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HOR Namhong

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“At the same time, the Economic and Social Council has to follow up on the effective implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted unanimously by our leaders a few days ago. The Security Council should also become more democratic and representative in both its permanent and its non-permanent membership so as to be able to assure universal peace and security in the face of the evolving dangerous situation that prevails in the world today.”
2015-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 70 (2015)
“Cambodia also welcomes the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on the nuclear programme between Iran and the P5 plus Germany. It shares the view that this agreement will not only become a turning point in Iran- United States relations, but that it will also create an atmosphere conducive to regional peace, security and political stability. In the light of current realities, Cambodia supports the United Nations reform aimed at making the Organization more democratic and more effective in coping with the crucial challenges the world is facing. To that end, in Cambodia’s view, the General Assembly should be more empowered to enhance global governance in the United Nations system.”
2015-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 70 (2015)
“Additionally, Cambodia has launched its National Council of Green Growth aimed at promoting a green economy. On international issues, Cambodia notes that criminal acts committed by the violent extremist group the Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham and many other groups under different names in Africa and Asia continue to intensify and spread, in spite of allied bombing and national-level military operations. Cambodia believes that all nations should forge concerted efforts to fight those criminal and inhuman groups in a comprehensive and effective manner. Cambodia welcomes the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States after 52 years of an unjust embargo against the Cuban people. It also demands that all blockades be lifted unconditionally, following the resumption of diplomatic relations.”
2015-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 70 (2015)
“Cambodia very much hopes, therefore, that the twenty-first session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, to be held in Paris in December, can produce a binding agreement, in accordance with the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities, that will enable us to deal effectively with the global threat of climate change and its impact on people’s welfare. For its part, Cambodia officially launched the Cambodia Climate Change Strategic Plan 2014-2023 in November 2013 as the first-ever comprehensive national strategic plan to respond to climate change through adaptation, mitigation and low-carbon development. We also adopted the National Strategic Plan on Green Development for 2013-2030.”
2015-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 70 (2015)
“The refugee phenomenon, exploited by human traffickers, has now reached an alarming scale in Europe, though perhaps to a lesser degree in Asia. Cambodia would like to express its deep sympathy for the recent tragedies that have afflicted maritime migrants in Europe. Climate change constitutes another serious global challenge. While it is the industrialized countries that have been the major emitters of greenhouse gases, it is the developing countries, which are largely dependent on agriculture, that have become the prime victims of climate change, with storms, typhoons and more frequent floods and droughts, which have a major impact on their food security, poverty and social welfare.”
2015-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 70 (2015)
“But we believe that the lessons learned from the Millennium Development Goals will be key to ensuring success with the new Agenda. We sincerely hope that over the next 15 years, all stakeholders from developed and developing countries alike will join hands in pursuit of our vital new Agenda. Poverty, food insecurity and similar problems still remain as stumbling blocks along the way ahead. Today, more than 800 million people are undernourished and living below the poverty line. The world’s population will reach 9 billion by 2050, and the pressure on food security will be further exacerbated. I believe that the answers to that challenge include good governance, policy reform and more investment in food production. Such challenges, aggravated by armed conflicts, have forced increasing numbers of people to flee their home countries.”
2015-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 70 (2015)
“At the outset, I would like to warmly congratulate Mr. Mogens Lykketoft of Denmark on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventieth session. I am fully confident that under his able leadership our Assembly will produce results. This year’s gathering is taking place at a critical juncture, as we celebrate the seventieth anniversary of the United Nations. It is an opportunity to reflect on how our world body can deal with today’s global challenges. Cambodia warmly welcomes the adoption of the post-2015 development agenda in the form of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (resolution 70/1), an ambitious vision for building an inclusive society through sustainable development and putting the world on a path to more equitable prosperity for all by 2030.”
