It is an honour to represent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at this meeting of great global interest. After seven and a half years of President Lula’s Government, Brazil has consolidated a model for fairer and more equitable economic growth, with social participation and inclusion. We are thus …
I thank Ambassador Mahiga for his comprehensive briefing, and I reiterate today my delegation’s firm support for his difficult work. I also welcome the presence of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Kenya and thank him for his statement, which, as rightly observed by Ambassador Susan Rice, had a ve…
I thank Mr. Edmond Mulet, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his briefing and, more important, for his dedication and able stewardship of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) under very challenging circumstances. I also thank Ambassador Léo Mérorès for his r…
The resolution that has just been adopted, as a result of the agreement reached between Serbia and the 27 countries of the European Union, is auspicious for the continuity of dialogue on the question of Kosovo. We appreciate the role of the European Union in the efforts to resolve the dispute at han…
Brazil welcomes the initiative of the President of the General Assembly to convene the Assembly to consider the humanitarian emergency resulting from the floods that are afflicting Pakistan. It is noteworthy that as we hold events to mark the second World Humanitarian Day, the importance of the work…
I thank your delegation, Mr. President, for organizing this debate and Under- Secretary-General Alain Le Roy for his briefing. We welcome the presence of Lieutenant General Obiakor among us today. I would also like to thank Major General Paul Cruz, Lieutenant General Babacar Gaye, Lieutenant General…
I welcome His Excellency Mr. Vuk Jeremić, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, and thank him for his statement. I also thank Special Representative Lamberto Zannier for his briefing and Mr. Skender Hyseni for his remarks.
As the tragic incident of 2 July in Mitrovica clearly show…
Brazil recognizes the human right to water and sanitation as a right that is intrinsically connected to the realization of the rights to life, to physical integrity, to health, to food and to adequate housing. It is the responsibility of States to
guarantee those rights to their citizens. We consid…
I welcome the holding of this open debate on the situation in the Middle East. I thank Under-Secretary-General Lynn Pascoe for his briefing and Ambassadors Gabriela Shalev and Riyad Mansour for their remarks.
As we meet for another quarterly open debate on the Middle East, my delegation can see som…
It is an honour for me to welcome you, Mr. President, to the Security Council today. Your presence testifies to Nigeria’s commitment to the maintenance of international peace and security.
I thank Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro for her presence and her important remarks. And I am gratefu…
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive statement. I also thank Under-Secretary-General Holmes and High Commissioner Navi Pillay for their briefings this morning.
Brazil would like to join you, Madam President, and previous speakers in paying special tribute to Sir John H…
I welcome His Excellency Mr. Boris Tadić, President of the Republic of Serbia, and thank him for his statement. I thank Mr. Lamberto Zannier for his briefing, and I also appreciate the additional comments and information provided by the representative of the European Union. I thank Mr. Hyseni for hi…
I would like to join others in thanking Mr. Staffan de Mistura and Ambassador Ertuğrul Apakan for their briefings, respectively, on the latest report of the Secretary-General on Afghanistan (S/2010/318) and on the Security Council mission to Afghanistan. We sincerely appreciate Ambassador Apakan’s a…
I am pleased to welcome you to the Council, Mr. President. It is a great pleasure to see you presiding over our meeting today, and I take this opportunity to congratulate the Mexican delegation on its initiative of organizing this open debate on a topic of great importance in the daily work of the S…
I wish to thank the Honourable Judges Robinson and Byron and Prosecutors Brammertz and Jallow for their comprehensive reports before the Council (see S/2010/270 and S/2010/259) and their remarks today. More importantly, we commend them on their efforts to conclude the work of both Tribunals in a tim…
It has been an honour for my delegation to have had the presence of the Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, Her Excellency Patricia Espinosa, in the Council this morning. I thank you, Sir, and your delegation for the initiative in convening this important meeting.
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I thank th…
Let me start by joining earlier speakers in extending a warm welcome to President Thabo Mbeki. Brazil commends his leadership and the excellent work of the African Union High-Level Implementation Panel. I thank Special Representatives Ibrahim Gambari and Haile Menkerios and Joint Chief Mediator Djib…
Brazil aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Chile on behalf of the Rio Group. I would like to add the following comments in our national capacity.
In 2001, 20 years after this viral infection was first recognized as an epidemic, the General Assembly adopted the Declar…
Brazil will vote against the draft resolution. In doing so, we are honouring the purposes that inspired us in the efforts that resulted in the Tehran declaration of 17 May. We will do so because we do not see sanctions as an effective
instrument in this case. Sanctions will most probably lead to th…
I would like to extend a warm welcome to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Turkey, His Excellency Mr. Ahmet Davutoğlu. I also thank Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Mr. Oscar Fernandez-Taranco, for his briefing.
It was with shock and consternation that Brazil learned of the atta…
