My delegation extends our heartiest congratulations to Ms. Al-Khalifa on her election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-first session. Her election signifies a most welcome rebalancing of the General Assembly towards greater gender parity and will certainly bring a breath of fresh ai…
The least developed countries (LDCs) are the poorest and weakest segment of the international community. The economic and social development of those countries is an imperative that challenges us all. We must rise to meet that challenge, because such high levels of poverty — spread among so large a …