At the outset, allow me to congratulate you, Madam President, and the Kingdom of Bahrain on your assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-first session. As a woman, I welcome your election with great pride and wish to assure you of my delegation’s full support in every possi…
From the outset, I would like to express my gratitude to you, Sir, and the
Security Council for allowing me to participate in this public meeting on Timor-Leste.
I would also like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the presence of Mr. José Ramos-Horta, Senior Minister and Minister for Foreign…
Let me begin by thanking the Secretary-General for his reports on the promotion of interreligious dialogue (A/60/201) and the Global Agenda for Dialogue among Civilizations (A/60/259). I also wish to thank UNESCO for providing us with an extensive report on the midterm global review of the Internati…
As I am taking the floor for the first time, allow me to extend my warmest congratulations to you, Sir, on having been elected to your important post. My delegation has full confidence in your leadership and stands ready to work closely with you and other members of the Bureau.
I also wish to take …
Today’s meeting is not only crucial for the review and follow-up of the issue of financing for development, but also important for the High-level Plenary Meeting to be held in September, as it will provide fodder for the deliberations of many Heads of State or Government to review the implementation…
My delegation is taking the floor to welcome the appointment of Mr. Supachai Panitchpakdi, a Thai national, to the position of Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). We are particularly pleased that the due process of consultations with Member States ha…
First of all, I would like to thank you, Sir, and the Security Council for allowing me to participate in today’s open debate on Timor-Leste under your presidency.
I wish to acknowledge the presence of Mr. José Ramos-Horta, Senior Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Demo…
I am pleased to see you, Sir, presiding over this meeting, and I congratulate you and your country on your presidency of the Security Council. At the outset, my delegation wishes to thank Ambassador Heraldo Muñoz, Chairman of the Al Qaeda and Taliban sanctions Committee, for his informative and comp…
My delegation has the pleasure of addressing the Assembly on the agenda items before us today. Before making a national statement, my delegation wishes to associate itself with the detailed statement made by the Permanent Representative of Qatar on behalf of the Group of Group of 77 and China, as we…
My delegation associates itself with the statements made earlier by the Permanent Representative of Qatar, Ambassador Al-Nasser, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, and by the representative of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Ambassador Kittikhoun, on behalf of the Association of South-Eas…
At the outset, my delegation would like to express our appreciation to Sir Emyr Jones Parry, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, for having introduced the report of the Security Council this morning. We also appreciate the work and efforts of the Secretariat in compiling the report, cont…
Let me begin by thanking the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report on the work of the Organization (A/59/1). The report is an annual assessment of developments and of the progress made by the United Nations in all areas of endeavour — as well as the lack thereof and the obstacles faced by t…
On behalf of my delegation, Sir, allow me to congratulate you, first of all, on your election to preside over the fifty-ninth session of the General Assembly. With your able guidance, this session will certainly produce many fruitful results.
Today, my delegation is pleased to address the issue of …
I should like to begin by adding my voice to those of representatives who have spoken before me in expressing our appreciation to you, Sir, to the Secretary-General and to the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) for sharing your thoughts and visions on the issues of global road s…
As this is the first time that I address this body in my new capacity, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council and to thank you for convening today’s open debate on Timor-Leste.
Thailand has taken a keen interest i…
