You're to be congratulated, Madame Grosnay.

Indeed the United Nations has just cause to congratulate itself.

The Philippines congratulates the Government of Nicaragua on hosting that Conference.

1. Congratulates the United Nations Children's Fund on the occasion of its sixtieth anniversary

The Government of the Comoros would like, through me, to congratulate the signatories of the Washington agreement.

President Scotty The Republic of Nauru congratulates Mr. Jan Eliasson on his election and welcomes him.

CARICOM congratulates the African Union on its achievements and pledges its continued support and cooperation in that regard.

The Royal Thai Government would like to congratulate once again all parties to the historic agreements.

The State of Kuwait would like to congratulate the Afghan people on the confirmation of the final results of the parliamentary and provincial council elections.

Armenia congratulates the main parties to the conflict for their commitment to maintain the cease fire and to engage in direct dialogue.

From Jordan, Roba Al Assi congratulates Wikipedia on its 10 millionth article and says The truth is, Wikipedia changed my life.

Nauru wishes also to congratulate the outgoing President, Mr. Jean Ping, for having courageously and successfully risen to the many challenges that this high office demands.

Commends the Transitional Government of Burundi for its ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court on 21 September 2004

She extended congratulations to the President of the Republic of South Africa and the President of ANC on the award of the Nobel Peace Prize.

The Community and its member States wish to congratulate the people of Cambodia on the historic and successful elections of representatives for a constituent assembly.

Mexico congratulates both the parties involved, as well as those who assisted them in this great success of political intelligence, of concertation and respect for the rights of the other side.

The Community and its member States congratulate His Royal Highness Prince Ranariddh and His Excellency Mr. Hun Sen on their appointment as first and second Prime Ministers.

We also congratulate the Secretary General and all the countries that have participated in, and continue to support, the building of a united, democratic and non racial South Africa.

Regarding the struggle for human rights, Bolivia congratulates the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ambassador José Ayala Lasso, on his work.

They congratulate His Majesty Prince Sihanouk on his appointment as constitutional monarch and express the hope that the process of national reconciliation will continue to make progress under his authority.

My Government congratulates our Baltic friends on this occasion, even as, today, Presidents of all three countries are visiting Prague.

Mr. Southcott (Australia) Australia congratulates the Government of Afghanistan and the Afghan people on the achievements made since the Bonn Agreement of December 2001.

2. Congratulates the democratically elected Head of State of Afghanistan, the newly appointed Government of Afghanistan and millions of Afghan voters, who have participated in the first popular election of their Head of State

Given the historic importance of this agreement, the National Government extends its congratulations to the principal parties involved in this process, which constitutes the first step towards a regional, lasting and definitive peace.

They congratulate both the United Nations and the Organization of African States on the success represented by this agreement, and also Mr. Dante Caputo, the Special Representative of the Secretaries General of these two organizations.

While congratulating the people of South Africa for their substantial achievement, the Kingdom of Swaziland also salutes the role of the United Nations in bringing about an end to a regime it had long opposed.

Since last year, we have moved closer to realizing the objective of universal adherence to the Convention, and Australia congratulates those States that acceded in the past year Burkina Faso, Estonia and Latvia.

3. Commends the international community, including the bodies and organizations of the United Nations system, for the measures which it has taken in order to supplement the efforts of the Malagasy Government in the emergency aid and assistance operations

It is with genuine pleasure that my Government congratulates the President of the General Assembly at its forty eighth session, Mr. Samuel Rudolph Insanally, and commends him for the competent and intelligent way in which he discharged his mandate.

Finally, MERCOSUR and its associated States wish in particular to congratulate the Director General and the Agency on the Nobel Peace Prize with which they were rightly honoured a few days ago.

Barbados congratulates the Government and people of South Africa on the unusually high level of cooperation and consensus they have been able to forge in such a short time under the leadership of President Mandela.

(a) To note with appreciation Kyrgyzstan's explanation for the deviation in its consumption of halons reported for 2004 and to congratulate the Party on its improved data collection process

Cambodia congratulates the Palestine Liberation Organization and the State of Israel for reaching initial agreement on some of the issues that have divided them for so many years and caused so much suffering to the Palestinian and Israeli peoples.

Congratulates the people of Afghanistan on the parliamentary and provincial council elections on 18 September 2005, which have demonstrated the broad commitment of Afghan voters towards a democratic future for their country

Mr. Van Bohemen (New Zealand) New Zealand wishes to compliment the Secretary General on his excellent report on the humanitarian problem posed by mines and on this Organization apos s vital role in confronting it.

2. Congratulates the people of Afghanistan on the parliamentary and provincial council elections on 18 September 2005, which have demonstrated the broad commitment of Afghan voters towards a democratic future for their country

Congratulates the people of Afghanistan on the parliamentary and provincial council elections on 18 September 2005, which have demonstrated the broad commitment of Afghan voters towards a democratic future for their country

While congratulating those leaders and parties participating in the electoral process, including those which only recently joined the process, for their sense of responsibility and their perseverance, it regretted the decision of some parties to boycott the forthcoming elections.

The Government of Bolivia congratulates the General Assembly on the proclamation of the International Decade of the World apos s Indigenous People and appeals to the Governments of Member States, in cooperation with the indigenous populations, to contribute resolutely to the success of the activities to be conducted during the Decade.

Canada congratulates the Governments of the Central American States, the United Nations and those Member States whose efforts have brought about a negotiated settlement of the civil conflicts in Nicaragua and El Salvador, and whose efforts are aimed at finding peaceful solutions to the ongoing civil conflict in Guatemala.

quot Congratulating the International Chamber of Commerce on having made a further contribution to the facilitation of international trade by bringing up to date its rules on documentary credit practice to allow for developments in the transport industry and new technological applications, and to improve the functioning of the rules,

By the same token, in our capacity as Chair of the African Union, Nigeria also wishes to congratulate Mr. ElBaradei, an illustrious son of Africa, on his recent re election by the IAEA Board to a third term in office and his endorsement by the General Conference.

Again, from the Cambodian experience of using democratic elections as a catalyst for peace, we wish to congratulate the people of South Africa and the new democratic government led by President Nelson Mandela, on their move towards a normalization of the lives of the people and on the return of South Africa to the world apos s embrace.

The Community and its member States also wish to congratulate and thank the United Nations Secretary General, UNTAC and participating international polling station officers for the enormous effort and hard work invested in the preparation and actual implementation of the elections.

While congratulating the Government for having initiated the treaty reporting process, the High Commissioner reiterates the importance of ensuring that current or future legislation is consistent with the provisions of the international human rights instruments to which Timor Leste is a party.