The Secretary-General’s report (A/63/1) is dignified in language and public-spirited in intention, and we certainly share and support his ideas that we should achieve results, that we should strengthen this Organization, that we should secure the public good and that we should seize the opportunity.…
I thank you, Sir, for scheduling today’s debate on Afghanistan and the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). This is of immediate and abiding interest to India. We also welcome the latest report of the Secretary-General (S/2009/135), while thanking Special Representative Kai Eide…
I thank you, Mr. President, for scheduling this open debate on the threat posed to international peace and security and to the humanitarian situation in Somalia by the acts of piracy in the territorial waters and off the coast of Somalia.
At the outset, let me welcome the Council’s adoption today o…
I have the honour to address the General Assembly today as Chair of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme for 2008. In this capacity, it is my privilege to present, in fulfilment of the request of this Assembly made via paragraph 21 of its resolution 62/11, a report on the progress made in impl…
Let me begin by formally congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I also wish to express appreciation for the scheduling of today’s debate on the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the situation in that country, w…
We appreciate the scheduling of this timely joint debate on the second report of the Peacebuilding Commission (A/63/92) and the Secretary-General’s report on the Peacebuilding Fund (A/63/218).
Let me begin by congratulating Japan on its work as Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission, in a tenure tha…
It is a pleasure, Sir, to see you in the Chair. I have circulated a seven-page text, and I have no intention of terrorizing the interested few who have come here this morning by reading all seven of them. I shall therefore summarize it in about half the length, four pages or so.
Terrorism continues…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the States members of the Asian Group to pay a tribute to a great son of Africa, the late President Levy Patrick Mwanawasa of Zambia, who passed away on 19 August.
President Mwanawasa was more than a distinguished statesman and a visionary leader. He was also…
At the outset, I thank you, Sir, for scheduling this discussion on the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) and for enabling our delegation to express its views on this matter.
The extent and depth of the India-Nepal bilateral relationship cannot be overemphasized. It is based on ties of history…
I thank General Assembly President Kerim for convening this plenary meeting on
a topic that continues to present unprecedented challenges to all, particularly developing countries.
At the outset, allow me to emphasize the appropriateness of dealing with the food and energy crises together in an in…
Let me begin by expressing my delegation’s pleasure, Sir, at seeing your delegation assume the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I also express India’s appreciation to you for scheduling today’s debate on this important topic.
Let me also welcome the presence of Mr. Rangin Spantâ, …
I would like to thank you, Sir, for presiding over this high-level meeting on HIV/AIDS.
India recognizes that political commitment is essential to combating HIV/AIDS. Our national council on AIDS is chaired by the Prime Minister and the State councils are chaired by the Chief Ministers. That politi…
I, too, thank President Kerim for organizing this thematic debate, while recognizing the achievements in focusing on the ways of addressing challenges so as to bring us back on track to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015.
A very great heroic figure from Latin America, José Mart…
We thank the Secretary-General for his note transmitting the comprehensive and useful report of the World Health Organization (WHO) on the global road safety crisis (A/62/257), prepared in accordance with resolution 60/5 of 26 October 2005. We would also like to express our appreciation to the deleg…
At the outset I thank you, Mr. President, for scheduling this open debate on an issue that has, unfortunately, become a defining element of our world. Terrorism grew steadily through the twentieth century to become one of the leading strategic, political and developmental challenges of the twenty-fi…
At the outset, permit me to express our appreciation of President Kerim’s initiative and leadership on this important issue. We associate ourselves with the statement made yesterday by Antigua and Barbuda on behalf of the Group of 77.
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC…
We welcome this meeting on agenda item 116, with a special focus on development as mandated by resolution 60/265, but we feel that it would have been better if it had been held earlier in the session, so that a genuinely interactive debate could have taken place and some of the points made could hav…
We thank you, Mr. President, for convening this joint debate on agenda item 9, report of the Security Council, and agenda item 122, question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters.
I begin where the Chair of the Non-Aligned Movement…
Let me begin by expressing my appreciation, Sir, for your successful stewardship of the Security Council over the past fortnight. Let me also express my appreciation of the dedication shown by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Koenigs, and wish him all the very best for the fu…
Thank you, Mr. İlkin, for presiding over this meeting; I am very pleased that you are presiding over a meeting in which I am taking part. I would also like to thank the President of the General Assembly for scheduling today’s timely discussion on the Peacebuilding Commission and the Peacebuilding Fu…
