In a complex world, it is smart economics and also smart politics to focus on prevention rather than cure. This holds true whether we address the global economic crisis, sustainable development and poverty reduction, conflicts like the one in Syria, or the arms trade and disarmament. In that context…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU) and its member States. The candidate countries the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland and Montenegro; the countries of the Stabilization and Association Process and potential candidates Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina; as…
First of all, I would like to align myself with the statement made by the President of the European Council, Mr. Herman van Rompuy, on behalf of the European Union (see A/66/PV.15). Denmark appreciates the adoption earlier this year of
resolution 65/276, giving the European Union (EU) the opportuni…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Nordic countries, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
Allow me first of all to thank the President of the General Assembly for organizing today’s debate, in which we conclude the 2010 review of the United Nations peacebuilding architecture, as m…
The world is undergoing profound changes. Globalization is progressing at an unprecedented speed. The boundaries between domestic and foreign policy are evolving. Developments in one region of the world may trigger unintended actions in other parts of the world. New actors — for good or for bad — ha…
The Belgian presidency has clearly outlined the positions of the European Union. I would, of course, like to align myself fully with that statement and reinforce some general points based on our own experience.
This meeting is indeed an occasion not only to review the Strategy but to celebrate that…
At this moment in time, major economic and environmental challenges are giving rise to increasing global concerns and impacting people all over this planet. To meet those challenges effectively, we need, more than ever, a dynamic and proactive multilateral system. We need the United Nations to provi…
Denmark is a strong supporter of the International Court of Justice. Denmark has for more than 50 years accepted the Court’s compulsory jurisdiction under Article 36 of the Statute of the Court. We have been a party to a number of contentious cases before the Court, thereby also in practice attestin…
My Government agrees entirely with the Secretary-General’s remarks at the opening of this debate. The world is on the eve of a great transition. The problems we face have grown much more complex, and our challenges are increasingly those of collaboration rather than confrontation. The quality of lif…
The French presidency has clearly outlined the position of the European Union. Denmark would like to align itself fully with the statement and to reinforce some general points based on its own experience.
What the General Assembly agreed upon in 2006 was, in our view, a landmark decision. For the f…
I welcome this opportunity to address the General Assembly and shall at the very outset align myself with the statement of Slovenia as President of the European Union.
The world is full of paradoxes. We all know that, but it is unbelievable here, eight years into the new millennium, that so many wo…
Denmark welcomes this thematic debate on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It is urgent to make 2008 a year of action on the MDGs. We need to do more and we need to do it faster. The key question then is, of course, what can be done quickly and with significant impact? Where do we need to foc…
I very much welcome this opportunity to address the Assembly and shall, at the very outset, align myself with the statement made at the 80th meeting by the representative of Slovenia, which currently holds the Presidency of the European Union.
Climate change is a tremendous challenge to the interna…
I would like to begin my intervention by extending condolences to the Government and the people of Algeria, victims of a heinous terrorist attack only two days ago. The bombs were also an attack on the United Nations system and on the world community. Our sincere condolences go to the families of al…
I thank the President of the General Assembly for providing this opportunity to discuss one of the major achievements of the United Nations reform process — the establishment of the Peacebuilding Commission.
I would first of all like to align myself with the statement made by the representative of …
At the Millennium Summit in 2000, an unprecedented number of world leaders came together and committed themselves to an ambitious global agenda for the years ahead. This agenda was further reinforced at the 2005 World Summit, where we also adopted the far-reaching principle of responsibility to prot…
Last year we ended the High-level Meeting on HIV/AIDS with the adoption of the Political Declaration, setting out the key priorities for our continued fight against this global epidemic. Important work has taken place since then, as shown in the report of the Secretary-General. Much of that work has…
