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2008 Statements and Speeches

December 2008

Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Ambassador Conrod Hunte, Deputy Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, on agenda item 118: Programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009 – first performance report, at the Fifth Committee during the main part of the 63rd session of the General Assembly (New York, 19 December 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Ambassador Conrod Hunte, Deputy Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, on agenda item 117: Review of the efficiency of the administrative and financial functioning of the United Nations – Proposed programme budget outline for the biennium 2010-2011, in the Fifth Committee during the main part of the 63rd session of the General Assembly (New York, 19 December 2008)
Statement by H.E. Mr. John W. Ashe, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, Chairman of the Group of 77, at the Workshop for Practitioners of South-South and Triangular Cooperation: “Increasing Effectiveness of South-South Cooperation for Development” (New York, 18 December 2008)
Statement by H.E. Mr. John W. Ashe, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda, Chairman of the Group of 77, at the “Leaders Round Table of the Global South-South Development Expo 2008” (New York, 16 December 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Ms. Aqeelah Akbar, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations on agenda item 65: Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance (New York, 11 December 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by H.E Amb. Dr. John W. Ashe, Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, at the Joint High-level segment of the UNFCCC COP14/CMP4 (Poznan, Poland, 11 December 2008)
Address by H.E. Ambassador Byron Blake, Deputy Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, to the Poznan Business Day Luncheon (Poznan, Poland, 9 December 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Ambassador Conrod Hunte, Deputy Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, on agenda item 118: Programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009 – Conditions of service and compensation for judges, at the main part of the sixty-third session of the Fifth Committee of the General Assembly (New York, 4 December 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Ambassador Diann Black-Layne, Antigua and Barbuda, at the Opening Plenary of the Resumed Sixth Session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Article 3.9 of the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP 6) (Poznan, Poland, 1 December 2008)
Statement On behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Ambassador Diann Black-Layne, Antigua and Barbuda, at the Opening Plenary of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action (AWGLCA) (Poznan, Poland, 1 December 2008)
Statement On behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Ambassador Diann Black-Layne, Antigua and Barbuda, at the Opening Plenary of the UNFCCC COP14/COP MOP4 (Poznan, Poland, 1 December 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Ruleta Camacho, Antigua and Barbuda, at the Opening Plenary of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI), Twenty-ninth Session (Poznan, Poland, 1 December 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Ruleta Camacho, Antigua and Barbuda, at the Opening Plenary of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA), Twenty-ninth Session (Poznan, Poland, 1 December 2008)
Statement by H.E. John W. Ashe, Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, a the Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development to Review the Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus (Doha, Qatar, 1 December 2008)

November 2008

Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Ambassador Conrod Hunte, Deputy Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, on agenda item 118: Programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009 – Construction projects in Vienna, Addis Ababa and Nairobi (New York, 26 November 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Ambassador Conrod Hunte, Deputy Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, on agenda item 126: United Nations Pension System, at the Fifth Committee during the main part of the 63rd session of the General Assembly (New York, 24 November 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Ambassador Conrod C. Hunte, Deputy Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, on agenda item 129, Admnistration of justice at the United Natinos, at the main part of the sixty-third session of the Fifth Committee of the General Assembly (New York, 20 November 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Ambassador Conrod C. Hunte, Deputy Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, on agenda item 123, Human Resources Management, at the main part of the sixty-third session of the Fifth Committee of the General Assembly (New York, 13 November 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by H.E. Ambassador Conrod C. Hunte, Deputy Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda on agenda item 65(a), Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance (New York, 10 November 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Ambassador Conrod Hunte, Deputy Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, on agenda item 120: Improving the financial situation of the United Nations, at the Fifth Committee during the main part of the 63rd session of the General Assembly (New York, 6 November 2008)
Statement by Ms. Janil Greenaway, Minister Counsellor, delegation of Antigua and Barbuda on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, Second Committee Agenda Item 47 (a): International Trade and Development (New York, 5 November 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China on agenda item 62: Elimination of racism and racial discrimination, by Ms. Aqeelah Akbar, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations (New York, 3 November 2008)
Statement by Ms. Janil Greenaway, Minister Counsellor, delegation of Antigua and Barbuda, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China in the Second Committee on Agenda Item 52: Groups of countries in special situations, sub-item (a) Implementation of the Third United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries; and sub-item (b) Specific actions related to the special needs and problems of landlocked developing countries (New York, 3 November 2008)
Statement by H.E. John Ashe, Permanent Representative, Mission of Antigua and Barbuda, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, General Assembly debate on Agenda Item 40: Report of the Economic and Social Council; and on Item 44: Integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic, social and related fields (New York, 3 November 2008)

