INFORMAL MEETING OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY PLENARY ON PIRACY
14 May 2010, United Nations Headquarters
Summary
Statements
- Opening remarks by the President of the 64th session of the General Assembly
- Closing remarks by the President of the 64th session of the General Assembly
- Statement by the H.E. Ban Ki-Moon – Secretary-General of the United Nations
- Statement by the H.E. Mr. Abdurahman A. Ibrahim – 1st Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources of Somalia
- Statement by the H.E. Mr. Amos Kimunya – Minister of Trade of Kenya
- Statement by the H.E. Ms. Stefania Prestigiacomo – Minister of Environment, Land and Sea of Italy
- Statements by Member States, Observers and Panelists
Backgrounder
- Concept Note [PDF]
Programme
Webcast
- 14 May 2010, General Assembly: Informal meeting of the plenary on piracy.
- Morning meeting
1] Opening session
2] Panel 1: Political, legal, social and economic aspects of combating piracy - Moderator: Ms. Patricia O’Brien, Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs, the Legal Counsel.
[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 2 hours and 39 minutes]
[Webcast: Archived Video - Original Language: 2 hours and 39 minutes]- Statement by H.E. Dr. Ali Abdussalam Treki, President of the sixty-fourth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 8 minutes ]
[Webcast: Archived Video - Arabic: 8 minutes ] - Statement by H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations.
[Webcast: Archived Video - 8 minutes ]
- Statement by H.E. Dr. Ali Abdussalam Treki, President of the sixty-fourth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
- Afternoon meeting
1] Panel 2: Somalia: A case study - Moderator: Mr. Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia.
2] Panel 3: Global character of piracy and the crucial role of the United Nations and Cooperation amongst Member States in combating the scourge - Moderator: Mr. Efthimios E. Mitropoulos, Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization.
[Webcast: Archived Video - English: 2 hours and 48 minutes]
[Webcast: Archived Video - Original Language: 2 hours and 48 minutes]
- Morning meeting
Letters
- Letter dated 4 May to all Permanent Missions and Permanent Observer Missions to the United Nations forwarding the draft programme and the background note for the Informal General Assembly Plenary Meeting on Piracy to be held on 14 May 2010.
- Letter dated 29 March to all Permanent Missions and Permanent Observer Missions to the United Nations convening an informal meeting of the General Assembly to discuss the problem of international maritime piracy to be held on 14 May 2010.
News
- Seychelles to launch UN-backed courts to combat piracy - 5 May 2010
- Security Council suggests possible tribunals to deal with Somali piracy problem - 27 April 2010
- UN trust fund backs projects in fight against piracy off Somali coast - 23 April 2010
- Tackling Piracy in Somali Waters:
Rising attacks impede delivery of humanitarian assistance