In view of both the positive and negative developments registered to date in all spheres of life on the planet, we cannot emphasize enough the critical role of oceans, seas, islands and coastal areas in sustaining economic prosperity, global food security and the well-being of many national economie…
Viet Nam, as in all previous years, voted in favour of the resolution under agenda item 41, introduced at today’s General Assembly meeting by the Cuban Minister for Foreign Affairs, His Excellency Mr. Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla.
Nineteen years have passed since the General Assembly adopted the first …
Thank you, Mr. President, for allowing us to speak very briefly. And let me apologize to all the other representatives for requesting to speak at this late hour.
We want to speak in response to the statement made by Sweden about the so-called jailing and harassment of journalists in Viet Nam. We b…
We are grateful to His Excellency Ali Abdussalam Treki, President of the Assembly, for having convened these meetings, which began yesterday on a very special day, World Humanitarian Day, in order for us to gain a fuller understanding of the gravity of the floods, their devastation, the admirable de…
As we gather here to review the status of the implementation of the Monterrey Consensus and the Doha Declaration on Financing for Development, it is now vital, given the positive yet limited achievements made in this area, to enlist greater international efforts to meet the challenges, particularly …
On behalf of the Vietnamese delegation, I would like to thank the President for convening today’s meeting to discuss a subject dear to the heart of the broad membership of the General Assembly. I would also like to express my gratitude to Ambassador Maria Fernanda Espinosa of Ecuador and Ambassador …
Let me join other members of the Council in welcoming His Excellency Mr. Nikola Špirić, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, to the Security Council today and in thanking him for his statement. I especially congratulate him on the election of Bosnia and Herzegovina as a no…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, on behalf of the Vietnamese delegation, for convening this meeting to discuss the report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission, also known as the Goldstone report (A/HRC/12/48).
My delegation associates itself with the statement delivered by…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate on the first report of the Secretary-General (S/2009/362) on the implementation of resolution 1820 (2008). I am also thankful to the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report and his highly focused briefing today.
More than a year ago,…
I would like to start by thanking the President of the General Assembly for his persistent efforts to solicit views from a broad range of sectors in preparation for this series of plenary meetings. I thank the Secretary- General for his report on the responsibility to protect (R2P) (A/63/677), which…
I wish to join other Council members in thanking the Secretary- General for his descriptive briefing on his Myanmar visit 10 days ago. We are particularly appreciative of and grateful for the Secretary-General’s personal efforts and commitment in making this visit, given his very tight schedule. I a…
I thank you very much, Sir, for convening this meeting. While there are only several hours remaining before the official conclusion of your presidency for the month, I wish to join other colleagues in congratulating you and your team on the excellence with which you have lead and conducted the work …
On 14 January, in this Chamber, the Security Council held an open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. Fewer than six months have passed since then. Our presence here today to discuss the same topic for the second time within such a short span is clear evidence of the importance …
I wish to join others in welcoming you to the Council once again, Mr. President, as well as to thank you for personally chairing today’s meeting. I also thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Staffan de Mistura for his briefing on the situation in Iraq and the work of the United Natio…
At the outset, I would like to welcome His Excellency Mr. Vuk Jeremić, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, to today’s meeting of the Security Council, and thank him for sharing his perspectives on the situation in Kosovo with us. I acknowledge the presence of Mr. Skender Hyseni a…
At the outset, I wish to reconfirm the commitment and determination of the Government of Viet Nam to implement the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS. I also thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important meeting and the Secretary-General and the …
I would like to start by congratulating Mr. Valentin Inzko for his assumption of his position as High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina and wishing him every success in his important work. We thank him for his comprehensive report (see S/2009/246) and insightful briefing before the Council t…
Let me join previous speakers in congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency for the month of May. You may rest assured, as always, of our full support and cooperation. We wish also to congratulate Ambassador Claude Heller and the Mexican delegation and to thank them for their exce…
Let me join other speakers in thanking you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate on a very important topic. I also wish to thank France for its successful chairmanship of the Working Group on Children and
Armed Conflict and congratulate Mexico on its assumption of the chairmanship of that …
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting on the activities of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) over the past four months. I also thank Mr. Lamberto Zannier, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his important briefing in that connectio…
