In Lebanon today, we seem to be in a constant state of sorrow: we have lost the former Prime Minister of our country, Mr. Rafik Hariri, who was tragically assassinated yesterday. Lebanon, the Arab nation and the entire world have lost a man who had a great future. In an interview broadcast on CNN ye…
Lebanon very much appreciates the efforts and the sacrifices that have been made by the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) to secure peace and security in the region. The Lebanese Government would like to underscore the importance that it attaches to UNIFIL and to the fact that UNIFIL …
We are meeting here once again in the General Assembly in order to discuss the situation in the Middle East, just as we have done every year since 1947.
I need hardly recall here that the reason why this crisis continues is the ongoing Israeli occupation of the occupied Arab territories. In Palesti…
Allow me at the outset to extend my thanks and appreciation to the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People for the report it has submitted, for the efforts they make and for the recommendations they have continued to submit since the establishment in 1975 of the…
I have the honour to take the floor on behalf of the francophone group and the sponsors to introduce draft resolution A/59/L.19, entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the International Organization of la Francophonie”.
Lebanon — which had the honour to host the Ninth Summit of la Fra…
I should like at the outset warmly to thank the Secretariat and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for the reports they have submitted and for their efforts to promote and enhance a culture of peace.
A culture of peace is the philosophy that inspired the c…
In addition to responding verbally, I would like to draw the attention of members to a document — not a Lebanese document, but a United Nations document. The Israeli representative has just said that the report of the Secretary-General did not touch upon this question. Earlier, I quoted from Securit…
I would like to give some advice to the representative of Israel. He should read the General Assembly’s rules of procedure which state that when exercising the right of
reply, a delegation has to limit the scope of its statement. I did not mention every topic referred to by the representative of Is…
At the outset, I would like to express our gratitude and appreciation to the Secretariat for its reports on this subject and for its efforts in affirming the role of the United Nations in the fight against mines.
Landmines are a universal human tragedy. They are discreet killers: the victim comes t…
As I indicated in my first intervention, this is not the subject under discussion. We did not say anything to prompt this Israeli reaction, because he has no sense of shame. I have just stated that he is lying. I have corroborated that by citing the Secretary-General’s report. He stated falsehoods. …
The representative of Israel did not want this meeting to conclude without making more mischaracterizations. He said that I made inaccurate allegations in my statement. Mr. President, allow me to respond to the representative of Israel.
He has just raised a number of issues that I did not mention i…
At the outset, I am pleased to express our thanks and appreciation to the Secretary-General for the report submitted under this agenda item concerning assistance in mine action (A/57/430). That report emphasizes the continued global commitment to achieving progress with regard to mine action and hig…
What the representative of Israel has said forces us to reply to the distortions and errors in his statement.
The representative of Israel tries to represent its withdrawal from southern Lebanon as if it were a favour or service that it did for the world. Everyone knows, however, that Israel would …
I wish to respond to the falsehoods contained in the statement made earlier by the representative of Israel.
The representative of Israel referred at the outset of her statement to the principle of collective responsibility. We are in full agreement with that principle, under which the costs of the…
I am speaking in exercise of my right of reply to the statement made a moment ago by the representative of Israel.
He accused us of politicizing this matter, while he himself delved very deeply into a political issue that is far removed from the competence of the Fifth Committee. We believe that th…
