THE PRESIDENT
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GENERAL ASSEMBLY

24December2009

Excellency, General Assembly, I As we conclude the main part of the sixty-fourth session of the your cooperation and collective efforts would like to take this opportunity to thank you for and set the stage to build which have enabled us to achieve important progress on our agenda further on this work during next year'

its pro-gramme of work Subsequent to the General Debate, the Assembly has completed adopted245 resolutions' I and for the hrst quarter. The Assembly has held 68 plenary meetings

for the excellent would like to thank in particular the chairmln of the Main committees
stewardship of their respective Committees'

2010-2011. This will allow We have adopted by consensus the budget for the biennium all its mandates' for the effective functioning of the organizaiion and enable it to deliver us to reach consensus Flexibility and constructive engagement by all delegations also enabled budgets' on the ,.u1., of assessment for the regular and the peacekeeping
been held including Beyond New York, at the multilateral arena, major meetings have conference on souththe Summit on Food security in Rome, the High-level united Nations in copenhagen' This was south cooperation in Nairobi and the conferenci on climate change approaches to a strong expression of commitment of Member States to pursue multilateral tackle the multifarious challenges of today' peace and security In the year ahead, a host of these challenges - from development to General Assembly' to human rights, will continue to be the focus of our work at the

Plenary Meeting In the context of development, a key priority is the 2010 High-Level Government. All Member of the sixty-fifth Session with the participati,on of Heads of State and event- A solid foundation has States must work together to ensuie the success of this important and format of that Meeting already been laid. Through resolution 64ll84,the scope, modalities Paul Badji of Senegal and have been agreed by corisensus. I would like to thank Ambassador I trust that it is with the Ambassador Carsten Staur of Denmark for facilitating this agreement. in the next-stage of preparation same spirit of cooperation that the Member states will engage the secretary-General in for the High-Level Meeting following the submission of the report by towards the March 2010. I sincerely hope thai the urgent need to accelerate progress by the outcome of the Highachievement of all tne vtpcs by 2015 will be fully addressed of informal interactive Level Meeting. By June 2010, tire Assembly will also hold two days private sector to engage in the hearings with non-government al organizations, civil society and
process. Permanent Representatives and Permanent Observers to the United Nations

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The High-level Dialogue on the Financing for Development has been scheduled for 1617 March 2010. This dialogue will also contribute to the 2010 High-Level Plenary Meeting as well as the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group to follow up on the Outcome of the Conference on World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development' That Working Group is mandated to report to the Assembly before the end of the sixty-fourth session.-To achieve this goal, I have reappointed Ambassador Morten Wetland of Norway and Ambassador Lazarcus Kapambwe of Zantbia as co-chairs of the Working Group to resume its deliberations.

Also in early March 2010, the Assembly will hold a commemorative meeting to mark the fifteenth anniversary of the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action on the advancement of women. On 22 March, we will hold a High-level interactive dialogue on the implementation of the International Decade for Action, "Water for Life" 2005-2015. Member States have also decided to convene a two day high level review of the Mauritius Strategy for Implementation in September 2010 as part of the sixty fifth session, in order to asses progress made in addressing the vulnerabilities of small island developing states. It has also been decided to convene a one day high level meeting as close as possible to the opening of the general debate of the sixty-fifth session, as a contribution to the International year of Biodiversity. We would accordingly prepare for these important meetings' I also hope that we would soon agree on the dates for these meetings'

During the sixty-third session, appreciable progress was achieved on system-wide progress coherence. There is a general sense of goodwill among Member States to build on that coherence. I with a view to achieriing further substantive action in all areas of system-wide Jomaa of therefbre encourage Member States to work with the facilitators, Ambassador Ghazi the intergovernmental Tunisia and Ambassador Tiina Intelmann of Estonia, to take forward agenda consultations on this crucial issue, which is linked closely to the overall development and particularly to the 2010 High-Level Plenary Meeting' also consider follow-up to its resolution 64110 of 5 Gaza Conflict November 2009 on the report of tn. United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the following the submission of the report by the Secretary-General in February 2010 on the

The General Assembly

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implementation of that resolution.
to The debate on the Revitalization of the General Assembly has highlighted the need Assembly further examine several key matters, among which are ways and means to make the and the more responsive to .-"rgi.rg situations concerning international peace and security -buLn"" principal organs of the United between the work of the imperative of striking u placed on strengthening the Office of the President of the Nations. Emphasis hJs also been and the General Assembly, review of the process of appointment of the UN Secretary-General Assembly' I am continued effective utilization of the informal thematic debates of the General in the Ad-Hoc confident these and other important issues will be thoroughly discussed Argentina and Ambassador Working Group to be co-chaired by Ambassador Jorge Argtiello of Sanja Stiglic of Slovenia

We shall also move forward on the important issue of Security Council reform. The inter-governmental negotiations have recommenced with the Session held on 8-9 December under the chairmanship of Ambassador Zahir Tanin. There is a genuine desire by Member States to achieve progress, building on the important work done during the previous session and continuing the negotiations within the framework of Decision 621557 . Working together in an open and inclusive process with mutual understanding and respect, we can succeed in our
efforts.

We are also approaching the mandated five-year reviews of the Human Rights Council and the Peacebuilding Commission. On the latter, as I have already informed through my letter of 11 December, Ambassador Claude Heller of Mexico, Ambassador Baso Sangqu of South Africa and Ambassador Anne Anderson of Ireland have agreed to serve as facilitators. I am continuing consultations with regard to establishing a process for the review of the Human Rights Council. I am confident that with full participation of all Member States, we shall u"hi.'u" open and inclusive review processes aimed at strengthening these two bodies to utilize their full potentials.

At the outset of the sixty-fourth session, I proposed as its overarching theme: "Effective responses to global crisis - strengthening multilateralism and dialogue among civilizations for international peace, security and development". The relevance and significance of this theme is evident from the diverse and important agenda before us. It is my intention to expound this theme further, to discuss in several thematic debates, some of the most crucial and pressing issues before us. During the first half of 2010,I will orgartize informal interactive thematic debates on the following subjects: a) disarmament, b) peacekeeping, c) dialogue among civilization and d) the Middle East peace process. Details about the organization of these thematic debates will be communicated to Member States in due course. I believe these meetings will promote a frank and constructive exchange of views among Member States, key leaders, experts, and practitioners, from within and outside the UN, from public and private
sectors and the

civil

societY.

Excellency,

of issues at hand requires a concerted action by the international community with the United Nations in the forefront. Resolved to work collectively, with mutual trust and good will in the best spirit of cooperation and multilateralism, I am sure we can pursue the right approaches and achieve
2010 promises to be an exciting and challenging year. The multitude concrete results in the larger interest of the peoples of the world.

Let me also take this opportunity to thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his tireless efforts, leadership and cooperation with Member States in pursuing our common
agenda.

would also like to express my deep gratitude to the members of the General Committee and to the Vice Presidents of the General Assembly for their support and

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availability in managing the busy schedule of the Assembly'

I look forward to working closely with all of you and wish you all happy holidays.
Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Ali Abdussalam Treki