The President of the General Assembly has described climate change as unquestionably the biggest challenge facing humanity in the twenty-first century. The Secretary-General has described climate change as “one of the most complex, multifaceted and serious threats the world faces”.
Last September, …
It is an honour for me, in my capacity as Rapporteur of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, to introduce to the General Assembly the annual report of the Committee, which is contained in document A/62/35.
In the course of the past year, the Committee c…
I would like to join previous speakers in expressing to Mr. Kerim my delegation’s congratulations on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-second session.
The delegation of Malta has on previous occasions made the point that resolution 2758 (XXVI), which was adopted in…
My delegation fully aligns itself with the statement delivered by the preceding speaker from Finland on behalf of the European Union. Migration poses one of the key challenges of the twenty-first century, with global economic and social repercussions which affect the countries from which migrants em…
My delegation aligns itself with the statement delivered by Italy on behalf of the European Union and acceding countries.
Although the number of cases of HIV/AIDS in Malta remains comparatively low, we recognize the further potential devastating impact of the disease and acknowledge that there is c…
Allow me to begin by offering Mr. Jan Kavan my Government’s warm congratulations as he assumes the presidency of the General Assembly.
He has served the Czech Republic so well as Foreign Minister, and I have full faith in his ability to meet the numerous challenges that the fifty-seventh session of…
Allow me to begin by expressing my congratulations to you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly. The fifty-sixth session is clearly going to be a challenging one, and one that I predict will further strengthen the resolve of members to work hand in hand on all the different iss…
I would like to join the other delegations here in congratulating you, Mr.; President, on your election as President of the General Assembly. May I also pay tribute to your predecessor, Mr. Theo- Ben Gurirab who, through his experience and diplomatic skills, guided the fifty-fourth session to a succ…
I join other delegations in congratulating you, Mr. President, on your election as President of the General Assembly. Your experience and diplomatic skills will undoubtedly guide us successfully through the fifty-fourth session. I would also like to express our gratitude to your predecessor, Mr. Did…
