Formal statements

I would therefore ask speakers to make their statements at a normal pace so that they can be correctly interpreted.

Any speaker addressing the Committee in a language other than one of the official languages shall normally provide for interpretation into one of the official languages.

As members have noticed, several speakers will now have to speak during the normal lunch break because of the very long speeches that are being delivered.

In his statement, he orally revised the draft resolution as follows

That's for the official part.

This record contains the text of speeches delivered in English and of the interpretation of speeches delivered in the other languages.

A speaker may make a statement in a language other than an official language if he provides for interpretation into one of the official languages.

Debate shall be confined to the question before the Committee, and the Chairman may call a speaker to order if his remarks are not relevant to the subject under discussion.

Debate shall be confined to the question before the Committee, and the Chairperson may call a speaker to order if his or her remarks are not relevant to the subject under discussion.

Right now, as I speak, rescue and relief operations are continuing at full speed.

We are phasing down in Liberia as we speak.

The text of the United Kingdom apos s proposed mandate is attached to the copies of my statement which are being distributed.

While delegations are increasingly given a time frame in which to deliver their statements, they are kindly requested to speak at a normal speed at all times to enable the interpreters to give an accurate and complete rendition of their statements.

Does any delegation wish to take the floor, nevertheless, at this stage of the formal, plenary part of our meeting?

I will therefore speak extemporaneously for much of my statement, and it will not be possible to distribute copies of my text.

Now to get back to my story, see?

The representative of Nicaragua welcomed the presentation of Haydée Isabel Castillo Flores that had well captured the political crisis the country was going through.

61. Ms. Wahbi (Sudan), speaking in exercise of the right of reply, said that the allegation by the United States representative, in his statement under agenda item 112, that the Government of the Sudan was preventing full and impartial investigation of alleged human rights violations was unfounded.

Following a statement by the representative of Austria, the representative of the United States withdrew the proposed amendments.

Are there any other delegates at this moment who wish to take the floor in the formal plenary part of our session?

The expansion of webcasting to all official languages is being actively pursued, and the addition of the floor language is being implemented.

I should like to appeal to speakers to deliver their statements at a normal speed, so that interpretation can be provided properly.

All interventions shall be confined to the question before the Conference and the President may call a speaker to order if his remarks are not relevant to the subject under discussion.

Members will further recall that, at the informal consultations of the plenary on 25 January, in the course of which 19 speakers took the floor, and also on 10 and 11 February 2005, during which 51 speakers took the floor, Member States exchanged views on the report on the Millennium Project, which has now been circulated in document A 59 727.

I now come to what I was going to say.

You're giving me lies.

Following statements by the representatives of India, who orally corrected the draft resolution and Mexico, the Committee adopted the draft resolution, as orally revised and corrected.

I now turn to the next country which is going to make a statement.

We are distributing to delegations the full text of our remarks, which is significantly longer than the text that I will deliver in the interests of brevity.

Delegations with lengthy statements are kindly requested to circulate the text in writing and to deliver a condensed version when speaking in the Chamber.

I have no speakers on the official list for today.

The Chairman It is not a correct understanding.

Before doing so, I shall call upon those delegations wishing to explain their position or make statements or general comments on all draft resolutions and decisions contained in cluster 1 of the revised informal working paper number 1.

The President I wish to remind all speakers, as my Foreign Minister indicated this morning, to limit their statements to no more than five minutes in order to enable the Council to carry out its work expeditiously.

Delegations with lengthy statements are kindly requested to circulate their texts in writing and to deliver a condensed version when speaking in the Chamber.

At home, on the domestic matrix, Bangladesh has been undergoing a quiet revolution.

Some speakers stated that South South foreign investment was on the increase and should be encouraged.

The Chairman made a statement regarding revisions to the programme of work of the Committee for the remainder of the week.

A minimum of 30 copies of the text of statements to be delivered at the High level Plenary meetings should be submitted in advance to the Secretariat failing this, delegations are urged to provide interpreters with five copies (for interpretation into the five other official languages) before the speaker takes the floor.

Still... where is he?

What was happening in Cyprus since last Monday is a real tragedy.

Several speakers noted that organized crime was constantly expanding and had diverse manifestations.

Speeches made in any of the official languages shall be interpreted into the other official languages.

Statements made in any of the official languages shall be interpreted into the other official languages.