I am honoured to deliver this statement on behalf of the member States of the Gulf Cooperation Council, namely the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Sultanate of Oman, the State of Kuwait and my country, the State of Qatar.
First, I would like to thank M…
I have the honour to report to the General Assembly on the successful outcome of the Sixth International Conference of New or Restored Democracies, which was organized by the Government of the State of Qatar from 29 October to 1 November 2006, in cooperation with the United Nations. More than 100 Me…
I am grateful for this opportunity to explain our position on draft resolution A/60/L.59.
The State of Qatar has been an ongoing partner in international efforts to bring about development, particularly concerning the combating and eradication of poverty, as well as the promotion of development wor…
I have the honour of introducing, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, draft resolution A/59/L.29, entitled “Celebrating the tenth anniversary of the International Year of the Family”, submitted under item 94 of the agenda of the fifty-ninth session of the General Assembly.
The importance of fam…
I have the honour to present for consideration the first part of the report of the Third Committee, submitted under agenda item 106 entitled, “Social development, including questions relating to the world social situation and to youth, ageing, disabled persons and the family”. This report has the sy…
My delegation has requested to speak in explanation of vote before a decision is taken on this draft resolution in order to make the following points.
The State of Qatar constantly supports cooperation between the United Nations and the Council of Europe, just as we support cooperation between the …
At the outset, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report entitled “International Year of Volunteers: outcomes and future perspectives” (A/57/352). The report refers to the work done by volunteers at the national, regional and international levels. It also celebrates recognition of v…
In accordance with rule 77 of our rules of procedure, my delegation would like to propose postponing discussion of the item before us until we get a written legal opinion from the legal services of the United Nations.
With respect to agenda item 36, allow me, at this 55th plenary meeting of the General Assembly, to thank the President of the Assembly and his predecessor for recommending this draft resolution for our consideration. I should like to express my deepest appreciation for the convening of this meeting,…
