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65/312 GA

Outcome document of the High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on Youth: Dialogue and Mutual Understanding

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Draft symbol A/65/L.87
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UN Document 65/312 ↗

Vote Consensus — A/65/PV.111 July 26, 2011

Speeches following this vote (20) may include explanations of vote
The President
Before giving the floor to the speakers, I should like to express sincere appreciation to His Excellency Mr. Thomas Mayr-Harting, Permanent Representative of Austria, and His Excellency Mr. Jean-Francis Zinsou, Permanent Representative of Benin, who so ably and patiently conducted the discussions and complex negotiations in the consultations on the outcome document. I also thank all Member States…
The President
The Assembly will now hear an address by His Excellency Mr. Jean Asselborn, Deputy Prime Minister of Luxembourg.
Mr. Asselborn (Luxembourg)
This High-level Meeting on youth is indeed most timely. Over the past few months, in the Middle East and North Africa, educated young people — many of them graduates who nonetheless faced unemployment and the inability of their leaders to offer them a future — have mobilized to reclaim rights and liberties and policies that would ensure social justice and an equitable sharing of wealth. I do not…
The President
I now give the floor to His Excellency Mr. Paul Abena, Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs of Suriname, who will speak on behalf of the Caribbean Community.
Mr. Abena (Suriname)
On behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), I extend sincere condolences to the people and Government of Norway on the tragedy involving young people. It is a distinct honour to address the General Assembly on this historic occasion on behalf of the States members of the Caribbean Community. I also have the pleasure of bringing greetings on behalf of the President of the Republic of Suriname…
The President
I now give the floor to His Excellency Mr. Kazenambo Kazenambo, Minister of Youth, National Service, Sport and Culture of Namibia, who will speak on behalf of the Southern African Development Community.
Mr. Kazenambo (Namibia)
First, on behalf of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), I would like to extend our condolences to the people of Norway. I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Southern African Development Community, which is composed of the following countries: Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, …
The President
I now give the floor to His Excellency Mr. Moncef Belkhayat, Minister of Youth and Sports of Morocco, who will speak on behalf of the Council of Arab Ministers of Youth and Sports.
Mr. Belkhayat (Morocco)
At the outset, I would like to express the condolences of the King and people of Morocco to the Kingdom of Norway in the wake of the tragedy in Oslo. Young people have changed, and so has their environment, including their cultural, social, political, economic and information framework — and their way of life — as their ambitions have crystallized. They have a different view of politicians and t…
The President
I now give the floor to His Excellency Mr. Khalid Mohammad Al-Attiyah, Minister of State for International Cooperation of Qatar.
Mr. Al-Attiyah (Qatar)
Allow me at the outset, on behalf of the State of Qatar, to express our deep sorrow and condolences for the crime that has cost the lives of dozens of innocent people in Norway — a result of the same kinds of violence and intransigence that have led us to hold our meeting today. I offer our condolences to the people and Government of Norway. The declaration of 2010-2011 as the International Year…
The President
The Assembly will now hear an address by His Excellency Mr. Robert Mugabe, President of the Republic of Zimbabwe. President Mugabe: I would like to begin by recognizing all the young people who are present here on this occasion of commemorating the International Year of Youth, but in doing so, also repeat and reiterate our expressions of sympathy to Norway over the tragedy that has visited that …
The President
I now give the floor to Her Excellency Ms. Ximena Ponce, Minister for Economic and Social Inclusion of Ecuador.
Ms. Ponce (Ecuador)
I thank the President of the General Assembly. For the Government of Ecuador of our comrade Rafael Correa, it is truly a source of pride to be here. We consider ourselves democratic Governments — some Governments in Latin America that are finding alternative tracks to development in which we have changed the axis of the concept of what constitutes a government. We are changing the axis from that…
The President
I now give the floor to His Excellency Mr. Marco Antonio Midence Milla, Minister of Youth of Honduras.
Mr. Milla (Honduras)
Allow me at the outset to convey our heartfelt condolences and solidarity to the brotherly nation of Norway. I represent a country that is at the heart of Central America. Though rich in diversity and endowed with nature’s gifts, my country’s greatest treasure is its people. Of the nearly 8 million Hondurans, our demographic profile shows that 68 per cent of the population is of less than 30 yea…
The President
I wish to remind all speakers to limit their statements to no more than three minutes when speaking in a national capacity, and to five minutes when speaking on behalf of a group. I urge speakers to respect those time limits. As I have indicated, we have more than 100 left on our list and I wish to give the floor to every one. I now give the floor to Mr. Dullas Alahapperuma, Minister of Youth Af…
Mr. Alahapperuma (Sri Lanka)
Let me thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important and timely High-level Meeting. I also wish to thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his opening remarks. I join other speakers in extending our heartfelt condolences to the Norwegian families who lost loved ones in last week’s twin attacks. We stand with the Norwegian people in support and solidarity. We are also very sad that a maj…
The President
I now give the floor to His Excellency Mr. Guy Nzouba Ndama, President of the National Assembly of Gabon.
Mr. Nzouba Ndama (Gabon)
Mr. President, I wish to convey to you the thanks of the President of the Gabonese Republic, His Excellency Mr. Ali Bongo Ondimba, for your invitation to this High-level Meeting on Youth. Because his schedule prevented him from coming, he asked me to represent him at these meetings in order to deliver the following message. “I am delighted to participate in this important High-level Meeting, whi…
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