Speeches and Statements by High Representative

New York , 19 September 2005 High Representative's addresses Sixth Annual Ministerial Meeting of LLDC's Click here for Secretary-General's message to the CARICOM Meeting [delivered by the High Representative] Photo
New York , 16 September 2005 High Representative's addresses Tuvalu Partnership Round Table Discussion
Asuncion, 9 August 2005 High Representative's Opening Statement at the Meeting of Ministers responsible for Trade of Landlocked Developing Countries
New York, 19 July 2005 High Representative's Statement at the General Segment of the 2005 Substantive Session of ECOSOC under agenda item 6(b): "Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2001-2010"
St. Lucia, 03 July 2005 UN Secretary-General's Message to the 26th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) [Delivered by Anwarul K. Chowdhury]
Doha, Qatar, 14 June 2005 High Representative's Statement at the Second South Summit Meeting of the Group of 77 and China
New York, 1 June 2005 High Representative's Statement at the Symposium on "The Global Development Agenda and United Nations Reform-Towards a Global Approach to the Millennium Development Goals"
New York, 31 May 2005 High Representative's Statement at the Fourteenth Session of the High-Level Committee on South-South Cooperation
Los Angeles, 22 May 2005 High Representative's Address at the Inaugural Commencement Ceremony of The Soka University of America on "Culture of Peace: In our Lives and for Our World"
New York, 20 May 2005 High Representative's Statement at the 2005 UNA-USA Model United Nations Conference on "Cooperation between the United Nations and Regional Organizations"
Bangkok, 17 May 2005 High Representative's Statement at the Ministerial Segment of the 61st Session of UN ESCAP
Abuja, Nigeria, 14-15 May 2005 High Representative's Statement at the Thirty eighth session of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development on the theme "Achieving the Millennium Development Goals in Africa" [Delivered by Zamira Eshmambetova]
Bangkok, 10 May 2005 High Representative's Statement at the Opening Session of UN ESCAP's Special Body for the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
Tampa, Florida, 14 April 2005 High Representative's Statement at the Opening Ceremonies of the Global Classrooms Model United Nations Conference [UN Association-USA, Tampa Bay Chapter]
New York, 11 April 2005 High Representative's Statement at the Opening of the 13th Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development
Addis Ababa, 6 April 2005 High Representative's Statement at the Conference of Ministers of Transport / Infrastructure of Africa
Almaty, Kazakhstan, 1 April 2005 High Representative's Address at The Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies on UN Reform and Related Issues
Almaty, Kazakhstan, 31 March 2005 High Representative's Remarks at the Closing Session of the High-Level Meeting on the "Role of International, Regional and Sub-regional Organizations in the Implementation of the Almaty Programme of Action"
Almaty, Kazakhstan, 29 March 2005 High Representative's Statement at the Opening Session of the High-Level Meeting on the "Role of International, Regional and Sub-regional Organizations in the Implementation of the Almaty Programme of Action"
Yale University Law School, New Haven, Connecticut, 17 March 2005 High Representative's keynote speech at the 2005 Symposium on International Relations for "Building a Culture of Peace"
New York, 24 February 2005 High Representative's Opening Remarks at the Panel Discussion on "Hoping and Coping: How are Women in LDCs responding to HIV/AIDS"
Abu Dhabi, UAE, 30 January 2005 High Representative's Address at the International Conference on Sustainable Transportation in Developing Countries
Kobe, Japan, 19 January 2005 High Representative's Statement at the Second World Conference on Disaster Reduction
Port Louis, Mauritius, 14 January 2005 High Representative's Statement at the Concluding Session of the International Meeting to Review the Implementation of the Barbados Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of SIDS
Port Louis, Mauritius, 10 January 2005 High Representative's Statement at the opening session of the International Meeting to Review the Implementation of the Barbados Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of SIDS
Port Louis, Mauritius, 10 January 2005 High Representative's Intervention at the side event jointly organized by WTO and UN-OHRLLS on Impact of Tourism on the Economies of SIDS
Port Louis, Mauritius, 7 January 2005 High Representative's Remarks at the Flag Raising Ceremony for the Swami Vivekananda International Convention Centre
Port Louis, Mauritius, 6 January 2005 High Representative's Statement at the opening ceremony of the Civil Society Forum
San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1 December 2004 High Representative's "Message on World Peace and Tolerance" at the inauguration of The Human Forum Organized by the Alliance for the New Humanity Click here for details