October 2008

Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Ambassador Conrod Hunte, Deputy Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, on agenda item 121: Pattern of conferences, in the Fifth Committee during the main part of the 63rd session of the General Assembly (New York, 31 October 2008)
Comments by Ambassador Byron Blake, Deputy Permanent Representative, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China in Interactive Panel of the United Nations General Assembly on the Global Financial Crisis (New York, 30 October 2008)
Statement by H.E. Ambassador Conrod Hunte, delegation of Antigua and Barbuda, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China on Agenda Item 51: Globalization and interdependence, in the Second Committee of the General Assembly (New York, 29 October 2008)
Statement by H.E. Ambassador John Ashe, Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China in the General Assembly on Agenda Item 19: Necessity of Ending the Economic, Commercial and Financial Embargo Imposed by the United States of America against Cuba (New York, 29 October 2008)
Statement by Ms. Janil Greenaway, Minister Counsellor, delegation of Antigua and Barbuda on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, in the Second Committee on Agenda Item 50: The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (New York, 28 October 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Mr. Glentis T. Thomas, Second Secretary, delegation of Antigua and Barbuda, on agenda item 118: Programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009 – International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS), in the Fifth Committee during the main part of the 63rd session of the General Assembly (New York, 28 October 2008)
Statement by H.E. Ambassador Byron Blake, delegation of Antigua and Barbuda on behalf of the Group of 77 and China in the Second Committee, on agenda item 49: Sustainable development, sub-items (a)-(g), in the Second Committee of the General Assembly (New York, 27 October 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Mr. Glentis T. Thomas, Second Secretary, delegation of Antigua and Barbuda, on agenda item 125: United Nations common system, in the Fifth Committee during the main part of the 63rd session of the General Assembly (New York, 27 October 2008)
Message from H.E. Ambassador John W. Ashe, Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, Chairman of the Group of 77, to the participants at the IPS Support Group Annual Meeting (The Hague, The Netherlands, 23 October 2008)
Statement by Ms. Janil Greenaway, Minister Counsellor, delegation of Antigua and Barbuda, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, in the Second Committee on Agenda Item 46: Information and Communication Technologies for Development (New York, 23 October 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Ambassador Conrod Hunte, Deputy Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, on agenda item 117: Investigations and Procurement Task Force, at the Fifth Committee during the main part of the sixty-third session of the General Assembly (New York, 23 October 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Ambassador Conrod Hunte, Deputy Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, on agenda item 118: Programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009 – Information and communication technology, at the Fifth Committee during the main part of the sixty-third session of the General Assembly (New York, 22 October 2008)
Statement by Ms. Janil Greenaway, Minister Counsellor, delegation of Antigua and Barbuda on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, in the Second Committee on Agenda Item 53 (a) and (b): Eradication of poverty and other development issues (New York, 22 October 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Ambassador Conrod Hunte, Deputy Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, on agenda item 118: Programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009 – Development related activities – Development Account, at the Fifth Committee during the main part of the sixty-third session of the General Assembly (New York, 21 October 2008)
Statement by Ms. Janil Greenaway, Minister Counsellor, delegation of Antigua and Barbuda, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, in the General Assembly on Agenda Item 57(a): New Partnership for Africa’s Development: Progress in implementation and international support (New York, 15 October 2008)
