The Russian Federation is pleased to participate in today’s dialogue on the strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations. While wishing to maintain the non-politicized nature of the discussion, we support the further development and enhanceme…
The Russian Federation takes a generally positive view regarding the work of the Kimberley Process. We note its dynamic development and its enhanced international credibility. We welcome the major contribution made by India, as Chair of the Process for 2008, in fulfilling the requirements of the Kim…
Russia attaches great importance to international cooperation in the field of disaster risk reduction, mitigation and recovery. The growing number and scale of natural disasters increases the demand for humanitarian services throughout the world and establishes the need for timely and effective
del…
The Russian delegation joined the consensus on resolution 63/311, on system-wide coherence. Nevertheless, we cannot fail to express our regret that the text was submitted to the General Assembly for consideration without a review or substantial and open intergovernmental consultations. We do not bel…
Allow me to thank the President of the
Economic and Social Council for his very informative presentation of the Council’s report (A/63/3). I would also like to convey our gratitude to the Secretariat for ensuring the Council’s ability to work effectively during the course of this year.
The Russian…
