My delegation welcomes the comprehensive reports of the Secretary-General on oceans and the law of the sea. We have studied with interest the Secretary-General’s report on issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction, which was …
At the outset, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for the reports that have been prepared for the discussion under this item. India would also like to associate itself with the statement made by the representative of Jamaica on behalf of the Group of 77.
The past year has, unfortunately, w…
First of all, let me begin by conveying our deepest condolences to Jordan on the tragic loss of life. It seems that the “heartache and the thousand natural shocks” have crossed all limits in our time. We shall certainly continue our stern and common struggle against terrorism.
I do not think that I…
I do not wish to take up the time of the General Assembly, but would just like to say a few words to express our heartfelt appreciation for the President’s very kind words of sympathy. This attack has drawn universal condemnation, including from the Secretary-General. The Prime Minister has expresse…
As this is the first statement I am making in the Security Council this month, I wish to take this opportunity to warmly felicitate you, Mr. President, on your dedicated and talented stewardship of the Council. I would also like to sincerely congratulate you and the members of your team on your effe…
I would like to assure the full support of our delegation to the presidency in its endeavours to tackle the follow-up and implementation of the 2005 outcome document approved recently by our heads of State and Government.
The report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization predates …
Please allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of August. I would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate Greece for its successful conduct of the Council presidency in July. At this juncture, I would also like to thank…
We congratulate you, Mr. President, on convening these historic plenary meetings under agenda item 53. You have led us with honour and distinction during the fifty-ninth session, and we are confident that, as we near its conclusion, we will achieve fruitful and productive outcomes under your able le…
At the outset, allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of July 2005. The agenda of the Council for the month is indicative of the important issues that the Council is called upon to deal with. I have no doubt that those issues wil…
We are appreciative of the fact that you, Sir, are personally presiding over this meeting. We also congratulate Denmark on its exemplary handling of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of May.
We welcome this opportunity to participate in this debate to discuss the current policy a…
India attaches great importance to today’s adoption of the Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism. We congratulate the Chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee on terrorism, Mr. Rohan Perera, on successfully guiding the work of the Committee in concluding the Nuclear Terrorism Conventio…
We welcome your initiative, Sir, in convening this series of plenary meetings of the General Assembly to consider the Secretary-General’s report “In larger freedom: towards development, security and human rights for all”. The report is well structured and well intentioned and sets out the issues tha…
In the early hours of the morning of Sunday, 26 December 2005, disaster struck. A massive earthquake off the west coast of northern Sumatra triggered powerful tsunamis that, in a matter of hours, wreaked untold damage to people living in the coastal areas and islands of India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, T…
My delegation welcomes this opportunity to participate in the annual discussions in the General Assembly on the situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security, and on international assistance for the reconstruction of Afghanistan.
The presidential election in Afg…
On behalf of the Government and the people of India, we express our deep sorrow at the passing of Yasser Arafat, the late President of the Palestinian Authority and Chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organization. We convey our sincere condolences on this occasion to the wife and the daughter of…
We welcome the opportunity to participate in the discussions on the modalities, format and organization of the high-level plenary meeting of the sixtieth session of the General Assembly. We thank the Secretary-General for his report on this item (A/59/545), for his report on the integrated and coord…
My delegation welcomes the opportunity to participate in the debate on this item
during the tenth anniversary year of the entry into force of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. We thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive reports on matters relating to the law of the …
We are pleased to see the United Kingdom presiding over this meeting of the Security Council.
In an earlier intervention on women and peace and security, we advised that the Council, in its examination of the issue, remain within the area of its mandate, namely the impact of conflict on women and t…
We thank you, Mr. President, for providing this opportunity to the general membership to express its views on the threats posed by terrorist acts to international peace and security. I would also like to thank Ambassador Denisov, Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to res…
We welcome this opportunity to participate in the debate, under agenda item 10, on the report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization (A/59/1). We thank the Secretary-General for the report and for the statement he made at the commencement of the general debate introducing the repor…