Statement by Ms. Janil Greenaway, Minister Counsellor, delegation of Antigua and Barbuda, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, on the General Assembly’s Second Committee Item 54: Operational Activities for Development (New York, 15 October 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Ambassador Conrod Hunte, Deputy Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, on agenda item 119: “Programme planning”, in the Fifth Committee during the main part of the 63rd session of the General Assembly (New York, 15 October 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Ambassador Conrod Hunte, Deputy Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, on agenda item 116: Financial reports and audited financial statements and reports of the Board of Auditors, in the Fifth Committee during the main part of the 63rd session of the General Assembly (New York, 15 October 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Ambassador Conrod C. Hunte, Deputy Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, on agenda item 118: Programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009 – Development related activities, at the Fifth Committee during the main part of the sixty-third session of the General Assembly (New York, 14 October 2008)
Statement by Ambassador Byron Blake, Deputy Permanent Representative, delegation of Antigua and Barbuda, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China on agenda item 47: Macroeconomic policy questions, in the Second Committee of the General Assembly (New York, 13 October 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Ms. Aqeelah Akbar, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, on agenda item 56: Advancement of women, to the Third Committee, 63rd session of the United Nations General Assembly (New York, 13 October 2008)
Message by Ambassador John W. Ashe, Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations and Chairman of the Group of 77, to the Eightieth Meeting of the Ministers of the Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-four on International Monetary Affairs and Development (Washington, DC, 10 October 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Ambassador Conrod Hunte, Deputy Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, on agenda item 117, in particular on the “Activities of the Independent Audit Advisory Committee from 1 January to 31 July 2008”, and agenda item 128: “Report on the activities of the Office of Internal Oversight Services”, at the Fifth Committee during the main part of the sixty-third session of the General Assembly (New York, 9 October 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Ambassador Conrod Hunte, Deputy Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, on the question of accountability under agenda item 117: Review of the efficiency of the administrative and financial functioning of the United Nations, at the Fifth Committee during the main part of the sixty-third session of the General Assembly (New York, 8 October 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Ambassador Conrod Hunte, Deputy Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, on agenda item 118: Proposed programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009, at the Fifth Committee during the main part of the 63rd session of the General Assembly (New York, 7 October 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Tumasie C. Blair, Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, on agenda item 129: Administration of justice at the United Nations, in the first part of the sixty-third session of the General Assembly’s Sixth Committee (New York, 6 October 2008)
Statement by H.E. Ambassador John Ashe, Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, in the General Debate of the Second Committee of the General Assembly (New York, 6 October 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Ms. Aqeelah Akbar, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, on agenda item 55: Social development, to the Third Committee, 63rd session of the United Nations General Assembly (New York, 6 October 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Tumasie C. Blair, Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, on agenda item 129: Administration of justice at the United Nations, in the first part of the sixty-third session of the General Assembly’s Sixth Committee (New York, 6 October 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Ambassador Conrod Hunte, Deputy Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, on agenda item 122: Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations, at the Fifth Committee during the main part of the sixty-third session of the General Assembly (New York, 6 October 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Ambassador Conrod Hunte, Deputy Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, on the organisation of work of the Fifth Committee at the main part of the sixty-third session of the General Assembly (New York, 3 October 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by H.E. John Ashe, Ambassador/Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, at the High-level Meeting on the Midterm Review of the Almaty Programme of Action (New York, 2 October 2008)

