It is indeed a great pleasure for me to speak on behalf of the Group of 77 and China on item 30 (a) of the agenda, entitled “Oceans and the law of the sea”. We in the developing world attach great importance to this issue, as it relates to the multifaceted topic of oceans and seas.
Since the last s…
Speaking on behalf of the chairmanship of the Group of 77, I thank the President of the General Assembly and the
Deputy Secretary-General for two interesting and comprehensive statements. The chairmanship of the Group of 77 cannot compete with the brevity of those statements, simply because I have …
Now that the Assembly has adopted the draft resolution contained in A/53/L.78, entitled “Report of the Secretary-General on environment and human settlements”, which falls under agenda item 30 on United Nations reform, I would like to say a few words. First of all, let me thank you, Mr. President, f…
Let me first express our sincere gratitude and appreciation to the Secretary-General for the report contained in document A/52/313, which was prepared in response to paragraph 7 of resolution 51/21 of 27 November 1996. It is a very
The Islamic Republic of Iran attaches great importance to regional …
I take the floor on behalf of the Islamic Republic of Iran to reiterate with satisfaction our concurrence with the Assembly’s action on the draft resolution contained in document A/52/L.17. This is, overall, a balanced text. As is customary and expected in the United Nations and in multilateral dipl…
