Revitalization of the General Assembly, Fourth thematic debate on the Strengthening of the Institutional Memory of the Office of the President of the General Assembly
UN Headquarters, 28 April 2017
Co-Chairs,
Since this is the first time we are taking the floor in the context of this year’s work of the Ad-hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the General Assembly, let me at the outset, commend you for the excellent way in which you conduct our deliberations. [Read more…]
Statement by Deputy Permanent Representative, Mr. Menelaos Menelaou
United Nations, 29 June 2016
Thank you Mr. Chair.
Cyprus aligns itself with the statement of the European Union and would like to add some remarks in its national capacity. [Read more…]
9th Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, “Implementing the Agenda 2030 for all persons with disabilities: Leaving no one behind”
United Nations, 15 June 2016
Thank you Mr. President.
Cyprus aligns itself with the statement of the European Union.
Cyprus has made significant progress since ratifying the CRPD in 2011 and continues to do so. [Read more…]
High-level meeting of the UN General Assembly on HIV/AIDS – New York, 8-10 June 2016
Mr. President,
This high level meeting comes at a very opportune moment in our global response to effectively and definitively tackle the AIDS epidemic that for decades has claimed, and still claiming, so many lives. Over the past 35 years, the pandemic of HIV/AIDS has left no corner of the world untouched [Read more…]
Security Council open debate on “Countering the narratives and ideologies of terrorism“
United Nations, 11 May 2016
Mr. President,
Cyprus aligns itself with the statement delivered by the European Union and wishes to deliver additional remarks in its national capacity. We thank the Presidency for focusing the Council’s attention on countering terrorist narratives and welcome the presidential statement adopted today, as well as its valuable practical focus. [Read more…]
Statement delivered by the Deputy Permanent Representative Mr. Menelaos Menelaou
Peace consolidation in West Africa: Piracy and Armed Robbery at Sea in the Gulf of Guinea
Thank you Mr. President.
Cyprus aligns itself with the statement delivered by the European Union and wishes to add the following in its national capacity. At the outset, we wish to commend the Chinese Presidency of the Security Council as well as Angola and Senegal for their initiative to organize this open debate on piracy and armed robbery with a particular focus on the Gulf of Guinea, one of the regions that are most affected by this threat. [Read more…]
High-level Signature Ceremony for the Paris Agreement
New York, 22 April 2016
Your Excellencies,
Distinguished delegates,
Distinguished guests,
Ladies and gentlemen,
Firstly, I would like to express my appreciation to the UN Secretary General for hosting this important event in New York.
Statement by Special Ministerial Envoy, Ambassador Andreas Mavroyiannis
New York, 21 April 2016
Mr. President,
Thank you for convening this important HL meeting, the first following the adoption of the universal, transformative 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals last September. [Read more…]
Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly on the World Drug Problem
General Debate, 21 April 2016
Mr. Chairman, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, my delegation subscribes to the statement delivered by the European Union.
I would like to add some remarks in my national capacity. I appreciate the opportunity to address on behalf of the Republic of Cyprus this high level meeting which aims to address all the achievements put forward since the 2009 “Political Declaration and Plan [Read more…]
Special Session of the UN General Assembly on the World Drug Problem
New York, 19-21 April 2016
Round Table 1 (19 April, 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.): Demand Reduction and related measures, including prevention and treatment, as well as health-related issues, and ensuring the availability of controlled substances for medical and scientific purposes, while preventing their diversion (“drugs and health”) [Read more…]