2015-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 70 (2015)
“Next year, 2015, is a crucial year as the United Nations celebrates the seventieth anniversary of its creation and the tenth anniversary of the 2005 World Summit, where world leaders agreed to reform the United Nations to meet the needs of today’s geopolitical and global challenges (resolution 60/1). To that end, the General Assembly should be further empowered so that it can play a leading role in strengthening the wider United Nations system. The Security Council, as a body mandated with the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, should represent the world’s realities today. In sum, we think that more equitable representation in the United Nations organs would assist the Organization in coping with the urgent global challenges.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“Cambodia shares the view expressed in the report of the High-level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda, entitled A New Global Partnership: Eradicate Poverty and Transform Economies through Sustainable Development, to be adopted during the sixty-ninth session of the General Assembly, that “a new development agenda should carry forward the spirit of the Millennium Declaration and the best of the MDGs, with a practical focus on things like poverty, hunger, water, sanitation, education and health care”. Cambodia is of the view that the post-2015 development agenda should be realistic and built upon the lessons learned from the difficulties in the realization of the MDGs; in particular, it should ensure that any process towards a broader development objective is truly balanced and comprehensive.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“In addition to tracking the Cambodia MDGs achievements, the Royal Government of Cambodia has put forth a Cambodia MDGs acceleration framework with an approach aimed at accelerating progress in achieving the MDGs and other human development goals. The framework could provide the essential input for the implementation of our National Strategic Development Plan 2014-2018 aimed at completing the remaining MDGs, as well as at setting the stage for the preparation of the post-2015 development agenda.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“As a result, substantial progress has been achieved, positioning Cambodia to meet some goals of the MDGs by the end of 2015. Cambodia’s target in reducing the poverty rate to 19.5 per cent by 2015 has already been achieved ahead of schedule, as the nation’s poverty rate had already fallen to 19 per cent in 2013. As a result, Cambodia received a United Nations Award for cutting hunger in half before the deadline. In combating HIV/AIDS, Cambodia has made great strides by progressively reducing HIV prevalence to 0.6 per cent in 2013. In order to achieve that indicator, the Cambodian Government has further adopted a getting- to-zero policy, aiming to realize zero new infections, zero AIDS-related deaths and zero discrimination by 2020.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“While some MDG targets have been achieved, we have to acknowledge that much more effort is need to reach the set goals of the MDGs, as progress has been uneven and insufficient. Many developing countries have not attained their MDG targets, primarily owing to unfulfilled commitments, lack of resources, insufficient dedication, and food insecurity. The situation was further aggravated by the financial uncertainty in the developed countries, which has had an impact on their commitment to official development assistance. Therefore, bolder and more focused global efforts are needed as we approach the final year to realize the MDGs. With the aim of realizing the MDGs, Cambodia has adopted its own development targets, known as the Cambodia MDGs, which have been incorporated comprehensively into our National Strategic Development Plan 2014-2018.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“South-East Asia, which is highly vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate change, established the Climate Change Initiative of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2009 as a consultative body to further increase the region’s capacity in both mitigation and adaptation efforts. As a member of ASEAN, Cambodia is fully engaged in the implementation of that ASEAN initiative through the ASEAN Working Group on Climate Change and the ASEAN Action Plan on Joint Response to Climate Change, with the goal of enhancing closer and deeper regional and international cooperation on climate change. Next year marks the deadline of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“In line with the United Nations principles for sustainable development and in order to mitigate the threat of climate change, Cambodia has adopted its national strategic plan on green development for 2013-2030, which aims at achieving economic and social development in a sustainable manner, while at the same time protecting the environment, through the efficient use of raw materials and natural resources, clean development and green preservation. Cambodia has also adopted several legal instruments for green growth development, including the memorandum of understanding on green growth cooperation between Cambodia and South Korea’s Global Green Growth Institute and the National Council on Green Growth.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“With that concept in mind and while applauding the fruitful outcome of the recent United Nations Climate Summit, held on 23 September in New York, Cambodia hopes that the twenty-first Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, to be held in Paris in December 2015, will bring about concrete measures to reach a new global agreement with legal force applicable to all parties under the Framework Convention.