The Governments of our region are united in their call for the creation in our region of a nuclear weapon free zone.

Our efforts in establishing partnerships with other developing countries go beyond our immediate region.

Our performance in those areas compares favourably with the results in our own region and elsewhere.

That is as true in our Asia Pacific region as elsewhere.

There have been many extraordinary developments in the region, including in our country and in Israel.

For example, peacekeeping and peacebuilding missions continue to enhance peace initiatives in our region.

Our country, our region and the world are all affected by the prospects for peace.

We must save our region from future confrontations and conflicts.

We know this, for it is all too familiar in areas of conflict in our own region.

I believe that the chances for a political breakthrough in our region have never been better.

There is organ theft in our region and it goes on along the Egyptian Israeli border.

Our region is a trailblazer in combating the illicit circulation of small arms and light weapons.

The proliferation of ballistic missiles in our region has had an adverse impact on India's security.

What has changed is our increased assertiveness in our efforts to ensure greater stability and human welfare in our region, evident in our advocacy of freedom, democracy, and accountability not only for ourselves, but also for others.

There must be normalization in our relations in order for the Caucasus to coalesce into a functional region.

It is a clear reflection of our commitment to the Asia region.

We acknowledge the continual support of Japan to our region and to our country, and we are hopeful that the Security Council expansion and reform process will result in Japan's permanent membership of the Security Council, where it can employ its knowledge of our region in the deliberations of that body.

Our nation may be small, but our commitment to improving the well being of this region is anything but.

Who wants to silence the only journalist in the region of Tagant, our distinguished colleague Babbag Weld Abidine ?

One of the guarantees of security and stability in our region is the peaceful settlement of regional conflicts.

Very often, our gaze is clouded by the military and political aspects of the conflicts in the region.

The proposal to set up a tsunami warning system in the Indian Ocean region deserves our strong support.

Our investments are aimed at overcoming structural problems that have plagued the region.

We are ready to expand our cooperative ties with more international organizations in order to make a joint contribution to peace and development in our region and in the world.

New Zealand will continue to work closely with our friends in the Pacific region to improve our collective abilities to identify, prevent or respond to terrorist threats.

Likewise, we express our feelings of sorrow to our Central American brethren, who are being hard hit by the floods caused by Hurricane Stan in that region.

Two million years ago at Lake Turkana, Homo erectus, one of our human ancestors, actually lived in this region.

But, as these would be radicals play politics with Japan s national security, serious tensions are mounting in our region.

Military intervention would merely further complicate the issue, while creating new layers of conflict in our region and beyond.

We are also grateful for the solidarity and assistance of our brothers and sisters in the region and beyond.

On the basis of our experience in the Caribbean region, we have a common university for the Anglophone Caribbean.

Our second concern relates to the possibility of single candidatures from a given region.

There is an encouraging sense of renewed hope in the emergence of democratic and stable post conflict countries in our region.

We wish to reaffirm our commitment to the region, including our intention to provide assistance, in cooperation with the international community, to advance the Kosovo Standards Implementation Plan.

We thank Mr. Egeland for his detailed account of the humanitarian situation in the region, which deserves our careful examination.

With realistic hope for peace in our region, we will endeavour to sustain that positive trend and forge close economic partnerships with China, South Asia, Central Asia and East and West Asia, including the Gulf region, as well as with our developed country partners.

With a realistic hope for peace in our region, we will endeavour to sustain this positive trend by forging close economic partnerships with China, South Asia, Central Asia, East Asia and West Asia, including the Gulf region, as well as with our developed country partners.

We convey to them our thanks for the tireless efforts made in order to resolve the crisis in the Great Lakes region.

Our investments are aimed at the development and support of market economies across the region.

Mine is a country that was obliged to respond to the missile threat introduced in our region, and The Hague Code of Conduct did not address our security concerns.

With respect to our Pacific Ocean region, it is our fervent hope that the Korean people as a whole will find lasting harmony.

Every day in our region of Central America and the Caribbean, our people face threats to their human security from AIDS, drug trafficking, trafficking in human persons, crushing poverty and growing inequality.

The experience of Pacific Islands Forum countries in peacebuilding efforts in our own region makes this an issue of particular resonance for us.

Our deepest condolences go to the victims and their families in the region, particularly in Guatemala, where the death toll is the highest.

Counter terrorism activities in our region are closely linked with efforts to prevent the trafficking of drugs, arms and human beings.