Thailand welcomes the finding of the Landmine Monitor Report 2002 that the number of casualties from anti-personnel mines continues to decrease each year. Nevertheless, we are concerned that the number of victims of anti-personnel mines still remains high. Anti-personnel mines continue to pose a sig…
HIV/AIDS is a global problem. Indeed, it remains a major transnational threat that the international community has a shared responsibility to deal with urgently and resolutely.
It is a welcome sign that HIV/AIDS has truly been made a part of the international agenda. As stated in the report of the …
I should like to begin by adding my voice to all those who have spoken before me in expressing our appreciation to the Secretary-General for sharing with us his thoughts and plans in his report on strengthening of the United Nations system (A/57/387). I also wish to thank Ms. Louise Fréchette, Deput…
I should like at the outset, on behalf of the Royal Thai Government, to express our heartfelt condolences and sympathy to the Government and the people of Indonesia, to other Governments and, in particular, to the families of the innocent victims who lost their lives in the tragic bombings in Bali.
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I join other speakers in thanking you, Sir, for holding this important meeting and in congratulating you on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of July.
Thailand has been closely following the Security Council discussions regarding the extension of the mandate of the Unit…
My delegation wishes to express its sincere appreciation to the President for this timely meeting on information and communication technologies (ICT) for development, which we hope will contribute to our efforts to bridge the digital divide and to maximize the use of ICT in developing countries. In …
I am particularly delighted and honoured to see you, Sir, preside over this Security Council meeting. Allow me, therefore, to pay tribute to you and to Singapore, Thailand’s close Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) partner, for guiding the work of the Council this month.
The convening …
During the Third Meeting of the States Parties to the Ottawa Convention, held in Managua on 18 to 21 September 2001, one of the most poignant testimonies was given by a priest whose young son was severely injured when he accidentally stepped on a landmine. As the priest cradled the boy in his arms, …
The adoption of the United Nations Millennium Declaration last year by our leaders was a landmark achievement. The Declaration embodied within it our common aspirations for a better, more secure and more prosperous future for humankind, with 56 definite goals in seven broad clusters of activities.
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As I am speaking from this rostrum for the first time, I would like to congratulate Mr. Han on his election as President of the General Assembly. I would like to add my voice to all the delegates who have spoken before me on this very important agenda item on Security Council reform, in expressing o…
