The report of the Secretary-General (A/59/1) now before us for consideration covers a number of facts with regard to what the Organization has been doing in several areas over the past year — facts that we encounter in our collective activities and that encourage us to share many of the conclusions …
Today’s meeting is taking place immediately after the holding of the Fifth International Conference of New or Restored Democracies, which demonstrated the commitment of the participating States to democracy as an ideal way to overcome the difficulties they encounter, both nationally and internationa…
I thank you, Sir, for your tireless efforts to advance practical steps towards the revitalization of the General Assembly that will allow it to recover its essential role as a deliberative and decision-making organ of the
United Nations. In your leadership of the General Committee, you have contrib…
Perhaps one of the most optimistic matters that the General Assembly is dealing with is the unprecedented importance given to the issue of reform of the Organization. The underlying reason is the urgent need for the United Nations to assume responsibility for eliminating hotbeds of tension around th…
The reports of the Secretary-General before the Assembly provide us with many facts on the work of the Organization during the past year, and on follow-up to the outcome of the Millennium Summit. The two reports provide the facts within a context that allows for an assessment of the achievements and…
My delegation, like many others, is keen on supporting
cooperation between the United Nations and the Council of Europe. The draft resolution contained in A/57/L.23/Rev.1 does not take into account the concerns expressed by certain delegations with regard to the abolition of the death penalty, whic…
At the outset, I wish to express our appreciation to the Secretary-General for his report on strengthening of the United Nations (A/57/387). Having read the entire report, we believe that the Secretariat has the enthusiasm and the vision to pursue the necessary reforms that began five years ago.
Th…
After having seen the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the Millennium Declaration, we are convinced of the rightness of that United Nations resolution.
The report is not simply a review of the achievements of the two previous years but offers us a vision that can guide our a…
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for giving me the opportunity, on behalf of the Arab Group, to make a few brief comments on the resolution adopted by the Assembly with regard to multilingualism.
This item has been very important to the Arab Group since the fifty-fifth session. On behalf of the …
It gives my delegation great pleasure to contribute to the debate on accelerating the achievement of democracy, which confirms that the peoples of the world have understood the lessons of the past century, with its wars and tragedies based on egoistic self-interest and short- sightedness, desire for…
Once again, the General Assembly is considering the question of Palestine, which has remained unresolved for the past 50 years. Despite the numerous resolutions adopted by the United Nations and many attempts to forge a solution, such a solution continues to elude us, and the Palestinian people cont…
At the outset, I would like to express the pleasure of the delegation of Yemen at the noticeable increase in interest shown in the dialogue among civilizations. This reflects a collective awareness of the lessons learned from the last century, which was replete with wars and tensions. In the attempt…
Once again this Assembly is considering the question of the Middle East in the light of the report of the Secretary- General [A/32/240 and Add.1 and 2j, which faithfully reflects the complexity and the seriousness of the problem in that troubled part of the world. We can only express our admiration …
