For decades, international assistance to the Palestinian people has been indispensable and has been one of the main factors of Palestinians’ perseverance in their struggle to end Israel’s oppressive military occupation, which has dragged them deeper into poverty and dependence on aid. That assistanc…
Palestine would like to express its gratitude to all those who sponsored the resolutions related to the question of Palestine and the situation in the Middle East, as well as all those who voted in their favour. We view the adoption of those resolutions as a very strong signal from the General Assem…
I wish to express the gratitude of Palestine, Mr. President, for your outstanding efforts in facilitating this meeting to consider the report of the Human Rights Council (A/64/53/Add.1) and to discuss and consider the Goldstone report (A/HRC/12/48). Palestine would also like to express its gratitude…
At the outset and on behalf of Palestine, I extend our gratitude and appreciation to you, Sir, for your wise and effective efforts and guidance of the General
Assembly and for promptly responding to the request to convene this important meeting of the Assembly to consider the report of the United N…
Mr. President, on behalf of Palestine, I warmly congratulate you and your friendly country, Uganda, on your presidency of the Security Council and express our confidence that you will ably guide the Council as it works on this month’s agenda. We also express our appreciation to Turkey for its wise s…
At the outset, I warmly congratulate you, Sir, on your new post as Permanent Representative of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya to the United Nations and wish you every success. I also congratulate you and your sisterly country on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the current month. We a…
I thank you, Mr. President, and the other members of the Security Council for responding positively, by convening this meeting, to the request by the Group of Arab States and the sisterly country of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. I also thank the Secretary-General for his presence and for the important…
I would like to reiterate our thanks to you, Mr. President, for your able stewardship of the Security Council this month. I should also like to express our appreciation to Mr. Robert Serry for his comprehensive briefing to the Council. As we approach the end of 2008, I would like to take this opport…
I thank you, Sir, for convening this urgent meeting to address the critical situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, particularly the grave humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip; as a result of the continued siege being imposed by Israel, the occupying Power.
Before proceeding, allow me …
We are here today to discuss an issue to which the Palestinian people attach great importance: international assistance. For the Palestinian people, international assistance represents the unwavering commitment of the international community to the Palestinian people and the ultimate realization of …
Allow me to express my delegation’s appreciation to the President for organizing this important debate.
Palestine aligns itself with the statement delivered on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
The Palestinian people face serious challenges in their attempts to achieve the Millennium Developmen…
I would like to start by expressing our gratitude and thanks to the Secretary- General for his participation with us today, for his statement and, above all, for his commitment to doing all he can to end the Israeli occupation begun in 1967 and to allow the two-State solution to see the light of day…
Mr. President, thank you for your efforts to convene this urgent meeting of the Security Council to address the current crisis. In congratulating you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of March, we assure you of our full confidence in your ability to guide the…
I apologize for requesting the floor for a second time. I realize that it is late, and I had not planned to ask for the floor at this time. But I have done so mainly to respond to the representative of the United States. I also want to add that the continuous effort by the representative of Israel, …
Allow me to thank Under-Secretary-General Pascoe for his briefing to the Security Council today on current developments. I also wish to express the thanks of my delegation to you, Mr. President, for your guidance and for the efforts over the past week throughout a difficult process aimed at focusing…
At the outset, I congratulate you, Sir, and your brotherly country, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, upon your election to the Security Council and your assumption of the Council presidency this month, and express our full confidence in your ability to wisely and effectively steer the work of the Council…
As we gather on the fifth anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration and Plan of Action, “A world fit for children” (resolution S-27/2, annex), a review of the situation of children around the world reveals that, while progress has been made in improving the lives of millions of children, unfort…
Mr. President, allow me at the outset to thank all the countries that sponsored the draft resolutions that we have voted on today and to thank all the countries that voted in favour of those resolutions. In this connection, we again express our gratitude to the General Assembly for the fact that the…
Before I deliver my written statement, I just want to convey on behalf of the Palestinian people and our leadership our deepest condolences and to express solidarity with the people and Government of Bangladesh following the tragedy that has befallen them. We are sure that the Government and people …
During the debate at the beginning of the sixty-second session of the General Assembly, Sir, President Abbas conveyed to you the congratulations of Palestine on your assumption of the high post of President of the General Assembly (see A/62/PV.10). Since this is the first time I speak before you, I …
