I would like to begin by thanking Malaysia for focusing
its presidency of the Council on the suffering of the millions of children affected by conflict, and for its efforts as Chair of the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict. I would like to thank the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Malays…
At the outset, allow me to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting. This is an important opportunity to make heard the voice of all children affected by armed conflict. In that regard, I also commend you, Sir, for providing the concept note (S/2015/168, annex). I would be remiss if I fa…
I take the floor in exercise of the right of reply. I would like to address the cheap claims made by the representative who took the floor just before me. Those accusations voiced by the representative of Syria are no different from what we usually hear from that quarter. They represent an attempt t…
I would like at the outset to thank Mr. Baudelaire Ndong Ella, President of the Human Rights Council, for his participation and for presenting the annual reports (A/69/53) that represent the Council’s efforts to uphold, preserve and defend human rights. We wish him every success in his efforts to le…
We welcome this important meeting, which gives us an opportunity to express our opinions regarding the holding two weeks ago of a special session of the General Assembly on the integrated and coordinated implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Deve…
At the outset, allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month and thank you for holding this open debate.
This topic has particular importance for my country on the basis of our foreign policy, which has contributed to international ef…
At the outset, let me convey to Ambassador John Ashe, President of the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session, my appreciation for convening this High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development. I also want to thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his statement.
This meeting is of particul…
It gives me great pleasure to congratulate you, Sir, on your presidency of the Security Council for this month. I would like to thank Rwanda, and in particular its Minister for Foreign Affairs, for convening this
meeting, which is an opportunity to examine the measures taken by the Security Council…
On behalf of the Asia-Pacific Group, allow me to extend our sincere condolences on the passing of the President of Bangladesh, Mr. Mohammad Zillur Rahman. I would also like to express our sorrow to his bereaved family and to the Government and the people of the Republic of Bangladesh. Our heartfelt …
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Group of Asia-Pacific States. I would like to thank the steering committee of States members of the Caribbean Community and the African Group and the United Nations Secretariat for their hard work in organizing the commemoration of the International Day of…
I am honoured, at the outset, to congratulate President Mahmoud Abbas and the brotherly Palestinian people on taking a first step, long awaited by the Palestinian people and a large part of the world, in acquiring an upgraded representation in the United Nations through the adoption of resolution 67…
Thank you, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to speak in this important debate.
My delegation associates itself with the statement delivered at the 77th meeting by the representative of Argentina on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
First, it gives me pleasure to acknowledge the progress achiev…
