First of all, recalling yesterday’s celebration of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, I should like to reaffirm Lebanon’s solidarity with the people of Palestine as they fight for their inalienable rights.
For many years, our delegations have met in this Hall to discus…
Fifty-five years ago today, on 10 December 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the first comprehensive agreement among nations asserting the specific rights and freedoms of all human beings. Along with the United Nations Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights has provided t…
I was obliged to ask for the floor to comment on what was said by the representative of the United States. We would like to express our regret regarding the irresponsible remarks of the United States representative. His remarks have, moreover, nothing to do with the question under consideration, tha…
We thank you, Sir, for convening this emergency meeting.
On Monday, 24 March 2003, the Foreign Ministers of the League of Arab States adopted a resolution condemning the Anglo-American military action against Iraq, deeming it to be an act of aggression, a violation of the United Nations Charter and…
We congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We thank you for convening this meeting. We also thank your predecessor from Germany and his delegation for all their efforts last month.
In the past few days, we have seen all the peoples of the …
As Lebanon is the Chairman of the Group of Arab States for this month, it is my honour to present the following oral revision to draft resolution A/57/L.32.
In the last preambular paragraph, the word “joint” should be inserted following the words “for the realization of the”.
At the outset, allow me to associate myself with previous speakers in conveying profound gratitude to the Secretary-General for the high quality and precision of his report entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the International Organization of la Francophonie”.
I take this opportuni…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your presence in the Chair. We are very proud and happy that you are presiding over our work today.
Israeli logic would have it that it is necessary to kill civilians, occupy other people’s territories, dislodge and kill the original inhabita…
The remarks made by the representative of Israel are indeed ridiculous. We cannot understand his aim in casting doubt on the independence and sovereignty of Lebanon. It seems he is forgetting that the alliance between Syria and Lebanon brought defeat to Israel’s occupation of Lebanon and forced it t…
I requested the floor in order to comment on the accusations made by the representative of Israel. The representative of Israel forgets, or deliberately disregards, the conditions set by successive Israel Governments over 22 years for implementing resolution 425 (1978) since Israel occupied Lebanese…
I apologize for having to speak for the second time in exercise of the right of reply. However, as usual, the representative of Israel has failed to address the main issue under consideration, and instead moved to another issue that has no relevance to the work of the General Assembly today. The Isr…
I should like to thank the representative of Egypt for the statement he has just made on behalf of the Arab Group.
I have asked to speak in reply to the statement made by the representative of Israel and to remind everyone why the General Assembly has adopted the resolution on the financing of the …
We truly regret the interventions of the Israeli representative, who attacks States. We were under the impression that we were discussing the question of terrorism, and we gave examples of Israeli terrorism against civilians.
We have cited examples of Israeli terrorism over the 22 years of its occu…
I would not have asked for the floor were it not for the allegations made by the representative of Israel — allegations that, as usual, distort the facts. This is why the Lebanese delegation would like to express its support for the statement made by the representative of Egypt on behalf of the Arab…
I will speak in explanation of vote.
The resolution on the financing of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) confirmed that it was the responsibility of the occupying State — Israel — to fulfil its obligation and responsibilities under international law. Lebanon’s position is based …
We have heard the representative of Israel attack Lebanon using unacceptable words. What we would like to ask is, what is the reason in the Israeli definition?
The occupation of Lebanon for 22 years, in violation of Security Council resolution 425 (1978), and the terrorizing of the Lebanese populat…
My delegation fully and sincerely shares the general feeling of delegations that today’s adoption of the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism in resolution 54/109 is a very important event and a significant achievement. The delegation of Lebanon joined in the co…
My delegation would like to explain its abstention in the voting on the draft resolution entitled “Report of the International Atomic Energy Agency”.
Lebanon fears that the resolution could be misconstrued by Israel, which continues to refuse to place
