Allow me to begin by thanking Member States for supporting resolution 65/134, on assistance to the Palestinian people, which the Assembly just adopted by consensus. The resolution comes at a particularly important time for the Palestinian people, who are preparing for the inevitable end to the 43 ye…
I would like to begin by thanking the Secretary-General for his report (A/65/270) and by commending the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Sport for Development and Peace. We also commend the crucial role of the Sport for Development and Peace International Working Group in shaping the glob…
My delegation wishes to make a brief general statement in connection with the adoption of draft resolution A/63/L.50, under sub-item (c).
We would like to take this opportunity to extend our appreciation to the delegation of France, which currently holds the presidency of the European Union, for it…
Allow me at the outset to express our thanks and appreciation to His Excellency Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, for his report on the work of the Organization (A/62/1), which comes at a time when countries of the world look to the United Nations for progressive actions in f…
I wish to make a statement on draft resolution I, on the International Year of Deserts and Desertification, 2006.
My delegation would like to point out that, throughout the lengthy negotiations on the draft resolution, we were positive and transparent in our
dealings with all delegations in an att…
My delegation has requested the floor to make a general statement.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the esteemed Member States who voted in favour of the resolution just adopted, which addresses an issue of critical importance to the Palestinian people. Through that action, the intern…
It is easy to use red- herring arguments, as the Israeli representative just did, in order to divert attention from the indisputable information presented about the grave violations of international law that we referred to earlier in our statement. The fact remains that until and unless Israel halts…