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“There is no doubt that the industrialized countries, which consume most of the world’s fossil fuels, emit the largest amount of greenhouse gas, while the developing countries, which produce only small amounts of such gases, are the main victims of climate change. It is therefore imperative that the international community provide further impetus to revitalize and prioritize actions to address climate change based on the United Nations principle of common but differentiated responsibilities.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“The rapid pace of climate change is having devastating effects for both developed and developing countries. The developing countries, dependent mostly on agriculture, suffer more from the various negative effects of climate change, such as frequent typhoons, storms, floods and droughts. For instance, in 2013, heavy monsoon rains caused extensive flooding across Cambodia, claimed 168 lives, caused $1 billion in damages and affected 1.8 million people. Even this year, 12 out of the 25 provinces and various cities of Cambodia have suffered on account of floods, killing 45 people and afflicting almost 100,000 families. According to a report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the global warming caused by the increase in greenhouse gases is generated by humankind’s use of fossil fuels.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“We call on all parties to make efforts to resume meaningful peace talks in order to reach a viable political solution of two States living peacefully side by side. Cambodia believes that that is the only way to definitively put an end to that long-lasting conflict. The situation in the eastern part of Europe, in spite of the delicate ceasefire, remains worrisome and its implications could presage a return to the Cold War. In Asia, the launching of missiles by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has aroused international concern and aggravated the situation in the region. The Six-Party Talks should be resumed in order to explore a possible avenue for peaceful dialogue to bring about a peaceful denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. Climate change is currently an obvious global challenge, as well as a human security issue.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“We have dispatched more than 2,000 peacekeepers to Lebanon, Mali and South Sudan. In November, Cambodia will deploy another detachment of 216 peacekeepers to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic. While extremism is threatening the world’s peace and security, the spread of the Ebola epidemic in Africa has also become one of the worst threats to the world today. It is of critical importance that the international community make concerted efforts to address that global challenge in an effective and timely manner. With regard to the hostilities between Palestine and Israel, despite the fragile ceasefire recently concluded, the situation remains a serious concern.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“The self- declared Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and its horrendous crimes are menacing peace, security and stability in those countries, which have already been seriously hit by armed conflicts and acts of violence. In Syria, the continued armed hostilities have not only caused the deaths of thousands of innocent people and children, but have also led to millions of refugees. In Africa, some countries have also suffered armed conflicts and violence, which have placed peace and stability at risk in that part of the world. All those armed conflicts and crimes are threatening peace, stability and human security, not only in those regions, but also in the world at large. To contribute to the peace process in the Middle East and Africa, Cambodia has participated actively in United Nations peacekeeping operations.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“At the outset, allow me to warmly congratulate Mr. Sam Kutesa of the Republic of Uganda on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session. I have full confidence that, under his guidance, the sixty-ninth session will proceed to a successful conclusion. I would also like to take the opportunity to extend my great appreciation to Mr. John William Ashe of Antigua and Barbuda for his wise leadership and relentless efforts as President of the sixty-eighth session in guiding us to many outstanding achievements. In many ways, the world in which we are living is at a critical juncture, and the current picture is rather bleak. The international community remains seriously concerned over recent geopolitical security developments in many parts of the world.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“To that end, for the very first time since joining the United Nations, in 1955, Cambodia has presented its candidature as a non-permanent member of the Security Council for the period 2013-2014, for which voting will be held next month. I also wish to note that, since 1955, Cambodia has never occupied any seat in the United Nations system and that its candidature has been endorsed and supported by all ASEAN member States. Before I conclude, I would like to take this opportunity to stress that Cambodia deeply regrets the acts of violence against the United States Consulate in Benghazi, which caused the death of four American diplomats, including the United States Ambassador, even though we very well understand the legitimate anger at disrespect towards the Muslim religion.”
