At the outset I should like to thank the President of the General Assembly for having called this meeting and for keeping this agenda item alive. Today’s meeting of the General Assembly is testimony to the lasting commitment of the international community to fight the HIV/AIDS pandemic together.
On…
First, I would like to thank Her Excellency Judge Roslyn Higgins, President of the International Court of Justice, for the excellent report that she presented to the Assembly on the work of the Court during the past year (A/63/4). The report adequately covers matters related to the Court’s functioni…
On behalf of the delegation of Pakistan, I would like to say how pleased we are to see China, a great friend, presiding over the Security Council. We wish you every success, Sir. I should also like to congratulate Ambassador Michel Kafando of Burkina Faso on his successful presidency of the Council …
We welcome this debate, which offers a good opportunity to the general membership to take stock of the United Nations peacebuilding agenda, which has assumed increasing priority and prominence ever since the 2005 World Summit.
As reflected in the Peacebuilding Commission’s annual report (A/63/92), …
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the group of States members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference on the first biennial review of the United Nations Global Counter- Terrorism Strategy.
At the outset, the Group would like to express its appreciation for the efforts of Ambassador Gert…
Pakistan wishes to associate itself with the statement made by Antigua and Barbuda at the 80th meeting on behalf of G-77 and China. We would like to make the following additional comments.
The Bali Road Map, in particular the Bali Action Plan — the outcome of the Bali conference on climate change —…
On behalf of the Group of 77 and China, as well as other sponsors, I have the honour to introduce the draft resolution under sub-item (a) of agenda item 64, entitled “New Partnership for Africa’s Development: progress in implementation and international support”, contained in document A/62/L.10/Rev.…
On behalf of the Group of 77 and China, let me at the outset take this opportunity to thank the President of the General Assembly for
convening this specific meeting focused on development.
We reaffirm that the General Assembly should be further strengthened as the highest intergovernmental mechan…
The Pakistan delegation would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this debate on General Assembly revitalization. We would like to align ourselves with the statement made by the representative of Algeria on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in his capacity as coordinator of the NA…
It is my privilege to participate in this important joint debate on strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations. We thank the Secretary-General for his various reports under this agenda item.
Given the multidimensional aspects, I would like…
On behalf of the Group of 77 and China as well as the other sponsors, I have the honour to introduce the draft resolution entitled “International cooperation on humanitarian assistance in the field of natural disasters, from relief to development”, contained in document A/62/L.34.
Successive report…
I have the honour to make this contribution on behalf of the Group of 77 and China on the decision by the Security Council to hold a debate on energy, security and climate.
The Group is of the view that Security Council’s primary responsibility is for the maintenance of international peace and secu…
I join other speakers in thanking Mr. ElBaradei for presenting the annual report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). We are confident that the IAEA, under his dynamic leadership, will continue its laudable work to promote, in particular, the peaceful uses of nuclear technology. We assu…
At the outset, I would like to sincerely thank the two Co-Chairs, Ambassador Menon of Singapore and Ambassador Yáñez-Barnuevo of Spain, and their teams for the commendable job that they have done. By means of their hard work and their constructive approach, they have successfully given comprehensive…
