At the outset, allow me to thank you, Madame President, for convening an open debate on this important issue. My appreciation also goes to Ms. Margot Wallström, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, for her comprehensive and informative presentation of the S…
At the outset, my delegation would like to express its appreciation to Mr. Yukiya Amano, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), for his first annual report (see A/65/140) and statement on the Agency’s activities and achievements over the past year. We highly commend the D…
At the outset, I would like to express my delegation’s support for the adoption of draft resolution A/65/L.7. I would also like to take this opportunity to join other members in commending the work of the co-facilitators and their extensive and in-depth report (A/64/868, annex) on the review of the …
At the outset, I would like to express my appreciation to the President of the General Assembly for convening these meetings on the tragic situation in Pakistan at this critical juncture. I commend his leadership in the adoption of resolution 64/294 in this regard, which we fully support.
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At the outset, my delegation sincerely welcomes the adoption of resolution 64/289. We believe that the resolution will reinforce gender equality, the empowerment of women and the governance of operational activities for the development of the United Nations system in the context of system-wide coher…
At the outset, I would like to express my sincere appreciation to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for introducing his report on human security (A/64/701). At the same time, I would also like to thank President Treki of the General Assembly and the delegation of Japan for their initiative in arranging …
At the outset, I should like to thank President Treki for having convened this debate and provided the membership with a meaningful opportunity to consider the revitalization of the General Assembly during this session. We should also like to express our gratitude to the former Permanent Representat…
Today, as increasing technological and cultural interconnectedness brings us all closer, it is imperative to reflect on both the shared differences we have and the deeper, more lasting universal similarities that we all share. These similarities are grounded in peace and coexistence and form a stron…
My delegation looks forward to the adoption by the General Assembly of draft resolution A/64/L.8, on the situation in Afghanistan. This draft resolution is the result of a constructive and active negotiation among Member States, which, I believe, represents the political will of all Member States an…
My delegation would like to express its appreciation to Mr. ElBaradei, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), for his comprehensive report on the Agency’s broad range of activities. Taking this opportunity, my delegation also would like to commend his 12 years of distingu…
My delegation would like to express its appreciation to Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), for his comprehensive briefing on the Agency’s broad range of activities. We are pleased to take note of the Agency’s recent achievements in the fields of…
On behalf of my delegation, I would like to thank the Peacebuilding Commission for its second annual report (A/63/92), as well as Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his report on the Peacebuilding Fund (A/63/218). We also appreciate the initiative of the President of the General Assembly to organize …
