This year’s High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development has special significance in the sense that it heralds the upcoming summit-level meeting to be held in September on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In that regard, we feel that the discussion during the High-level Dialogue needs to…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing today’s debate on the third annual report of the Peacebuilding Commission (S/2009/444) and giving us this opportunity to address the Security Council.
As was articulated by many voices during the General Assembly debate on this subject last w…
I would like to begin by thanking the President of the Assembly for organizing this joint debate. My special appreciation also extends to the current President of the Security Council, Ambassador Mayr-Harting of Austria, for introducing the report of the Security Council (A/64/2). My delegation is g…
First of all, I would like to join other representatives in expressing gratitude to Judge Sang-Hyun Song, President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for his presentation of the annual report of the Court (see A/64/356).
My delegation would also like to welcome the Republic of Chile and th…
On 25 May this year, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea conducted a nuclear test, violating relevant resolutions and statements by the Security Council and defying repeated warnings by the international community. The action taken by the Democratic People’s Republic poses a serious threat to …
I would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for organizing this debate. I would also like to thank the President of the Security Council for this month, His Excellency Ambassador Urbina of Costa Rica, for introducing the report of the Security Council. We appreciate the informative c…
We live in an increasingly complex world where globalization and collective identities are intertwined with culture, tradition, and religion. Over time, these elements are constantly being pulled closer together in both positive and negative ways.
In the era of the Internet, global travel and insta…
I thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this important meeting in a timely fashion. I also wish to express my appreciation to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for the insightful report (A/63/165) before us. I believe that the report will serve to guide us well. It succinctly summari…
At the outset, let me join previous speakers in expressing my deep appreciation for the convening of this plenary meeting on the issue of the responsibility to protect (R2P).
At the September 2005 World Summit, world leaders humbly acknowledged the historic and collective failures of the internatio…
The Republic of Korea welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 63/311, on system-wide coherence, which was the result of long and broad interaction among Member States under the leadership of the former and current co-facilitators, the representatives of Spain, Namibia, Ireland and the United R…
Let me first commend President Kerim on his excellent leadership in convening in a timely manner this meeting on the global food and energy crises, which are the most pressing challenges we face today. My thanks also go to the Secretary-General for his informative and succinct introductory remarks.
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