We reaffirm that all cultures and civilizations can contribute to the enrichment of humankind.

When we in the West look outward, this remains our view.

We reaffirm our commitment to strengthen the United Nations with a view to enhancing its capacity to address effectively the full range of the challenges of our time.

We reaffirm that Member States have conferred on the Security Council primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, acting on their behalf, as provided by the Charter.

We therefore reaffirm the central role of the United nations in the maintenance and promotion of international peace, security and sustainable development in accordance with its Charter.

We reaffirm the central position of the General Assembly as the chief deliberative, policymaking, decision making and representative organ of the United Nations.

We reaffirm that gender equality and the promotion and protection of the full enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms for women are essential to advance development, security and human rights.

Yet, again, the decoupling is not complete.

We reaffirm our commitment to achieve the goal of sustainable development, including through the implementation of Agenda 21 and the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation.

We also reaffirm that the relevant provisions of the Charter of the United Nations regarding the use of force are sufficient to address the full range of security threats and agree that the use of force should be considered as an instrument of last resort.

We reaffirm that democracy is a universal value, implying the will of the peoples to express and decide freely their own political system, and does not belong to any country or region.

We also reaffirm our commitment to ensure that children in armed conflicts receive timely and effective humanitarian assistance and to take effective measures for their rehabilitation and reintegration into society.

It is important to emphasize, too, that leprosy can be cured at any time.

But, again, it is a tiny number.

At the outset, we wish to reaffirm our solidarity and unity with Africa.

After the liberation in 2001, the international community concentrated on Afghanistan alone as the place to fight extremism and terrorism, while we Afghans argued that our country is not the right place to fight.

National integration and peaceful coexistence can thus be said to be a fact of life in Cameroon.

One last problem is contributing to the region s anxieties massive migration.

Given China s rising economic and military power, this was a smart decision.

In this respect, it is important to emphasize the invisibility of rural workingwomen.

We must reaffirm the Charter's provisions on the use of force, including Article 51.

Here, we should also like to reaffirm our support for the establishment of an International Finance Facility.

We wish to assure you that our delegation is ready to give you all the support that you may need.

And, of course, Japan s Self Defense Forces are professional and under full civilian control.

Again, the relationship between Syria and Israel is crucial here.

We wish to emphasize that that agenda can be realized only through multilateral action.

We would like to underline the responsibility of States in preventing, combating and eliminating the proliferation of ballistic missiles.

We must truly come to the assistance of the countries in need.

It should be emphasized that these results do not imply that 70 of rural women are poor or indigent.

We therefore reaffirm our unwavering support for the Court.

We can assure you that the American people, and all peoples of the world, will be watching closely as we proceed.

Finally, speaking within the context of developing countries, we wish to emphasize the alarming reality of youth unemployment.

The pivotal role of trade as a veritable engine for economic growth cannot be overstated.

We have consistently maintained that the Agreement is a comprehensive document, and that it should be seen as a whole.

First, we will reaffirm our commitment to Afghanistan s stability and security.

Package inserts in fine print are useless

We emphasize that the Russian Federation has always attached great importance to the work of the Court and to its judgments.

The least we can do to face this danger is to let our enemies know that we can defend ourselves.

We wish to reaffirm that the United Nations has a vital and fundamental role to play in post conflict situations.

In the spirit of this partnership, we reaffirm that each country must take primary responsibility for its own economic and social development.

At this difficult time, we affirm our solidarity towards our Jordanian friends.

We affirm our determination to pay particular attention to juvenile justice.

We must talk about ourselves in our own words, on our own terms.

We would like to state for the record, however, that we are already in the process of implementing national plans in the area of human rights education.

Furthermore, we reiterate our conviction that it is the exclusive right of all peoples to decide for themselves which political institutions will govern them.