I will be speaking on behalf of the European Union (EU). The candidate countries Turkey, Croatia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; the countries of the Stabilization and Association Process and potential candidates Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia; as well as Ukraine, the R…
On behalf of my country, Belgium, I would like to convey four messages that we consider to be essential.
First, we believe that the core objectives of our common efforts for development are and should always be human development and poverty eradication. Human development is much more than a matter …
Let me begin by thanking you, Mr. President, for kindly inviting me to brief the Council as Chairman of the country-specific configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission on the Central African Republic. I welcome the presence of Ms. Sahle-Work Zewde, Special Representative of the Secretary-General …
I have the honour to speak today on behalf of the European Union (EU) for all 27 Member States, our European institutions and our citizens, and also to bring a special message of support from the EU High Representative, Catherine Ashton, who would have liked to represent the European Union here toda…
At the outset, Mr. President, I would like to thank you for organizing this annual debate. Its importance is even greater, given the five-year review of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) in 2010. I would also like to take this opportunity to welcome the Chair of the Commission, Ambassador Muñoz, an…
Since their establishment a few years ago, the Peacebuilding Commission and the Peacebuilding Fund have followed an interesting and encouraging path. The reports of the work of those two elements of the United Nations peacebuilding architecture that are before us today (A/64/341 and A/64/217) are pr…
I would like to make a statement on behalf of the European Union.
The European Union would like to thank the delegations of Japan and Jordan for their efforts to reach consensus on resolution 64/291, on human security. The European Union is well aware of the added value of the concept of human secu…
As I mentioned during my presentation, I wish to underscore that during the past 10 months, the European Union (EU) has carried out extensive consultations on this issue. United Nations Members that have wished to ask questions or make comments and suggestions have taken the opportunity to do so.
T…
I am speaking on behalf of the European Union. Today, I have the honour to present a draft resolution on participation of the European Union in the work of the United Nations, contained in document A/64/L.67.
The aim of this draft resolution is to enable the European Union to continue to support th…
It is an honour and privilege to present the report of the Human Rights Council (A/64/53) to the General Assembly, and to come before the Assembly this morning to apprise Members of its activities, in accordance with resolution 60/251.
Allow me at the outset to state how delighted I am, Mr. Preside…
Nothing is created without men; nothing lasts without institutions. Those words of Jean Monnet, one of the founders of the European Union, remain as true as ever. Security, climate change and some effects of
globalization are challenges that all our countries face. That is why a global approach, wi…
At the outset, I should like to thank you, Mr. President, for having given me the opportunity to address the Council in my capacity as Chair of the Central African Republic configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission.
The Central African Republic was included in the Commission’s agenda in June 20…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this emergency public meeting of the Security Council, and I thank the Secretary-General for his presence.
Belgium is extremely concerned at the unprecedented escalation of violence in Gaza and southern Israel. It is a serious threat to regional stability, …
Belgium is coming to the end of its mandate as a non-permanent member of the Security Council for the period 2007-2008. I wanted to underscore the importance of this task for my country through my presence here today.
First of all, I would like to welcome the presence of my colleague, the Minister …
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU). The candidate countries of Turkey, Croatia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; the countries of the Stabilization and Association Process and potential candidates of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia; as…
I, too, would like to thank Mr. Serry for his very useful and detailed briefing and my Israeli and Palestinian colleagues for their statements.
Two days after a debate focused on the Israeli- Palestinian conflict, and despite our ongoing concern over the humanitarian and security situation on the g…
The fight against piracy off the coasts of Somalia has been the object of increasing mobilization on the part of the international community over the past year. In addition to various Council resolutions, several specific initiatives have been taken to respond to a phenomenon that is taking on extre…
I would begin by expressing our appreciation to Secretary of State Rice and Foreign Minister Lavrov for this welcome American-Russian initiative that will enable us to end this meeting by adopting a resolution on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Speaking up once again after a long silence and, we …
Thank you, Mr. President, for giving me the opportunity to speak today in my capacity as Chair of three Sanctions Committees: the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999), concerning Al-Qaida and the Taliban and associated individuals and entities; the Committee established pursuant …
I thank the Presidents and Prosecutors of the two Tribunals for their briefings. Let me also congratulate Judge Patrick Robinson on his election as President of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) at a challenging time in the life of the Tribunal.
I will not reiterate in any…
