My delegation is grateful to you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting. We thank Ambassador Jones Parry for introducing the report (S/2004/525).
First of all, I take this opportunity to mention that, in 10 days’ time, President Lula da Silva will take part in a meeting of the Community of Port…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Rio Group, which has actively participated in the efforts you have led to revitalize the work of the General Assembly.
Since the beginning of the process, we have been fully and actively involved in the negotiations, given the priority attached by our Gov…
The joint debate on the report of the Economic and Social Council (A/66/3) and the integrated follow-up to major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic, social and related fields constitutes an important opportunity to review the work undertaken during the past year and to prepare fo…
I would like to thank the high-level judicial authorities who addressed the
Security Council this morning and early this afternoon for their valuable presentations. Both the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) ar…
I wish to express our honour and pleasure that you, Madam President, are presiding over the work of the Security Council today. We are thankful to you for the initiative taken by the delegation of the Philippines in proposing for debate an issue as important as the role of civil society in post- con…
Mr. President, my delegation wishes to thank you for having convened this open debate on the subject of the protection of civilians in armed conflict. We are grateful to the Secretary- General for his comprehensive report on this important topic and for the concrete recommendations he has put forwar…
The resolution unanimously adopted today by the Security Council marks the end of the occupation of Iraq and the reassertion of all prerogatives of full sovereignty by the interim Government that will take office by 30 June.
Brazil participated in a constructive spirit in the negotiating process th…
I take this opportunity, Sir, to congratulate you heartily on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council and to wish you much success in your term as President. I extend compliments to Ambassador Munir Akram for his very successful conduct of our work during the month of May, which wa…
Mr. President, I wish to express our appreciation to you for convening this public meeting on a fundamental issue such as complex crises, which call for a United Nations response. We are also pleased to have among us Under-Secretary- General Jan Egeland, head of the United Nations Office for the Coo…
I would like to start by thanking and congratulating Ambassador Muñoz for his comprehensive presentation of the first quarterly report on the work of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) concerning Al Qaeda and the Taliban, as foreseen in resolution 1526 (2004), which was ado…
I would like to anticipate other colleagues in thanking High Commissioner Ruud Lubbers for his informative briefing on a most important issue. I also wish to offer a few comments and to ask a question.
We are most appreciative of the efforts of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for…
I would like stress my delegation’s appreciation for the consensus adoption of the resolution extending the mandate of the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor, in line with the presentation of a presidential text.
The delegations of Brazil and Angola were proud to have had the opportuni…
I would like to welcome the presence of the Foreign Minister of Serbia and Montenegro, Mr. Vuk Draskovic, at this meeting of the Security Council. My delegation would also like to express appreciation to Special Representative Holkeri for introducing the report of the Secretary-General and for the w…
I would like to associate the delegation of Brazil with the condolences expressed by previous speakers to the Russian Federation and to the victims’ families over the terrible and cowardly terrorist act that killed President Akhmad Kadyrov and other persons in Grozny, Chechnya, yesterday.
I express…
I take this opportunity to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of May. In addition, I extend our compliments to Ambassador Gunter Pleuger and his team for having successfully conducted our work throughout a very demanding programme during…
Brazil’s affirmative vote on resolution 1540 (2004) reflects our unequivocal commitment to the cause of a safer world, a world in which weapons of mass destruction — nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons — will no longer exist.
The underlying reasons for our vote are quite clear. The prospect o…
Mr. President, the delegation of Brazil would like to commend you for convening this timely open debate. By responding to the request of Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, South Africa, Sweden and Switzerland, you have created a crucial opportunity for all Member States to express their views and percepti…
My delegation voted in favour of the draft resolution, first, because we are in general agreement with the provisions contained therein and, secondly, because our positive vote should be interpreted as a demonstration of support for the Secretary-General’s efforts towards a solution to the question …
The delegation of Brazil is of the view that the killing of Abdel Aziz Al-Rantisi, together with other Palestinians, by Israeli military forces acting under orders from their Government in the Gaza Strip last Saturday, 17 April, should be condemned by the Security Council as being contrary to releva…
Our delegation welcomes the opportunity to participate in this enriching exchange of views. We appreciate your bringing before us today the very challenging subject of the role of business in conflict prevention, peacekeeping and post-conflict peace-building.
We do not underestimate the influence o…
