasis from the standpoint of the delegation of Jamaica.
The primacy of the General Assembly and its central place as the chief deliberative…
