With regret, we underscore that there was no appropriate dialogue or due consideration of the constructive proposals put forward by Russia on how we can truly improve the financial situation of the United Nations and resolve existing problems. Genuine support for the Secretary-General means paying c…
We thank the Secretariat for preparing a detailed analysis (A/73/824) of the trends of the past 10 years. We are pleased to see the information on the efforts to combat AIDS, including the 43 per cent global reduction in AIDS mortality. However, the spread of HIV infection remains an acute global he…
I would first like to thank the European
Union for its hard work and effective chairmanship of the Kimberley Process in 2018, and to welcome India, which has assumed the post this year. We would like to note that the Russian Federation takes a positive view of draft resolution A/73/L.75 and is one …
We note with satisfaction that African countries are making consistent progress towards socioeconomic transformation. Progress in areas such as industry, agriculture, health care, education, information and communications technology and innovation is of particular importance. The establishment of a …
The world is on the threshold of a significant paradigm shift and there is a growing demand for new economic and social models that can take on the challenges of globalization and increasing interdependence. The pace of technological progress, stimulated by the digital economy, is continually increa…
I would first like to thank you, Mr. President, for presenting draft resolution A/C.5/68/L.15. Despite the fact that the Russian Federation decided not to oppose its adoption, we feel compelled to express our regret over the non-inclusion of our proposal for strengthening the Tribunals’ budgetary di…
First of all, I wish to state for the record that we worked under a very heavy schedule and that we have not had an opportunity to properly verify the enumerated figures on the financing of the two Tribunals. The Secretariat has assured us informally that amendments to the financing figures correspo…
