I would like to begin by congratulating Mr. Mogens Lykketoft on his election to the presidency of General Assembly at its seventieth session. He represents a country, Denmark, whose service to the United Nations and the global community has been exemplary. I anticipate that in upholding those fine t…
There are defining moments in human affairs when differences dividing countries and cultures are laid aside in pursuit of the higher common purpose of benefiting all humankind. Our modern era has witnessed two such moments: the Millennium Declaration in 2000 and now the establishment of a post-2015 …
I am pleased to convey my greetings to the President and to offer him the congratulations of my Government and the delegation of Barbados on his election as President of the General Assembly at this sixty-sixth session. Those of us who are familiar with the very high standards to which he routinely …
It is my special privilege to address this High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs), a subject of critical concern to Barbados and the countries of the Caribbean. The Caribbean is the region of the Americas worst affected by the epi…