Seattle, Washington, 22 November 2004 High Representative's Statement at the 2004 Global Business Series Luncheon on The UN: Its Relevance in the New Century Click here for World Affairs Council Linkage
Seattle, Washington, 22 November 2004 High Representative's Address at The World Affairs Council on "Alleviating Global Poverty - The Role of the United Nations"
New York, 16 November 2004 High Representative's Statement at the 59th UNGA 2nd Committee on item 44: Information and Communications Technologies for Development
New York, 15 November 2004 High Representative's Statement at the 59th UNGA 2nd Committee on item 89(a): Implementation of the first United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (1997-2006)
New York, 15 November 2004 High Representative's Statement at the 59th UNGA 2nd Committee on item 89(b): Women in Development
New York, 9 November 2004 High Representative's Statement at the 59th UNGA 2nd Committee on Implementation of the Programme of Action for the LDCs under item 88(a); Third UN Conference on the LDCs
New York, 9 November 2004 High Representative's Statement at the 59th UNGA 2nd Committee on to introduce the report of the Secretary-General on the Implementation of the Almaty Programme of Action under agenda item 88(b)
New York, 4 November 2004 High Representative's Statement at the 59th UNGA 2nd Committee on Agenda Item 90: Operational activities for development
New York, 1 November 2004 High Representative's Statement at the 59th UNGA 2nd Committee on agenda item 83: Macroeconomic policy questions; (a) International trade and development (b) Commodities
New York, 29 October 2004 High Representative's Statement at the 59th UNGA 2nd Committee on Item 87: (a) Globalization and interdependence (b) International migration and development
Stresa, Italy, 22 October 2004 High Representative's keynote speech at The World Political Forum on poverty in the world Related Press Release Photo with President Mikhail Gorbachev
Linza, Albania , 20 October 2004 High Representative's welcome speech at Hague Appeal for Peace on Developing Democracy through Peace Education Related Press Release
New York, 18 October 2004 High Representative's message on World Food Day
New York, 18 October 2004 High Representative's Statement at the 59th UNGA 2nd Committee on Agenda Item 85: Sustainable Development: (b) Further implementation of the POA for Sustainable Development of SIDS, (c) International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, and (e) Implementation of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification
New York, 13 October 2004 High Representative's Statement at the 59th UNGA 2nd Committee on Item 84: Follow-up to and implementation of the outcome of the International Conference on Financing for Development
New York, 12 October 2004 High Representative's Statement at the 59th UNGA 2nd Committee on Item 83(C): External debt crisis and development
New York, 6 October 2004 High Representative's Remarks at the FAO Ministerial Dialogue on SIDS
Washington, D.C, 3 October 2004 High Representative's Statement at the 2004 World Bank Small States Forum
New York, 27 September 2004 High Representative's Statement at the Fifth Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
New York, 24 September 2004 High Representative's Opening Statement at the Panel Presentation on the State of Governance in Malawi [Organized by the Office of the High Representative in collaboration with the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Malawi to the United Nations, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)]
Tokyo , 13 September 2004 High Representative's Statement at the High Level Policy-Makers' Symposium on South South Collaboration: "ICPD Revisited" [Opening Session]
Tokyo , 13 September 2004 High Representative's Statement at the High Level Policy-Makers' Symposium on South South Collaboration: "ICPD Revisited" [Session One: "Achievemnets and Challenges - Ten Years after Cairo"]
Wuhan, China, 7 September 2004 High Representative's Introductory Statement at the International Forum on Population and Development Implementation of ICPD Programme of Action and the MDGs
Apia, Samoa, 7 August 2004 High Representative's Statement at the 35th Pacific Island Forum Plenary
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New York, 15 July 2004 High Representative's Introductory Statement at the 2004 Substantive Session of the ECOSOC General Segment on the report of the Secretary-General on "Agenda item 6(b): Implementation of and follow-up to major UN conference and summits: review and coordination of the implementation of the BPoA for the LDCs 2001-2010"
St. George's, Grenada, 5 July 2004 High Representative's Statement at the 25th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
New York, 1 July 2004 High Representative's Statement at the 2004 ECOSOC Coordination Segment on the theme "Coordinated and integrated UN system approach to promoting rural development in developing countries, with due consideration to Least Developed Countries, for poverty eradication and sustainable development" Item 4 (b)
