My delegation believes that the wide promotion of, and the active participation in, volunteerism is most relevant to the work of the United Nations in achieving the objectives enshrined in its Charter. Thus, taking stock of the accomplishments of the International Year of Volunteers, I would like to…
At the outset, I would like to express my delegation’s satisfaction at the constructive contribution of the Meeting of the General Assembly devoted to information and communication technologies (ICT) for development held in June. As reflected by the high- level participation of stakeholders represen…
I would like to express my delegation’s appreciation to you, Sir, for chairing this open debate in the Security Council. Let me also thank the Singapore presidency for taking up the issue of the ad-hoc Working Group on Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Africa as a follow-up to last January’s dis…
We are very grateful to you, Mr. Jayakumar, Foreign Minister of Singapore, for presiding over this historic meeting of the Security Council today to mark the independence of East Timor. I would like to pay tribute to you and to the Singaporean presidency for successfully guiding the Security Council…
First of all, my delegation would like to thank the Secretary- General for his comprehensive report in document A/56/288 on the contribution of volunteerism as well as on ways Governments and the United Nations system can further support it. We also appreciate the efforts of the United Nations Volun…
The Republic of Korea wishes to extend its appreciation to the Secretary-General for his concise report (A/56/371) on the implementation of the recommendations contained in his 1998 report on the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa.
Africa as …
