Statements of the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nationshttp://www.holyseemission.org/statements/index.aspxStatements of the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United NationsCopyright 2012. All rights reserved.enTue, 14 Feb 2012 12:31:12 GMThttp://www.holyseemission.org/images/HSM-logo.jpgStatements of the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nationshttp://www.holyseemission.org/statements/index.aspxhttp://www.holyseemission.org/images/HSM-logo.jpgIntervention of H.E. Francis A. Chullikatt, Head of the Delegation of the Holy See, before the Fourth Session of the Preparatory Committee for the United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty, New York, 13 February 2012http://www.holyseemission.org/statements/statement.aspx?id=353Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTIntervention of the Holy See at the Special Event of the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly "World Interfaith Harmony Week 2012: Common Ground for the Common Good", New York, 7 February 2012http://www.holyseemission.org/statements/statement.aspx?id=352Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTIntervention of the Holy See before the Fiftieth Session of the Commission for Social Development on Agenda Item 3(a) Poverty Eradication, New York, 6 February 2012http://www.holyseemission.org/statements/statement.aspx?id=351Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTStatement by H.E. Archbishop Silvano M. Tomasi, Apostolic Nuncio, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva, Intergovernmental Event at Ministerial Level on the Occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and the 50th Anniversary of the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, Geneva, 7-8 December 2011http://www.holyseemission.org/statements/statement.aspx?id=347Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMTStatement of the Holy See delivered by His Excellency Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, Secretary for the Holy See’s Relations with States, at the Eighteenth Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Vilnius, 6 – 7 December 2011http://www.holyseemission.org/statements/statement.aspx?id=346Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMTStatement by H.E. Archbishop Silvano M. Tomasi, Apostolic Nuncio, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva, at the 100th Session of the Council of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Geneva, 5-7 December 2011http://www.holyseemission.org/statements/statement.aspx?id=344Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMTStatement by H.E. Archbishop Silvano M. Tomasi, Apostolic Nuncio, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva, at the General Debate of the 100th Session of the Council of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Geneva, 5-7 December 2011http://www.holyseemission.org/statements/statement.aspx?id=345Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMTStatement of H.E. Archbishop Erwin Josef Ender Apostolic Nuncio, Special Envoy of the Holy See International Conference on the Discrimination and Persecution against Christians Moscow, 30 November 2011http://www.holyseemission.org/statements/statement.aspx?id=343Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMTStatement of the Holy See before the Third Committee of the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Item 65(a): Rights of the Child, New York, 22 November 2011http://www.holyseemission.org/statements/statement.aspx?id=340Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMTStatement of the Holy See before the Third Committee of the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Item 65(a): The Girl Child, New York, 22 November 2011http://www.holyseemission.org/statements/statement.aspx?id=341Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMTStatement of the Holy See before the Second Committee of the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Item 19(d): Protection of Global Climate for Present and Future Generations, New York, 3 November 2011http://www.holyseemission.org/statements/statement.aspx?id=339Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMTStatement of the Holy See before the Fourth Committee of the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly on item 52: United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, New York, 31 October 2011http://www.holyseemission.org/statements/statement.aspx?id=337Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMTNote Verbale to the Bureau for the Preparatory Process of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, 31 October 2011http://www.holyseemission.org/statements/statement.aspx?id=338Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMTStatement of the Holy See before the Sixth Committee of the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly on the Report of the International Law Commission, Chapter IV , New York, 26 October 2011http://www.holyseemission.org/statements/statement.aspx?id=336Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTStatement of the Holy See before the Third Committee of the 66th session of the General Assembly during the Interactive Dialogue on the Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, New York, 24 October 2011http://www.holyseemission.org/statements/statement.aspx?id=335Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTStatement by H.E. Archbishop Francis Chullikatt, Apostolic Nuncio, Permanent Observer of the Holy See, before the Second Committee of the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Item 21: “Globalization and Interdependence” New York, 19 October 2011http://www.holyseemission.org/statements/statement.aspx?id=333Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTStatement by H.E. Archbishop Francis Chullikatt, Apostolic Nuncio, Permanent Observer of the Holy See, Before the Plenary of the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly, on Item 11: “Sport for peace and development” New York, 17 October 2011http://www.holyseemission.org/statements/statement.aspx?id=331Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTStatement by H.E. Archbishop Francis Chullikatt, Apostolic Nuncio, Permanent Observer of the Holy See, Before the Plenary of the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly, on Item 19: “Culture of peace” New York, 17 October 2011http://www.holyseemission.org/statements/statement.aspx?id=332Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTStatement by H.E. Archbishop Francis Chullikatt, Apostolic Nuncio, Permanent Observer of the Holy See, before the Third Committee of the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Item 65 (a, b): "Promotion and protection of the rights of children", 14 October 2011http://www.holyseemission.org/statements/statement.aspx?id=330Sat, 15 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTStatement by H.E. Archbishop Francis Chullikatt, Apostolic Nuncio, Permanent Observer of the Holy See, before the First Committee of the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Item 87: “Disarmament and International Security”, 11 October 2011http://www.holyseemission.org/statements/statement.aspx?id=327Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTAddress by H.E. Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, Secretary for Relations with States, General Debate of the 66th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, New York, 27 September 2011 (French original)http://www.holyseemission.org/statements/statement.aspx?id=325Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT<span id="ctl00_mainContentPlaceHolder_DataList2_ctl17_FullTitleLabel" class="bodyText">To view the video recording, please follow this <a href="http://gadebate.un.org/66/holy-see">link</a>.<br></span><span id="ctl00_mainContentPlaceHolder_DataList2_ctl17_FullTitleLabel" class="bodyText">For an unofficial ENGLISH translation of the text, please follow this <a href="http://www.zenit.org/article-33572?l=english">link</a>.</span><br>Remarks of His Excellency Archbishop Francis Chullikatt, Prayer Service on the Occasion of The Opening of the Sixty-Sixth Session of The United Nations General Assembly, Holy Family Church, New York City, 12 September 2011http://www.holyseemission.org/statements/statement.aspx?id=328Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMTStatement by H.E. Archbishop Francis Chullikatt, Apostolic Nuncio, Permanent Observer of the Holy See, before the High-level Meeting on Youth of the 65th Session of the General Asembly, New York, 28 July 2011http://www.holyseemission.org/statements/statement.aspx?id=323Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMTRemarks by H.E. Archbishop Francis Chullikatt on "The Nuclear Question: The Church’s Teachings and the Current State of Affairs" at The Catholic Center of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Kansas City, 1 July 2011http://www.holyseemission.org/statements/statement.aspx?id=322Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMTThe “nuclear question” is at once complex and straightforward: what do we do with the Cold War legacy of thousands of the most destructive weapons humankind has ever created? For more than 60 years since the dawn of the nuclear age, the world, and particularly the Church, has grappled with the role of these weapons, their legality and the moral implications of their production, deployment and intended use...Statement by H.E. Archbishop Francis Chullikatt, Apostolic Nuncio, Permanent Observer of the Holy See, before the High-level meeting on the comprehensive review of the progress achieved in realizing the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS of the 65th Session of the UN General Assembly, New York, 10 June 2011http://www.holyseemission.org/statements/statement.aspx?id=314Sat, 11 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT<p align="LEFT"><font face="Arial"></font>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><font size="4"></font>Statement of Interpretation by the Holy See on the adoption of the Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS before the High-level meeting on the comprehensive review of the progress achieved in realizing the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS of the 65thSession of the UN General Assembly, New York, 10 June 2011http://www.holyseemission.org/statements/statement.aspx?id=319Sat, 11 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMTStatement of the Holy See before the 44th session of the Commission on Population and Development of the United Nations Economic and Social Council on the theme: Fertility, reproductive health and development, New York, 12 April 2011http://www.holyseemission.org/statements/statement.aspx?id=72Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTStatement of the Holy See in Explanation of Position on the Agreed Conclusions of the 55th session of the Commission on the Status of Women of the United Nations Economic and Social Council, New York, 14 March 2011 http://www.holyseemission.org/statements/statement.aspx?id=73Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTStatement by H.E. Archbishop Francis Chullikatt before the Second Preparatory Committee for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, New York, 7 March 2011 http://www.holyseemission.org/statements/statement.aspx?id=74Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTStatement of the Holy See in Explanation of Position on the Resolution “Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS” (E/CN.6/2011/L.3) of the 55th session of the Commission on the Status of Women of the United Nations Economic and Social Council, New York, 4 March 2011 http://www.holyseemission.org/statements/statement.aspx?id=75Sat, 05 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTStatement of the Holy See Delegation before the 55th session of the Commission on the Status of Women of the United Nations Economic and Social Council on Item 3 (a)-(c): Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women and to the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly entitled “Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century”, New York, 28 February 2011http://www.holyseemission.org/statements/statement.aspx?id=76Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTStatement of the Holy See in Explanation of Position on Social Dimensions of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) at the 49th session of the Commission for Social Development, New York, 18 February 2011 http://www.holyseemission.org/statements/statement.aspx?id=77Sat, 19 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTStatement of the Holy See in Explanation of Position on Policies and Programmes involving Youth (E/CN.5/2011/L.4/Rev.1) at the 49th session of the Commission for Social Development, New York, 18 February 2011 http://www.holyseemission.org/statements/statement.aspx?id=78Sat, 19 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT