We would like to thank the Security Council for its annual report (A/64/2), and we welcome its presentation to the General Assembly. The report is an important element in the relationship between the Security Council and the General Assembly, and it provides the basis for an institutionalized dialog…
We are happy to be here today to reaffirm our resolve to work together to combat this scourge to today’s society: road traffic accidents. We commend the Secretary-General and the representative of the Government of Oman to the United Nations for their initiative in having brought the cause of combat…
The illegal trade in rough diamonds which are mined in conflict areas is fuelling and prolonging wars. Over the past decade, such trade has contributed to the deaths of tens of thousands of people, to the massive uprooting of peoples and to the destruction of entire regions. Conflict diamonds have a…
