We thank the Secretary-General and his Special Representative, and would like to encourage her to continue her visits to countries that experience conflict-related sexual violence and to brief the Council on those visits in open meetings.
Liechtenstein co-sponsored resolution 1960 (2010) because it…
I would like to thank the President of the Human Rights Council for his report to the General Assembly, which provides a comprehensive overview of the work of the Council during the last cycle with the addition of the recent September session (A/65/53). We are grateful for this opportunity to reflec…
I would like to thank the President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Judge Sang Hyun Song, for presenting the report of the Court (see A/65/313) today, which illustrates the impressive range of activities in which the Court has been engaged over the past year. We are satisfied to see yet a…
I am happy to take this opportunity to discuss the report of the Economic and Social Council (A/65/3), as my country’s first tenure on the Council is coming to an end, later this year.
During our membership we have experienced the Council as a forum of substantive discussion where important governa…
We would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report on the work of the Organization (A/65/1). The past session of the General Assembly brought some important breakthroughs in the United Nations reform agenda. The creation of UN Women in particular was a major contribution to a more coherent …
I have the honour to speak today, during the first part of my intervention, on behalf of the group of five small
countries (S-5). The other members of the group — Costa Rica, Jordan, Singapore and Switzerland — will also participate in this debate in their national capacities.
We very much appreci…
I draw the attention of the Council to a fuller version of our statement that has been distributed in the Chamber. I shall limit my comments to the renewal of the sanctions regime against Al-Qaida and the Taliban later this year.
Efforts to improve the effectiveness and perceived legitimacy of this…
There is a strong substantive connection between the two agenda items under consideration today. We thus welcome the joint debate and hope that it will offer guidance to you, Sir, and your team in shaping the future course of action in the Assembly.
The report of the Security Council (A/64/2) is a …
My delegation supports the main thrust of the resolution just adopted. In particular, we endorse the call for independent and credible investigations carried out in accordance with international standards by both parties.
As we expressed in our statement during the debate, we were disappointed by t…
I would like to thank the President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Judge Sang-Hyun Song, for presenting the report of the Court (A/64/356) to the General Assembly and to wish him a very warm welcome to New York.
We are satisfied that the Court has made good progress in its judicial work…
I thank you, Sir, for presiding over the meeting today and your delegation for organizing this open debate with a focus on post-conflict situations. As a strong supporter of resolutions 1325 (2000) and 1820 (2008), Liechtenstein agrees with the assessment reflected in the concept paper prepared by y…
We thank Ambassador Uhomoibhi for his excellent presentation of the report of the Human Rights Council (A/63/53 and Add.1). Our thanks go also to Ambassador Doru Costea, who presided over the Council over much of the period covered in the report. We welcome this opportunity to discuss the report in …
We thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this debate, and we thank those who have offered briefings this morning. As a delegation that has supported resolution 1325 (2000) in its entirety since it was adopted, we agree that progress towards achieving its major goals has been slow and uneven. That…
We welcome this opportunity to discuss the responsibility to protect (R2P) and the excellent report of the Secretary-General (A/63/677). We would like to express our appreciation to the Secretary-General and his Special Adviser, Edward Luck, for their commitment to and outstanding work on this topic…
At the outset, I would like to reiterate Liechtenstein’s strong condemnation of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, committed by whomever, wherever and for whatever purposes. We are fully committed to international cooperation in the fight against terrorism, and in particular to the leadi…
For more than 25 years, HIV/AIDS has caused immense human suffering throughout the world and has had devastating consequences for development. In 2001, we equipped ourselves with an effective tool to combat the AIDS pandemic both nationally and in our multilateral efforts. The greatest asset of the …
The increasing victimization of civilians in armed conflict is a sad and well-documented fact. While civilian populations have always suffered disproportionately from the consequences of armed conflict, modern warfare and the changed nature of armed conflicts have exacerbated their situation.
The S…
We value this opportunity to offer our view on climate change once again and are grateful for the high-quality and stimulating discussions of the day before yesterday in the framework of the panels organized by you, Mr. President.
Clearly, climate change is an exemplary challenge for global coopera…
The special session on children in May 2002 was a historic occasion. The Assembly gathered at the highest level to reappraise the situation of children and speed up progress towards a world truly fit for children. Today, it is fair to say that some progress has been achieved to reach the goals and t…
Mr. President, the topic under consideration today must be a priority issue for any President of the General Assembly. Strengthening the body over which you preside is both an obvious goal and a political necessity.
There is no doubt that the Assembly has, for a while now, not been playing the role…
