We thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report (A/72/815) on measures to intensify cooperation in order to counter the spread of HIV and provide social and medical support to those living with the virus.
The Russian Federation is firmly committed to the goals and principles of the 2016…
The Russian Federation joined the consensus on today’s adoption of resolution 72/279. We are grateful to the facilitators of the resolution for their work during the negotiation process. We welcome the agreements reached among the Member States on modernizing the United Nations Development Assistanc…
The Russian Federation intends to vote against draft resolution A/72/L.51, entitled “Towards a Global Pact for the Environment”, introduced by France.
We would like to draw the Assembly’s attention to the process of putting together the draft resolution, which
was not a constructive one. We and a …
We would like to welcome you, Madam President, to today’s meeting of the Security Council. We thank Mr. Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, and Mr. David Beasley, Executive Director of the World Food Programme, for their briefings assessing the issue of food security in c…
We thank the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) for preparing the report on health employment and economic growth (see A/72/378). The document is a timely reminder of the importance of investing in training qualified medical specialists to react swiftly to crises in the area of …
The Russian Federation has consistently called for enhanced cooperation in humanitarian assistance under the United Nations. Russia is steadily contributing to that process, both through regular contributions to the budgets of United Nations humanitarian agencies and by sending humanitarian aid and …
Despite continued weak global economic growth and the many crisis situations on the continent, African countries have demonstrated a resolute commitment to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and Agenda 2063 of the African Union. Significant efforts have been focused on elaborating national …
We would like to thank the Director-General of the World Health Organization for the comprehensive analysis of the response to health crises (A/71/598). In recent years we have witnessed serious challenges in that area. There have been outbreaks of infectious diseases, including the spread of yellow…
We would like to thank the Secretary-General for having drafted the report (A/71/91) on the need to end the economic, commercial and financial embargo against Cuba that was imposed by the United States of America. The position of the Russian Federation in that respect remains unchanged.
The embargo…
Let me congratulate the African Union and the United Nations system on a successful Africa Week. The activities held during the event have clearly shown the enormous potential and desire of the countries of Africa to achieve sustainable development. They have already gone far in implementing the Mil…
We thank you, Sir, for convening this meeting. Today marks the thirtieth anniversary of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear-power plant — one of the largest man-made disasters of the twentieth century — which affected the territories of Belarus, Ukraine and Russia. At that time, no similar inciden…
Improving road safety is a priority for most countries in the world. During the years of the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020, significant results have been made in reducing the number of traffic accidents. The inclusion of this topic in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (resolut…
The acute debt crises of recent years have clearly illustrated the serious deficiencies in the existing system whereby sovereign debts are regulated. At a time of globalization, the consequences of conflicts between debtors and their creditors go beyond the sphere of bilateral relations and present …
I wish to thank you, Madam President, for having organized today’s briefing. I am also grateful to Ms. Margaret Chan, Mr. Nabarro and other speakers for the updated information of the situation regarding the Ebola virus.
The decision of the Secretary-General on the withdrawal of the United Nations …
The Security Council has already held open debates on the threats posed by transnational organized crime, piracy, illicit drug trafficking and climate change. A recent example of that was the Arria Formula meeting on climate change held last month.
We hope that today’s discussion will enable us to …
We, too, would like to draw attention to the fact that there are some inaccuracies in the Russian version of draft resolution A/62/L.41/Rev.1, notably in the title. If translated into English, it would read: “Strengthening transparency in the extractive industry”. During the negotiations on the draf…
