Candide became part of his large, diverse body of philosophical, political and artistic works expressing these views.

I also express to the ruling family and the people of the Principality of Monaco my country's deepest sympathies on the passing of Prince Rainier III.

I also take this opportunity to express the African Group's condolences following the accidental death of the Prime Minister of Georgia, His Excellency Mr. Zurab Zhvania.

President Duarte Frutos (spoke in Spanish) At the outset, I would like to express the condolences of the people of Paraguay over the tragedy caused by Hurricane Katrina.

In conclusion, I echo a comment made by Mr. Egeland and express our concern at the weak response to some United Nations emergency appeals regarding certain situations here I refer in particular to the Sahel.

Introductory remarks by H.E. Ambassador Munir Akram, President of ECOSOC, began with the acknowledgment and welcoming of everyone to the NGO Civil Society Forum.

Ms. Lintonen (Finland) At the outset, I would like to convey my delegation's deep condolences to the families of the victims of the bomb attacks that occurred yesterday in Jordan.

These two special envoys of the World Tourism Organization, who conveyed the international community's messages of condolence and solidarity, succeeded in accomplishing their mission of assessing the extent of the impact of the tsunami disaster on the tourism destinations

By focusing its efforts on implementation, the Special Committee had created a new dynamic and he was sure that, with the support of Member States, the challenge of implementation could be met.

Lastly, it was to be hoped that the recent conclusion of the Cooperation Agreement between UNIDO and UNDP would help improve the effectiveness of the field offices and enhance decentralization within the Organization.

Mr. Mitchell (Bahamas) I should like at the outset offer the condolences of The Right Honourable Parry Christie, Prime Minister of the Bahamas, as well as of the Government and the people of the Bahamas, to the people of the United States in connection with Hurricane Katrina, which claimed so many victims.

Mr. Toro Jiménez (Venezuela) (spoke in Spanish) First of all, we wish to express the condolences of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the authorities of the Vatican and the Holy See as well as to Catholic peoples the world over.

Let me take this opportunity to express to the Government and the people of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan my Government's deepest condolences in connection with the terrorist attack carried out in Amman yesterday, which caused serious casualties among innocent civilians.

Miss Majali (Jordan) On behalf of the delegation of Jordan, I should like to join others in expressing my country's condolences to the Government and the people of Indonesia with respect to the terrorist attacks in Bali.

Fiji supported the continuation of annual regional seminars held alternately in the Caribbean and Pacific regions and would like to see more vigorous efforts to implement their outcomes.

Lastly, it had discussed the work of the United Nations Programme on Space Applications and he was pleased to note that the Programme was stepping up its efforts to help countries develop and implement new projects as a follow up to various programme activities.

With respect to those three points, I should like to make some brief comments and to convey the gratitude of the Government of Haiti for the support being provided by the United Nations system through MINUSTAH.

Mr. Berruga (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish) At the outset, I would like to express to the people and Government of Jordan Mexico's deepest condolences and condemnation of the despicable terrorist attacks perpetrated two days ago in Amman.

President Fox (spoke in Spanish) I should like at the outset to express Mexico's sincere condolences to the people and the Government of the United States for the tragic loss of life and material damage caused by Hurricane Katrina.

The EU also welcomed the consultations held by UNIDO staff with officials from the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Tuvalu on accession to the Organization's Constitution and hoped that those consultations would continue.

Mr. Shalghem (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya) (spoke in Arabic) At the outset, I would like to express the condolences of the Libyan people and their leader, Colonel Muammar Al Qadhafi, to the people and Government of the United States of America for the tragedy spawned by Hurricane Katrina.

Mr. Beck (Solomon Islands) I would like to begin by expressing the Solomon Islands' condolences to the Holy See on the passing away of Pope John Paul II and to the Principality of Monaco on the demise of Prince Rainer III.

Mr. Jenie (Indonesia) Let me begin by expressing the condolences of the people and the Government of Indonesia to the Holy See on the passing of His Holiness Pope John Paul II, who died last week.