September 2008

Statement by H.E. Byron Blake, Deputy Permanent Representative, delegation of Antigua and Barbuda, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, at the first meeting of the Second Committee on its Organization of Work for the 63rd Session of the General Assembly (New York, 29 September 2008)
Statement by H.E. Byron Blake, Deputy Permanent Representative, delegation of Antigua and Barbuda, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, at the first meeting of the Second Committee on its Organization of Work for the 63rd Session of the General Assembly (New York, 29 Setpember 2008)
Statement by His Excellency the Honorable Mr. W. Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Antigua and Barbuda and Chair of the Group of 77, at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Group of 77 (New York, 26 September 2008)
Address by H.E. Mr. Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Antigua and Barbuda, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, delivered by H.E. Dr. John W. Ashe, Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, at the High Level Meeting on the item: “Africa’s Development Needs: State of implementation of various commitments, challenges and the way forward” (New York, 22 September 2008)
Statement on behalf of the G77 and China by H.E. Mr. Conrod Hunte, Deputy Permanent Representative, delegation of Antigua and Barbuda, to introduce draft resolution A/62/L.47 on the Causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa (New York, 11 September 2008)
Statement by Ms. Janil Greenaway, Minister Counsellor, delegation of Antigua and Barbuda, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, at the Second Regular Session of the UNDP/UNFPA Executive Board, on agenda item 10: Internal Audit and Oversight (New York, 10 September 2008)
Statement by Ms. Janil Greenaway, Minister Counsellor, delegation of Antigua and Barbuda, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, at the Second Regular Session of the UNDP Executive Board 2008, on agenda Item 6: Fourth Cooperation Framework for South-South Cooperation (New York, 10 September 2008)
Statement by Ms. Janil Greenaway, Minister Counsellor, delegation of Antigua and Barbuda, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, during the informal consultations on the UNDP’s operations and programme in the DPRK (New York, 9 September 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by H.E. Dr. John Ashe, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, at the UNDP/UNFPA Executive Board Second Regular Session, UNDP Segment (New York, 9 September 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by H.E. Amb. Byron Blake, Deputy Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, on the draft outcome document of the Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development to Review the Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus (New York, 8 September 2008)

August 2008

July 2008

Message by The Honourable W. Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Antigua and Barbuda and Chair of the Group of 77 and China, delivered by His Excellency John W. Ashe, Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, at the 15th Ministerial Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement (Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran, 29 July 2008)
Statement by Ambassador Byron Blake, Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, after the vote on draft resolution E/2008/L.28 entitled “Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations” (New York, 25 July 2008)
Statement by Ambassador Byron Blake, delegation of Antigua and Barbuda, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, during the closing session of the 2008 Substantive Session of ECOSOC (New York, 25 July 2007)
Statement by Ambassador Conrod Hunte, delegation of Antigua and Barbuda, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, on agenda Item 13(c): Statistics, at the ECOSOC Substantive Session (New York, 23 July 2008)
Statement by Ambassador Conrod Hunte, delegation of Antigua and Barbuda, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, on agenda item 13(a): Sustainable Development, at the Substantive Session of the ECOSOC (New York, 23 July 2008)
Statement by Ms. Janil Greenaway, Minister Counselor, delegation of Antigua and Barbuda, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, on agenda item 6(b): Review and coordination of the implementation of the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2001-2010, to the substantive session of the Economic and Social Council (New York, 18 July 2008)
Statement by Ms. Janil Greenaway, Minister Counsellor, delegation of Antigua and Barbuda, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, on agenda item 6(a): Follow-up to the International Conference on Financing for Development, to the General Segment of the Substantive Session of ECOSOC (New York, 18 July 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Ambassador Byron Blake, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the UN during the Meeting of the General Assembly on the Global Food and Energy Crisis (New York, 18 July 2008)
Statement by H.E. Ambassador Conrod Hunte, Deputy Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda, to the Humanitarian Affairs Segment of the 2008 Substantive Session of the Economic and Social Council (New York, 15 July 2008)
Statement by Ambassador Byron Blake, delegation of Antigua and Barbuda, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, during the general debate of the Operational Activities Segment – ECOSOC Substantive Session 2008 (New York, 11 July 2008)
Statement by Ambassador Conrod Hunte of Antigua and Barbuda, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, at the Opening of the Coordination Segment of the Substantive Session of the Economic and Social Council (New York, 8 July 2008)
Statement by Ambassador Byron Blake of Antigua and Barbuda, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, after the adoption of the Ministerial Declaration of the High-level Segment of the ECOSOC Substantive Session 2008 (New York, 3 July 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Ambassador Conrod Hunte, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the UN during the general debate for the High-level Segment at the 2008 Substantive Session of the ECOSOC (New York, 1 July 2008)

