It is responsible on the part of the Security Council to be able to take action on the Brahimi Panel report within a reasonable period of time. The working group of the Council deserves our full appreciation for its diligent work. Our special thanks go to Ambassador Curtis Ward for his able leadersh…
The report of the Secretary-General on a dialogue among civilizations, contained in document A/55/492/Rev.1, contains the following quotation: “‘Our world has never been more integrated, more vulnerable and more unequal’” (para. 6). The complex challenges that today’s world offers must be addressed …
The international community has been making efforts to bring the special needs of Africa to the forefront of the global development agenda for some time. At long last we are openly discussing, in different global forums, issues of African development. Many measures are being suggested; many commitme…
Let me begin by extending the warmest welcome to Mrs. Sadako Ogata, who is in our midst, and paying a special tribute to her for her outstanding contribution to the cause of the protection of refugees worldwide. Over the past decade Mrs. Ogata has led the Office of the United Nations High Commission…
Bangladesh welcomes the report of the Secretary-General on agenda item 26, “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union”. We very much appreciate the role of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in adopting resolutions and carrying out activities in support of United Nati…
Bangladesh participates in this debate with a great sense of pride and commitment: pride because of the indomitable spirit of the African people, which has always energized us; commitment because we believe in the cause of peace and development in Africa.
It is from this perspective that Bangladesh…
I hope that the fact that the General Assembly Hall is so sparsely populated this evening in no way reflects our commitment to the effective follow-up of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development.
An unprecedented number of heads of State or Government came together at the World Summit…
I thank Mr. Wolfgang Petritsch, High Representative for the Implementation of the Peace Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovina, for his candid presentation on the developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We consider his briefing timely, in particular as a new scenario in the Balkans has been unfolding w…
Finally, the voices of women have reached the Security Council. It is significant that today — United Nations Day — we are beginning to address, in an open meeting of the Security Council, not only how conflicts shape the lives of women, but also how women are coming together to shape peace and secu…
I wish to thank Ambassador Martin Andjaba, President of the Security Council, for his presentation of the fifty-fifth annual report of the Council. The consideration of the report provides a formal occasion for the General Assembly to deliberate on the work of the Security Council — its
substantive…
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this public meeting of the Council on the present volatile situation in the occupied Palestinian territories. I also offer formally our warmest congratulations to you on your assumption of the presidency of the Council.
Bangladesh is deeply concerne…
Allow me to begin by thanking you, Mr. President, for scheduling yet another public meeting on the situation in East Timor. We are particularly happy to have with us once again Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello, Special Representative of the Secretary-General. We are grateful to him for the informative and…
My delegation is happy that this year, as in the past three years, the Secretary-General was given the opportunity to introduce his report on the work of the Organization at the beginning of the general debate. This is a welcome arrangement, which should continue in the future.
My delegation is par…
Bangladesh warmly welcomes Mr. Kouchner today to brief us at the Council. We have listened with great attention to his very important statement. We are heartened by the achievements of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and the positive developments in Kosovo, but at…
Good morning to everybody. The General Assembly hall is very sparsely populated as we are about to start the debate on a culture of peace.
There was a time, and not so long ago, when every presentation I made on a culture of peace used to have a section entitled “what is a culture of peace?” We hav…
The historic Millennium Summit and the forward-looking Declaration it adopted have set a very positive tone for the Millennium Assembly, which is now continuing with this general debate.
We extend our heartiest congratulations to Mr. Harri Holkeri on his well-deserved election as the President of t…
We thank you, Mr. President, for scheduling this open meeting on East Timor, and we thank you for the expression of condolences on the death of the Bangladesh soldier in East Timor, who lost his life in the cause of peace. Our thanks go also to Assistant Secretary-General Annabi for his comprehensiv…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Hédi Annabi for updating us on the situation in Kosovo. A number of positive developments have taken place in Kosovo since we last met in the Council for an open discussion, in July. We look forward to the report of the Secretary-General, as just mentioned by Mr. …
Our thanks go to Under-Secretary-General Bernard Miyet for his briefing and update on the current situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We recall the last briefing on developments there, given in an open meeting of the Council by Special Representative Jacques Paul Klein on 13 June. In May, we also h…
We support the Secretary-General’s proposal, as contained in his 9 August report, asking authorization for a military force of up to 4,200 personnel for the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) to assist in the implementation of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement. The structure…
