The Republic of Belarus views the past year as having been a period of difficult and intensive work by our Organization, its agencies and its institutions. The Secretary-General has repeatedly drawn our attention to the fact that the range of challenges facing the Organization is constantly expandin…
The delegation of the Republic of Belarus attaches great importance to strengthening and reforming the United Nations. On the eve of its sixtieth anniversary, the Organization’s relevance with respect to the modern realities of international politics and its capacity to play the central role in over…
The delegation of the Republic of Belarus views with great interest the present format of jointly discussing four reformulated agenda items. In our view, this practice will enable us to consider the theme in a comprehensive and integral manner which should ultimately help us to adopt balanced decisi…
Please allow me, first of all, to express our sincere gratitude to the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, for the report he has prepared. Our delegation notes the Secretary- General’s intention to further improve the Organization and to adapt it to modern requirements of Member States and to new cha…
My delegation would like to extend its thanks to the Secretary-General for introducing his report on the work of the Organization. As in previous years, our delegation regards the report as a solid foundation for a thorough analysis of the work of the United Nations in the past year and for defining…
The delegation of the Republic of Belarus shares the view of those who have spoken in this Hall who believe that the recent events in New York and Washington are a universal tragedy and a challenge to the international community of nations. We express our deep condolences to the American people and …
The delegation of the Republic of Belarus attaches great importance to the current plenary session of the General Assembly and to the opportunity to discuss one of the key and most complex issues that directly affect not only the prospects for the United Nations development, but also the issues of t…
The delegation of Belarus attaches particular importance to the inclusion on the agenda of the General Assembly at its fifty-fourth session of the item entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe”. I wish in that connection to welcome …
The delegation of the Republic of Belarus is grateful to you, Sir, for holding today’s open debate on the role of the Security Council in the prevention of armed conflicts.
Today the universality of local conflicts and the vulnerability of the international community to any outbreak of aggression o…
The depth and scope of the drastic consequences of the disaster that took place on 26 April 1986 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant made Chernobyl a global problem. The numerous casualties, the considerable economic damage in the contaminated areas, which were as large as the territory of a medium…
The delegation of the Republic of Belarus will support the draft resolution entitled “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba”, document A/54/L.11.
The Republic of Belarus does not agree with the adoption of any unilate…
The Government of the Republic of Belarus attaches great importance to the activities of the United Nations in the area of ageing. Protecting and assisting older persons is one of the basic thrusts of the national social policy of Belarus.
At present, the total population of the Republic of Belarus…
The Republic of Belarus, as a State whose history is connected to destructive wars and environmental catastrophes, highly values and welcomes the fact that the Security Council is giving priority attention to this question. Indeed, a solution to the humanitarian crisis in Kosovo and the neighbouring…
Mr. President, I would like to thank you for convening this meeting, to which my Government attaches great importance. I also thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak here.
The Republic of Belarus strongly condemns the illegal, aggressive military actions by the North Atlantic Treaty Organi…
