I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this timely briefing. I also express my appreciation to Mr. James Morris, Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), for the information he has provided us.
As we observed in the recent debate on the protection of civilians in armed…
Three years after our heads of State or Government adopted the Monterrey Consensus, we are gathering again to examine how far we have come in the process of accomplishing our commitments. The new sense of partnership created in Monterrey involves the international community as a whole in the search …
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. I would also like to express my delegation’s appreciation to Under-Secretary-General Jan Egeland for his valuable and comprehensive briefing.
What has been distinctive about po…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the member States of the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) and Venezuela, a State that is in the process of joining the bloc. The associated States of Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru align themselves with this statement.
First of all, I would like …
My delegation would like to welcome His Excellency Mr. Didace Kiganahe, Minister of Justice of Burundi, and to thank him for taking the time to come to New York to state his Government’s views on the recommendations of the Kalomoh report (S/2005/158). I also wish to express our appreciation for the …
First, I wish to thank the Presidents of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), Judge Theodor Meron and Judge Erik Møse, as well as Prosecutors Carla Del Ponte and Hassan Bubacar Jallow, for their thorough repor…
I wish at the outset to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Søren Jessen-Petersen, for his insightful and comprehensive presentation on the report of the Secretary-General on Kosovo. I avail myself of this opportunity to renew the expression of Brazil’s support for the excell…
First, let me say that my delegation highly appreciates your presence here today, Mr. President. I thank you very much for convening this timely and important meeting. I join previous
speakers in welcoming you and Ministers Phil Goff and Michael Ambühl and Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette,…
First of all, I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Hédi Annabi for presenting the Secretary-General’s report on the activities of the United Nations Mission of Support in Timor-Leste (UNMISET), which are quite promising.
Important progress has been made in the implementation of UNMISET…
Let me first take this opportunity, Madam President, to join those who have extended their congratulations to you and to the delegation of Denmark for your presidency this month, which is already showing itself to be successful. I also
wish to thank Ambassador Wang Guangya and our Chinese colleague…
As I understand it, the primary objective of this meeting is to introduce the report of the Security Council mission to Haiti, which took place from 13 to 16 April, which has been circulated as an official document of the Security Council. The visit to Haiti was made in conjunction with a visit by t…
I welcome Deputy Foreign Minister Pahad and thank him and Ambassador Adekanye of Nigeria for their updates on the mediation process for Côte d’Ivoire. Less than 30 days after his first meeting with the Council, Mr. Pahad today reported on the positive developments that have taken place since then. M…
I wish to congratulate Ambassador Ellen Løj, Chairperson of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001) concerning counter-terrorism, Ambassador César Mayoral, Chairman of the Security Council Committee
established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) concerning Al-Q…
First, I wish to express deepest sorrow on behalf of the people and Government of Brazil at the recent passing of His Holiness Pope John Paul II. I also take this opportunity to express our condolences at the demise of His Serene Highness, Prince Rainier III of Monaco.
I wish to associate our deleg…
My delegation regrets the lack of consensus on the adoption of the political Declaration on which the Assembly has just voted. Instead of trying to bridge the different views on a complex issue, human cloning, the Declaration has only highlighted the deep divisions in the international community on …
My delegation extends its deepest sympathy to the victims and families of the peacekeepers deceased in the tragic events that took place last Friday in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We also extend the same sentiments to the Government of Bangladesh.
I would like to thank Mr. Hasegawa for hi…
Thank you very much, Sir, for convening this important meeting. The situation in West Africa commands the ever-greater attention of the Council, since not only are States in the region suffering from years of conflict, but some may even relapse, and new crises are not excluded.
In that regard, we e…
I wish to thank Special Representative Jessen-Petersen for providing us thorough information on the current situation in Kosovo. My delegation continues to appreciate and support his work and that of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). We consider that his balanced t…
I should like to thank you, Mr. President, for the initiative of convening this debate on the situation of child soldiers. The delegation of Brazil highly appreciates your presiding over this meeting, as it demonstrates Benin’s commitment and contributes to endowing the matter before us with the req…
The delegation of Brazil wishes to express its appreciation to you, Mr. President, for the initiative of convening this debate on the issue of small arms. We also thank the Under- Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs for presenting the Secretary-General’s report (S/2005/69) on ways and means in…
