72/279 GA
Repositioning of the United Nations development system in the context of the quadrennial comprehensive policy review of operational activities for development of the United Nations system
72
Session
| Draft symbol | A/72/L.52 |
|---|---|
| Adopted symbol | 72/279 |
| UN Document | 72/279 ↗ |
Vote Consensus — A/72/PV.91
Speeches following this vote (20)
The Secretary-General
I have just arrived from Mali, but I wanted to be here personally to thank everyone here for their leadership, engagement and constructive spirit as representatives of all the States Members of the United Nations. I would like to pay a special tribute to the co-facilitators, Ambassador Sabri Boukadoum, Permanent Representative of Algeria, and Ambassador Ib Petersen, Permanent Representative of De…
The President
I thank the Secretary-General for his statement.
Before giving the floor for explanations of position, may I remind delegations that explanations are limited to 10 minutes and should be made by delegations from their seats.
Mr. Edrees
I thank and welcome the Secretary-General, the Deputy Secretary-General and the Under-Secretary-General.
I have the pleasure of delivering this statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China (G-77).
The reform of the United Nations development system has now become a matter of necessity that can no longer be delayed. For it to succeed, however, an equally important process of changing the min…
Ms. Guadey
At the outset, I would like to wish Ambassador Edrees a happy birthday.
The Group of African States wishes to align its statement with that just delivered by the representative of Egypt on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
The African Group would like to commend the remarkable efforts of the co-facilitators, Mr. Sabri Boukadoum, Permanent Representative of Algeria, and Mr. Ib Petersen, Perma…
Mr. Bin Momen
I have the privilege of delivering this statement on behalf of the least developed countries (LDCs).
We align ourselves with the statement just delivered by the representative of Egypt as Chair of the Group of 77 and China. We also wish him a happy birthday.
We congratulate all Member States on the successful conclusion of the complex and arduous exercise related to the repositioning of the Uni…
Mr. Panayotov
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the European Union (EU) and its member States.
I would first like to congratulate Ambassador Mohamed Edrees of Egypt on his birthday and to wish him success, good health and personal happiness.
We are truly pleased that the General Assembly has decided to adopt by consensus resolution 72/279, on repositioning of the United Nations develop…
Ms. Zahir
I am honoured to speak on behalf of the States members of the Alliance of Small Island States. We align ourselves with the statement delivered by the Permanent Representative of Egypt on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
At the outset, we would like to thank the co-facilitators, Ambassadors Ib Petersen and Sabri Boukadoum, Permanent Representatives of Denmark and Algeria, respectively, for th…
Mr. Grant
I am delivering this explanation of position on behalf of Australia, New Zealand and my own country, Canada. We would first like to congratulate the Secretary-General and his team, and our able facilitators, the Ambassadors of Denmark and Algeria. It was not always an easy road, but we should all be happy about the strong result.
The reform of the United Nations system, including the development…
Mr. Ma Zhaoxu
China aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Egypt on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
I would first like to congratulate my brother the Permanent Representative of Egypt, Ambassador Mohamed Edrees, on his birthday. Today is also the birthday of the United Nations development system reform.
Since the submission of the two reports on the repositioning of the United Na…
Mr. Skinner-Kleé Arenales
My country aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of the Arab Republic of Egypt on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. We also wish to congratulate the head of the Egyptian delegation on his birthday.
Of all the Secretary-General’s reform efforts, the repositioning of the development system, which we launched today through our adoption of resolution 72/279, could be seen as…
Mrs. Arrieta Munguía
Mexico would like to congratulate the facilitators, the Ambassadors of Algeria and Denmark, and their teams, as well as the Ambassador of Egypt.
On this important occasion we welcome the adoption of resolution 72/279, on the reform of the United Nations development system, because we believe in it. We believe that with the leadership of the Secretary-General and the Deputy Secretary-General, we …
Mr. Duque Estrada Meyer
First of all, I want to congratulate the Egyptian Ambassador for his birthday. And while today is not my birthday, yesterday was.
One and a half years ago, the General Assembly undertook a comprehensive policy review of the United Nations development system in order to better position the Organization to support countries in their efforts to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.…
Mr. Rosselli Frieri
I would like to begin this short statement by thanking the Permanent Representative of Egypt for having shared with us all that today was his birthday.
Uruguay is pleased to see the consensus achieved with regard to the need to reinforce the United Nations development system and thereby to pursue better outcomes by fine-tuning its leadership structure, the most reasonable use of its resources an…
Mr. Locsin
The Philippines expresses its best wishes for a happy life and continued success for the Permanent Representatives of Egypt and Brazil on their respective birthdays. We also align ourselves with the statement delivered by the representative of Egypt as Chair of the Group of 77 (G-77), and express our profound appreciation to the Permanent Representatives of Algeria and of Denmark for leading us t…
Mr. Morejón Pazmiño
At the outset, my country associates itself with the statement made by the representative of Egypt on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. I would also like to join others in congratulating the co-facilitators of this process and their teams for their tireless work. Their experience and leadership were clearly vital to the consensus achieved on resolution 72/279, which we adopted today and which …
Mrs. Rugwabiza
At the outset, my delegation would like to commend the co-facilitators, Ambassadors Boukadoum and Petersen, the Permanent Representatives of Algeria and Denmark, respectively, who led the intergovernmental consultations on resolution 72/279 in an inclusive manner with an unwavering resolve to find common ground for all Member States. We commend the Secretary-General, the Deputy Secretary-General …
Mr. Djani
Indonesia aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Egypt on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, and joins those wishing Ambassador Edrees a happy birthday. I am glad that in 2016, as Chair of the Second Committee, I was involved in the negotiations on the quadrennial comprehensive policy review, providing guidance for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainab…
Mr. Marobe
At the outset, South Africa aligns itself with the statements delivered by the Permanent Representatives of the Arab Republic of Egypt and Ethiopia on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and the Group of African States, respectively.
My delegation would like to take this opportunity to thank the Secretary-General for the presentation of his vision and proposals, and for his ongoing open and tran…
Mr. Lauber
At the outset, allow me to commend and thank Ambassador Boukadoum and Ambassador Petersen for their leadership of the negotiation process resulting in the adoption this afternoon of resolution 72/279, which is of crucial importance for all of us. I also thank and congratulate the Secretary-General, the Deputy Secretary-General and their teams. Since he took office, the Secretary-General has insis…
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