2012-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 67 (2012)
“In the spirit of the United Nations peacekeeping mission for the advancement of world peace, security and development, Cambodia has contributed 1,000 men to United Nations peacekeeping operations in Africa, especially in South Sudan and Lebanon. Through its experience of close collaboration with the United Nations and its own experience in ending war, and thanks to its win-win policy and post-conflict management, in particular with respect to economic and social development and national reconciliation, Cambodia wishes to contribute more effectively, through the Security Council, to the cause of peace, security and the peaceful settlement of conflicts in many parts of the world.”
2012-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 67 (2012)
“That reform should be comprehensive and should cover not only the Security Council but also other United Nations organs in order to preserve its relevance and legitimacy as an effective global governance institution to cope with the reality of the present-day world, which is different from that of the post-Second World War era. The General Assembly should be further empowered to enable it to play a leading role in addressing today’s global problems as a democratic, deliberative policymaking organ of the United Nations. Both the permanent and non-permanent membership of the Security Council should be equitably expanded so that it represents both developed and the developing countries.”
2012-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 67 (2012)
“Cambodia fully supports all the priorities agreed among the G-20 countries in Los Cabos to promote trade, job creation and economic growth, including their determination to finalize negotiations on the Doha Round agenda as soon as possible. International trade is one of the most important factors that will bring about economic growth and job creation in both the immediate and longer term. Since the establishment of the United Nations, in 1945, the global situation has changed so dramatically that global diplomac urgently needs to be strengthened. It is therefore in everyone’s interest to push for comprehensive reform of the United Nations so that it reflects the diverse needs and representativeness of the world today.”
2012-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 67 (2012)
“Cambodia, as Chair of ASEAN, appreciated the opportunity to represent ASEAN at the G-20 Summit held in Los Cabos in June. Cambodia’s views reflected the need to, among other things, to sustain economic stability and structural reform for growth and employment; the urgency to improve and strengthen the international financial architecture in an interconnected global economy; the imperative of completing the Doha Round and the prevention of the return of trade protectionism; and the priority of further facilitating trade, an important conducive factor for stimulate international economic growth, which all our countries need.”
2012-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 67 (2012)
“Our modern global food system is highly oil-dependent, but petroleum is becoming less and less affordable. Thus, there is no solution yet for the world’s worsening food crisis within the current energy and agricultural system. What is needed is a major rethinking of both food and energy prices and the coordination of agricultural and energy policies. We can but appeal to the world oil-producing countries to consider the negative effects of higher fuel prices and their impact on food and energy security. In our regional context, ASEAN has adopted a comprehensive strategy on food security with the signing of the Emergency Rice Reserve Agreement with China, Japan and the Republic of Korea, which is a permanent scheme for meeting emergency requirements. The Group of 20 (G-20) has a crucial role to play in meeting those global challenges.”
2012-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 67 (2012)
“Consequently, the increased competition for natural resources and between biofuel energy and food for human needs will only further exacerbate the food security situation. A major global reform is needed urgently to implement the Rio+20 recommendations on sustainable development, which emphasize both the need for major investments to modernize agriculture and encourage small-scale agricultural projects around the world and the vital importance of addressing interlinkages between energy and agricultural prices. Rising oil and food prices are a common concern of the majority of countries in the world. High oil prices contribute to soaring food prices. Rising oil and food prices mean increased poverty levels at a time when global growth is still weak and the number of the unemployed and underemployed is continuously rising in many countries.”
2012-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 67 (2012)
“In the same vein, we are of the view that natural-disaster management and cooperation mechanisms should be further developed and strengthened at both the regional and the global levels, with a view to preventing natural disasters and addressing related issues that have become more pressing owing to climate change. ASEAN has made great progress in that area at the regional level; the establishment of the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management, known as the AHA Centre, deserves mention in that regard. Food security is another serious issue of the present time. At the speed the world’s population is growing, the United Nations Environment Programme predicts that by 2030 we will need to produce 50 per cent more food, 30 per cent more clean water and 40 per cent more energy.”