June 2008

Statement by Ms. Janil Greenaway, Minister Counsellor, delegation of Antigua and Barbuda, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, at the Annual Session of the UNDP Executive Board 2008, on agenda item 19: Draft Fourth Cooperation Framework for South-South Cooperation (Geneva, Switzerland, 25 June 2008)
Statement by Ms. Janil Greenaway, Minister Counsellor, delegation of Antigua and Barbuda, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, at the briefing on the report of the External Independent Investigative Review of UNDP operations in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, during the Annual Session of the UNDP Executive Board Meeting (Geneva, Switzerland, 24 June 2008)
statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Mr. Tumasie Blair, Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, at the ninth meeting of the United Nations open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and Law of the Sea (New York, 23 June 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Ms. Janil Greenaway, Minister Counsellor, delegation of Antigua and Barbuda, at the Annual Session of the UNDP/UNFPA Executive Board Meeting, Geneva, on agenda items 8 and 9: Annual Report of the Administrator and the UNDP Strategic Plan 2008-2011 (Geneva, Switzerland, 23 June 2008)
Statement by Ambassador Byron Blake of Antigua and Barbuda on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, at the informal consultations on the Outcome Document of the Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development (New York, 16 June 2008)
Closing Remarks by His Excellency Dr. John W. Ashe, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Antigua & Barbuda in New York on behalf of the Honourable W. Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Antigua & Barbuda and Chairman of the High-Level Conference on South-South Cooperation (Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire, 13 June 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by H.E. Amb. Byron Blake, delegation of Antigua and Barbuda, at Closing Plenary of the Second Session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action (AWGLCA) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (Bonn, Germany, 12 June 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by H.E. Amb. Byron Blake, delegation of Antigua and Barbuda, at the closing Plenary of the Fifth Session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Article 3.9 of the Kyoto Protocol (AWG) (Bonn, Germany, 12 June 2008)
Address by the Honourable W. Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Antigua and Barbuda and Chair of the Group of 77 and China at the opening ceremony of the Twelfth session of the Intergovernmental Follow-up and Coordination Committee on Economic Cooperation among Developing Countries (Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire, 10 June 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by the Honourable John H. Maginley, Minister of Health of Antigua and Barbuda, to the 2008 Comprehensive Review of Progress Achieved in Realizing the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS (New York, 10 June 2008)
Statement by Ms. Janil Greenaway, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the UN, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, during the informal consultations on the contents of the outcome document for the Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development (New York, 9 June 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Mr. Glentis Thomas, Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, on agenda item 140: Administrative and budgetary aspects of the financing of the United Nations peacekeeping operations – Reimbursement to Member States for contingent-owned equipment, in the Fifth Committee during the second part of the resumed sixty-second session of the General Assembly (New York, 5 June 2008)
Opening Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China By Ms. Ruleta Camacho, delegation of Antigua and Barbuda, at the Opening Plenary of the Twenty-eighth session of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (Bonn, Germany, 4 June 2008)
Opening Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by H.E. Ambassador Byron Blake, delegation of Antigua and Barbuda, at the Opening Plenary of the twenty-eighth session of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (Bonn, Germany, 4 June 2008)
Opening Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China By H.E. Amb. Byron Blake, delegation of Antigua and Barbuda, at the Opening Plenary of the Fifth Session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Article 3.9 of the Kyoto Protocol (AWG) (Bonn, Germany, 2 June 2008)
Opening Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China By H.E. Amb. Byron Blake, delegation of Antigua and Barbuda, at the Opening Plenary of the Second Session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action (AWGLCA) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (Bonn, Germany, 2 June 2008)

