Allow me to begin by thanking the President of the General Assembly for convening this high-level meeting.
I should like to endorse the statement made yesterday by the representative of Côte d’Ivoire on behalf of the African Group (see A/67/PV.77). I would now like to make several comments on behal…
I would like to thank you, Sir, for having given me the opportunity to speak at this important meeting of the Security Council. I also congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month and I wish you and your delegation success as you discharge that lofty mission.
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I did not request the floor but since I have been given it, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. I am sure that your wisdom will give rise to successful results. I would also like to thank Mr. Mi…
I should like at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I should like also to commend your predecessor, the representative of Guatemala, and the members of his team for their outstanding work last month. Let me also thank Ms.…
At the outset, allow me to congratulate you, Mr. President,
on your assumption of the Security Council for this month. I am certain that, under your wise leadership, the Council will achieve success.
I should like to thank Under-Secretary-General Feltman for his exhaustive briefing.
Allow me, on …
In response to an initiative of the Group of Arab States, the General Assembly today adopted resolution 66/253 B, which is aimed at finding a solution to the tragic situation in Syria. It is a resolution that might repair the damage to the United Nations credibility caused by the Security
Council’s…
I thank you, Mr. President, for this opportunity to address the Security Council. I promise that I will be brief.
At the outset, allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I am certain that you will execute the task excellently. I…
I would like, at the outset, to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I am confident that your wisdom will serve to steer the Council towards achieving the best possible results.
Allow me to also thank Mr. Moreno-Ocampo, Prosecutor of th…
Mr. President, I would like to thank you for giving me this opportunity to speak before the Security Council after the adoption of a new resolution on Libya, resolution 2040 (2012). It gives me great pleasure to congratulate the delegation of the United Kingdom on presiding over the Security Council…
I would like to thank you, Sir, for convening this important meeting of the General Assembly, and Ms. Navanethem Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, for her valuable briefing on the human rights situation in the fraternal Syrian Arab Republic.
For the past 11 months, the Syri…
On 1 March, the General Assembly adopted resolution 65/265, by which it suspended Libya’s membership of the Human Rights Council. This was indeed a sound resolution in support of the Libyan people and in response to the crimes and violations of human rights that were being committed by the Al-Qadhaf…
Allow me, at the outset, to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I am confident that under your capable and wise leadership the Council will enjoy success in its efforts. I would also like to congratulate Ambassador Joy Ogwu, P…
I am pleased to congratulate you, Madame President, on
your leadership of the Council’s proceedings for this month. As a matter of fact, I am delighted to see a dear friend and representative of a sisterly African State presiding over the affairs of the Council.
Allow me to extend our thanks to th…
Allow me at the outset to express to you, Mr. President, how delighted I am to see a dear brother, a representative of a brotherly State, presiding over the deliberations of the Security Council for this month. Allow me to thank you personally, Sir, all the members of the Lebanese delegation and the…
At the outset, I should like to express our most sincere condolences over the thousands of martyrs who have fallen under the repression of the Libyan regime since 15 February and before, especially those who died at Abu Salim prison 1996. I would also
like to thank you, Madame President, and all th…
At the outset, allow me to express my appreciation for this opportunity to pay tribute to the Consultative Process on the law of the sea this year. It is a useful forum to exchange experiences, in particular regarding the sustainable development of the seas, the management of marine resources and th…
At the outset, I wish to align myself with the statement delivered earlier by the representative of Algeria on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement on the functions and matters assigned to the General Assembly under the Charter. I also wish to emphasize the need for the General Assembly to fully carry…
The General Assembly is once again considering the question of Palestine. It has done so continuously since 1947, without any hope of the Palestinians establishing their own State or of returning to their homeland, and without the international community’s help to serve justice and avert threats to …
We are meeting today to discuss two important items that have been on the agenda for many years. Our consideration of those two items is a sign of our commitment to achieving a positive and successful outcome to the Security Council reform process, which we consider to be a basic prerequisite for th…
Allow me, at the outset, to thank Mr. Yukiya Amano, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), for introducing the report of the Agency (A/65/140) and his commendable efforts as Director General of the Agency.
My delegation emphasizes the important role of the IAEA and its i…
