Let me, at the outset, convey to you, Mr. President, our deep condolences upon the passing of Ambassador Richard Holbrooke. We will remember him in particular for his contributions to stability in Southeastern Europe and, more recently, to peace, security and reconciliation in Afghanistan.
We would…
Let me first of all congratulate you, Madam President, and the United States on assuming the presidency of the Council for the month of December. I would also like to thank the United Kingdom for the leadership that it showed in the month of November.
At the outset, I would like to thank the Presid…
Let me thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this debate and for the strong interest and support your country has traditionally given to today’s topic. I would like to also thank you for bringing about a very substantive presidential statement, which has our full support.
We would like to welcom…
I would like to thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and President Mbeki for all their efforts and for briefing us today. I also listened with keen interest to the statements by the Foreign Minister of the Sudan and the Secretary General of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement. And, of course, I th…
Again, as you requested, Mr. President, I shall abbreviate my text and read out what I consider to be the most important elements. The rest will be circulated among colleagues.
Since I last briefed the Council in May 2010 (see S/PV.6310), there have been a number of significant developments in the …
On behalf of the Chairmen of the three subsidiary bodies of the Security Council, I would like to give an update on the continued cooperation among the Committees and their expert groups, as requested by the Council in recent resolutions pertaining to the three Committees. I will also give an abbrev…
I would like to welcome Mr. Vuk Jeremić, Foreign Minister of Serbia, and Mrs. Vlora Çitaku, Acting Foreign Minister of Kosovo, and thank them for their statements. I also thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Mr. Lamberto Zannier, for his presentation of the report before us (S…
Let me first warmly welcome High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Valentin Inzko, and thank him for the report (see S/2010/575, annex) and his work. We fully share his assessment of recent developments and the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We would like to reaffirm our full and cont…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for your initiative to convene this high-level open debate on women and peace and security, marking the tenth anniversary of the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000). Your presence here today shows the support of Uganda for the issue. Let me further congratula…
We would like to thank you, Sir, for chairing this important debate. Your presence shows the importance that Uganda attaches to the subject matter before us. We would also like to welcome the Secretary-General for introducing his report (S/2010/514) on support to African Union (AU) peacekeeping oper…
I first wish to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ameerah Haq for her informative and important briefing and her excellent work at the head of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT). Let me also welcome Her Excellency the Permanent Representative of Timor-Le…
Let me first join others in thanking Assistant Secretary-General Fernandez-Taranco for his update on recent developments in the Middle East. I would also like to thank Ambassador Meron Reuben and the Permanent Observer of Palestine for their important contributions to our discussion here today.
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My delegation is grateful to Uganda for having organized this debate, as it gives us an opportunity to continue our discussions on the two latest reports on peacebuilding. We are also grateful to the Secretary-General for having presented them today. Austria warmly welcomes both reports and looks fo…
I, too, would first like to thank Special Representative De Mistura for his informative briefing and for his very challenging work at the head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). I also welcome Foreign Minister Rassoul to the Security Council. We listened with great inte…
Horrible acts of terrorism occur almost every day. Hardly any part of the world is spared. Terrorism knows no borders. No country is immune. No country, how big or small, can succeed unilaterally. Terrorism can be combated effectively only in a global multilateral framework. The United Nations must …
The tragic earthquake in Haiti, the devastating floods in Pakistan and the financial crisis have reminded us that the global challenges of the twenty-first century require concerted action. The United Nations needs to be at the centre of our activities. It is the forum of today’s multilateral system…
I would like to express to you, Mr. President, our appreciation for scheduling today’s General Assembly debate on this important agenda item, which had been requested by Austria together with 48 other Member States. However, I would also like to express Austria’s disappointment that this debate had …
At the outset, I would like to welcome Ambassador Augustine Mahiga as the new Special Representative of the Secretary- General. We thank him for his presentation and for the commitment he has already shown under truly challenging circumstances. I would also like to say that we welcomed the presentat…
I wish at the outset to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti, Mr. Edmond Mulet, for his excellent briefing on the Secretary-General’s semi-annual report (S/2010/466) and for all his untiring efforts at the head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINU…
At the outset, on behalf of Ambassador Ebner, I would like to thank Ambassador Abulkalam Abdul Momen and his team for their skilful efforts in facilitating the consultations on the draft resolution (A/64/L.69) on the second review of the implementation of the United Nations Global Counter- Terrorism…
