Thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting to address the issue of sexual exploitation and abuse in peacekeeping operations. I would also like to express my gratitude to my friend, the Ambassador of Jordan, and to Under-Secretary-General Guéhenno for their comprehensive briefings. In addi…
Thank you, Mr. President, for giving me the floor. This is an important issue. All voices should be heard.
None of us at the General Assembly’s fifty-ninth session could have imagined what was in store when we asked the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) to conduct a management audit of t…
It is a pity that the process to reform the Security Council has stalled. On the Council’s expansion, except on the question of the veto, Singapore supports the lapsed draft resolution of the G-4. The G-4 proposal to expand the number of both permanent and non-permanent seats, which should include d…
The Indian Ocean tsunami disaster in December last year claimed the lives of some 275,000 people from 35 different countries. Less than a year later, at least 50,000 lives were taken in South Asia by a 7.6-magnitude earthquake. Behind the numbers, each death is a tragic story of a human life suddenl…
It has been four years since the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) was launched by African leaders. The results since then have been mixed. While there has been progress in many areas — as evidenced by the Secretary-General’s third consolidated report on progress in implementation and…
Mr. President, the Singapore delegation would like to thank you once again for leading this effort towards the 2005 summit, including organizing this series of meetings to discuss the report of the Secretary-General as a whole and then in clusters.
My delegation would like to congratulate Assistant…
Singapore cast its vote against this resolution because, in our view, it does not capture the diversity of the views that have been expressed on this important issue.
Four years ago, the General Assembly adopted resolution 56/93, endorsing the noble initiative put forward by France and Germany to b…
My delegation, too, would like to join preceding speakers in conveying our condolences to the Government and the people of Bangladesh and to the families of the nine Bangladeshi peacekeepers killed last Friday in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for …
Mr. President, at the outset, I would like to thank you for having convened this resumed session of the fifty-ninth General Assembly. In associating myself with the statement made by the Permanent Representative of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, delivered on behalf of the members of the Assoc…
Let me first thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive progress report (S/2004/888) on the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET) for the past 3 months. I would also like to pay tribute to Special Representative Sukehiro Hasegawa for his leadership, commitment and outstand…
At the outset, my delegation would like to thank and commend the Secretary-General for his excellent report on cooperation between the United Nations and regional and other organizations (A/59/303), and for his initiative in promoting such cooperation over the years. We would also like to welcome th…
Fourteen years ago, during my posting in New York, I recall participating in the debate and discussions on an agenda item entitled “Critical economic situation in Africa”. I can still recall vividly the rather pessimistic tone of the discussion at the time.
The debate took place at a time of great …
A year ago, Secretary- General Kofi Annan, in his statement to this body, announced that the United Nations had reached a fork in the road. He decided to establish a High-level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change to assess the current situation and to make recommendations on the way forward. In …
I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of September, and to wish you every success as you and other members of the Security Council deal with several difficult issues on the Council’s agenda. I also join other deleg…
On 10 December 1982, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea was opened for signature at Montego Bay, Jamaica. There was an unprecedented show of support that day, with 119 countries signing and one country ratifying the Convention. That event marked the culmination of 14 years of work, …