New York, 29 June 2004 High Representative's Statement at the ECOSOC 2004 High-Level Segment on the Report of the Secretary General on the theme "Resources mobilization and enabling environment for poverty eradication in the context of the implementation of the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2001-2010"[agenda item 2]
New York, 28 June 2004 High Representative's Statement at the High Level Segment of the 2004 Substantive Session of the ECOSOC on the theme "Resources mobilization and enabling environment for poverty eradication in the context of the implementation of the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2001-2010" [Investment Promotion Forum]
São Paulo, Brazil, 17 June 2004 High Representative's Statement at the General Debate of UNCTAD XI
São Paulo, Brazil, 13 June 2004 High Representative's Statement at the Ministerial Meeting of the Least Developed Countries on the eve of UNCTAD XI
São Paulo, Brazil, 13 June 2004 High Representative's Statement at the Ministerial Meeting of the Landlocked Developing Countries on the eve of UNCTAD XI
New York, 24 May 2004 High Representative's Remarks at the Symposium on "The Role of Women in World Peace", sponsored by Lehman College of the City University of NY and the International Health Awareness Network. [Keynote address by 2003 Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi]
Washington DC, 14 May 2004 High Representative's Statement at the Closing Ceremony of the Global Population Forum 2004
Dakar, Senegal, 4 May 2004 High Representative's Statement at the Third Least Developed Countries Trade Minister's Conference on Revival of the Post-Cancun Trade Negotiations and Market Access
Shanghai, 23 April 2004 High Representative's Statement at the UNESCAP Special Event "Achieving the Millennium Development Goals in the Least Developed Countries through Regional Development Cooperation"
Shanghai, 20 April 2004 High Representative's Statement at the ESCAP Special Body on Pacific Island Developing Countries (Eighth Session)
New York, 14 April 2004 High Representative's Statement at the Item 4 of the CSD-12 Agenda -- Preparations for an International Meeting for the Review of the Implementation of the Barbados Programme of Action
New York, 12 April 2004 High Representative's Statement at the Third General Meeting between the United Nations and Caribbean Community
Republic of Korea, 29 March 2004 High Representative's message to the 8th Special Session of the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum
New York, 22 March 2004 High Representative's Statement at the 37th Session of the Commission on Population and Development
New York, 17 March 2004 High Representative's Statement at the ECOSOC High-Level Segment Second Preparatory Meeting
New York, 1 March 2004 High Representative's Statement at the forty-eighth session of the Commission on the Status on Women
Nassau, 26 January 2004 High Representative's Statement at the opening ceremony of The Bahamas Interregional Preparatory Meeting for the 10-year review of the Barbados Programme of Action (BPoA)
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Qingdao, China, 14 January 2004 High Representative's message to the Fifth Negotiating Meeting on Draft Transit Traffic Framework Agreement between the Governments of the People's Republic of China, Mongolia and the Russian Federation (delivered by Mr. Sandagdorj Erdenebileg, First Oficer, OHRLLS)
Marrakech, Morocco, 16 December 2003 High Representative's Statement at the High-Level Conference on South-South Cooperation
New York, 11 November 2003 High Representative's Statement at the GA Second Committee on Agenda item 104: Follow-up to the International Conference on Financing for Development
New York, 6 November 2003 High Representative's Statement at the GA Second Committee on Agenda item 102: Third United Nations Conference on the LDCs
New York, 3 November 2003 High Representative's Statement at the GA Second Committee on Agenda items: 91(a)+91(g): International Trade and Development and Commodities
New York, 22 October 2003 High Representative introduced the Report of the Secretary-General on the outcome of the Ministerial Conference of Landlocked and Transit Developing and Donor Countries at the second committee of UNGA
New York, 21 October 2003 High Representative's Statement in the Second Committee of the 58th session of the UN General Assembly on Agenda item: 97(b): Economic and technical cooperation among developing countries
New York, 20 October 2003 High Representative calls for focused agenda for the Mauritius SIDS meeting and implementable outcome with specific follow-up and monitoring arrangements
New York, 14 October 2003 High Representative calls for further empowerment of women and gender mainstreaming at the country level in the LDCs
New York, 9 October 2003 Statement by the High Representative at the General Assembly Second Committee on Item 98: Implementation of the First decade for the Eradication of Poverty (1997-2006)
New York, 30 September 2003 High Representative's Statement at the Fourth Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Landlocked Developing Countries.
Tokyo, 3 September 2003

