At the outset, my delegation would like to pay tribute to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and other international agencies and civil society for playing vital roles in building a peaceful and democratic Afghanistan.
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I appreciate Australia’s hosting of today’s meeting and thank Special Adviser Benomar for his briefing. We also welcome the participation of Foreign Minister Al-Qirbi and Secretary General Al Zayani. We have listened carefully to their statements and thank them for their valuable contribution to thi…
First of all, I would like to join other delegations in welcoming the adoption of the Arms Trade Treaty. We commend the great efforts over the past two weeks of Ambassador Woolcott, President of the Final United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty, and his team, as well as the Secretariat an…
I would like to thank Ambassador Gary Quinlan for presenting the 90-day report of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006). I also appreciate his leadership of that important Committee.
The Republic of Korea calls upon Iran to immediately comply with all the relevant Security Co…
Mr. President, allow me to begin by expressing my sincere appreciation to you for having convened this timely open debate on the issue of post-conflict peacebuilding. Half a year has passed and a lot has happened since last July’s general debate (see S/PV.6805), based on the fifth annual report of t…
I would like to begin by expressing my appreciation to the President for convening today’s meeting on civilian capacity in the aftermath of conflict under agenda item 118. My appreciation also goes to the Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, and his civilian capacity team, for the initiative they hav…
This year marks the twelfth anniversary of the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000) on women and peace and security. While the achievements of the past decade have been remarkable, there remain persistent gaps and challenges, including the low level of women’s participation in conflict prevention and …
The Republic of Korea sympathizes with the motivations behind the resolution put to the vote today (resolution 67/19), and fully understands the Palestinian people’s desire for an independent State. On the other hand, the Republic of Korea is deeply concerned about the results that this resolution m…
At the outset, my delegation would like to pay tribute to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, the participating members of the International Security Assistance Force and other international agencies, as well as civil society, all of whom are playing vital roles in building a peace…
At the outset, my delegation would like to thank Mr. Yukiya Amano, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), for transmitting the IAEA’s annual report for 2011 (see A/67/152) and for providing additional information on the Agency’s more recent developments and activities in …
At the outset, I would like to express my sincere appreciation to you, Sir, for convening this important meeting to assess the progress made in the implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy since its second biennial review in 2010. I would like to take this opportunity t…
At the outset, I would like to express my appreciation to you, Madam President, for organizing this meaningful open debate on securing borders against illicit flows. My appreciation also goes to the Secretary-General, His Excellency Ban Ki-moon, for his thorough and insightful briefing.
The illicit…
At the outset, I would like to express my appreciation for the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) which, since its establishment pursuant to resolution 60/180 in 2005, has been steadily increasing its effectiveness in carrying out its mandate by catalyzing international efforts to assist countries emerg…
Let me begin by extending my gratitude to President Al-Nasser for having convened today’s debate and for providing the membership with this opportunity to consider the revitalization of the General Assembly during this session. I would also like to congratulate the new co-Chairs, Ambassador Ombeni S…
At the outset, allow me to thank Director General Yukiya Amano for presenting the 2010 annual report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) (see A/66/95) and for his statement (see A/66/PV.46), which provides additional information on the past year’s developments in the Agency’s activities…
At the outset, my delegation would like to express its appreciation to the President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Laura Dupuy Lasserre, for presenting the sixth annual report of the Human Rights Council (A/66/53 and Add.1) to the General Assembly.
The Republic of Korea is pleased to note…
