On behalf of the States members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) — the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Sultanate of Oman, the State of Qatar and the State of Kuwait — I thank you, Sir, for convening this emergency meeting to discuss the dangerous e…
On behalf of the States members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) — the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Sultanate of Oman, the State of Qatar and the State of Kuwait — I should like first to congratulate you, Mr. President, on China’s accession to t…
I have the pleasure of speaking on behalf of the States members of the Gulf Cooperation Council — the Kingdom of Bahrain, the State of Kuwait, the Sultanate of Oman, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and my own country, the State of Qatar. As Chair of this year’s session of the C…
At the outset, I express my condolences to the people and the Government of France and to the victims of the terrorist attacks in Paris, which my Government has denounced. We condemn any such attacks targeting civilians and violating humanitarian and moral principles.
I would like to congratulate y…
It is extremely regrettable to hear once again unfounded
and inaccurate accusations being levelled by the Syrian regime against my country and against all countries that support the Syrian people. This is a futile attempt to divert the attention of Member States from the flagrant violations of huma…
At the outset, I wish to thank the President of the General Assembly and you, Sir, for organizing this plenary meeting on the observance of the twentieth anniversary of the International Year of the Family and to discuss the role of the family and family policies in the post- 2015 development agenda…
The delegation of Qatar wishes to extend its gratitude to you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting and for your valuable introductory statement. We also wish to extend our thanks and appreciation to Ambassador Seck of Senegal, the Chair of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Right…
At the outset, I would like to express our gratitude for the holding of this very important meeting. We would also like to welcome the participation of Her Excellency Ms. Julie Bishop, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia, and we would like to thank the Secretary- General for his briefing. We w…
I would like to congratulate you, Madam, on your successful presidency of the Council. I would like to thank you also for providing us with an opportunity to participate in this important session. I would like to thank the Executive Director of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the E…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate Argentina on its presidency of the Security Council and to express our thanks and appreciation to its Government for having convened today’s meeting. We would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his presence here this morning and his personal comm…
I would like to congratulate you, Sir, and your delegation on your assumption of the presidency and thank you for calling this meeting, which gives us the opportunity to hear the voices of all the children affected by armed conflicts. It is also my pleasure to welcome the Minister for Foreign and Eu…
In the past few days, we have witnessed horror and barbarous acts directed against the Palestinian people who have been besieged by Israel in Gaza. Those actions can be seen only as part of the continuous Israeli aggression that kills innocent people and commits atrocities, such as the massacre in S…
At the outset, I would like to thank you, Sir, for convening this meeting and for your work at the helm of the Security Council this month. I would also like to thank Special Coordinator Robert Serry for his briefing this morning.
Today’s date coincides with the deadline for the signing of a framew…
Allow me to congratulate you, Madam, on your accession to the presidency of the Council and to thank you for convening this important meeting to promote the implementation of the Council’s agenda in ensuring the protection of children affected by armed conflict. I am also pleased to welcome His Exce…
It is my pleasure to thank the President and the Secretary- General for the convening of this important meeting. I would also like to thank the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) for its efforts.
I want to speak today about our total commitment to the implementation of the 2001 Dec…
I am honoured to speak under agenda item 11 to introduce the draft resolution contained in document A/64/L.12, entitled “Support by the United Nations system of the efforts of Governments to promote and consolidate new or restored democracies”.
Since the draft resolution was introduced, the followi…
I have the honour to speak under agenda item 12, entitled “Support by the United Nations system of the efforts of Governments to promote and consolidate new or restored democracies”. I also have the honour to inform the Assembly of the successful outcomes and substantive follow-up to the Sixth Inter…