Keynote presentation on high level policy-makers' symposium on south-to-south collaboration: Poverty and HIV/AIDS.
Session one: Poverty Eradication: Empowerment of Women as an Essential Ingredient.

Bangkok, 1 September 2003 High Representative's message on 59th session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) - Delivered by Abraham Joseph
Dushanbe, Tajikistan,
30 August 2003
Secretary-General's message to the Dushanbe Internationalll Freshwater Forum [delivered by Anwarul K. Chowdhury, High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States]
Almaty, Kazakhstan,
28-29 August 2003
SECRETARY-GENERAL'S MESSAGE TO THE INTERNATIONAL MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE OF LANDLOCKED AND TRANSIT DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND DONOR COUNTRIES AND INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS ON TRANSIT TRANSPORT COOPERATION -- Delivered by Mr. Anwarul K. Chowdhury
Almaty, Kazakhstan,
28 August 2003

High Representative's Statement at the International Ministerial Conference of Landlocked and Transit Developing Countries and Donor Countries and International Financial and Development Institutions on Transit Transport Cooperation

Geneva, 16 July 2003 HR's Statement on the Introduction of the Secretary-General's report on the Implementation of the Programme of Action of LDCs [A/58/86 - E/2003/81] - ECOSOC General Segment, Agenda item 6(b)
Montego Bay, 2 July 2003 High Representative delivered Secretary Generals's message to the 24th regular meeting of the CARICOM Heads of Government
Geneva, 30 June 2003 High-Level Segment of the ECOSOC Session "Promoting an integrated approach to rural development in developing countries for poverty eradication and sustainable development"
New York, 23 June 2003 First session on the Intergovernmental Preparatory Committee of the International Ministerial Conference
New York, 2 June 2003 Keynote presentation on "Humanitarian Action in the Least Developed Countries" at the International Diploma in Humanitarian Assistance Programme held at Fordham University
New York, 27 May 2003

Thirteenth session of the High Level Committe on the review of Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries (TCDC) on the "Potential For South-South Cooperation in the implementation of the Brussels Programme for the LDCs
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Addis Ababa, 5 May 2003 African Regional Meeting of Landlocked and Transit Developing Countries on Transit Transport Cooperation
New York, 29 April 2003

Ministerial segment of the 11th session of the Commission on Sustainable Development

New York, 24 April 2003 12th International conference on "Health and Environment: Global Partners for Global Solutions" on the theme "Water and Health: Problems and Solutions
New York, 23 April 2003 Briefing on the state of the preparations of the IMC
Santiago, 8 April 2003 108th Conference of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
Tokyo, 19 March 2003

