First of all, I would like to commend the United Nations, in particular the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, for combating HIV and AIDS, as well as relevant international organizations for their efforts, especially in prevention and epidemiological monitoring and treatment. The HIV virus …
My delegation would like to thank the Permanent Representative of the sisterly country of Egypt for introducing the two draft resolutions before the Assembly, on Jerusalem (A/65/L.18) and the occupied Syrian Golan (A/65/L.19).
As a result of Israel’s illegal occupation of Arab territory since 1967,…
On the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, my delegation expresses its solidarity with the steadfast people of Palestine in their tireless pursuit and strong resolve to realize their national aspirations and to defend their inalienable rights.
My delegation …
First of all, I would like to sincerely thank His Excellency the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, Ambassador Sir Mark Lyall Grant, President of the Security Council for the month of November, for his detailed briefing on the annual report of the Security Council in document A/65/2, wh…
In the life of nations and peoples, there are grave and unexpected tragedies that test the degree of their resilience and determination. What happened on 10 April was one of those moments in history as the Polish people lost their President, the late Lech Kaczyński, together with the First Lady and …
At the outset, Mr. President, I wish to express my sincere
gratitude and appreciation to you for holding this special meeting, at the request of the Arab Group, concerning the follow-up report of the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission in the Gaza Strip. My delegation associates itself with the sta…
On behalf of the Group of Arab States, I convey to you, Mr. President, our thanks and appreciation for having convened the present series of plenary meetings.
I would like to make the following comments. We firmly believe that disputes between differing parties should be settled through peaceful me…
Mr. President, I should like to thank you most warmly for having convened this special tribute to the memory of the late Omar Bongo, President of the Gabonese Republic.
On behalf of the Group of Arab States, I should like to extend to our friends, the Government and the people of Gabon, as well as …
My delegation associates itself with the statement delivered yesterday by the representative of Cuba on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
This year marks the sixtieth anniversary of the establishment of the Organization’s first peacekeeping operations, the United Nations Truce Supervision Organiz…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of Arab States to express their views on resolution 63/281.
The Arab Group believes that the developing countries — and in particular the least developed, the African, the landlocked developing and the small island developing countr…
Allow me to thank the President of the General Assembly for his tireless efforts in the service of the States Members of the United Nations. I also congratulate him on his choice of topic for this thematic debate.
The Millennium Declaration, adopted by the heads of State and Government on 13 Septem…
My delegation aligns itself with the statement just made by the Permanent Representative of Cuba on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
This Assembly is meeting again, as we have been doing at this time each year, to discuss the agenda item entitled “The situation in the Middle East”, where a state…
My delegation wishes to express its appreciation to His Excellency Mr. Paul Badji, Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, and the members of the Committee
for the efforts that they are all deploying to implement the mandate of the Committee. T…
First of all, I wish to congratulate you, Sir, on the wise manner in which you have been conducting our open discussions. I wish to thank His Excellency the Permanent Representative of Indonesia, Ambassador Marty Natalegawa, the President of the Security Council this month, for having introduced the…
My delegation extends its deepest thanks to the Permanent Representative of Qatar, President of the Security Council this month, for introducing the Council’s report in document A/61/2 (Supp). The report describes the activities of the Security Council over the past year in the maintenance of intern…
On behalf of my country’s delegation, I thank the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People and its Chairman for their tireless efforts to ensure that the Palestinian people can enjoy the inalienable rights recognized by the General Assembly in its resolution 3236…
Allow me at the outset to extend to you, Sir, my sincerest congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council this month. We are sure that with your experience and skills you will be able to successfully conclude this month’s work of the Council. On behalf of the Arab Group…
AIDS is a scourge and a peril facing the international community. It disrupts the social and human fabric of many countries and many societies. Because of its impact, which goes beyond the individual to affect entire societies, it is among the gravest challenges facing the international community. T…
It is my honour, on behalf of the Group of Arab States, of which I am chairman for this month, to extend to you, Sir, our sincere congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of April. We are fully confident that, with your experience and diplomatic skil…
Yesterday, 29 November 2005, marked the fifty-eighth anniversary of the adoption of resolution 181 (II) of 29 November 1947. That date would eventually be observed as the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. Therefore, it is particularly painful to note that 38 years have pas…
