I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU).
There are many aspects to the implementation of the Millennium Summit. I would like to focus today on one important issue: climate change and its possible security implications. The watershed report of the Secretary-General on this to…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union. Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, the Republic of Moldova, Armenia and Georgia align themselves with this statement.
This year, once again, the European Union reaffirms its unw…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU). Turkey, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro, Serbia, Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova, Armenia and Georgia align themselves with this statement.
I would like to begin by commending the Vietnamese pr…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU). Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, Armenia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine align themselves with this statement.
I wish to thank the Secretary-General for his …
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU). In addition, Turkey, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Ukraine and Armenia align themselves with this statement.
Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the Western hemisphere. While security and…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union. Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro, Ukraine, Moldova, Armenia and Georgia align themselves with this statement.
One year ago the Security Council, in adopting resolution 1820 (2008), recognized that con…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union. In addition, Turkey, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro, Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Armenia align themselves with this statement.
Let me begin by expressing the European Union’s appreciation f…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union. The candidate countries Croatia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the countries of the Stabilization and Association Process and potential candidates Albania and Montenegro and the member of the European Economic Area Norway, a…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union. The candidate countries Turkey, Croatia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the countries of the Stabilization and Association Process and potential candidates Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia, as well as Uk…
First, let me express my strong concern for the deplorable situation of millions of men, women and children in Somalia who have, for such a long time, endured violent conflict and hardship. I urge all parties within Somalia to respect human rights and humanitarian law and to allow humanitarian acces…
The United Nations was built on common values and norms. The United Nations Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other key documents not only express those values and norms, but also constitute international law, the foundation upon which every attempt to build a lasting peace must…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU). The candidate countries Turkey, Croatia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; the countries of the Stabilization and Association Process and potential candidates Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro; as well as Ukrai…
I would like to make a short statement on behalf of the European Union.
The European Union (EU) actively supports the African Union and the African agenda for peace and development. We are fully and unambiguously committed to standing by the African continent, as demonstrated by the adoption of the…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU). The following countries align themselves with this statement: Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, Liechtenstein, Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova, Armenia and…
Allow me to say first that I associate myself with the statement made earlier by the representative of Slovenia on behalf of the European Union. On this occasion, I am honoured to speak on behalf of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
The five Nordic countries join their voices in this st…
Let me start by associating myself with the statement just made by the Ambassador of Portugal on behalf of the European Union (EU).
The adoption of Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) seven years ago underlined the importance of ensuring that the goal of gender justice and gender equality perme…
I have the honour to introduce, on behalf of the sponsors, a draft resolution on strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations, contained in document A/62/L.37.
My delegation is pleased that, through a series of informal consultations, we managed to re…
Let me take this opportunity to express our strong support for the people of Burma in their struggle for a democratic future. We strongly urge the Burmese Government to initiate a peaceful dialogue, resist all violence and respect the human rights of the Burmese people, not least their freedom of ex…
Sweden aligns itself fully with the statement made by the representative of Germany on behalf of the European Union. I would like to add a few remarks in my national capacity, some of them based on observations gleaned from our participation in the country-specific meetings on Sierra Leone.
The est…
During the past year, a number of important results have been achieved in the efforts to reform the United Nations. However, for the United Nations to be relevant, legitimate, effective and capable of dealing with the many new threats and challenges that we, the international community, all face tog…