His delegation felt strongly that issues relating to WTO negotiations should not be discussed at the United Nations and hoped that the language of the draft resolution would not be cited in a way that interfered with those negotiations.

I take this opportunity to convey the condolences and the deepest sympathy of my Government and people to the Government and the people of the United States of America, in particular to the families who lost loved ones.

Mr. LEE Jae Wan (Republic of Korea), speaking on behalf of the Asian Group, expressed support for the efforts being made to increase the Organization's membership and hoped that as many new countries as possible would join the Organization in the near future.

Mr. Desmoures (Argentina) (spoke in Spanish) First of all, I should like to join previous speakers in expressing my country's sincere condolences to the Government and the people of Jordan for the terrorist attacks committed last Wednesday in the city of Amman.

May I also register my deepest grief over the tragic incidents in Kadhimiya, Iraq, and Hurricane Katrina, and also convey my condolences and sympathies to the victims and their loved ones.

Mr. Adekanye (Nigeria) I would like to begin my remarks by expressing the deepest condolences of the people and the Government of Nigeria to the Holy See on the passing of His Holiness Pope John Paul II, and also to the Principality of Monaco on the death of His Serene Highness Prince Rainier III.

With regard to the statements by the representatives of Chile and Peru, he agreed that it was important to increase decision makers' awareness of the benefits of space technology and that it was regrettable that meetings on that issue at the fifty ninth session had been poorly attended.

In conclusion, let me offer Malawi's deep condolences to President George Bush and to the Government and the people of the United States of America for the heavy loss of life and property due to Hurricane Katrina.

Ms. Smith (Australia) Please allow me to begin by again extending the Australian Government's condolences to the people affected by the South Asian earthquake, particularly in Pakistan.

Mr. Baatar (Mongolia) At the outset, I would like to express the sincere condolences of my delegation to the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See on the passing of His Holiness Pope John Paul II, and to the Permanent Mission of the Principality of Monaco on the sad demise of His Serene Highness Prince Rainier III.

Allow me at the outset to sincerely convey the condolences of my Government to the Government and the people of Indonesia on the loss of life and property at the hands of international terrorists, who planned and carried out an inhuman suicide attack in Bali on 2 October 2005.

Mr. Al Ansari (Qatar), speaking on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, said that the Group attached great importance to the Organization's human resources. He expressed concern about the late submission of the documents relating to agenda item 114, since the question of human resources should be examined comprehensively at the current session.

Before proceeding with the agenda, the Chairman expressed to the representative of the Holy See the condolences of the Executive Committee for the loss of His Holiness Pope John Paul II, whom he described as one of the most remarkable men our time, a spiritual leader who fought with immense faith and profound conviction for world peace and human dignity.

Khalidi describes the Arab population of British Mandatory Palestine as having overlapping identities, with some or many expressing loyalties to villages, regions, a projected nation of Palestine, an alternative of inclusion in a Greater Syria, an Arab national project, as well as to Islam.

We wish to join in reiterating our Government's condolences to the people and Governments of the countries of South East Asia and the east coast of Africa who were victims of the unprecedented devastation caused by the undersea earthquake.

Mr. Tesch (Australia) Let me begin by reiterating the Australian Government's deepest condolences to all those affected by the earthquake and tsunamis that struck the Indian Ocean region on 26 December.

President Gnassingbé (spoke in French) Allow me at the outset to extend once again to the Government and the people of the United States the deepest condolences and sympathy of the Government and the people of the Togolese Republic in connection with Hurricane Katrina, which caused great damage to that country.

Mr. Kapoma (Zambia) Let me begin by conveying the condolences of my Government to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, to its Government, to the families of those who lost their lives and to those who sustained injuries in the terrorist acts that befell that country two days ago.

Ms. Tahir Kheli (United States of America) I should like to begin by expressing to our colleagues from the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See, our colleagues from the Permanent Mission of Poland and indeed to all those who looked to Pope John Paul II as a spiritual guide my country's deepest sympathies on his passing.

For the Republic of Uzbekistan

For the Republic of Uzbekistan

They didn't repent of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their sexual immorality, nor of their thefts.