At the outset, allow me to thank Ms. Laura Dupuy Lasserre, President of the Human Rights
Council, for presenting the report on the work of the Council (A/67/53).
Today, it can be confidently said that in the period since the Council’s establishment, that body has become one of the key elements of …
The delegation of the Russian Federation joined in the consensus on the adoption of the draft resolution contained in document A/66/L.61. We would like to thank the Permanent Representative of Mexico, Mr. De Alba, for his efforts to coordinate the difficult negotiating process on this document.
The…
I wish to draw the Assembly’s attention to
a mistake in the Russian-language text of the draft resolution.
The phrase “and the contribution” is missing from the first line of the fifth preambular paragraph.
(spoke in English)
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the cross- regional group that…
On behalf of the delegation of the Russian Federation and the group of sponsors, I have the honour to introduce the draft resolution contained in document A/66/L.37. This initiative is interregional in nature. In addition to the Russian Federation, the sponsors also include Algeria, Belarus, the Plu…
Speaking for the delegation of the Russian Federation on agenda item 117, I would like to focus on a few issues mentioned by the Secretary-General in his report entitled “Strengthening the institutional arrangements for support of gender equality and the empowerment of women” (A/66/120), covering th…
We would like to thank Ms. Laura Dupuy Lasserre, President of the Human Rights Council, for introducing the reports on the work of the Council (A/66/53 and A/66/53/Add.1).
The establishment of the Human Rights Council was an important milestone in the ongoing reform of the United Nations. Changing …
The Russian Federation is grateful to the President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Phuangketkeow, for the detailed presentation of the report on the work of the Council (A/65/53 and A/65/53/Add.1). For our part, we are ready to provide the President with the greatest assistance possible in …
The delegation of the Russian Federation voted in favour of resolution 64/292, prepared by the delegation of Bolivia and other delegations, on the human right to water and sanitation. We believe that this document raises important problems, in particular in light of the summit on the Millennium Deve…
