At the outset, I would like to express our profound appreciation to the President of the seventy – fourth session of the General Assembly, Mr. Muhammad-Bande, for his outstanding leadership during these unprecedented times of the COVID-19 pandemic.
I would also like to congratulate the newly elected President of the General Assembly of the seventy-fifth session, Mr. Volkan Bozkir and wish every success in the exercise of his duties, in a fair and transparent manner.
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Ceremony for the 75th Anniversary from the signing of the Charter of the United Nations, on 26 June 1945 in San Francisco
United Nations, New York, 26 June 2020
The United Nations emerged from the ashes of the war as the embodiment of “never again” and the catalyst for a new era in international relations, more humane, more democratic, more equal and fair, [Read more…]
General Debate of the Ad-Hoc Working Group on Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly
United Nations Headquarters, 2 March 202
Thank you, co-Chairs, Mr. President of the General Assembly.
My statement complements that of the European Union. [Read more…]
Report of the Secretary General on the work of the Organization
United Nations General Assembly
Mr. President,
My statement complements that of the European Union.
At the outset, let me welcome the timing of this debate, which allows us more time to better prepare, and follows the main session of the Assembly, giving us the opportunity to dwell on our recent performance and learn from our experiences in order to better [Read more…]
Security Council Open Debate on the “Maintenance of International Peace and Security: Upholding the UN Charter”
New York, 9 January 2020
Mr. President,
I wish to thank you for organizing this extremely topical debate and wish Vietnam a successful tenure on the Council.
Sport for development and peace: building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic Ideal
9 December 2019
Mr. President,
Fully subscribing to the statement of the European Union, I wish to make some additional remarks because of my country’s strong links with the Olympic Ideal, formed through Cyprus’ participation in the Olympic Games since their initiation in antiquity. [Read more…]
Open Debate on the role of reconciliation in maintaining international peace and security
Security Council, United Nations
Mr. President,
While peace agreements may treat the symptoms of conflicts, their cause cannot be fully addressed without the restoration – at the grassroots level – of the fractured relationship that starts or fuels the conflict cycle. As the human pillar of conflict resolution, complementing its political and justice [Read more…]
Report of the International Criminal Court at the 74th Plenary Session of the United Nations General Assembly
4 November 2019
Mr. President,
My remarks today are complementary to the statement delivered by the European Union. I wish to thank President Eboe-Osuji for his presentation of this year’s report and welcome the intense level of the Court’s activity during the reporting period, with 11 situations under investigation by the Prosecutor, 10 ongoing preliminary examinations and 3 trial proceedings. [Read more…]
74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly on the Report of the International Court of Justice
30 October 2019
Mr. President,
At the outset, allow me to thank President Yusuf for his introduction of this year’s report of the International Court of Justice. I also wish to thank former Registrar Philippe Couvreur for his dedicated service to the Court in his nearly 20 years as its Registrar. [Read more…]
United Nations, 7 October 2019
The Permanent Representative of the Republic of Cyprus to the United Nations, Ambassador Andreas D. Mavroyiannis, was today elected as Chair of the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary Committee) for the 74th session of the General Assembly. In his speech during the first formal meeting of the Fifth Committee of the 74th session, Ambassador Mavroyiannis expressed his gratitude for the honour bestowed on him and Cyprus, and conveyed his appreciation to the Group of Asia-Pacific States for endorsing his candidature to this important and challenging post of presiding over the deliberations of the Committee. In assuming the Chairmanship, he assured of his commitment to a timely and results-oriented session.