I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your leadership of the Council this month. I would also like to begin by thanking Ambassador Zahir Tanin for his statement, and to join you, Mr. President, in thanking the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Ján Kubiš, for his cont…
I wish to make a few brief comments in my national capacity. I am not sure whether they are informed by my position as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001) or are purely national, but I suspect there is a great deal of fusion here.
To start with, as…
Thank you, Mr. President, for convening this discussion on the question of Palestine at the General Assembly. Yesterday, we marked the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, a day that allows all of us to underline our support for the people of Palestine in their quest for peac…
Allow me at the outset to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council.
I would also like at the outset to place on record our deep appreciation for the excellent work of the three distinguished Chairs of the Committees established pursuant to resolu…
I would like to begin by thanking the Secretary-General for the comprehensive nature of his report on the work of the Organization (A/64/1). Given the global nature of today’s challenges, the Secretary-General rightly noted that this is the ultimate multilateral moment. It is therefore imperative th…
I would at the outset like to place on record my delegation’s appreciation to the President of the General Assembly for convening these discussions. I would also like to record our appreciation to the Secretary-General for the presentation of his report entitled “Implementing the responsibility to p…
I have the honour, on behalf of the facilitators, Sweden and India, and the other sponsors, to introduce a draft resolution on the Peacebuilding Fund, as contained in document A/63/L.72.
Since the draft resolution was submitted, the following countries have become sponsors: Belgium, Benin, Brazil, …
I should like to thank the President of the General Assembly for having convened this plenary meeting on HIV/AIDS. This stocktaking is timely and pertinent and deserves to be fully utilized to review progress made so far and to reinforce the commitment of the international community towards combatin…