May 2008

Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Mr. Glentis Thomas, Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, on agenda item 140: Administrative and budgetary aspects of the financing of the United Nations peacekeeping operations: United Nations Logistics Base at Brindisi, at the Fifth Committee during the second part of the resumed 62nd session of the General Assembly (New York, 30 May 2008)
Statement by Ambassador John W. Ashe, Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations and Chairman of the Group of 77, at the High-level segment of the ninth session of the Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity (Bonn, Germany, 28 May 2008) (Bonn, Germany, 28 May 2008)
Statement by Ms. Janil Greenaway, Minister Counsellor, delegation of Antigua and Barbuda, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, on agenda item 19: Draft Fourth Cooperation Framework for South-South Cooperation, at the Annual Session of the UNDP Executive Board 2008 (Geneva, Switzerland, 25 May 2008)
Statement by Ms. Janil Greenaway, Minister Counsellor, delegation of Antigua and Barbuda, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, on agenda items 8 and 9: Annual Report of the Administrator and the UNDP Strategic Plan 2008-2011, at the Annual Session of the UNDP/UNFPA Executive Board Meeting (Geneva, Switzerland, 23 May 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Ambassador Byron Blake, Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations at the Special Meeting of the Economic and Social Council on the Global Food Crisis (New York, 20 May 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Mr. Glentis Thomas, Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, on agenda item 130: Improving the financial situation of the United Nations, at the Fifth Committee during the second part of the resumed 62nd session of the General Assembly (New York, 20 May 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Ambassador Byron Blake, Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, at the informal review session of the General Assembly on Chapter III of the Monterrey Consensus: “International trade as an engine for development” (New York, 19 May 2008)
Statement by H.E. Dr. John W. Ashe, Ambassador/Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the UN, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, at the opening of the High-level Segment of the Sixteenth Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-16): The Way Forward (New York, 14 May 2008)
Statement by Ms. Janil Greenaway, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the UN, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, Review of CSD-13 Water and Sanitation Decisions, at the 16th Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development (New York, 12 May 2008)
Statement by Mr. Byron Blake, Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the UN, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, on the occasion of SIDS Day (New York, 12 May 2008)
Statement by Ms. Janil Greenaway, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the UN, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, during the thematic discussion on inter-linkages and crosscutting issues, including the means of implementation at the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (New York, 9 May 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Fernando de Oliveira Sena, First Secretary, Permanent Mission fo Brazil to the United Nations, on agenda item 140: Overview of the Financing of the United Nations Peacekeeping Operations: Cross-cutting Issues, at the second part of the resumed sixty-second session of the Fifth Committee of the General Assembly (New York, 8 May 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Mr. Ren Yisheng, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations, on agenda item 125: Financial Reports and reports of the Board of Auditors, at the second part of the resumed sixty-second session of the Fifth Committee of the General Assembly (New York, 8 May 2008)
Statement by Mr. Byron Blake, Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the UN on behalf of the Group of 77 and China during the thematic discussions on Africa at the Sixteenth Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-16) (New York, 8 May 2008)
Statement by Ambassador Byron Blake, Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the UN, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, during the thematic discussions on land, at the Sixteenth Session of the UN Comission on Sustainable Development (CSD-16) (New York, 7 April 2008)
Statement by Conrad Hunte, Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the UN, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, during the thematic discussions on desertification at the sixteenth session of the UN Comission on Sustainable Development (CSD-16) (New York, 7 May 2008)
Statement by Ms. Janil Greenaway, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the UN, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, during the thematic discussions on rural development, at the Sixteenth Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-16) (New York, 6 May 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Ambassador Conrod Hunte, Deputy Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, on the organization of work of the Fifth Committee during the second part of the resumed sixty-second session of the General Assembly (New York, 5 May 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Mr. Byron Blake, Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the UN, during the Sixteenth Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development on the theme of Agriculture (New York, 5 May 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by H.E. John W. Ashe, Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, at the opening session of the Sixteenth Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (New York, 5 May 2008)

