We meet today while the world is in the grip of intertwined crises from which we must break free if we are to ensure our long- term survival. The most urgent of these is the economic and financial crisis. It has put scores of millions out of jobs, shut down tens of thousands of factories, and pushed…
May I first congratulate Mr. D’Escoto Brockmann on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-third session. I am sure that he will lead our deliberations with great wisdom and skill. I also wish to congratulate his predecessor, Mr. Srgjan Kerim, for ably guiding our sixty…
I wish to begin by expressing the appreciation of our delegation to you, Sir, for convening this pertinent and timely meeting on such an important subject.
The conflict in the Middle East is not only protracted but also complex. On the Israeli-Palestinian track alone, the conflict is awash with div…
Mr. President, at the outset I wish to commend you for organizing today’s important debate. I am sure that this meeting, under your able guidance, will be fruitful.
We live in a world torn by conflict. Conflicts are raging in the Middle East, in Afghanistan, in the Americas and in Central Europe, a…
Allow me at the outset to express my appreciation to you, President Thabo Mbeki, for your initiative to convene this thematic debate on an issue of tremendous importance to the maintenance of international peace and security.
Before I proceed, I wish to reiterate Indonesia’s long-standing and irrev…
I wish to congratulate you, Madam, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-first session. It signals the increasing role of women, especially women from the Muslim world, in international affairs; and this is a very welcome and positive development. May I also thank and co…
My delegation associates itself with the statement delivered on behalf of the Group of 77 and China on the progress made in the implementation of the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2001-2010. We believe that the implementation of the Programme can be, and should…
We live in an age of unpredictable threats, against which there may be no airtight security measures. Tragedy could strike in the form of a deadly epidemic. It could be the handiwork of terrorists, like the attacks against New York City on 11 September 2001 or the Bali bombings of 2002. It could be …
I am pleased to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session. May I also pay tribute to your predecessor, Mr. Julian Robert Hunte of Saint Lucia, for having ably presided over our deliberations during the previous session of the General Asse…
