My delegation would like to start by expressing its gratitude for the convening of this series of meetings and welcoming the report of the Secretary-General (A/63/677). Ever since the 2005 World Summit, when our heads of State or Government agreed on the principle of the responsibility to protect, t…
At the outset, I would like to thank the President of the Human Rights Council for his introduction of the Council’s report to the General Assembly (A/63/53 and Add.1). We think that it is very important to continue reviewing the performance of the Council within the Assembly. The Charter of this Or…
First of all, I would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this meeting. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his report (A/62/898) on the implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, as well as to acknowledge the efforts of Amb…
First and foremost, I wish to congratulate the President of the General Assembly on taking this initiative. The two issues before us are closely related to each other and to the ominous issue of climate change. The food
and climate change issues are largely the consequence of the energy issue.
My …
First of all, allow me to join others in congratulating the Presidents and Prosecutors of both Tribunals on their briefings this morning. Our delegation acknowledges the significant work carried out by both Tribunals in providing peace, justice and reconciliation to Rwanda and to the republics of th…
Panama decided to abstain from voting on this resolution and believes that it is appropriate to offer an explanation of vote.
Panama is a party to all conventions on the protection of human rights and reaffirms its support of the general principles on the protection of the human rights of refugees …
I should like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on having convened this debate on the issue of small arms.
In a world facing the problems of insecurity, hunger and disease, small arms and light weapons are immediate and inexcusable aggravating factors. When we hear about “small arms”, the term ma…
First of all, allow me to express my thanks for this morning’s briefing and to welcome the appointment of Mr. Staffan de Mistura as Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq. We wish him every success in the delicate task entrusted to him. We have faith in his ability to act out of th…
We are taking the floor to explain our vote with respect to draft resolution A/62/L.18, entitled “Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People”. We also wish to make some comments on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
The Republic of Panama firmly believes in the rig…
First of all, I would like to join those who have already spoken in thanking the following speakers for their statements: Mr. Abou Moussa, the Principal Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI); Mr. Djibrill Bassolé, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Burkina Fas…
May I begin by echoing the thanks of previous speakers for the convening this meeting to consider the report following the first year of work of the Peacebuilding Commission and the Peacebuilding Fund. Secondly, my delegation would also like to extend its congratulations to the outgoing Chairman of …
On behalf of my delegation, I thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this meeting.
This year, important international conferences have strengthened the existing consensus about the fundamental principles of understanding between cultures and religions, and their value for peacefu…
At the outset, my delegation would like to join preceding speakers in welcoming His Excellency Mr. Hoshyar Zebari, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iraq; we thank Mr. Zalmay Khalilzad, Permanent Representative of the United States, for his briefing on behalf of Multinational Force and Mr. Ashraf Jeha…
Let my first words be to express our thanks for the submission of the first report of the Human Rights Council to the General Assembly (A/61/53) and to congratulate its President, Ambassador Luis Alfonso de Alba, on his endeavours. The task of building up the Council is in his hands, and we are conv…
Madam President, allow me at the outset to congratulate you for having responded to the suggestion of the Non-Aligned Movement to convene this important meeting in order to engage in a preliminary analysis of the work done so far by the Peacebuilding Commission. Likewise, we endorse the statement ma…