2012-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 67 (2012)
“Other developing countries, mostly dependent on agriculture, are threatened by similar negative effects, such as extreme f loods and drought, which affect their livelihood. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon described such phenomena as a real threat to international peace and security. Regrettably, despite all the adversities inf licted on the world’s most vulnerable people by climate change, the international community remains divided on implementing a rapid and critical global response. We call on developed countries to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions in accordance with the United Nations principle of common but differentiated responsibility. It is disappointing that, for the most part, the promises made by developed nations in Copenhagen in 2009, in Cancún in 2010 and in Durban in 2011 have not been fulfilled in a timely manner.”
2012-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 67 (2012)
“We welcome the adoption of resolution 66/288, entitled “The future we want”, by the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), held in Rio de Janeiro on June 2012, and strongly advocate that the MDGs should remain a fundamental milestone in the development agenda. We also call for renewed efforts to enable the developing countries to achieve their Millennium Development Goals on time. Climate change is a critical problem for the whole world, requiring immediate and concerted actions. The rapid pace of climate change could have devastating effects, particularly on small States in the Asia-Pacific and the Caribbean regions, in the form of rising sea levels.”
2012-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 67 (2012)
“As we all struggle to overcome the effects of the global financial crisis, we should not lose sight of new emerging challenges and threats, such as obstacles to sustainable development, the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), climate change, food security and so on. Many developing countries still face many obstacles to achieving all their MDGs by the target date of 2015, owing to their vulnerability to the global financial crisis, the challenges of the debt burden and the unmet commitments of official development assistance. Having achieved stable growth successively for a number of years, Cambodia is confident that, despite its limited resources, it will achieve the Cambodian MDGs by 2015.”
2012-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 67 (2012)
“In order to respond to systemic risk in the financial sector, we have closely cooperated with China, Japan and the Republic of Korea within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to strengthen a regional financial safeguard mechanism, called the Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralization, which has recently increased its funding level from $120 billion to $240 billion. We strongly believe that that regional financial arrangement will complement the global firewall for regional crisis resolution. ASEAN has also established a macroeconomic and finance surveillance office in Singapore to achieve a more integrated, even- handed and effective surveillance mechanism.”
2012-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 67 (2012)
“In the context of declining economic prospects and mounting global challenges, collective actions are required to remedy the shortcomings of global governance in ensuring systemic financial stability, a stable monetary system and the regulation of international financial markets, and in dealing with major systemic shocks. The multilateral system, devised more than half a century ago, is facing challenges to its capacity to deliver on its mandate as the international agenda has become increasingly complex. Clearly, the current multilateral system needs to be radically reformed and made into a well-coordinated and permeable body of institutions that can deliver innovative and feasible solutions to a globalized international society.”
2012-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 67 (2012)
“On behalf of my delegation, please allow me to extend our sincere congratulations to you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session. I have no doubt that under your able leadership this session will yield fruitful outcomes. I would also like to convey my admiration to Mr. Ban Ki-moon for his untiring efforts to overcome the many multifaceted challenges confronting our world today. Let me start with the obvious. The twenty-first century we live in is facing one of its most difficult moments. Never before has the pressure of global interdependency been so intense. As economies become more and more interdependent, not only are opportunities to create wealth multiplied, but so are opportunities to transmit destabilizing shocks from one country to another. Imbalances and risks are omnipresent.”
