It has been 10 years since the International Conference on Population and Development took place in Cairo. The consensus on a full range of issues — from the need to ensure gender equality, reproductive health and rights, information and education for young people, measures to prevent HIV/AIDS and f…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this plenary meeting of the General Assembly to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the first human flight to outer space. I also thank the delegation of the Russian Federation for the initiative that led to this event.
We are gathered here today to celeb…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the 10 States members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN): Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam.
ASEAN recognizes the organic relat…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the 10 States members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN): Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam.
ASEAN is consistent in its view th…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the 13 initial sponsors of draft resolution A/65/L.12 on sustained, inclusive and equitable economic growth for the eradication of poverty and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), namely, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Chi…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
ASEAN is encouraged by the global response to HIV/AIDS, which has recorded significant progress since the adoption of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS in 2001 and the Political Declaration on HIV/AI…
My delegation would like to thank the Russian Federation for its initiative and the President of the General Assembly for convening this meeting to mark the sixty-fifth anniversary of the end of the Second World War, for this event provides humankind with a special opportunity to celebrate its great…
Having voted in favour of resolution 1907 (2009), just adopted by the Council, Viet Nam calls on Eritrea and other parties concerned to show maximal restraint, refrain from actions that might lead to the exacerbation or escalation of tension, strictly implement the relevant Security Council resoluti…
I have the honour to address the General Assembly on behalf of the 10 States members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN): Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam. At the outse…
In my capacity as Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1132 (1997) concerning Sierra Leone, I would like to report to the Council on the work of the Committee during the period of 2008-2009 and share my assessment on the way forward.
Since the adoption of re…
My delegation takes note of the tenth report of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to the Security Council pursuant to resolution 1593 (2005). And I thank Mr. Luis Moreno-Ocampo for his briefing to the Council.
Viet Nam has always maintained that the perpetrators of the most s…
On behalf of the delegation of Viet Nam, I warmly congratulate you, Sir, and your delegation on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month. In discharging your important task, you and your delegation can rely on the fullest cooperation of my delegation. I would also like to conve…
I would like to begin by thanking Mr. Ould Abdallah, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia and Head of the United Nations Political Office for Somalia for his briefing and introduction of the report of the Secretary-General, as contained in document S/2009/590. I also welcome t…
I thank the Austrian presidency for taking the initiative of convening this open debate of the Council on the important issue of protection of civilians in armed conflict. I thank the Secretary-General, the Under- Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and the Deputy High Commissioner for Human …
I thank you, Madam, and Ambassador Susan Rice personally, as well as the United States delegation for your efforts to strengthen the Council’s commitment to combating sexual violence in armed conflict. The implementation of resolution 1820 (2008) since its adoption last year has achieved meaningful …
I thank you, Madam President, for convening this meeting, and I thank Mr. Kai Eide, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), whose work we commend and continue to support, for his updated briefing on the situation in Af…
At this first open meeting of the Council during the month of September, I would like to extend to you, Madam, and to the rest of the United States delegation our warmest congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month.
I would like also to convey to Ambassador Jo…
Mr. President, at the outset, on behalf of the Vietnamese delegation, I would like to congratulate you on your election as President of this sixty-third session of the General Assembly and pledge to you our fullest cooperation with a view to contributing to its success.
I thank the Secretary-Genera…
At the outset, I would like to extend to you, Mr. President, and the United Kingdom delegation our congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I would like to thank Ambassador Rugunda and the Ugandan delegation for their effective leadership of the wo…
I, too, would like to thank Mr. Ould Abdallah for his briefing. I welcome the participation in the Council’s meeting today of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Somalia and the Commissioner for Peace and Security of the African Union, and I thank them for their presentations.
My delegation is plea…
