In the light of the negative consequences of the global financial and economic crisis, the increase in the number and scale of natural disasters and continuing armed conflict mean that the international community needs the humanitarian services of the United Nations more than ever.
Russia supports …
Since June 2000, Russia has been an active participant in the Kimberley Process. In that time, significant work has been done, the effectiveness of which has been demonstrated above all in the pooling of efforts of various parties and observers to resolve the major problem of how to exclude conflict…
The focused and effective action of health- care systems was one of the major tasks of the High- level Plenary Meeting this year. Therefore, in my statement, I want to deal with one of the important aspects of this matter, and that is the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
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At the outset I would like to express our gratitude to the President of the Economic and Social Council for presenting the Council’s report (A/65/3) and also to thank the Secretariat for supporting the work of the Council during the current year. The Russian Federation has consistently favoured stre…
Although the last few years have been remarkable for the significant progress made in fighting epidemics, HIV/AIDS remains one of the most serious challenges of modern times. Constant vigilance in taking effective measures against it, strengthening national public health and social systems and relia…
Russia attaches great importance to the development of the humanitarian discourse in the United Nations. We call for its further strengthening and enhancement, and for the preservation of the non-politicized nature of the endeavour. We support efforts aimed at establishing an optimal division of lab…
