Belarus has carefully studied the draft resolution introduced by the representative of Georgia (A/66/L.50). Our delegation’s position remains unchanged: on such an important issue as that of providing assistance to refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs), a decision must be arrived at by co…
We take note of the information concerning the situation in Syria submitted today to the General Assembly by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. With regret and concern, we must once again express our doubts about the impartiality and objectivity of the information on the real sit…
Belarus endorses the statement delivered by the representative of Algeria on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. In our national capacity, we would also like to make the following points.
The Republic of Belarus views the United Nations as an organization that should elaborate and implement a devel…
It is my honour to speak on behalf of the States members of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) — the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tajikistan. The member States of the CSTO sup…
The Byelorussian delegation welcomes the Secretary- General’s report on the work of the Organization (A/66/1). We note the constructive nature of the report with its approaches to planning the work of the Organization for the medium and long terms.
We welcome the report’s content as a conceptual ap…
The Republic of Belarus, including as a former Soviet republic, enjoys a long history of participation in space exploration programmes. Soviet cosmonauts participating in the exploration of outer space included natives of Belarus, Petr Klimuk and Vladimir Kovalenok. In 1978, two Belarusian cosmonaut…
Mitigating of one of the greatest man-made disasters remains an urgent issue almost 25 years after it occurred. Belarus was one of the countries most affected by the Chernobyl disaster. Two-thirds of the radioactive waste fell on Belarus, with 23 per cent of my country’s territory contaminated. Expe…
The international community celebrates two important days this month, namely, the International Day for the
Abolition of Slavery on 2 December and Human Rights Day on 10 December. Proclaimed by the General Assembly, the Days are directly related to the agenda item we are debating today. Article 4 o…
Revitalizing the work of the General Assembly continues to be a relevant issue and a priority for the delegation of the Republic of Belarus. Our common efforts are geared towards strengthening the role and status of the General Assembly as the main deliberative, guiding and representative body of th…
Belarus has carefully studied draft resolution A/65/L.74, submitted by Georgia. We believe that initiatives on such important questions as providing assistance to refugees and internally displaced persons must be taken on the basis of a broad consensus and as the result of an open and transparent ne…
The Republic of Belarus has always advocated a constructive approach to the issue of Security Council reform, which we have repeated during the negotiation process. We believe that the fundamental goal of Council reform should be to further enhance its effectiveness.
We commend the activities of th…
The delegation of Belarus welcomes the conceptual approach of the Secretary-General’s report (A/65/1) to solving topical issues on the international agenda, in particular in the context of implementing commitments to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
We support additional measures to…
Belarus welcomes the fact that international efforts to protect the environment involve all stakeholders interested in preserving our environmental legacy and a healthy habitat for future generations. These include Governments, non-governmental organizations and the vulnerable category of indigenous…
Belarus welcomes the efforts of donor countries, bodies of the United Nations system and international organizations to ensure not only that is there no drop in official development assistance, but that it increases, as noted by participants in the Dialogue yesterday, including the representatives o…
Belarus welcomes the General Assembly’s successful consensus adoption of such a meaningful and long- awaited instrument as the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons. This is an important and symbolic milestone in the development of the international process, in which …
Slavery and the transatlantic slave trade have been among the most flagrant violations of human rights. The transatlantic slave trade was an exceptional phenomenon in the history of slavery — exceptional because of its duration, scope and legal basis, including its legitimacy embodied in law. There …
The Secretary-General’s many reports on implementing the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) clearly attest to the fact that the impact of the complex multifaceted crisis threatens the achievement by 2015 of the internationally agreed development goals.
The danger of a reduction in official develop…
The all-encompassing nature of the current global crises, including the food, financial and energy crises, has led to a sharp decrease of capital flows to the developing countries and has jeopardized the international community’s achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Belarus highl…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the member States of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO): Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
The Collective Security Treaty Organization has had observer status in the General Assembly s…
