Today I stand before the General Assembly in the tradition of my sixty-seven distinguished predecessors, and I am deeply humbled and indeed honoured. I am also grateful for the trust and support that the Assembly has placed in me by electing me, by acclamation, President of the General Assembly at i…
The Group of 77 and China welcome the convening of this high-level meeting to conduct a midterm review of the Almaty Programme of Action.
The Programme provides a comprehensive framework to address the particular needs and problems of landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) and transit developing c…
I am pleased to deliver this address on behalf of my Prime Minister, The Honourable Mr. Winston Baldwin Spencer, Chairman of the Group of 77 for 2008. In that capacity, I am indeed honoured and privileged to address the General Assembly on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. The Group attaches grea…
It is my honour, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, to introduce to the General Assembly the draft resolution entitled “Modalities, format and organization of the high-level meeting on Africa’s development needs”, contained in document A/62/L.29/Rev.1.
Since the launch of the New Partnership f…
The Group of 77 and China thank you, Mr. President, for convening this thematic debate in the General Assembly, entitled “Addressing climate change: the United Nations and the world at work”. It provides the Assembly with an additional opportunity for an exchange of views among Member States and wit…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States and to convey the Group’s condolences and sympathy to the family of the
late King Fahd Bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia. As the guardian of his nation’s Islamic faith, King Fahd helped design and implemen…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. The Group wishes to thank the Secretary-General for the report contained in document A/63/83 and we also welcome the report just
introduced by the President of the Economic and Social Council and contained in docume…
