Let me begin, Sir, by expressing, on behalf of my delegation, our warmest con- gratulations to Mr. von Wechmar on his election to the presidency of the thirty-fifth session of the General Assem- bly, This honour is.well deserved by both him and his great country. It is a tribute to his own stature a…
I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the current session of the General Assembly. May I also express our deep appreciation to Mr. Jean Ping for so ably guiding the work of the General Assembly during its fifty-ninth session.
I am honoured to address the Gen…
Five years ago, we adopted a Declaration revealing our vision for the shaping of international society in the new millennium. The record shows that the results have fallen far short of our expectations.
We have failed to meet the targets we set; poverty and infectious disease remain rampant; tensio…
Mr. Co-Chairpersons, the Group of 77 and China, on whose behalf I speak today, is most pleased to have you both preside over this very important meeting. We gather here to assess our effort to provide the financing necessary for the development of the developing countries in the context of our joint…
Your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-eighth session, Sir, is a source of great pride and considerable satisfaction to Jamaica and the entire Caribbean. We regard it as a tangible acknowledgement of the region’s active engagement on the global stage. I am confident tha…
The United Nations is today facing its most crucial test, that of fulfilling its essential role in a brand new world. To fulfil its charge to maintain international peace and security, this
Council must impact on the lives of people, changing their despair to hope and liberating them from conflict.…
The closing decades of the twentieth century have brought mankind to new horizons, extending beyond the nation State to create a wider circle of human identity and building a new
sense of global consciousness. In earlier times, philosophers, poets and other visionaries recognized the existence of o…
Mr. President, your election to preside over the fifty-second session of the General Assembly is a fitting and well-deserved result of your distinguished service for your country in the international community.
I also wish to convey our appreciation to Ambassador Razali Ismail of Malaysia for so ab…
On behalf of my Government and the people
of Jamaica, I take this opportunity to congratulate you. Sir, on your election
to the presidency of the General Assembly. I am confident that your vision
and energy will guide this session to a successful conclusion.
I must also take this opportunity to …
Mr. President, I wish to express the sincere pleasure of my delegation on your election to the presidency of the thirty-fourth session of the General Assembly. You are a son of Africa, a continent which is tied with the Caribbean countries by an umbilical cord. You represent a country which shares t…
On behalf of my delegation, I should like to express our warmest congratula- tions to Mr. Mojsov on his election to the Presidency of the thirty-second session of the United Nations General As- sembly. It is a fitting recognition of his outstanding qualities of leadership and enlightened grasp of in…
