The topic chosen by the presidency for today’s meeting is one of the most pressing issues on the international agenda. The desire for enrichment at the expense of the resources of other countries has posed the threat of conflicts and wars for centuries, and humanity has not managed to cure itself of…
We would like to thank Mr. Adedeji Ebo, Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, for his briefing.
We have closely studied the latest report by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Director General, Fernando Arias (S/2025/850, annex, enclosure). We note …
We would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Leonardo Santos Simão, for his report on the current situation in the region and on the activities of the Office that he leads over the past three months. We support the work of the United Nations Office for West Africa …
Russia aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Pakistan on behalf of the like-minded group.
In addition to our statement on the Pact for the Future (resolution 79/1) as part of the national statements made on 23 September during the Summit of the Future (see A/79/PV.5), we wo…
We request that it be taken into account that our statement today regarding draft decision A/78/L.112 also applies to decision 78/528 D. We would also like to inform the General Assembly for the record that Russia joined the consensus on that decision, but it does not support the participation of th…
The Russian Federation joined the consensus on resolution 78/327. We would like to emphasize that water resources are an issue on which we need to cooperate under the auspices of the United Nations necessary, in as constructive and inclusive a manner as possible.
We asked for the floor to thank the…
We would like to make an explanation of position before draft decision A/78/L.112 is adopted.
We regret and are concerned about the wording that was included in the text of the modalities resolution for this meeting (resolution 78/319). The phrase “for a final decision by the Assembly on participat…
We listened very carefully to the statement by the representative of Hungary. We understand the logic behind his statement. The only thing that we do not understand is why we are being accused of depriving the European Union (EU) of its participation or discriminating against the EU. That is categor…
We would like to submit an amendment to draft decision A/78/L.77, on the list of speakers.
First and foremost, we would like to thank you, Mr. President, for introducing this decision. In our view, its provisions do not raise any questions, and they strike very important balance. We do have issue w…
Regarding our understanding of the procedure, Mr. President, we were under the impression that we could exercise our right of reply earlier, but now we will indeed do so.
We regret that the Ukrainian delegation has once again exploited this unifying agenda item for political purposes and in order t…
We would like to thank Morocco, the coordinator of the negotiation process towards reaching an agreement on draft resolution A/78/L.78 on improving global road safety, for its work.
Despite the noteworthy progress in the area of road safety, achieving road safety remains a priority in the modern wo…
It would be disrespectful to leave a question posed directly by the Permanent Representative of the United States unanswered. I will not comment on the remark about throwing stones in glass houses and will instead focus on today’s agenda.
Our country is actively working to rebuild Syria, whose dest…
We thank Special Envoy Geir Pedersen and the Head of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Mr. Martin Griffiths, whom we wish we did not have to bid farewell to, for their briefings on the current political and humanitarian situation in Syria.
With the continuing escalatio…
We thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s important meeting. We also thank the African Union Commissioner and the Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission for their briefings.
Given its geopolitical importance and significant socioeconomic and demographic potential, today Africa clearly has a…
We would like to thank the delegation of South Africa for coordinating the negotiation process on resolution 78/280, on the close relationship between global health and foreign policy, which is very important to our delegation. We commend its work, and we join with the consensus.
We are in favour o…
The Russian Federation has submitted draft amendment A/78/L.55, which objects to the use of the word “crisis” in relation to antimicrobial resistance. Further consultations took place with a view to reaching compromise language. I understand that that will be announced later today.
In that regard, …
The Russian delegation greatly values the efforts of Mr. Gilles Michaud in the conduct of the work of the Department for Safety and Security. The reforms that have been initiated have genuinely increased the ability of the United Nations to carry out programmes quickly and effectively in high-risk s…
The Russian Federation has always striven to support African States’ desire to boost international cooperation for the development of the continent. We would like to express our gratitude to the coordinators of the negotiations on resolution 78/262, entitled “New Partnership for Africa’s Development…
We thank the delegations of Portugal and Chile for their efforts to coordinate the negotiation process and the entire group of sponsors for contributing to the adoption of resolution 78/261. As a State whose policy seeks to create the conditions necessary to
ensure decent lives and free human devel…
We listened with concern to the Secretariat’s presentation on the holding of a high-level plenary meeting on sea level rise, within existing resources.
We stress the fact that in order to entirely fulfil its mandate, the Secretariat requires the necessary financial resources to be available. If we …
