Israel’s insistence on the use of excessive force against the Palestinian people in its perpetration of numerous acts, which have reached the level of organized State crime
and extrajudicial killings, represents a violation of the fundamental rights of the civilians living under its occupation.
Is…
At the outset, I would like to extend my sincere congratulations to you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-eighth session. We have no doubt that — with your experience, diplomatic skill and great patience — you will leave a distinct imprint on t…
At the outset, I would like to convey our congratulations to you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of October. We are confident that your wisdom will guide the Council to the attainment of all our expectations. I would also like to thank your predecesso…
Having listened to the statement of my friend, the representative of Grenada, I do not have much to add. But, since I sent the text of my statement to our Ministry of Foreign Affairs, I have to read it aloud.
Our delegation wishes to express sincere thanks to you, Sir, for giving us the opportunity…
I would like to thank you, Sir, for giving me the floor. Allow me to congratulate you warmly on your assumption of the presidency of the fifty-seventh session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. We have no doubt that your experience, wisdom and infinite patience will lead us to a successf…
I should like to express my pleasure at participating in this high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly to consider ways and means to support the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD).
First of all, on behalf of my Government, I should like thank the international community for …
At the outset, I would like, on behalf of Qatar, Chairman of the Ninth Islamic Summit, to extend my warmest thanks to you, Mr. President, for the interest you have shown and for responding so quickly to the call to hold this urgent meeting to consider the unprecedented aggression against the Palesti…
Mr. President, at the outset, on behalf of the delegation of Qatar, the Chairman of the Ninth Islamic Summit of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), allow me to extend our sincere thanks for your prompt response to my Government’s response to hold this important meeting in order to cons…
Allow me at the outset to convey the feelings of the State of Qatar regarding this debate on the dialogue among civilizations.
This is a timely debate, given current conditions in the world. It is timely not only because of the new millennium that has just begun — a new era in which we had hoped th…
Allow me at the outset, to extend my congratulations to Mr. Han on his election as President of the fifty-sixth session of the General Assembly. I wish him every success in conducting the work of this session in a
manner that brings about the attainment of its objectives. I would also like to expre…
First, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of August. I am confident that your wisdom, experience and expertise will lead the work of the Council to the desired success.
My delegation also wishes to avail itself…
On behalf of the Asian Group, and on my own behalf, I would like to express our deepest sorrow and condolences to the family of Mr. Humayun Rasheed Choudhury, who died on 10 July 2001, and to the friendly Government and people of Bangladesh.
As the Assembly knows, Mr. Choudhury was an important Gen…
As the General Assembly debates agenda item 41, “Question of Palestine”, I take pleasure in conveying our thanks to the Secretary-General, His Excellency Mr. Kofi Annan, for his report (A/55/639) submitted pursuant to the request made in resolution 54/42 of 1 December 1999 on the peaceful settlement…
It is my pleasure once again to extend our thanks and appreciation to you, Mr. President, for presiding over this meeting to consider agenda item 13, entitled “Report of the International Court of Justice”. It is also our pleasure to extend our congratulations to Mr. Gilbert Guillaume, President of …
I should like at the outset to extend my congratulations to Mr. Holkeri on his election to preside over the work of this important fifty-fifth session. It is indeed important because it is the first session in the new millennium. We are confident that his experience and diplomatic capability will be…
My delegation would like to offer our warmest thanks to you, Sir, for giving us the opportunity to take part in a debate that is important for most delegations. The best proof of this is the length of the list of speakers. It was not long ago that my delegation last addressed the various issues we a…
As we discuss agenda items 43 and 44 of the fifty-fourth session of the General Assembly, it pleases me to convey my thanks and appreciation to Secretary-General Kofi Annan on his two reports submitted under these two items pursuant to General Assembly resolutions 53/37 and 53/38 of 2 December 1998.…
It is my honour, as Chairman of the Group of Asian States and as Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations, to join the international community in offering our condolences and our deep sympathy to the Government and the people of Bahrain and to the bereaved family on the d…
On 10 December 1948, the General Assembly proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to be the common ideal for which all peoples and nations should strive. This commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Declaration enables States to report progress made in the implementation of thi…
The State of Qatar, as current Chairman of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), has the honour and privilege of introducing the draft resolution entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of the Islamic Conference”, contained in document A/53/L.13 of 27 Octobe…
