Let me begin by congratulating His Excellency Ambassador John Ashe on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session. May I also take this opportunity to commend His Excellency Mr. Vuk Jeremić for his skilful stewardship of the sixty-seventh session. Our profound …
Allow me, Sir, to congratulate His Excellency Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser on his election to preside over the Assembly at the sixty-sixth session. Let me also commend his predecessor, His Excellency Mr. Joseph Deiss, for his leadership in guiding us over the Assembly’s sixth-fifth session. May I …
I am honoured to participate in this important High-level Meeting on behalf of His Excellency Mr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of Indonesia, who is also the current Chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Today we are addressing a grievous global concern: the prevention …
First I congratulate you, Sir, on your assuming the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-fifth session. I am sure that under your able leadership our deliberations will be fruitful. Let me also commend your predecessor, Mr. Ali Abdussalam Treki, for the wisdom with which he guided the Ass…
This High-level Plenary Meeting on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is timely, considering the fast- approaching 2015 target date. The urgency of this
Meeting is further accentuated by the turn of events in the past years that have stalled efforts on the MDGs.
As highlighted by the Secretar…
On behalf of the Asia-Pacific Group, allow me to begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, on your election to chair this High- level Meeting. I wish also to commend the co-facilitators and the experts who have deliberated over and negotiated the scope, modalities, format and organization of this …
I take this opportunity to thank the Secretary-General for his report on the work of the Organization (A/64/1).
We are meeting in the midst of new and old challenges that need to be addressed collectively and effectively. These include the impacts of the multiple crises — financial, food and energy…
Mr. President, let me begin by commending you for convening this important debate on the situation in Timor-Leste and at the same time congratulating you on your very able stewardship of the Council during the month of February. I wish also to join previous speakers in welcoming President José Ramos…
At the outset, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this deliberation on the critical issue of the protection of civilians in armed conflict. We would also like to thank Under-Secretary-General John Holmes for his important briefing.
The issue before us is one that has certainly …
Thank you, Mr. President, for convening this emergency meeting of the Security Council. We also very much appreciate the presence of the Secretary-General and the statement he made earlier this evening.
My delegation would like to begin by expressing, in the clearest manner possible, its outrage at…
My delegation is pleased to acknowledge the participation at this meeting of His Excellency Mr. Hoshyar Zebari, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iraq.
Indonesia voted in favour of resolution 1859 (2008), adopted earlier, which extends, inter alia, the arrangements regarding the Development Fund for …
I wish to begin by joining previous speakers in thanking Mr. Robert Serry, the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for his important briefing. We welcome the convening of this open debate, which provides the opportunity for the general membership of the United Natio…
Mr. President, I thank you for convening this important meeting. We wish to convey how honoured we feel to see you presiding over our work. We also warmly welcome the participation of the Secretary of State of the United States, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the Unit…
There is perhaps no international issue more important to my country, Indonesia, and closer to our hearts than the effort to find a peaceful, just, lasting and comprehensive settlement to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and to bring to an end the occupation that began in 1967.
We have therefore co…
Before I make our general statement, allow me to present Indonesia’s position on the resolution that the Council has just adopted. My delegation voted in favour of resolution 1851 (2008) as a reflection of its recognition of the gravity of the threat of piracy in the waters off Somalia. In doing so,…
With your permission, Sir, I would like to share with members of the Council some reflections in my personal capacity on the work of the three subsidiary bodies of the Security Council to which you just referred: the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concernin…
First of all, my delegation wishes to join previous speakers in welcoming the Presidents and Prosecutors of both Tribunals to the Council and in thanking them for their comprehensive briefings on the progress of the implementation of the completion strategies of the International Criminal Tribunal f…
I wish to thank the delegation of Croatia for convening this important and timely thematic debate. My delegation is honoured to see you, Sir, the President of Croatia, presiding over our meeting today. We are also very pleased to welcome the participation of the Secretary-General in this meeting.
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Allow me at the outset to express our gratitude to the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report on oceans and the law of the sea, as contained in documents A/63/63 and Add.1. We also commend the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea and the Secretariat for their great work and thei…
My delegation is concerned by the recent incident, as reported by the Permanent Representative of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. We have taken careful note of the views expressed by all related parties with regard to the incident.
The incident reminds us of the continuing grave humanitarian situation …
