I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for the opportunity to address the Council on this important issue. I also wish to thank Under-Secretary-General Alain Le Roy for his briefing, and I appreciate the participation at this meeting of Mr. Tete Antonio, Acting Permanent Observer of the African U…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this debate and for the opportunity to participate in it. I would also like to extend a warm welcome to His Excellency Mr. José Luís Guterres, Deputy Prime Minister of Timor-Leste. His comprehensive briefing demonstrates how active the Governme…
One of the key priorities of Brazil’s foreign policy is strengthening cooperation with Africa, land of the forefathers of a significant part of the Brazilian people. For that purpose Brazil has established a network of embassies in the African continent. Today, we are present in 34 African countries…
The consideration by the General Assembly of the report of the independent fact-finding mission headed by Justice Richard Goldstone (A/HRC/12/48) is both timely and appropriate. The Goldstone report is an important and
serious document. Brazil commends the effective and professional work of the mem…
Fifteen years ago, 179 countries met in Cairo and adopted by consensus an ambitious 20-year Programme of Action (see A/CONF.171/13/Rev.1) that contributed to the progress of the international agenda in such relevant issues as population, development, human rights, reproductive and sexual health and …
I wish to thank the Security Council for having promptly granted the request of the Brazilian Government for the convening of this urgent meeting.
As Council members are aware, President José Manuel Zelaya of Honduras has taken shelter, together
with family members and his closest advisers, at the…
I would like to thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his report on the work of the Organization (A/64/1), which describes the activities of the United Nations during a period characterized by multiple and combined crises. We appreciate the continued efforts of both the Secretary- General and the …
Brazil thanks the Commission on Narcotic Drugs for its report on the outcome of the high-level segment of its fifty-second session (A/64/92). We also appreciate the continued efforts of the Secretary-General, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and other related bodies of the Organi…
I first wish to congratulate the United States on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of September. I also commend your delegation, Madam
President, for holding this open debate well in advance of the scheduled renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Stabiliz…
I thank you, Mr. President, for holding this open debate on women and peace and security. The gravity of the challenge posed by sexual violence against civilians in situations of armed conflict requires involving the whole membership in the discussion on ways to address the problem. I also thank the…
At the outset, let me congratulate you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency of the Council for the month of August, and thank Ambassador Rugunda for ably steering the Council in July. I thank you for organizing this open debate. The fact that the Security Council is holding two debates on the …
I congratulate you, Mr. President, on your initiative to convene this series of plenary meetings of the General Assembly to discuss the situation in Honduras. I would like to associate myself with the statements delivered by the representative of Mexico on behalf of the Rio Group and by the represen…
First of all, allow me to congratulate you, Mr. President, on the organization of this meeting of the Security Council on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. As we approach the tenth anniversary of the adoption of resolution 1265 (1999), it is appropriate and timely to commend the Securit…
My delegation aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Mexico on behalf of the Rio Group.
At the outset, I wish to recall the historic decision adopted in 2001 by the General Assembly, a groundbreaking document because it acknowledged that an effective strategy to combat …
I would like to extend to you, Mr. President, our full solidarity in this time when Mexico is confronting the serious
swine flu epidemic. I also wish to express the appreciation of my delegation for the presence of Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa at this discussion. Her participation adds even m…
I am pleased, Sir, to see you presiding over the Security Council this month with your usual efficiency.
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I thank you, Mr. President, for holding an open debate on mediation and settlement of disputes, which is rather appropriate and timely. After all, it seems that we are enteri…
I would like to extend our greetings to you, Sir, as you assume your duties as Permanent Representative of Libya to the United Nations as well as in the presidency of the Council for the month of March. I thank you for the initiative of convening this timely debate, which is of great interest to all…
Let me congratulate you, Sir, on your work as President of the Security Council this month, and express our appreciation for your decision to hold an open debate on Timor-Leste.
I am pleased to welcome His Excellency President José Ramos-Horta, who honours us with his presence today. It is a great …
The twentieth century lingers when it comes to the number of civilians killed in armed conflicts. Well into the first decade of this present century, a grim trend continues unabated in its path of destruction: civilian casualties still far outnumber combatants killed in action. In parts of the world…
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this very important plenary meeting and to express my delegation’s appreciation for the quality of the report presented by the Secretary-General (A/65/267) for our deliberations under agenda item 24 (a).
The eradication of poverty is not only an eth…
