At the outset, I would like to join others in paying tribute to the memory of the late Kofi Annan, a true world leader and a firm believer in the strength of this Organization.
Seventy years ago, the General Assembly adopted the first global human rights charter, in the Universal Declaration of Hum…
This session of the General Assembly opens during a period of unprecedented
change. Threats and challenges such as poverty, terrorism, climate change, violations of human rights, gender inequality, armed conflict, displacement and irregular migration are ever more interconnected. Our responses to t…
Globalization has brought the world unprecedented prosperity — economically, socially and culturally. It has increased interaction between countries and regions. It has improved general knowledge about other parts of the world and decreased distances, mentally and physically. The number of people wh…
Let my start by associating myself with the statement to be delivered
shortly by the representative of Luxembourg on behalf of the European Union.
Three years ago in Monterrey, a compact was forged between rich and poor countries in support of the objectives contained in the Millennium Declaration…