2012-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 67 (2012)
“Cambodia believes that such reform must be comprehensive. If we cannot arrive at a consensus on Security Council reform today, perhaps we should move forward with reform of the General Assembly, so as to give it more power and thus enable it to play a more meaningful role in tackling the great challenges of our time, as the most representative and democratic body of the United Nations. In regard to the Security Council, reforms should ensure that it reflects the realities of today’s world through equitable distribution of representation among permanent and non-permanent members.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“Moreover, it must be acknowledged that neither Palestinians nor Israelis could live anywhere else. It would therefore be far better if both peoples could live side by side in peace and as good neighbours. Cambodia sees no other solution to that issue. The embargo against Cuba has lasted for too long. Today it is an anachronism, a terrible injustice against the Cuban people, who have been the first to suffer. That is why Cambodia is today renewing its call for lifting this embargo, which has brought the Cuban people nothing but suffering. It is time to end the sanctions and put an end to the long trial they have undergone. Given the changes in the world of today and the multiple challenges they bring, the main bodies of the United Nations should be reformed in order to deal with the problems we currently confront.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“In that context, Cambodia has participated for several years in demining operations in South Sudan, Lebanon and in other United Nations peacekeeping missions, including Chad and the Central African Republic. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict remains one of the most protracted and volatile conflicts in the Middle East. Cambodia calls on the two parties to manifest political will to overcome their mutual animosity in order create an atmosphere conducive to the resumption of peace negotiations in the interests of both Palestinians and Israelis. 11-51384 24 Cambodia has always supported the creation of the Palestinian State based upon its 1967 borders. In that spirit, Cambodia supports the rights of Palestine to become a full Member of the United Nations at this session of the General Assembly.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“On weapons of mass destruction, the international community has made notable progress in recent years in the area of arms control and disarmament. Cambodia welcomes the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty signed last year by the United States and Russia, which has made an important contribution towards eliminating weapons of mass destruction. However, existing nuclear weapon stockpiles remain a serious threat to humanity. Cambodia requests States that have not yet signed the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty and the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons to do so as soon as possible, for we all share the responsibility to guarantee a more secure world for all.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“No country has been spared by terrorism. Its networks comprise a vast and complex web of interlinked criminal activities, including money- laundering, weapons trafficking and organized crime. It is therefore time for us to consider whether the antiterrorism measures adopted to date have been sufficient. Cambodia fully supports United Nations efforts to create a global coalition against terrorism. In that context, Cambodia believes that there is an urgent need to finalize the draft United Nations global counter-terrorism convention, which has been discussed for many years within the Organization. The adoption of that convention would strengthen and broaden the legal frameworks to combat those crimes against humanity.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“For its part, Cambodia is doing its best to contribute to world food security by intensifying rice production as the top priority of Government policy. More and more rice will be available for export. Cambodia is also seeking to establish an association of rice exporters under the framework of the Ayeyawady- Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy, comprised of five rice-exporting countries in South- East Asia: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Viet Nam. The association will contribute to stabilizing the food market and preventing speculation in food prices. With respect to global peace and security, one of today’s gravest threats to humanity is terrorism. Despite the enormous efforts made by the international community to prevent and combat acts of terrorism, such acts continue to occur daily almost everywhere in the world.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“Reduced reliance on fossil fuel will also contribute significantly to slowing the pace of global warming and climate change while reducing emissions of the harmful greenhouse gases produced by burning fuel oil. On the other hand, energy security is closely linked to food security. Soaring fuel oil prices in recent years have not only caused food prices to rise but have also reduced land devoted to agriculture through the change to production of bioenergy as an alternative to fuel oil. A balanced approach must be taken to address that twin problem. Food insecurity is also caused and aggravated by the global financial and economic meltdown and increasing world population. The number of undernourished people in the world remains unacceptably high. Global population growth will inevitably lead to increased demand for both energy and food.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“High fuel oil prices are a major burden on poor countries, which lack financial resources and know-how to develop alternative and clean energy sources. As the world depends heavily on fuel oil, we should act in concert to prevent unruly speculation and price instability, which have devastating effects on developing countries’ efforts to reduce poverty and meet the MDG targets. It may be time to consider establishing a world body comprised of major fuel oil producers and consumers to ensure a reasonable price limit. The world should not be at the mercy of oil producers. A more holistic approach for addressing energy security is the transfer of relevant knowledge and technology to assist developing countries in exploiting alternative sources of energy.