Ceremony of the Soka University, "Culture of Peace: Beacon of hope for the New Millennium"

Kyoto, 16 March 2003 3rd World Water Forum, Openary Session: "Sanitation, Water Supply and Water Pollution: for better Health and sustainable environment"
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Asuncion, 12 March 2003 Latin American Regional Meeting of Landlocked and Transit Developing Countries on Transit Transport Cooperation
Asuncion, 12 March 2003 Latin American Regional Meeting of Landlocked and Transit Developing Countries on Transit Transport Cooperation on the Preparatory Process of the IMC
Geneva, 5-8 February 2003 2nd Global Summit on "Peace through Tourism"
Rome, 5 February 2003 1st regular session of the Executive Board of the World Food Programme
Maine, 14 February 2003 15th Annual Nobel Peace Prize Forum
Minneapolis, 13-14-15 February 2003 8th Annual Nobel Prize Festival and 15th Annual Nobel Peace Prize Forum. Message of the U.N. Secretary-General, delivered by Mr. Anwarul K. Chowdhury
New York, 7 January 2003 Special meeting on the New Partnership for Africa's Development and the LDCs
4 December 2002 Meeting of the Group of Landlocked Developing Countries(LLDCs) at the Ambassadorial Level

New York, 10 November 2002

The Secretary-General's Message to the "Microcredit Summit +5," Delivered by Mr. Anwarul K. Chowdhury
New York, 4 November 2002 Introduction of the Report of the Secretary-General at the Second Committee of the 57th Session of the UN General Assembly, Agenda item 96: Implementaiton of the Resolution 56/227 on the Third United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries
Yaounde, 30 October 2002 Third International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Africa Regional Meeting
Rome, 28 October 2002 Hundred and twenty third session of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Council
21 October 2002 57th Session of General Assembly, Second Committee, Agenda item 89(f): "Implementation of the outcome of the Global Conference on the Sustainable Development of Small Island States; and promoting an integrated management approach to the Caribbean Sea area in the context of sustainable development"
Johannesburg, 19 October 2002
Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, 35th Session of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
Geneva, 11 October 2002 49th Session of the Trade and Development Board of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) on Agenda item 4 "Progress in the implementation of the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the decade 2001-2010"
3 October 2002
57th Session of General Assembly, Second Committee, Agenda item 84(f): "Preparations for the International Ministerial Meeting on Transit Transport Cooperation"
Washington, D.C, 30 September 2002 The Second Forum of Small States
New York, 26 September 2002
Second Regular Session of the Executive Board Meeting of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA):
Tokyo, 11-13 September 2002

The opening session of the High-level Policy-Makers' Symposium on South-to-South Collaboration: Muti-Sectoral Approaches to Population and Development

Tokyo, 11-13 September 2002 The Session on " Poverty, The Environment And Empowerment - Mainstreaming Women" of The High-level Policy-makers' Symposium on South-to-South Collaboration: Multi-Sectoral Approaches to Population and Development
Bali, 6-7 September 2002
The Annual Meeting of the Executive Heads of Sub-regional Organizations of the Asia-Pacific Region and the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP):
September 2002
World Summit on Sustainable Development: High Level Round Table "Growing Sustainable Business in the Least Developed Countries: Supporting Sustainable Entrepreneurship"
Johannesburg, 1 September 2002
World Summit on Sustainable Development: Summit Meeting of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS)
Johannesburg, 29 August 2002
World Summit on Sustainable Development: :Plenary Session of Non-State Entities
Benin, 5 August 2002
LDC Ministerial Conference in Cotonou :French
U.N. 18 July 2002
General Segment of ECOSOC, Under Agenda Item 6b:Review and Coordination of the Implementation of the Programme of Action for the LDCs for the Decade 2001-2010
U.N. 17 June 2002
Introductory Remarks: the Launching of the 2002 Report on the Least Developed Countries