The Republic of Korea would like to take this opportunity to reiterate its continued support for the United Nations system and all humanitarian organizations in their tireless efforts to save lives and reduce human suffering.
This year we witnessed deteriorating humanitarian crises all over the wor…
Four months ago Governments, international organizations, non- governmental organizations (NGOs) and other actors gathered at the twenty-fourth special session of the General Assembly in Geneva and restated their commitment to place the needs and rights of human beings at the centre of all policies …
Allow me first to express my delegation's appreciation for the Secretary- General's report on the development of Africa and for his progress report on the implementation of the recommendations contained in his April 1998 report on Africa. My delegation notes the substantial progress made by the Gene…
The Republic of Korea is pleased to see that progress is being made in advancing the peace process in the Middle East. The signing of the Sharm el-Sheikh Memorandum on 4 September 1999 in Cairo by Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization is another breath of fresh air in a process that had s…
At the outset, allow me to extend my delegation's appreciation to the Secretary- General for his report on the University for Peace (A/54/312). I would like to express my gratitude to Mrs. Nury Vargas of Costa Rica for introducing the draft resolution before us. My thanks go also to Mr. Maurice Stro…
My delegation shares the concern already expressed by other delegations about the problem of the extraterritorial application of jurisdiction embodied in the so-called Helms-Burton Act. Such legislation has far-reaching implications for the norms and general principles of international law.
Having …
At the outset, I wish, on behalf of the Government and the people of the Republic of Korea, to join previous speakers in extending our deepest condolences to the Government and the people of Armenia regarding today's tragic incident.
Representative democracy in particular has been the defining char…
Five years ago we gathered in Copenhagen in search of ways to improve the lot of all the world's inhabitants in the years to come. The World Summit for Social Development, whose guiding philosophy was to place the needs and rights of human beings at the centre of all our policies, culminated in the …
As we stand at the threshold of a new millennium, we face numerous new issues fraught with challenges yet ripe with opportunities. One such issue concerns the older members of our society.
While the pace of the current demographic trend towards an older population differs from nation to nation, the…