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“Cambodia, for its part, successfully launched its own initiative, which is called Cambodia Climate Change Alliance, in 2009, with the objective of strengthening our national institutions to deal with climate change risks. Cambodia is also implementing numerous projects within the framework of the United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries while actively promoting adaptation and mitigation measures through our project to promote climate-resilient water management and agricultural practices in rural Cambodia. Food and energy security remain major issues of global concern. Although the recent surge in energy costs has subsided, the price of fuel oil remains 23 11-51384 extremely volatile.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“Climate change is progressing every day, triggering more frequent natural disasters. The developing countries are hoping for timely support for their efforts to address, adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change and to develop clean energy. They call on the developed world to honour their commitments under the Copenhagen and Cancún conferences. The seventeenth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Durban, South Africa, in November must not become another delusion but a place to demonstrate our collective will to share the responsibility and to achieve a real breakthrough in facing climate change. While obstacles remain to achieving a binding accord, Cambodia hopes that the Kyoto Protocol, which is due to expire next year, will be extended during the Durban conference.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“There is no doubt that climate change, with its devastating impact worldwide, has become a constant threat to our existence. Drought and flooding have become more frequent and more severe in many parts of the world, affecting millions of people. The current horrific drought in the Horn of Africa represents another most painful tragedy caused by global warming. The threat of climate change is a reality and a huge challenge for the global community. It is regrettable that many of the promises made during the Copenhagen and Cancún meetings of the United Nations Climate Change Conference to assist developing countries cope with climate change remain to be delivered in a timely manner. Now, while the world is facing further financial turmoil, let us not forget that actions on climate change cannot wait.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“Persistently high fuel oil prices are straining every economic aspect of developing countries. The worsening food security situation is holding back progress in reducing malnutrition and child mortality. The burden of debt repayment constitutes another major challenge for the LDCs in meeting the MDG targets. Faced with these tremendous challenges, poverty reduction remains the highest and foremost global priority. It requires steady economic growth and a more pro-poor policy. In the context of the global effort to meet the Millennium Development Goals, Cambodia has been listed among the 20 countries making the most absolute progress on the MDGs. Last year it was accorded the 2010 MDG Award by the MDG Awards Committee in New York for its outstanding progress towards achievement of Goal 6.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“For instance, Cambodia’s economy is growing, after a decline in 2008 and 2009, with an expected growth rate of 8.7 per cent this year. With strong, robust economies, East Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are well positioned to assume their responsibilities to contribute to addressing the global economic and financial crisis. Although some significant successes have been achieved in attaining the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), most developing countries, in particular least developed countries (LDCs), will continue to face many huge hurdles on their path to reach the MDG targets. Continued economic and financial instability in the developed world has exacerbated uncertainty in funding for development projects in poor countries.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“The problem of unemployment has been very severe in the advanced economies, and inflation is emerging in the developing economies. That has created havoc in many parts of the world, as continued instability in the financial sector, especially in the 11-51384 22 United States and the euro zone, has dampened global trade. That has an effect on exports, in particular of developing countries. Therefore, a wide range of policy responses and long-overdue reforms must be implemented to accelerate growth and bring the global economy out of the crisis. The crisis has reaffirmed the importance of reform in global economic and financial governance, including strengthening the institutional role of the International Monetary Fund. Asia has become an essential partner in the global economy and has taken the lead in advancing global recovery.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“We will continue to dispatch more peacekeepers under with United Nations peacekeeping operations to help with humanitarian activities and demining in that friendly new State. We live in an interconnected world where global challenges such as economic and financial crises, climate change, energy and food security, terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, among others, have become increasingly complex and continue to haunt the entire world. The global economy remains somewhat fragile, and there are many risks and challenges to a durable exit from the crisis. The growth of the world economy has decelerated in 2011, and the global economy now faces three major challenges: sovereign debt, slow growth and social instability.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)