Let me start by congratulating you on your election, Madam President, and by wishing you every success in the coming months of hard work. The outgoing president of the General Assembly, Mr. Eliasson, left an impressive track record of progress on a number of reform issues. It is my expectation that …
Let me join previous speakers in congratulating you, Madam President, on presiding over this very special meeting of the Security Council.
The United Nations is turning 50, but the idea behind it is much older. Our Organization was established as a consequence of the Second World War and is based o…
