Nice to be able to demonstrate that for you.

I'm really glad to hear that.

Ambassador Heinsberg, it is a great pleasure to give you the floor.

I am delighted tonight to speak on behalf of the CANZ group of countries Canada, Australia and New Zealand which obviously welcomes the consensus that has been achieved.

I will be happy to submit these in writing at the earliest opportunity.

I am also pleased to note the consensus on the strengthening of the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council and a strong relationship between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations.

President Kibaki It is my pleasure to address this gathering of leaders of the United Nations.

Ms. Hallengren (Sweden) I am happy to see so many youth delegates here today.

Mr. Dolgov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian) Mr. Minister, we are delighted to welcome you as President of the Security Council.

Mr. Chowdhury (Bangladesh) Mr. President, as your friend and colleague it is a pleasure for me to see you in the Chair.

It is a great pleasure to address this august body, the Conference on Disarmament (CD), as we embark on a new year, 2005.

I'm thrilled to announce that the Omidyar Network has made a 1.2 million investment in Global Voices's work.

I am happy to convey the greetings and best wishes of His Majesty King Mswati III, Her Majesty the Queen Mother, and the entire Swazi nation.

In that context, I am glad to note that Israelis and Palestinians have continued to meet to discuss the economic and civilian aspects of Israel's withdrawal.

Mr. Manis (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic) I am pleased to extend to you, Sir, our sincere congratulations and appreciation on your election to the chairmanship of this important Committee.

President Mutharika I am pleased to be given this opportunity to make a contribution on the structure, challenges and implementation of and follow up to the Millennium Development Goals.

But I'm glad to say that I think we know the cause of all these conditions, and that cause is NDD Nature Deficit Disorder.

As Coordinator of the Group of 21, I am delighted to present the following statement on behalf of the Group on the prevention of an arms race in outer space.

That is why I am very glad that the Council had decided to invite Mr. James Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank, to join this meeting today.

It is my pleasure to put before the Committee the nomination of Mrs. Gabriela Martinic of Argentina for the post of the Vice Chairperson from the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States.

The President I have great pleasure in welcoming His Excellency Mr. Jean Paul Proust, Secretary of State of the Principality of Monaco, and inviting him to address the General Assembly.

I am pleased when someone uses my ideas on asymmetric information though I do appreciate them giving me some credit.

The President I have great pleasure in welcoming His Excellency The Most Honourable Percival James Patterson, MP, Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of Jamaica, and inviting him to address the General Assembly.

Against that background, it is my pleasure to introduce the draft resolution entitled World Programme for Human Rights Education , contained in document A 59 L.65.

In brief, I am very pleased to report that those three single accused cases are approaching completion and that judgments will be rendered in 2006.

The President It gives me great pleasure this morning to extend a warm welcome to Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Nobel laureate.

Mr. De Rato (International Monetary Fund) I am very pleased to be here, on behalf of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), with so many distinguished leaders.

Mr. Michel (European Community) (spoke in French) I am especially pleased to address the General Assembly today on the critical questions of financing for development and the follow up to the Monterrey Consensus.

And after lots and lots of meetings obviously, I'm delighted that this man, Ahmad Fawzi, one of my heroes and mentors really, he managed to get UNICEF involved.

I am pleased when I swim fast, but I would get no sense of achievement from improving my time if the improvement came out of a bottle.

In this regard, I am pleased to transmit to your Committee the fifth report on measures taken by the Government of Guatemala in order to fulfil the commitments made in the aforementioned resolution (see enclosure).

At a time when good news is scarce, I am pleased to congratulate the International Atomic Energy Agency and its Director General, Mr. Mohamed ElBareidi, on receiving this year's Nobel Prize for Peace.

Mrs. Patterson (United States of America) I am pleased to represent the United States today at this special meeting of the General Assembly commemorating the victims of the Second World War and of the Holocaust.

Mr. ORDZHONIKIDZE (Secretary General of the Conference on Disarmament and Personal Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations) It gives me great pleasure to deliver the message of the Secretary General, which is the usual and regular procedure at the opening of our session.

Since then, it has worked hard to implement the Programme of Action. In this regard, I am pleased to announce that Algeria will host a regional conference from 11 to 13 April in cooperation with the United Nations Department for Disarmament Affairs.

Mr. Aboul Gheit (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic) It gives me pleasure to deliver the statement of Mr. Hosni Mubarak, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, to the High level Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly on the occasion of its sixtieth anniversary.

Mr. Abdallah (Tunisia) (spoke in Arabic) It is my distinct pleasure to express to you and to your friendly country, the Kingdom of Sweden, my most sincere congratulations on your election to the presidency at this sixtieth session of the General Assembly and to wish you every success in your mission.

At the outset, I should like to join my colleagues in thanking the Secretary General for his report on the situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security (A 60 224).

Now I have the pleasure to announce that the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran intends to allocate 3.9 million in cash and approximately 223 tons of new relief items, valued at 1 million, in response to the flash appeal.

And I'm very pleased to tell you that, with their permission, I have now accumulated 600 recordings of the greatest artists in the world, including Joe Williams, who died, but not before his last recording was done at my school.

We would also like to welcome Under Secretary General Abe, who is rarely amongst us and it is good to see you here and to offer with other delegations a farewell to Ambassador Heinsberg as he leaves the CD for his new appointment.

The Deputy Secretary General I am delighted to be here today for this meeting on a subject as inspiring as it is important, and I wish to extend a special welcome to all the young representatives who are with us today.

Mr. Hachani (Tunisia) (spoke in Arabic) I would like to express deep appreciation to you, Mr. President, for having convened this annual meeting, which has been held for half a century, to focus the attention of the General Assembly on the question of Palestine and the struggle of Palestinian people.

Mr. Abdelaziz (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic) It is my pleasure to address you today on behalf of the Arab Group and to express the Group's appreciation for the comprehensive report of the Secretary General on the fifth anniversary of the adoption of Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) on women and peace and security.

With reference to the letter from Andrey I. Denisov of 19 January 2005 on behalf of the Counter Terrorism Committee, I have the pleasure to enclose herewith further information received from the Government of Finland as requested in the letter mentioned above (see enclosure).