69/280 GA
Strengthening emergency relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction in response to the devastating effects of the earthquake in Nepal
69
Session
| Draft symbol | A/69/L.66 |
|---|---|
| Adopted symbol | 69/280 |
| Sponsors (6) | |
| UN Document | 69/280 ↗ |
Vote Consensus — A/69/PV.90
Speeches following this vote (20)
The Acting President
I now give the floor to the observer of the European Union to make a statement.
Mr. Vrailas
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU) and its member States. The candidate countries the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Albania; the country of the Stabilization and Association Process and potential candidate Bosnia and Herzegovina; as well as the Republic of Moldova, align themselves with this statement.
We wish to thank the Secretary-Ge…
The Acting President
I shall now call on those representatives who wish to speak in explanation of position on the resolution just adopted. May I remind delegations that such explanations are limited to 10 minutes.
Mr. Mukerji
Let me join other delegations in conveying our deepest condolences to the Government and the people of Nepal, who have endured large-scale devastation in the aftermath of a massive earthquake on 25 April and several aftershocks. While we share the grief of the people of Nepal, we are gratified to see the international community rise to the occasion and assist in alleviating the suffering faced by…
Mr. Liu Jieyi
The Chinese delegation wishes to thank you, Sir, for having convened this meeting and Secretary-General Mr. Ban Ki-moon for his briefing. We extend our sincere condolences and sympathy to the Government and the people of Nepal and express appreciation to the countries, regional and international organizations and all other parties that have been actively participating in and supporting the rescue…
Mr. Erdman
On behalf of the United States, I would like to express our deepest condolences to all those affected by the earthquake in Nepal, including the families of those in Nepal, both Nepalese and visitors, who died or were injured in the earthquake and its aftermath. There are no words adequate to express our sense of loss.
We are working closely with the Government of Nepal and the United Nations and…
Mr. Yoshikawa
I thank the President for convening today’s meeting. I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his briefing on the situation in Nepal. And I would also like to express my gratitude
to Spain for taking the initiative, together with Nepal, to introduce the resolution just adopted (resolution 69/280).
On behalf of the people and the Government of Japan, I would like to express our profound s…
Mr. Anshor
I would like to begin by expressing once again Indonesia’s deepest condolences to the Government and the people of Nepal for their loss and the unfolding impacts caused by the earthquakes, which have resulted in an immeasurable amount of destruction and casualties. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all those who have felt the impact of the earthquakes.
It is a difficult moment for the Governmen…
Mr. Shearman
I would like to begin by expressing the heartfelt condolences of the Government and the people of the United Kingdom to the Government and the people of Nepal and to all those who have lost family, friends and livelihoods in this dreadful tragedy.
I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his briefing and Spain for its leadership, together with Nepal, on resolution 69/280, which we ha…
Mrs. Namgyel
At the outset, let me thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this important plenary meeting to provide an update on the situation in Nepal. We welcome the adoption of
resolution 69/280, which we were pleased to co-sponsor. I would also like to place on record our thanks to Spain for having taken this initiative.
I would also like to express our appreciation to the Secretary-G…
Ms. Mejía Vélez
I thank the Secretary-General for his detailed briefing, which truly conveys the devastating impact of the earthquake in Nepal, which not only claimed a great many lives and wounded many people, but also destroyed much of the country. On behalf of the Government of Colombia, I wish to extend my deepest condolences to the Government and the people of Nepal and to the families of the victims follow…
Mr. Lennartsson
Sweden aligns itself with the statement delivered on behalf of the European Union and would like to make a few additional remarks. Let me begin by reiterating Sweden’s heartfelt condolences to the Government of Nepal and the families of all those who lost their lives and our deepest sympathy to the many injured as a result of this terrible earthquake in Nepal. As many speakers before me have poin…
Mr. Forés Rodríguez
At the outset, I reaffirm our solidarity with the people and Government of Nepal and extend our condolences to them upon the devastating human and material damage wrought by the earthquakes of 25 April and 12 May and their aftershocks. Cuba wishes to share its modest experience in dealing with natural disasters in the hope that it may be useful to the people of Nepal.
Following in our long tradi…
Ms. Ponce
At the outset, allow me to express once again the Philippines’ deepest condolences and sympathy to the Government and the people of Nepal for the terrible loss of lives, extensive damage to property and destruction of Nepal’s important cultural sites caused by the earthquakes of 25 April and 12 May. We also express our condolences and sympathy to the people of its neighbouring countries, Banglade…
Mr. Dehghani
First of all, I would like to thank you, Sir, for convening this meeting and the Secretary-General for his briefing. I also commend Spain for its leadership in introducing resolution 69/280.
On behalf of the people and Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, I wish to express my heartfelt sympathy and condolences to the Government and people of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal for th…
Mr. Munir
I take this opportunity to reiterate the profound condolences of the Government and the people of Pakistan to the Government and the people of Nepal at the colossal loss of life and property resulting from the 25 April earthquake and its continuing aftershocks. We stand in solidarity with our Nepalese brothers and sisters at this difficult time. I would also like to thank Nepal and Spain for stee…
Mr. Haque
I would like to express our gratitude to Spain and Nepal for introducing resolution 69/280. Bangladesh is pleased to have co-sponsored the resolution.
On behalf of the people of Bangladesh, we express our deepest condolences to the victims of the devastating earthquake that shook Nepal on 25 April and then on 12 May. We hope that the people and Government of Nepal will be able to overcome their …
Mrs. Nusseibeh
I thank you, Sir, for convening this meeting and Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon for his important briefing. I also thank my colleagues, the Ambassadors of Spain and Nepal, for having proposed resolution 69/280, which we fully endorse as co-sponsors.
Today the international community comes together to acknowledge and offer our deepest sympathies to the people of Nepal, who are reeling from a rece…
Mr. Bhattarai
On behalf of the Government and people of Nepal and myself, I wish to express our deepest gratitude to you, Sir, for convening this meeting today at this crucial hour in support of Nepal in the wake of a series of earthquakes that have left the country devastated. I thank you for your opening statement, highlighting the need on the ground, and I also thank the Secretary-General for his comprehens…
The Acting President
The Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of sub-item (c) of agenda item 69.
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