April 2008

Intervention on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Ms. Gillian Joseph, Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, on Governance or Regulatory Gap on Marine Biodiversity at the Ad Hoc Open-ended Informal Working Group to study issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction (New York, 30 April 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Janil Greenaway, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the UN, at the UNDP Executive Board informal information session: “Work of UNDP in the field of human rights at the request of programme countries” (New York, 29 April 2008)
Welcoming remarks by the Honourable W. Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Antigua and Barbuda and Chair of the Group of 77 at the inaugural session of the High-level Panel of Eminent Personalities on the Development Platform for the South (St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, 29 April 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Tumasie C. Blair, Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, at the Thirtieth Session of the Committee on Information (New York, 28 April 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Ms. Gillian Joseph, Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, at the General Assembly Ad hoc Open-ended Informal Working Group to Study Issues Relating to the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity Beyond Areas of National Jurisdiction (New York, 28 April 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Ambassador Byron Blake, Deputy Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, at the Informal Review Session of the General Assembly on Section Four of the Monterrery Consensus (New York, 15 April 2008)
Intervention by H.E. Mr. Winston Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda and Chair of the Group of 77, in the session on “Development Projects and New Trends” moderated by John Defferios of CNN, at the High-level Doha Forum on Democracy, Development and Free Trade (Doha, State of Qatar, 14 April 2008)
Presentation by H.E. Mr. Winston Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda and Chair of the Group of 77, at the High-Level Doha Forum on Democracy, Development and Free Trade (Doha, State of Qatar, 13 April 2008)
Address by H.E. Ambassador John William Ashe, Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations and Chairman of the Group of 77, at the 79th Meeting of the Ministers of Finance of the Group of 24 (Washington, DC, 11 April 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by H.E. Dr. John W. Ashe, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, at the informal thematic debate of the General Assembly on the theme “Toward a common understanding on management reform” (New York, 8 April 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by H.E. Dr. John W. Ashe, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, at the 41st session of the Commission on Population and Development (New York, 7 April 2008)
Statement of the Group of 77 and China by H.E. Ms. Joanne Massiah, Minister of Agriculture, Lands, Marine Resources and Agro Industry Antigua and Barbuda, at the United Nations General Assembly Thematic Debate on the MDGs (New York, 2 April 2008)

March 2008

Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Mr. Tumasie Blair, Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, at the Ninth Meeting of the United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and Law of the Sea (New York, 18 March 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Ambassador Conrod Hunte, Deputy Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, on agenda item 128: Proposed programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009, in particular on strengthening the Department of Political Affairs, at the first resumed session of the 62nd session of the Fifth Committee of the General Assembly (New York, 17 March 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Ambassador Conrod Hunte, Deputy Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, on agenda item 128: Conditions of service: Judges, at the first resumed session of the 62nd session of the Fifth Committee of the General Assembly (New York, 14 March 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Ambassador Conrod Hunte, Deputy Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, on agenda items 138 and 139: ICTR and ITY incentives, at the first resumed session of the 62nd session of the Fifth Committee of the General Assembly (New York, 14 March 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Ambassador Byron Blake, Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, at the Informal Review Session of the General Assembly on Chapter Six of the Monterrey Consensus (New York, 12 March 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Ambassador Conrod Hunte, Deputy Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, on agenda item 126: Review of Efficiency of the Administrative and Financial Functioning of the United Nations: United Nations procurement, at the first resumed session of the 62nd session of the Fifth Committee of the General Assembly (New York, 11 March 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Ambassador Byron Blake, Permanent Mission of Antigua and Varbuda to the United Nations, at the informal review session of the General Assembly on Chapter Five of the Monterrey Consensus: External Debt (New York, 10 March 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Ambassador Conrod Hunte, Deputy Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, on “Strengthening Investigations” under agenda items 126, 128 and 136, at the first resumed session of the 62nd session of the Fifth Committee of the General Assembly (New York, 10 March 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Mr. Glentis Thomas, Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, on the financing of field missions of the Peacebuilding Commission, at the first resumed session of the 62nd session of the Fifth Committee of the General Assembly (New York, 5 March 2008)
Statement on behalf of G77 and China by H.E. John Ashe, to introduce draft resolution A/62/l.29/Rev.1 in the General Assembly, under agenda item 64(a) ‘New Partnership for Africa’s Development: progress in implementation and international support’ (New York, 4 March 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Ambassador Conrod Hunte, Deputy Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, on agenda item 133: Human resources management, at the first resumed session of the 62nd session of the Fifth Committee of the General Assembly (New York, 4 March 2008) (New York, 4 March 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Ambassador Conrod Hunte, Deputy Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, on agenda item 134: Annual report of the Joint Inspection Unit for 2007 and Programme of Work for 2008, at the first resumed session of the 62nd session of the Fifth Committee of the General Assembly (New York, 3 March 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Ambassador Conrod Hunte, Deputy Permanent Represetntative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, on the organization of work of the Fifth Committee during the first part of the resumed sixty-second session of the General Assembly (New York, 3 March 2008)

