I join other speakers in commending you, Sir, for convening this important open debate.
Sri Lanka associates itself with the statement delivered by the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
I congratulate the new members of the Security Council on th…
Sri Lanka is pleased to support the two draft resolutions before the Assembly: on the International Day of Yoga (A/69/L.17) and on global health and foreign policy (A/69/L.35).
We will continue to work with the United Nations in providing assistance to deal with the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. W…
I thank the President of the Human Rights Council for presenting its report (A/69/53). Sri Lanka recognizes the important contribution that the Council can make to protecting and promoting human rights around the world.
In 2006 the United Nations human rights protection system underwent major insti…
I join other speakers in commending you for convening this important debate, Madam President. The Sri Lankan delegation associates itself with the statement made by the representative of Iran on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
We are very concerned about the humanitarian impact of the recent es…
Sri Lanka commends you, Madam President, for having convened this timely debate. We have been following with deep
concern the events that have been unfolding in Iraq and neighbouring countries throughout the past two months and the atrocities being perpetrated by the so-called Islamic State in Iraq…
I wish to join previous speakers in thanking you, Mr. President, for convening this important debate under the presidency of Luxembourg. We welcome the presence today of His Excellency Mr. Jean Asselborn, Minister for Foreign and European Affairs of Luxembourg. We also thank the speakers who briefed…
As a member of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, the delegation of Sri Lanka, on behalf of its Government and its people, wishes to express its deepest condolences to the family and to the people and the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh on the passing away of the…
At the outset, my delegation wishes to thank the delegation of Pakistan for having organized today’s debate on United Nations peacekeeping, and to welcome the participation of Mr. Jalil Abbas Jilani, the Foreign Secretary of Pakistan.
The delegation of Sri Lanka associates itself with the statement…
The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) has provided a road map for strategic development for the most disadvantaged countries in the African continent. As a country that adopted its own development path in order to realize most of the Millennium Development Goals, Sri Lanka was able to…
Allow me to thank the President for his leadership in organizing the third review of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. We thank the Permanent Representative of Canada for his efforts in facilitating the consultations on the draft resolution (A/66/L.53) on the review of the implem…
This statement is made in exercise of the right of reply to the remarks made by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Canada in the general debate on 26 September (see A/66/PV.26).
The Sri Lanka delegation is deeply anguished by the remarks made by the Canadian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. John …
Let me join the previous speakers in thanking France for convening this open debate under its presidency. I note the presentations made by the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations and the Assistant …
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of Fifteen (G-15), a summit-level group of developing countries for South-South and North-South cooperation and consultation, comprising 17 member States. During the
past decade, we have consistently recognized the following issues …
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for giving me this opportunity to address the Assembly this morning.
My delegation associates itself with the position of the Non-Aligned Movement, as articulated by the Permanent Representative of Egypt at the 53rd meeting.
Each year, 29 November engender…
At the outset, may I offer my congratulations to you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council and for initiating this timely discussion. I thank the Permanent Representatives of Austria, Mexico and Turkey for their briefings on the implementation of the three crucial Council resolut…
My delegation wishes to express its appreciation to the President of the Assembly for initiating resolution 64/294, on the floods in Pakistan, which we have unanimously adopted, and for convening these plenary meetings. We also thank the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, Mr. Qureshi, for his…
At the outset, let me extend my thanks to the President for convening this special meeting to commemorate International Mother Earth Day. I take this opportunity to thank the delegation of Bolivia for spearheading action on resolutions 63/278 and 64/196. As a sponsor of the latter, my delegation att…
I wish to express the sincere appreciation of my delegation to the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People for its report contained in document A/64/35. We would also like to thank the Chairman of
the Committee, Ambassador Paul Badji of Senegal, for his compreh…
We would like to take this opportunity to thank the two coordinators who have guided us in the shaping the draft resolutions before us. We also wish to thank the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea for the support it has provided in that task.
The United Nations Convention on the Law …
