My delegation was surprised by today’s reference to Article 19 of the Charter of the United Nations. This is a problem for us and I merely wished to inform the presidency of this.
Let me first express my pleasure in seeing you, Madame President, preside over our deliberations today. I know you as a friend and a skilful diplomat.
It is indeed an honour to speak on behalf of the Group of 77 and China in today’s debate on the strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian an…
On behalf of the Group of 77 and China, I wish to thank the Secretary-General for the report contained in document A/65/84, and I welcome the report of the Economic and Social Council for 2010 in document A/65/3.
Indeed, 2010 has been another critically eventful year. The Group would like at the ou…
Allow me, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, to thank the President of the General Assembly, the Secretary-General and the United Nations system for their resolute commitment to development.
This fourth High-Level Dialogue on Financing for Development and its focus on “The Monterrey Consensus …
I have the distinct honour and privilege to address the General Assembly on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. The Group of 77 and China attaches great importance to this High-level Review Meeting on the implementation of the Mauritius Strategy for the Further Implementation of the Programme of Ac…
I have the distinct honour and privilege to address the General Assembly on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
This is the first time in the history of the United Nations that the issue of biodiversity is being addressed at the level of heads of State and Government. Our meeting today provides no…
Since this is probably the last meeting of this session, I want to pay tribute to you, Sir, and to your presidency. It has been an excellent and productive presidency. You produced a great deal of work on behalf of all of us, and we thank you very much. As we pay tribute to you, we in the Group of 7…
At the outset, let me thank you, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to speak before the Security Council on the subject of the increase in acts of piracy and armed robbery against ships off the Somali coast. I also wish to thank the Secretary-General for his thorough briefing on the subject, as well…
I would like at the outset to thank the presidency most sincerely for holding this Commemorative High-level Plenary Meeting Devoted to the Follow-up to the Outcome of the Special Session on Children. I would also like to thank all those who participated in the preparations for this Meeting.
Our del…
Allow me at the outset to express deep thanks and gratitude to
you, Sir, for presiding over this important meeting. We wish you every success.
My delegation endorses the statements delivered by the Permanent Representative of Pakistan on behalf of the States members of the Organization of the Isla…
Let me start by congratulating the people of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the people of the Republic of Korea on the successful summit between their leaders, held during the first week of this month. The summit culminated in an agreement to build a permanent peace regime, to declare…
Allow me, Mr. President, on behalf of the Arab Group, to express my congratulations on the way in which you have guided the work of the Council for the month of August. Our Group is fully confident in the work of the Council under your wise and skilful guidance. I would also like to express our appr…
At the outset, my delegation associates itself with the statement made by the representative of Pakistan on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
The Republic of Yemen is a least developed country that makes significant efforts towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Those Goals h…
On the morning of Wednesday, 8 November 2006, the peoples of the world, together with the remaining inhabitants of beleaguered Beit Hanoun in Palestine, were shocked to awaken to the sight of scattered body parts, houses razed to the ground and squares drenched with blood and filled with the remains…
Madam President, allow me to take this opportunity to congratulate you on presiding over the work of the Council for this month. Given our friendship, we are fully aware of your wisdom, and we know that you are a person of vision. Allow me also to express our gratitude and appreciation to your prede…
I have the distinct honour to speak on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) on an important topic, namely the Israeli military bombardment and starvation of the Palestinian people.
But, it would be remiss of me if not to first convey warm congratulations to you, Sir, on your a…
I have the honour to address this body on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC).
Let me begin by congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of March. We have immense confidence
that your experience and wisdom will lead t…
I have the distinct honour to speak on behalf of the members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC).
Allow me at the outset to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your tireless efforts to advance the cause of human rights and the adoption of this resolution. I also take this opportunit…
The debate on the question of Palestine is particularly important, as it deals with an issue that has serious humanitarian and security implications. It is indeed a painful exercise to discuss an issue such as the question of Palestine, which involves grave injustice, repression and suffering that s…
The Government of the Republic of Yemen believes that the principles of the Charter of the United Nations form the cornerstone of its ability to tackle all problems at the national, regional and international levels. Ever since it was created, it has strived to create a climate of security and stabi…