February 2008

Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Janil Greenaway, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda, during the thirty-ninth session of the Statistical Commission, on agenda item 3(n): Development Indicators (New York, 28 February 2008)
Intervention by the delegation of Antigua and Barbuda on behalf of the Group of 77 and China during the opening session of the Thirty-ninth Meeting of the Statistical Commission – Item 2: Provisional Agenda (New York, 26 February 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Hon. Dr. Jacqui Quinn-Leandro, Minister of Labour, Public Administration and Empowerment of Antigua and Barbuda, before the 52nd session of the Commission on the Status of Women (New York, 25 February 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by H.E. Ambassador Byron Blake, Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, at the informal consultations on the High-level Meeting of ECOSOC with the Bretton Woods Institutions, the WTO and UNCTAD (New York, 19 February 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Ambassador Byron Blake, Deputy Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, in the informal review session of the General Assembly on Chapter II of the Monterrey Consensus “Mobilising international resources for development: foreign direct investment and other private flows” (New York, 15 February 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Ambassador Byron Blake, Deputy Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, in the Informal Review Session of the General Assembly on Chapter (I) of the Monterrey Consensus “Mobilising Domestic Resouces for Development” (New York, 14 February 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Ambassador John Ashe, Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, at the Thematic Debate of the General Assembly on “Addressing Climate Change: The United Nations and the World at Work” (New York, 12 February 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by H.E. Ambassador John W. Ashe, Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, at the 46th session of the Commission for Social Development (New York, 7 February 2008)

January 2008

Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China at the Joint Board Meeting of the UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF and WFP following presentations on the theme: “Feedback from delivering as one” (New York, 28 January 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Janil Greenaway, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda, at the UNDP/UNFPA Executive Board – Item 10: Internal Audit and Oversight (New York, 24 January 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Janil Greenaway, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Antigua & Barbuda to the United Nations, at the UNDP/UNFPA Executive Board Meeting, on agenda items 4 and 5 – South-South Cooperation and Evaluation of UNDP’s Contribution to South-South Cooperation (New York, 23 January 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Janil Greenaway, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda, at the UNDP/UNFPA Executive Board Meeting (New York, 21 January 2008)
Statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China by Ambassador Conrod Hunte, Deputy Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, at the “Conference on International Migration and Development – Continuing the Dialogue: Legal and Policy Perspectives” (New York, 17 January 2008)
Statement by H.E. Mr. Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Antigua and Barbuda, on the occasion of the handover of the Chairmanship of the Group of 77 and China (New York, 11 January 2008)
Statement by Ambassador Munir Akram, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations, on the occasion of the handing-over ceremony of the Chairmanship of Group of 77 and China (New York, 11 January 2008)  

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