Ten years ago, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) expressed a realization: the realization that we are all in this together. Whatever the problem, wherever it hits, sooner or later it will affect us all. In our interdependent world, there is no problem that can be dealt with in isolation and no…
It is a great honour for me to take the floor on agenda item 23 (a) in order to introduce the draft resolution entitled “Building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal”.
The responsibility for this draft resolution traditionally lies with the country hosting the Olympic Ga…
Let me begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly. You are assuming your duties at a difficult juncture in
international affairs. I am sure that, under your guidance, the Assembly will make a positive contribution to fostering peace and pr…
The challenges we face at the beginning of the twenty-first century are immense. We are facing terrible poverty; crises and wars; millions of refugees; the hideous face of terrorism; trafficking in human beings, arms and drugs; and regions decimated by disease as we continue to destroy the earth’s e…
Allow me to congratulate the President, Mr. Han Seung-soo, on his election and also to express my deep appreciation to his predecessor, Mr. Holkeri, for his excellent work during the past year.
The nations that constitute this Organization are today attempting to draft a comprehensive convention ag…
I express my sincere congratulations to the President on his election. I am certain his qualities and skills will bring a successful conclusion to the fifty-fifth session. May I also extend congratulations to Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab, his predecessor, on what he achieved. Finally, I endorse the European…
I should like to express my most sincere congratulations to Mr. Gurirab on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at this session. It is significant that his country, which gained independence as a result of the struggle of its people and the successful efforts of this Organization, …
