It gives me great pleasure to address the General Assembly on
the occasion of the debate on the report “Support by the United Nations system of the efforts of Governments to promote and consolidate new or restored democracies”, as contained in document A/64/372.
Please allow me to begin by commend…
I am pleased to address the General Assembly at this joint debate on the strengthening of the United Nations system and the follow-up to the Millennium Summit. I am honoured to deliver this statement on behalf of the President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Theo-Ben Gurirab, Speaker of the …
The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) welcomes the opportunity to address this thematic debate today.
For several years now, IPU has concerned itself with the environment. During recent Assemblies it has debated climate change, energy security, environmental degradation, natural disasters and the pro…
Allow me to begin by joining previous speakers in extending our profound condolences to the Government and people of Algeria, to the broader United Nations community and to the families of the victims of the recent terrorist attacks in Algeria, which the Inter- Parliamentary Union (IPU) firmly conde…
I am pleased to address the General Assembly on the agenda item on the strengthening of the United Nations system. As we have done during previous sessions of the General Assembly, I would like to refer to this theme from the perspective of the developing parliamentary dimension to the work of the U…
It gives me great pleasure to address the General Assembly on the occasion of this debate on support by the United Nations system for the efforts of Governments to promote and consolidate new or restored democracies.
At the outset, I wish to commend the efforts of the State of Qatar to ensure syste…
I will be briefly presenting the main points of an intervention prepared by Mr. François de Donnea of Belgium, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) rapporteur on development assistance. He was in New York for the time allotted for the high-level debate and had to return to his capital last night.
Offic…
Because of the lateness of the hour, I will shorten my statement. However, the full text will be distributed in the Hall.
I am pleased to address the General Assembly on agenda item 112, which relates to strengthening the United Nations system. It will come as no surprise that
I will refer to this…
I am pleased to take the floor and to refer to the report of the Secretary-General under consideration today on the efforts under way to promote and consolidate new or restored democracies (A/60/556), and to expand a bit on the contribution that the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) is bringing to tha…
