First of all, the delegation of Kazakhstan would like to thank the President for continuing the discussion of the revitalization of the General Assembly within the framework of the Assembly’s sixty-fourth session.
I would also like to express our sincere gratitude to the Co-Chairs of the Working Gr…
First of all, the delegation of Kazakhstan would like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing these joint debates to discuss important issues such as the report of the Security Council (A/64/2) and the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council…
As we gather today to commemorate the fifteenth anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), the relevance and topicality of that Conference seem as evident as when the States Members of the United Nations made their unanimous pledge to progress on population, de…
The delegation of Kazakhstan advocated against putting resolution 63/307 to the vote by voting in favour of the no-action motion. Although Kazakhstan had no objection in principle to the consideration of the resolution on the status of temporarily displaced persons and refugees from Abkhazia, Georgi…
At the outset, I wish to thank the Secretary-General and his staff for preparing an unprecedented report on implementing the responsibility to protect (R2P) (A/63/677). These General Assembly plenary meetings and this thematic debate on R2P are historic, as Member States, reaffirming their earlier c…
At the outset, let me thank International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei for his comprehensive report and his statement on the recent major developments regarding the activities of the Agency.
We welcome the outcome of the fifty-second General Conference of the Agency h…
At the outset, my delegation would like to express its support for the political declaration (resolution 63/1) adopted on 22 September 2008 on the occasion of the High-Level Meeting on the theme “Africa’s development needs: state of implementation of various commitments, challenges and the way forwa…
Allow me first of all to express my appreciation to the President of the Assembly for organizing this meeting and to the Permanent Representative of Guatemala, Ambassador Gert Rosenthal, for his efforts in facilitating the informal consultations on this very important topic.
The adoption of the Uni…
At the outset, allow me to express my delegation’s sincere appreciation to the President of the General Assembly for convening this important meeting to discuss the concept of human security. As a member of the Friends of Human Security, our delegation would like to thank the Secretary-General for h…
I would like first to thank President Kerim for having convened this thematic debate and to welcome his firm intention to move the process of implementing the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) forward.
Kazakhstan fully maintains its commitments to the timely and effective achievement of the MDGs …
We are very grateful for this opportunity to add our voice in today’s debate on this very special and crucial item. At the outset, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for
transmitting the report contained in document A/62/257, on the issue of global road safety. We would also like to commen…
The evidence of recent research enables us to assume that, in addition to the nuclear danger, today’s world encounters the challenge of climate change. Climate change on Earth does not recognize State borders, nor is it dependent on national, political or religious factors.
Kazakhstan acclaims the …
At the 2005 World Summit, Member States reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening the United Nations with a view to enhancing its authority and efficiency, as well as its capacity to effectively address the full range of challenges of our time.
In this regard, the delegation of Kazakhstan commen…
It is understandable that I should want to express our solidarity and sympathy with the people of Bangladesh on the recent natural disaster, which caused human and economic losses.
At the outset, I would like to pay tribute to the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report on the strengthening …
Kazakhstan fully aligns itself with the statements delivered by the Permanent Representative of the Kyrgyz Republic on behalf of the Collective Security Treaty Organization and by the Permanent Representative of Tajikistan on behalf of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. I will add only a few rem…
First of all, my delegation would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report entitled “Sport for development and peace: progress and prospects” (A/62/325 and Corr.1). It gives us an overall assessment of the progress achieved over the past year on the national, regional and international lev…
First of all, I would like to join other delegations in thanking Director General Mohamed ElBaradei for his presentation of the annual report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
As a member of the IAEA, Kazakhstan takes effective measures to meet its obligations in strengthening the n…
I will try to be brief today because I know that we are so tired from trying to finalize our discussions yesterday.
Economic and social development is an issue that concerns humankind as a whole. Globalization is a contemporary phenomenon that, on the one hand, speeds up economic processes, offerin…
At the outset, I would like to pay tribute to the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report on the work of the Organization, which covers the multifaceted activities of all United Nations institutions.
Indeed, this has been one of the most challenging years in United Nations history. The Secre…
At the outset, Sir, I would like to congratulate you on your unanimous election to the high post of President of the General Assembly at its sixty-second session. My delegation wishes you every success and expresses its full support for your future endeavours.
Kazakhstan fully supports the Governme…